Paul Strang's PhD Thesis Defense — May 28, 2026

Created on April 28, 2026

2026

Paul Strang will defend his PhD thesis on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, 2 rue Conte, 75003 Paris.

Thesis Title: Learning to solve repeated combinatorial optimization problems exactly

PhD Advisors:

  • Prof. Safia KEDAD-SIDHOUM (Professeur des universités, Cnam)
  • Prof. Emmanuel RACHELSON (Professeur, ISAE-SUPAERO)

Co-Advisors:

  • Dr. Zacharie ALÈS (Professeur associé, ENSTA IP Paris)
  • Dr. Côme BISSUEL (Research Engineer, EDF R&D)
  • Dr. Olivier JUAN (Research Engineer, EDF R&D)

Jury:

  • Dr. Riad AKROUR (Chargé de recherche, INRIA) — Reviewer
  • Prof. Thibaut VIDAL (Professeur des universités, Polytechnique Montréal) — Reviewer
  • Dr. Mathieu BESANÇON (Chargé de recherche, INRIA) — Examiner
  • Prof. Sourour ELLOUMI (Professeur des universités, ENSTA IP Paris) — Examiner
  • Prof. Axel PARMENTIER (Professeur des universités, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées) — Examiner

If you wish to attend the defense, either in person or remotely, please fill out the following form so Paul can estimate the number of participants:

👉 Registration Form