Timo Berthold

Dr. Timo Berthold is a director at FICO, leading the Mixed-Integer Optimization R&D team, co-responsible for FICO Xpress Solver development. With more than 20 years of experience in mathematical optimization, he specializes in mixed-integer optimization (MIP) solvers and heuristic algorithms. Since joining FICO in 2014, he has played a key role in advancing Xpress Solver’s capabilities. Timo is also a private lecturer at TU Berlin, where he earned his Habilitation in 2022. He received numerous awards for his research. Actively involved in the academic and business community, he continues to bridge industry, research, and teaching in computational optimization

What Are Callbacks and How Are They Used in Optimization?

Callbacks play a pivotal role in modern optimization but they are rarely used - here's how they work and how they benefit data scientists and operations research professionals

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FICO Xpress Optimization Surpasses AlphaEvolve’s Achievements

FICO’s global optimization solver outperforms Gemini AI-powered AlphaEvolve coding agent by improving solutions for complex, constrained math problems

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GPU-Powered Optimization: FICO's Experience with NVIDIA cuOpt

NVIDIA is making cuOpt available to the open-source community, marking a significant milestone in optimization

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Timo Berthold

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What Are Callbacks and How Are They Used in Optimization?

FICO Xpress Optimization Surpasses AlphaEvolve’s Achievements

GPU-Powered Optimization: FICO's Experience with NVIDIA cuOpt

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