Miscellaneous

Upcoming Events

1. INFORMS Annual Meeting 2021, Anaheim, CA, October 24-27, 2021.

2. ISMP 2022, Beijing, China, August 14-19, 2022.

Past Events

1. Mixed Integer Programming Workshop 2021 (online), May 24-27, 2021.

2. Modeling COVID-19 Symposium 2021, May 6, 2021.

3. Distributionally Robust Optimization Workshop, Banff, Canada, March 4-9, 2018.

4. ISMP 2018, Bordeaux, France, July 1-6, 2018.

5. IPCO 2019, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, May 22-24, 2019.

6. Workshop on Smart Cities Optimization, the Fields Institute, Canada, Jan 10, 2020.

Academic Related

1. Writing Tips and Style Guidelines (for whomever needs to write papers) by J. Cole Smith.

2. Optimization-Online

3. SIPLIB: A Stochastic Integer Programming Test Problem Library

4. COIN-OR

5. JuliaOpt, Optimization packages for the Julia Language.

6. PhD - Piled Higher & Deeper: Life (or the lack thereof) in Academia (PhD Comics)

Fun Facts in A^2

1. About Ann Arbor: https://localwiki.org/ann-arbor/

2. Michigan Theater: http://www.michtheater.org/

3. Music, Theatre, and Dance: http://www.music.umich.edu/index.php and http://ums.org/

4. Top of the Park: Ann Arbor Summer Festival http://a2sf.org/desktop/

5. Farm Markets: http://kerrytown.com/ and http://www.detroiteasternmarket.com/

6. Beer Garden: https://www.facebook.com/BillsBeerGarden

7. Cycling: http://www.aavc.org/, http://www.umcycling.org/, and http://www.mapmyride.com/us/ann-arbor-mi/

8. State Parks: http://annarborobserver.com/cg/t0433.html and http://www.michigan.org/nature-parks/

Recommended stops:

• Argus Farm Stop (for almond/red-bean croissant and coffee): http://www.argusfarmstop.com/

• Blank Slate Creamery (adult’s size ice cream; not open till Spring): http://www.blankslatecreamery.com/

• Washtenaw Dairy (kid’s size ice cream is big enough!): http://washtenawdairy.com/

• Zou Zou’s Cafe in Chelsea (pecan bar, walnut bar, scones, crepes, soup; bikers’ stop): http://www.zouzouscafe.com/

• Joe and Rosie Coffee & Tea in Dexter (sandwich and soup; bikers’ stop): http://joeandrosie.com/

More About Me

I enjoy many kinds of outdoor activities, and admire those who hike, climb, kayak, …, to explore the great lands everywhere. My longest race distance I've finished so far was an IRONMAN 70.3 race in Racine, WI in July 2015. Definitely an experience mixing with fun, obstacles, and unforgettable moments!