News Archive

2024

Accepted paper

IJCLR 2024, "Benchmarking in Neuro-Symbolic AI"

Accepted paper

Mathematical Programming, "Machine Learning Augmented Branch and Bound for Mixed Integer Linear Programming" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Michel Woo, MSc, graduated on "A Hybrid Genetic Search Approach to Optimizing Last-Mile Vehicle Routing"

Master's graduate

Siddhartha Sen, MSc, graduated on "Golf Course Routing Using Artificial Intelligence"

Master's graduate

Vincent Bockstael, MSc, graduated cum laude on "Spectral Modularity: Conceptual Challenges, Algorithmic Enhancements and Systematic Benchmarking"

Master's graduate

Martin Michaux, MSc, graduated on "A Scalable Knowledge Graph-Powered System for Multi-Document Query-Answering"

Master's graduate

Lars van Koetsveld van Ankeren, MSc, graduated cum laude on "Real-time Monitoring of Building Energy Systems"

Bachelor's graduate

Bertold Kovacs, BSc, graduated from the honours programme

Bachelor's graduate

Yehor Kozyr, BSc, graduated from the honours programme

Accepted paper

ITEC 2024, "Multiobjective System Sizing for Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Stations"

Master's graduate

Jeroen Groenheide, MSc, graduated on "On Learning for Node Selection in the Branch-and-Bound Algorithm using Reinforcement Learning"

Master's graduate

Octav Pocola, MSc, graduated on "Optimal Battery Sizing and Control in a Stacked Revenue Model Incorporating a Renewable Energy Community"

Accepted paper

EWRL 2024, "Epistemic Bellman Operators"

Accepted paper

SMS 2024, "Enhancing Predictions for Self-Compacting Mortar Properties with Multilayer Perceptron and Data Augmentation"

Master's graduate

Tim Huisman, MSc, graduated on "Algorithmic Solutions for Improved Carrier-Shipper Matching in a Competitive Transport Marketplace"

Master's graduate

Luca Cras, MSc, graduated on "Evaluating the Impact and Opportunities of Physics-Informed Machine Learning on the Task of Greenhouse Humidity Prediction"

Accepted paper

INFORMS Journal on Computing, "Multi-Objective Linear Ensembles for Robust and Sparse Training of Few-Bit Neural Networks" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Isa Rethans, MSc, graduated on "Predictive Analysis and Key Drivers for PostNL's Cost Per Package"

New STAR Lab doctoral student

Joost Commandeur, Shell e-Mobility

Accepted paper

TRC-30 symposium, "Psychological Factors in Travel Behaviour Interpretation with Social Media Data"

Accepted paper

DSO 2024 workshop at IJCAI'24, "Neural Decision Diagrams for Job Shop Scheduling"

Accepted paper

ISMP 2024, "Machine Learning Augmented Branch and Bound for Mixed Integer Linear Programming" (journal pdf)

Accepted paper

ISMP 2024, "Slimming Down and Beefing Up: Multi-Objective Optimization and Training for Few-Bit Neural Networks"

Conference panellist

STAR Lab director will speak at TILTing Perspectives 2024 panel on "Values for an Energy Sector in Transition"

Master's graduate

Yoshi van den Akker, MSc, graduated on "Creating New Train Timetables in Case of Disruptions"

Master's graduate

Sven van der Voort, MSc, graduated on "Sketch-Based Optimisation for Distribution Grid Expansion Planning"

Accepted paper

hEART 2024, "Exploring the Impact of Deceleration Rates on Traffic Incident Probability: A Case Study of Motorways in the Netherlands"

Accepted paper

EURO XXXIII, "Simultaneous Training and Optimization of Few-Bit Neural Networks through a Multi-Objective MILP"

Accepted paper

IJCAI 2024, "Robust Losses for Decision-Focused Learning" (pdf)

Accepted paper

Real Estate, "An Agent-Based Market Analysis of Urban Housing Balance in the Netherlands" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Wantong Zhang, MSc, graduated on "Crowd Risk Assessment in Scheveningen: Exploring the role of crowd and contextual factors"

