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Professor Mark Wallace is a leader in discrete optimization at Monash University, having joined the institution in 2004. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Oxford, followed by a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from the University of London, and a PhD from the University of Southampton. His extensive research expertise encompasses techniques and algorithms focused on optimization, resource planning, and scheduling problems. He co-founded research in hybrid algorithms, particularly in Constraint Programming (CP) and its integrations. His contributions include developing the ECLiPSe platform for constraint programming, acquired by Cisco Systems in 2004. Since relocating to Australia, Wallace has promoted commercial applications of hybrid optimization software through Opturion, a company that specializes in optimizations in transportation logistics for major corporations. His teaching at Monash includes various units in the Faculty of Information Technology, where he emphasizes application-driven research supported by industrial partnerships. Wallace is also involved in multiple research projects, including the ARC Training Centre for Optimization Technologies and Integrated Methodologies.
Monash University • Melbourne, Australia
Teaching and research in discrete optimization and hybrid algorithms.
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