
Jean-Philippe (JP) Richard
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Jean-Philippe (JP) Richard
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Jean-Philippe P. Richard is a professor of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at the University of Minnesota. Within the department, he is serving as Director of Faculty and Academic Affairs. Prior to joining the University, Jean-Philippe held academic positions at Purdue and more recently at the University of Florida where he was a UF term professor and Industrial and Systems Engineering PhD coordinator. His research interests are in the theoretical and computational aspects of mathematical optimization (integer and mixed integer nonlinear programming). He is particularly interested in convexification methods and polyhedral approaches to these problems. He is also interested in the application of these techniques in data, medicine, transportation, and infrastructure protection.
Jean-Philippe has carried cooperative research with several Class I railroads. His research has been funded by NSF, Union Pacific, and CSX. He is an associate editor for JOGO, IISE Transactions, Optimization Letters, and IMAMAN. He is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award, multiple teaching awards, and the best application paper award from IIE Transactions.
More information can be found on JP Richard's personal website.
Teaching
Ph.D., Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998-2002
B.Eng, Applied Mathematics Engineering, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1993-1998