Accepted poster

CPAIOR 2024, "On Learning CP-SAT Resolution Outcomes Before Reaching Time-Limit"

IFAAMAS Board

STAR Lab director elected to IFAAMAS Board of Directors

Master's graduate

Simon Mariën, MSc, graduated on "Multi-Objective Differential Evolution Optimization of Ion Beam Analysis Spectra"

Master's graduate

Kylian Kropf, MSc, graduated on "Supporting Non-Expert Users in Modelling and Understanding AI: An interactive CP approach"

Accepted paper

ALA 2024 workshop at AAMAS'24, "Bayesian Ensembles for Exploration in Deep Q-Learning (pdf)

Accepted paper

e-Energy 2024, "Incentives for Accurate Energy Predictions: How to Reduce Epistemic Uncertainty" (pdf)

Accepted paper

Computers & Chemical Engineering, "Mixed-integer Optimisation of Graph Neural Networks for Computer-Aided Molecular Design" (pdf)

Accepted paper

ECC 2024, "Robust Optimal Control With Binary Adjustable Uncertainties" (pdf)

Accepted paper

CPAIOR 2024, "Improving Metaheuristic Efficiency for Stochastic Optimization Problems by Sequential Predictive Sampling" (pdf)

Workshop chair

STAR Lab Director will co-chair Data Science Meets Optimization workshop at IJCAI'24

Master's graduate

Wytze Elhorst, MSc, graduated on "Exploring the Multi-Objective Dial-A-Ride Problem: An Analysis of Genetic Algorithms and MIP"

Accepted paper

International Shipbuilding Progress, "Multi-Fidelity Kriging Extrapolation Together with CFD for the Design of the Cross-Section of a Falling Lifeboat" (pdf)

2023

Accepted paper

AAMAS 2024, "Bayesian Ensembles for Exploration in Deep Q-Learning" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Marvin Kleijweg, MSc, graduated on "Encouraging Circular Wood-Based Building Practices in Amsterdam"

Master's graduate

Lucas Veeger, MSc, graduated on "CCS Reservoir Simulation using Graph Neural Networks"

Accepted paper

Transportation Research Board Part C, "A Data-driven Time-Dependent Routing and Scheduling for Activity-Based Freight Transport Modelling" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Katja Schmahl, MSc, graduated on "Railway Maintenance Scheduling"

Accepted paper

NEXT'23, "RSimGNN for long-term CO2 saturation predictions for CCS Reservoir Simulation"

New STAR Lab doctoral student

Mahsa Movaghar joins the STAR Lab

Master's graduate

Zhongbo Yao, MSc, graduated on "Optimization of Strawberry Supply Chain from the Perspective of Producers"

Accepted paper

IEEE Access, "Sequence- and Time-dependent Maintenance Scheduling in Twice Re-entrant Flow Shops" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Robin Oosterbaan, MSc, graduated on "Determining the Optimal Route for a Tethered Manure Applying Robot"

Master's graduate

Gautham Venkataraman, MSc, graduated on "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: On exploration of solution reuse in VRPTW"

Master's graduate

Angelos Zoumis, MSc, graduated on "How Can the Behaviour of Specialized Heuristic Solvers Assist Constraint Solvers for Optimization Problems?"

Accepted paper

Artificial Intelligence, "Maintenance Commitments: Conception, Semantics, and Coherence" (pdf)

Accepted paper

EWRL 2023, "Bayesian Deep Q-Learning via Sequential Monte Carlo" (pdf)

Accepted paper

CDC 2023, "Unlocking Energy Flexibility From Thermal Inertia of Buildings: A Robust Optimization Approach" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Koen du Buf, MSc, graduated on "Model Stacking Performance Comparisons for Lifetime Estimation of CMOS ICs"

Master's graduate

Robert Wenink, MSc, graduated on "Multi-Fidelity Kriging Extrapolation"

