What do the following—planning an airline hub, political gerrymandering, and a museum renovation—have in common? They’re all problems that can be tackled by mathematicians using a process called ...

In Part 1 of this series on optimization and recovery, we considered two limitations of optimization processes and the light they shed on pseudo-recovery. Let’s now think more about what the ...

Optimization algorithms lie at the heart of modern engineering, enabling robust solutions across structures, energy systems, transportation networks and automated design. By framing engineering design ...