Reposted by Jeff LinderothMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/07/2026In 2020, a new plague swept across the Earth, killing millions. Before that year was even over, wizards working in an invisible world had devised a shield that everybody could use. The result wasn't a new era of scientific appreciation but of preening frauds lying more shamelessly than ever before. 42933186
Reposted by Jeff Linderothuwisye.bsky.social @uwisye.bsky.social · 23/06/2026We're hiring! Now seeking teaching faculty/professor candidates for fall 2026. Spread the word or apply now! go.wisc.edu/936yf2go.wisc.eduJobs - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-MadisonUW-Madison College of Engineering: Outstanding research, education and service to society. 023
Reposted by Jeff LinderothMarco Lübbecke @mluebbecke.bsky.social · 24/05/2026"academia remains one of the few careers organised around the proposition that thinking carefully about important questions is socially valuable. For the right sort of person, that remains a rather good way to spend a working life." a good read. profserious.substack.com/p/on-choosin...profserious.substack.comOn Choosing an Academic Career… what it takes, what it offers, and what it demands 041
Jeff Linderoth @jefflinderoth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Standing room only for Ben Recht’s SILO talk. 030
Reposted by Jeff LinderothBen Recht @beenwrekt.bsky.social · 28/04/2026To my Madison people: I’ll be talking about The Irrational Decision at 12:30 tomorrow at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Would be great to see you there. silo.wisc.edu/talk/2026-04...silo.wisc.eduSILO: The Irrational Decision: How We Gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us – SILO 072
Reposted by Jeff LinderothTobias Achterberg @achterberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026arxiv.org/abs/2604.16192 Ed is pretty productive these days. Another paper on LP solving, comparing simplex, barrier and PDHG on artificial models.arxiv.orgEmpirical Asymptotic Runtime Analysis of Linear Programming AlgorithmsThis paper takes an empirical look at asymptotic runtime growth rates for the most widely used algorithms for solving linear programming (LP) problems across a set of six optimization application area... 0142
Jeff Linderoth @jefflinderoth.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Nemhauser alert: optimization-online.org/2026/04/spee...optimization-online.orgSpeeding Up Mixed-Integer Programming Solvers with Sparse Learning for Branching – Optimization Online 080
Reposted by Jeff LinderothScott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Some science cuts in Trump's proposed FY27 budget ❌ NIH: -$5B, including all of NIEHS, NIMHD, FIC & NCCIH. ❌ EPA: -4.6B ❌ NSF: -3.8B ❌ NASA Science: -3.4 Billion ❌ NOAA: -1.8B, including the entire Oceanic and Atmospheric Research budget ($605M) ❌ AHRQ: All of it. -$296M, 100% And there's more. 8145127
Reposted by Jeff LinderothJacob Harris @jacobharr.is · 22/03/2026If there is one thing I’ve learned is that if a project is struggling, adding a bunch of new trainees always helps, especially if they’re being paid and you’re not, and they’re the reason you’re not being paid 812548629
Jeff Linderoth @jefflinderoth.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Excited to have @thserra.bsky.social here at UW Madison for SILO seminar series. 0112
Reposted by Jeff LinderothISMP 2027 – Amsterdam @ismp2027.bsky.social · 05/03/2026📢 Plenary speakers for #ISMP2027 We are pleased to announce the plenaries for the 26th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming: Daniel Bienstock Jim Luedtke @optimizer.bsky.social Thomas Rothvoss Katya Scheinberg Defeng Sun 🗓️ July 25–30, 2027 📍Amsterdam 🔗 ismp2027.mathopt.nl #MOS 0137
Reposted by Jeff LinderothDolores Romero Morales @doloresromerom.bsky.social · 11/02/2026👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 062
Reposted by Jeff LinderothSuresh Venkatasubramanian @geomblog.bsky.social · 08/02/2026This is an intriguing paper with numerous examples of using an LLM to generate formal proofs and ideas, and a nice cookbook for how to do it. Refreshingly, the paper stays away from hype and as far as possible states very clearly how the LLMs are used and the key nature of human-AI interaction. 0136
Reposted by Jeff LinderothTobias Achterberg @achterberg.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Another article by Ed Rothberg on PDHG. arxiv.org/abs/2511.13894arxiv.orgBacking PDHG into a CornerRecent enhancements to the Primal-Dual Hybrid Gradient (PDHG) algorithm have enabled GPUs to efficiently solve large linear programming problems, often faster than the long-dominant simplex and ... 191
Jeff Linderoth @jefflinderoth.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We are hiring two faculty positions in ISyE at UW-Madison Please come and join us! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista... jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...jobs.wisc.eduAssistant/Associate/Full Professor in Industrial & Systems Engineering (RISE AI) - Madison, Wisconsin, United StatesCurrent Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula... 0113
Reposted by Jeff LinderothJohn D. Cook @johndcook.bsky.social · 24/09/2025@christosargyrop.bsky.social Kale sales and autism www.wmbriggs.com/post/58413/ 1414128
Reposted by Jeff LinderothTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 18/08/2025I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...newsletter.ofthebrave.orgI’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.The “Mozart of Math” tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research. 18791324
Reposted by Jeff LinderothBen Recht @beenwrekt.bsky.social · 04/08/2025I’m excited to announce that my new book, _The Irrational Decision_, is now available for pre-order from Princeton University Press.press.princeton.eduThe Irrational DecisionHow the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality—and why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, and judgment 712130
Reposted by Jeff LinderothAustin Buchanan @austinlbuchanan.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Timo Berthold has a post called “FICO Xpress Optimization Surpasses AlphaEvolve’s Achievements” www.fico.com/blogs/best-g... #ormsfico.comFICO Xpress Optimization Surpasses AlphaEvolve’s AchievementsFICO’s global optimization solver outperforms Gemini AI-powered AlphaEvolve coding agent by improving solutions for complex, constrained math problems 0135
Reposted by Jeff LinderothDani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more. 296113463719
Reposted by Jeff LinderothNeil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 19/05/2025If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war. 1162333308596
Reposted by Jeff LinderothPascal Van Hentenryck @vanhentenryck.bsky.social · 24/04/2025This is a great thread on a great blog post. 041
Reposted by Jeff LinderothSarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 16/04/2025“I can…assure you that were this a Republican president…targeting Democrats, I at least would speak out just as vigorously against it because if we are going to respect rule of law, the apparatus of the federal government cannot and should not be used as a partisan tool to bludgeon your enemies." 1612295695
Reposted by Jeff LinderothJeri Ryan (official account) @jerilryan.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Oh. 1327772
Reposted by Jeff LinderothLee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Stirring words in my inbox forwarded from a USAID staffer "This Order is Unlawful, and We Must Refuse to Comply" 010643
Reposted by Jeff LinderothJim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody! 446211802415581
Reposted by Jeff LinderothNsikan Akpan @monscience.bsky.social · 22/01/2025NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research. Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions 30766513280
