EPISODE · Aug 27, 2024 · 1H 43M
813: Solving Business Problems Optimally with Data, with Jerry Yurchisin
from Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn · host Jon Krohn
Jerry Yurchisin from Gurobi joins Jon Krohn to break down mathematical optimization, showing why it often outshines machine learning for real-world challenges. Find out how innovations like NVIDIA’s latest CPUs are speeding up solutions to problems like the Traveling Salesman in seconds. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • The Burrito Optimization Game and mathematical optimization use cases [03:36] • Key differences between machine learning and mathematical optimization [05:45] • How mathematical optimization is ideal for real-world constraints [13:50] • Gurobi’s APIs and the ease of integrating them [21:33] • How LLMs like GPT-4 can help with optimization problems [39:39] • Why integer variables are so complex to model [01:02:37] • NP-hard problems [01:11:01] • The history of optimization and its early applications [01:26:23] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/813
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Jerry Yurchisin from Gurobi joins Jon Krohn to break down mathematical optimization, showing why it often outshines machine learning for real-world challenges. Find out how innovations like NVIDIA’s latest CPUs are speeding up solutions to problems like the Traveling Salesman in seconds. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email [email protected] for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: • The Burrito Optimization Game and mathematical optimization use cases [03:36] • Key differences between machine learning and mathematical optimization [05:45] • How mathematical optimization is ideal for real-world constraints [13:50] • Gurobi’s APIs and the ease of integrating them [21:33] • How LLMs like GPT-4 can help with optimization problems [39:39] • Why integer variables are so complex to model [01:02:37] • NP-hard problems [01:11:01] • The history of optimization and its early applications [01:26:23] Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/813
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