Algorithmics
Welcome to the Algorithmics group, a section of the Department of Software Technology of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology.
In the Algorithmics group, we aim to design, and understand fundamental properties of, planning and coordination algorithms for intelligent decision making in real world applications, such as for coordinating electrical loads within network constraints, or logistic processes on a shunting yard or container terminal. Apart from dealing with the inherent scalability challenge in such combinatorial domains, we work on two main research objectives. First, we aim to understand how to build predictive models from data that facilitate effective planning and scheduling algorithms dealing with uncertainty, for example to find robust solutions. Our second research objective is to understand how to effectively incorporate behaviour and preferences of stakeholders in the decision-making process.
To realize these objectives we focus on the following research topics:
- Model-based reinforcement learning: How to deal with uncertainty in planning?
- Multi-party optimization: How to account for preferences and possibly strategic behaviour in multi‐actor planning?
- Constraint reasoning: How to support individual and group scheduling decisions?
- Meta-heuristics: What are effective general heuristic methods to support decisions taking into account different preferences?
We aim to apply these techniques in sectors such as logistics and transportation, energy, and maintenance. To realise these applications we pay attention to handling large amounts of available data as well as to the development of advanced algorithmic toolboxes based on generic methods and techniques.
Job openings
- Our group regularly has several open PhD positions: please check (and monitor) academictransfer.com.
- We have an opening for a research software engineer. Please contact Mathijs de Weerdt.
- Our group holds a number of openings and ideas for MSc projects for TU Delft students.
- If you're among the best students in your class (CS/AI/Maths) and interested in obtaining your PhD by contributing to our mission (see above), please send an email to the professor you'd like to be your promotor indicating your topic/direction of interest.
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News
12 January 2023
Inaugural speech Mathijs de Weerdt on Algorithms for Planning and Scheduling on June 7, 2023
Anna Lukina, assistant professor from the faculty of EEMCS, was awarded the annual DEWIS Award – presented personally by Rob Mudde (Vice-Rector Magnificus) during the DEWIS Symposium on November 14.
10 January 2023
TU Delft in ROBUST with 3 new ICAI labs and AI clinics for SMEs thanks to NWO funding of 25 million euro
Today, the NWO announced that it is awarding the ROBUST programme 25 million euros. ROBUST, an initiative from the Innovation Centre for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), is a collaboration of 51 partners from industry, government, and the knowledge sector, including TU Delft. ROBUST's total budget is over 87 million euros, and with the new impetus from NWO, 17 labs and 170 PhD students will be added in 10 years.
16 November 2022
DEWIS award for Anna Lukina
Anna Lukina, assistant professor from the faculty of EEMCS, was awarded the annual DEWIS Award – presented personally by Rob Mudde (Vice-Rector Magnificus) during the DEWIS Symposium on November 14.
30 June 2022
Students develop software for energy companies
Five groups of TU Delft students from the bachelor Computer Science, from the faculty EEMCS worked on a special AI & Energy project this year: they were given a real-world problem or challenge by an energy-related company for which they had to develop AI-related software. The goal was to develop software or prototypes that can actually be used by the companies. This week they presented their results, with great success.
28 September 2021
Two new Assistant Professors join the Algorithmics group
09 February 2021
Algorithmics group present four papers at IJCAI'20 and AAAI'21
All the talks are available on the conference website.
04 November 2020
Podcast AI & energy with Mathijs de Weerdt
In the sixth Dutch spoken science podcast Snoek op Zolder (‘pike in the attic’) of the Dutch AI Coalition (NL AIC) and the National Innovation Centre for AI (ICAI), hosts Hennie Huijgens and Sietse van Gorkum talk to Mathijs de Weerdt, section leader of the Algorithmics Group at TU Delft. This episode’s focus is on the energy and industrial sector in the Netherlands. The importance of this topic is stressed by the increasing urgency the sector is experiencing for the transition towards a more sustainable energy system.
28 July 2020
TUDelft teams get 1st and 2nd place at the GECCO 2020 Industrial Challenge
A team of students participating in the course Algorithms for Intelligent Decision Making have won the 1st place in the GECCO 2020 Industrial Challenge. Former Computer Science student Arthur Guijt has won 2nd place.
11 June 2020
Team Automatoes win final of Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge
Team Automatoes beat five other finalists in growing tomatoes with AI.
15 May 2020
Three papers about reinforcement learning from our group were presented at AAMAS 2020
All the talks are available on the conference website
Contact us
Visiting Address
Building 28
Room: 120 East 4th floor
Van Mourik Broekmanweg 6
2628 XE Delft
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
EEMCS, Algorithmics
P.O. Box 5031, 2600 GA Delft
The Netherlands
Location
Location
Computer Science (EEM)CS
Building 28 - Van Mourik Broekmanweg 6