Monique Guignard-Spielberg Faculty Profile

Monique Guignard-Spielberg
Professor of Operations and Information Management

Doctorat es-Sciences Mathematiques, Universite des Sciences et Techniques de Lille, 1980; Doctorat de Specialite, Universite des Sciences et Techniques de Lille, 1967; Diplome D'Etudes Approfondies, Universite des Sciences et Techniques de Lille, 1965

Research Areas
Integer programming (esp. Lagrangean relaxation and decomposition, pre-processing techniques, dual ascent methods); duality; graph theory; knapsack problems; location problems; mathematical programming; network flows; nonlinear programming; optimality conditions; production scheduling

Current Projects
"Relax-and-Cut", a technique for strengthening Lagrangean relaxations in integer programming. Theoretical study of cuts, design of algorithms, applications. Management of natural resources, especially timber. Combining cutting and road building decisions. Modeling issues. Optimization methods.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1972-present. Previous appointments: Universite des Sciences et Techniques de Lille; Institut Industriel du Nord, France; Ecole Nationale Superieure de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique, Paris

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
Associate Editor, Computational Optimization and Applications, 1991-present

Representative Publications
"Generalized Kuhn-Tucker Conditions for Mathematical Programming Problems in a Banach Space." Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics 7.2 (1969).

(with K. Spielberg)
"Logical Reduction Methods in 0-1 Programming." Operations Research Society of America 29.1 (1981).

(with S. Kim)
"Lagrangean Decomposition: A Model Yielding Stronger Bounds." Mathematical Programming 39.2 (1987).