As today was the last day of WEP, I was glad I could meet with and thank both Dr. Karmakar and Dr. Jiang for all their help. With Dr. Jiang, we explored further the mathematical side of optimization, as she explained linear and non-linear programming and multi-dimensional problems, along with showing me some of the data analytics done before optimization. Afterwards, I met with Dr. Karmakar as a final check-in on the whole experience. Although operations research and optimization were unfamiliar fields I was introduced to during WEP, I had a great time and am grateful to both Dr. Karmakar and Dr. Jiang for hosting and teaching me these past two weeks.
Linear programming example:
