Machine Learning + Operations Research as future of AI - Nikolaj Van Omme

Title: Machine Learning + Operations Research as future of AI

Summary: Over the last few years, there has been a booming interest in machine learning in general and deep learning in particular. While this technology is incredible and has opened a box of new possibilities, it has also showed some shortcomings. Geoffrey Hinton famously said “My view is throw it all away and start again”. Could it be that a new hybridization of machine learning and operations research is what he was looking for? Both fields are complementary in the sense that one predicts very well and the other optimizes very well. We will explore this idea in this talk.

Bio: Nikolaj Van Omme holds an MSc in pure mathematics, an MSc in theoretical computer science and a PhD in applied mathematics and industrial engineering. He has been solving complex industrial problems for more than 20 years while working with small, mid sized and big companies (Google, Juniper Networks). In 2017, he cofounded Funartech, a young Montreal startup that specializes in providing creative solutions to industrial problems by combining machine learning and operations research (applied mathematics). This entrepreneurial adventure leads him to work on challenging problems such as climate change or a hybridization of machine learning and operations research that might lead to real intelligence.

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[yair]

Thanks for the talk, i am considering to apply a masters in OR/DS and this talk helped me to understand the differences.