[Opt-Net] PMO110 – final call for participation

Jens Schulz schulz_jens at gmx.net
Mon Feb 23 08:51:49 CET 2026


Dear Opt-Net community,

For our upcoming working group meeting PMO110 in March 2026 about
*PMO110 – High Performance Computing
*all speaker slots are filled. This is final call for registration until 
February 28. Register via: https://www.redseat.de/pmo110/ 
<https://www.redseat.de/pmo110/>

Topic: "High Performance Computing "
Dates: March 12 & 13, 2026
Location: physics center Bad Honnef
Registration deadline: Feb 28
More information: 
https://www.gor-ev.de/arbeitsgruppen/praxis-der-mathematischen-optimierung/practice-of-mathopt 


*Speakers:*

·Using PDLP in a GPU-Accelerated MIP solver
*Akif Çördük* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/akifcorduk/>(*NVIDIA* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nvidia/>)

·Introduction to CUDA for Linear Optimization and a Computational Study 
with Large-Scale LPs
*Akif Çördük* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/akifcorduk/>(*NVIDIA* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/nvidia/>) & *Frederik Fiand* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ffiand/>(*GAMS* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/gams-development/>)

·Aspects of modelling and solving binary linear problems in a hybrid 
quantum-classical setup
*András Czégel* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/czegel/>

·Quantum Optimization for combinatorial optimization problems: Amplitude 
Amplification based approaches.
*Laurin Demmler* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurin-demmler-bab804144/>(*Infineon 
Technologies* <https://www.linkedin.com/company/infineon-technologies/>)

·GPU-accelerated heuristics for production planning and scheduling
Alexander Höhn (HTW Berlin)

·From Large Scale Industrial Optimization to Quantum-Ready Models: 
Hybrid Solver Pipelines and Practical Benchmarks
*Thomas Husslein* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-husslein-7391873/>(*OptWare GmbH* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/optware-gmbh/>)

·GPU-Accelerated Heuristics for General-Purpose Mixed-Integer Programs.
*Nils-Christian Kempke* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/nils-christian-kempke-16b540174/>(*ZIB Zuse 
Institute Berlin* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/zib-zuse-institute-berlin-56153a210/>)

·Experiences in Super Computers, GPUs, and Quantum Computing
*Thorsten Koch* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorsten-koch-5b288352/>(*ZIB Zuse 
Institute Berlin* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/zib-zuse-institute-berlin-56153a210/>)

·Computational Insights into Solving Optimization Instance Sets with MIP 
Solvers on Multi-Core Hardware
*Willi Leinen* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/willi-leinen/>(*Helmut-Schmidt-University* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/helmut-schmidt-university/>Hamburg)

·Optimizing MIP Heuristics
*Guido Sand* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/guido-sand/>(*Hochschule 
Pforzheim - Gestaltung, Technik, Wirtschaft und Recht* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/hochschule-pforzheim---gestaltung-technik-wirtschaft-und-recht/>)

·Energy system modeling with PIPS-IPM++ on HPCs
*Manuel Wetzel* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-wetzel-2a1381286/>(*Deutsches 
Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.* 
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/dlr/>)

Tackling large scale optimization problems with real-world big data is 
highly demanded while due to costs or complexity, many problems are 
still solved on standard computing clusters. What’s in it for your 
problems with the latest advancements of GPUs? Should we invest in more 
high-end supercomputers for parallel processing? When will quantum 
computing play a bigger role for practical applications?
In our upcoming meeting, we want to exchange about these approaches 
applied to real-world mathematical optimizationproblems. If you are 
interested to exchange or present about computational studies, results 
and findings, now is time to register.

We are looking forward to inspiring presentations, exchanging ideas and 
networking opportunities.

Kind regards,

Jens Schulz, Josef Kallrath, Julia Kallrath (GOR)
and Thorsten Koch (ZIB)


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