Master's graduate

Joaquin van Loon, MSc, graduated on "Short-Term Vessel Trajectory and Manoeuvre Prediction"

STAR Lab student wins Best Poster award

Pascal van der Vaart, Best Poster, ELLIS Unit Delft poster day

Master's graduate

Casper Pennings, MSc, graduated on "Scheduling a Flexible Manufacturing System: A reinforcement learning based approach"

Seminar

Tilburg University, "Trustworthy, Just and Fair AI-enabled Energy Systems"

New STAR Lab doctoral student

Leila Ashkezari

Accepted paper

ICAPS 2023, "Online Learning of Variable Ordering Heuristics for Constraint Optimisation Problems" (journal abstract) (journal pdf)

TAILOR network visitors

STAR Lab hosts Ambrogio Bernardelli and Simone Milanesi (Pavia)

Accepted paper

MABS 2023 workshop at AAMAS'23, "Adaptive Parallelization of Multi-Agent Simulations with Localized Dynamics" (preprint)

Accepted paper

LION 2023, "Machine Learning for Combinatorial Optimisation of Partially-Specified Problems: Regret Minimisation as a Unifying Lens" (preprint)

Accepted paper

Journal of Air Transport Management, "Fleet Planning Under Demand and Fuel Price Uncertainty Using Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning" (pdf)

Accepted paper

IFAC 2023, "Robust Optimal Control With Inexact State Measurements and Adjustable Uncertainty Sets"

Accepted paper

MT-ITS 2023, "Augmenting Ridership Data with Social Media Data to Analyse the Long-term Effect of COVID-19 on Public Transport"

Accepted paper

ICAPS 2023, "Solving the Multi-Choice Two Dimensional Shelf Strip Packing Problem with Time Windows" (pdf)

Accepted paper

ICAPS 2023, "Parallel Batch Processing for the Coating Problem" (pdf)

New STAR Lab doctoral student

Sami Ullah

Published paper

PLOS ONE, "Optimal Training of Integer-Valued Neural Networks with Mixed Integer Programming" (pdf)

Accepted paper

CPAIOR 2023, "Predicting the Optimal Period for Cyclic Hoist Scheduling Problems" (pdf)

Editorial board

STAR Lab Director joins the editorial board of Urban Planning

Conference

STAR Lab Director will serve as Area Chair for ECAI 2023

Accepted paper

AAMAS 2023, "Fair Pricing for Time-Flexible Smart Energy Markets" (pdf)

2022

Master's graduate

Tom McDonald, MSc, graduated on "Mixed Integer (Non-)Linear Programming Formulations of Graph Neural Networks"

Seminar

Imperial College London, "Linear and Bi-Linear Mixed Integer Formulations of Graph Neural Networks"

Conference

STAR Lab Director will serve as General Co-Chair for BNAIC/BeNeLearn 2023

STAR Lab student wins award

Dirk van Bokkem, MSc, takes second place of the 2022 KNVI/KIVI Scriptieprijzen voor Informatica en Informatiekunde

Invited keynote

STAR Lab Director will speak at the ELLIIT Focus Period Workshop on Hybrid AI

Accepted paper

Flexible Services and Manufacturing, "Berth Planning and Real-Time Disruption Recovery: A Simulation Study for a Tidal Port" (pdf)

Accepted paper

BNAIC 2022, "Machine Learning for the Cyclic Hoist Scheduling Problem" (pdf)

Conference

STAR Lab Director will serve as Proceedings and Video Co-Chair for RecSys 2023

Accepted paper

BNAIC 2022, "Optimisation of Annual Planned Rail Maintenance" (journal abstract) (pdf)

New STAR Lab doctoral student

Tilman Hinnerichs

Accepted paper

IAAI 2023, "Embedding a Long Short-Term Memory Network in a Constraint Programming Framework for Tomato Greenhouse Optimisation" (pdf)

Accepted paper

NeurIPS 2022, "Learning to Branch with Tree MDPs" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Wouter Morssink, MSc, graduated on "Automatically Designing Diverse Golf Course Routings"

