Ruth Misener
Scholar

Ruth Misener

Google Scholar ID: AQxtWHoAAAAJ
Imperial College London
Computational OptimizationMINLPBayesian OptimizationOpen-source Software
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
3,357
 
H-index
28
 
i10-index
56
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
122
list available
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
  • Leads multiple research projects including: Global optimization of mixed-integer nonlinear programs
  • Optimization over machine learning surrogates
  • Active learning & experimental design
  • Optimization under uncertainty
  • Explainable optimization
  • Scheduling & rescheduling (e.g., collaboration with Royal Mail)
  • Designing heat recovery networks
  • Bioprocess optimization for stem cell tissue engineering
  • Global optimization of petrochemical process networks
  • Bayesian optimization with dimension scheduling for biological systems
Background
  • Professor in the Computational Optimization Group
  • Amazon Scholar
  • BASF/RAEng Research Chair in Data-Driven Optimization (2022–2027)
  • Research foundations in numerical optimization and computational software
  • Applications focus on industrial optimization challenges, e.g., logistics and experimental design
  • Works at the interface of operations research and machine learning
  • Research team develops open-source code on GitHub, releases videos on YouTube, and shares updates on LinkedIn