Optimization and algorithms
Combinatorial optimization, mathematical programming, randomized algorithms, and experimental algorithmics.
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Mauricio G. C. Resende
Research scientist working on networks and graphs, optimization, heuristics and metaheuristics, routing, location, scheduling, and operations research applications in telecommunications, logistics, and transportation.
35,786Google Scholar citations
90Google Scholar h-index
380conference and university talks
Research Profile
A career spanning academic research and industrial optimization at AT&T Bell Laboratories, AT&T Labs Research, and Amazon, with current visiting and senior-professor activities in Brazil and Europe.
Heuristics and metaheuristics
GRASP, path relinking, biased random-key genetic algorithms, random-key optimizers, and hybrid methods.
Networks and logistics
Routing, location, scheduling, telecommunications network design, logistics, and transportation.
Recognition
INFORMS Fellow, SOBRAPO Fellow, IFORS Invited Tutorial Lecturer, and Doctor Honoris Causa.
Research Themes
GRASP
Greedy randomized adaptive search procedures, path relinking, surveys, and applications.
BRKGA and metaheuristics
Biased random-key genetic algorithms and hybrid methods for difficult optimization problems.
Network optimization
Routing, facility location, telecom design, and graph-structured optimization models.
TTT plots
Tools and examples for time-to-target plots and randomized algorithm comparison.
Selected Publications
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2026
On the Use of Biased-Randomized Transformers as Data-Driven Heuristics for Agile Optimization
A.A. Juan, A. Guerrero, M. Escoto, J. Panadero, A. Garcia-Sanchez, and M.G.C. Resende. Information.
2025
A Random-Key Optimizer for Combinatorial Optimization
A.A. Chaves, M.J.A. Schuetz, J.K. Brubaker, H.G. Katzgraber, E.F. de Arruda, and R.M.A. Silva. Journal of Heuristics.
2025
Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedures with Path Relinking
M. Laguna, R. Marti, A. Martinez-Gavara, S. Perez-Pelo, and M.G.C. Resende. European Journal of Operational Research.
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