Miscellaneous

Upcoming Events

1. INFORMS Optimization Society Conference, Houston, TX, March 22-24, 2024.

2. International Conference on Learning Representations, Vienna, Austria, May 7-11, 2024.

3. International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP), Montreal, Canada, July 21-26, 2024.

4. 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE24), Bari, Italy, August 28 – September 1, 2024.

5. 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Oct 20-Oct 23, 2024.

6. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2024), Milan, Italy, Dec 16-19, 2024.

Past Events

1. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2023), Singapore, Dec 13-15, 2023.

2. 2023 XVI International Conference on Stochastic Programming, Davis, CA, July 24-28, 2023.

Academic Related

1. Writing Tips and Style Guidelines 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!