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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Dear Opt-Net community, <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">For our upcoming working
group meeting PMO110 in March 2026 about <br>
<b>PMO110 – High Performance Computing <br>
</b>all speaker slots are filled. This is final call for
registration until February 28. Register via: </span><a
href="https://www.redseat.de/pmo110/" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">https://www.redseat.de/pmo110/</span></a><span
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> <span lang="EN-US"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Topic: "High Performance
Computing " <br>
Dates: March 12 & 13, 2026<br>
Location: physics center Bad Honnef<br>
Registration deadline: Feb 28<br>
More information:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.gor-ev.de/arbeitsgruppen/praxis-der-mathematischen-optimierung/practice-of-mathopt">https://www.gor-ev.de/arbeitsgruppen/praxis-der-mathematischen-optimierung/practice-of-mathopt</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><b>Speakers:</b></span></p>
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style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Using
PDLP in a GPU-Accelerated MIP solver<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akifcorduk/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Akif Çördük</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/nvidia/"
target="_self" moz-do-not-send="true"><b>NVIDIA</b></a>)<span
lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Introduction
to CUDA for Linear Optimization and a Computational Study with
Large-Scale LPs<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akifcorduk/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Akif Çördük</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/nvidia/"
target="_self" moz-do-not-send="true"><b>NVIDIA</b></a>)
& <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ffiand/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Frederik Fiand</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/gams-development/"
target="_self" moz-do-not-send="true"><b>GAMS</b></a>)<span
lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Aspects
of modelling and solving binary linear problems in a hybrid
quantum-classical setup<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/czegel/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>András Czégel</b></a><span
lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Quantum
Optimization for combinatorial optimization problems:
Amplitude Amplification based approaches.<br>
<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurin-demmler-bab804144/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Laurin Demmler</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/infineon-technologies/"
target="_self" moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Infineon
Technologies</b></a>)<span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>GPU-accelerated
heuristics for production planning and scheduling<br>
Alexander Höhn (HTW Berlin)<span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>From Large
Scale Industrial Optimization to Quantum-Ready Models: Hybrid
Solver Pipelines and Practical Benchmarks<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-husslein-7391873/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Thomas Husslein</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/optware-gmbh/"
target="_self" moz-do-not-send="true"><b>OptWare GmbH</b></a>)<span
lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>GPU-Accelerated
Heuristics for General-Purpose Mixed-Integer Programs. <br>
<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nils-christian-kempke-16b540174/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Nils-Christian Kempke</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zib-zuse-institute-berlin-56153a210/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>ZIB Zuse Institute Berlin</b></a>)<span
lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Experiences
in Super Computers, GPUs, and Quantum Computing <br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorsten-koch-5b288352/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Thorsten Koch</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zib-zuse-institute-berlin-56153a210/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>ZIB Zuse Institute Berlin</b></a>)<span
lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Computational
Insights into Solving Optimization Instance Sets with MIP
Solvers on Multi-Core Hardware<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/willi-leinen/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Willi Leinen</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/helmut-schmidt-university/"
target="_self" moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Helmut-Schmidt-University</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>Hamburg)<span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Optimizing
MIP Heuristics<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/guido-sand/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Guido Sand</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/hochschule-pforzheim---gestaltung-technik-wirtschaft-und-recht/"
target="_self" moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Hochschule
Pforzheim - Gestaltung, Technik, Wirtschaft und Recht</b></a>)<span
lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"
style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
Symbol;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Energy
system modeling with PIPS-IPM++ on HPCs<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-wetzel-2a1381286/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Manuel Wetzel</b></a><span
lang="EN-US"> </span>(<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/dlr/" target="_self"
moz-do-not-send="true"><b>Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und
Raumfahrt e.V.</b></a>)<span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">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? <br>
In our upcoming meeting, we want to exchange about these
approaches applied to real-world mathematical optimization<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>problems. If you are
interested to exchange or present about computational
studies, results and findings, now is time to register.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">We are looking forward to
inspiring presentations, exchanging ideas and networking
opportunities. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Kind regards,</span></p>
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Jens Schulz, Josef
Kallrath, Julia Kallrath (GOR)<br>
and Thorsten Koch (ZIB)</span></p>
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