Master's graduate

Sterre Noorthoek, MSc, graduated on "Detecting Dish Types in Picnic Deliveries"

Accepted paper

Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, "Online Learning of Variable Ordering Heuristics for Constraint Optimisation Problems" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Shixun Wu, MSc, graduated on "Fine-grained Scheduling of Real-Time Recurrent DAG Tasks upon Multiprocessor Platforms"

Seminar

North Carolina State University, "Towards a Framework for Certification of Reliable Autonomous Systems"

Bachelor's graduate

Nikolaos Efthymiou, BSc, graduated from the honours programme

Tom Dietterich seminar

STAR Lab hosts Tom Dietterich (OSU)

Master's graduate

Daan Goslinga, MSc, graduated on "A Two-Stage 3D Bin Packing Algorithm for Groceries at Online Supermarket Picnic"

Master's graduate

Sarah de Wolf, MSc, graduated on "A Machine Learning Approach for 3D Load Feasibility Prediction"

Master's graduate

Marc Droogh, MSc, graduated on "Optimising Topographical Pillar Placement for Thermal Heat Distribution with Artificial Intelligence"

Master's graduate

Daniël van Gelder, MSc, graduated on "Real-Time Passenger Load Estimation using In-Vehicle Data"

Accepted paper

EURO 2022, "A Machine Learning Approach for 3D Load Feasibility Prediction"

Accepted paper

Engineering Structures, "Long-Term Viscoelastic Deformation Monitoring of Concrete Dams: A Multi-Output Surrogate Model Approach for Parameter Identification" (pdf)

Summer school

STAR Lab director will speak at the EurAI ACAI 2022 / TAILOR summer school

Doctoral graduate

Dr Longjian Piao graduated on "Electricity Markets for Direct Current Distribution Systems"

Accepted paper

SPARK'22 @ ICAPS 2022, "Predictive Maintenance Scheduling in Twice Re-entrant Flow Shops with Due Dates" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Dirk van Bokkem, MSc, graduated on "Economic Greenhouse Decision Support"

New STAR Lab doctoral student

Yanyan Xu, TULIPS project

Conference

STAR Lab Director will serve as Publications Co-chair for AAMAS 2023

Accepted abstract

ICAPS 2022, "Optimisation of Annual Planned Rail Maintenance" (journal abstract) (journal pdf)

Master's graduate

Thomas Barendse, MSc, graduated on "Truck Routing for an Online Grocer"

Accepted paper

ABMUS'22 @ AAMAS 2022, "No Hope for First-Time Buyers? Towards Agent-Based Market Analysis of Urban Housing Balance" (pdf)

Accepted paper

ESICUP 2022, "A Machine Learning Approach for 3D Load Feasibility Prediction"

New STAR Lab postdoc

Dr Alexandru Babeanu, DCSE / TAILOR project

Accepted paper

TRISTAN XI 2022, "A Data-driven Time-Dependent Routing and Scheduling for Activity-Based Freight Transport Modelling" (pdf)

Workshop

STAR Lab Director will co-chair Data Science Meets Optimization workshop at IJCAI'22

Accepted demonstration

ICT.OPEN 2022, "Stein Variational Gradient Descent for Deep Ensembles"

Accepted poster

ICT.OPEN 2022, "Predictive Maintenance Scheduling in Twice Re-entrant Flow Shops with Due Dates"

Accepted paper

ICAPS 2022, "Talking Trucks: Decentralized Collaborative Multi-Agent Order Scheduling for Self-Organizing Logistics" (pdf)

Master's graduate

Stefan de Vringer, MSc, graduated on "Offline-Online Reoptimization using a Hybrid Method"

Accepted paper

Urban Planning, "Market-Led Urbanism and Geographic Crises: A Micro-Simulation Lens on Beirut" (pdf)

New STAR Lab doctoral student

Yun Li, Brains for Buildings project

New STAR Lab postdoc

Dr Matthias Horn, Voestalpine project