In large retail operations, category management teams spend significant time deciding which product goes onto which shelf and in which order. Shelf space is very expensive real estate in retail.

A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class of challenges called combinatorial optimization problems. These are common in real-world applications such as ...

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb4ZAFeV-30]In this video Kyri Baker explains her research in building-to-grid optimization and discusses working in the ...