Publications

SWAP system overview: market formation, multilateral exchange, and community co-design
Community-Oriented Market Design for Nonprofit Resource Exchange
July 28, 2026

Weixiao Huang, Carlos Morel Figueroa, Arjun Venat, Sarah E. Stanlick, Yunus D. Telliel, Alexander Teytelboym, Jennifer A. Pazour, A. C. Trapp, "Community-Oriented Market Design for Nonprofit Resource Exchange," Operations Research, Articles in Advance, 2026.

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Family-level risk versus the risk-neutral curve across refugee families
Risk-Averse Placement Optimization in Refugee Resettlement
June 28, 2026

Fatemeh Farajzadeh, Narges Ahani, Osman Y. Özaltın, A. C. Trapp, "Risk-Averse Placement Optimization in Refugee Resettlement," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 106, 102543, 2026.

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A Predict-and-Prescribe Framework for Dynamic Course Scheduling Toward Strategic University Scaling
August 21, 2025

Özge Aygül, Teodor Hellgren, Shima Azizi, A. C. Trapp, "A Predict-and-Prescribe Framework for Dynamic Course Scheduling toward Strategic University Scaling," Omega, 138, 103406, 2026.

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From Data to Action: Responsible Analytics for Tackling Human Trafficking in the Health Care Sector
July 1, 2025

Geri L. Dimas, Kayse L. Maass, Renata A. Konrad, A. C. Trapp, Hanni M. Stoklosa, "From Data to Action: Responsible Analytics for Tackling Human Trafficking in the Health Care Sector," Journal of Forensic Nursing, 2025.

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Child Welfare Services in the United States: An Operations Research Perspective
March 29, 2025

Vincent W. Slaugh, Ludwig Dierks, Alan Scheller-Wolf, A. C. Trapp, M. Utku Ünver, "Child Welfare Services in the United States: An Operations Research Perspective," in Nonprofit Operations and Supply Chain Management: Theory and Practice, edited by Gemma Berenguer and Milind G. Sohoni, 2025.

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Performance Evaluation of Child Welfare Departments Using Data Envelopment Analysis: A Comparative Study across US States
February 1, 2025

Sepideh Sedghi, Shima Azizi, Katherine Canada, Charles Vincent, A. C. Trapp, "Performance Evaluation of Child Welfare Departments Using Data Envelopment Analysis: A Comparative Study across US States," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2025.

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Solving a Class of Two-Stage Stochastic Nonlinear Integer Programs Using Value Functions
September 24, 2024

Junlong Zhang, Osman Özaltın, A. C. Trapp, "Solving a Class of Two-Stage Stochastic Nonlinear Integer Programs Using Value Functions," Journal of Global Optimization, 91(1), pp. 129-153, 2025.

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Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement
March 24, 2024

Narges Ahani, Paul Gölz, Ariel Procaccia, Alex Teytelboym, A. C. Trapp, "Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement," Research Highlights of the Communications of the ACM, 2024.

The link to the technical perspective (written by Dr. Daniel Freund) is here, and the research paper is here. Enjoy reading!

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Empowering Collective Impact: Introducing SWAP for Resource Sharing
October 30, 2023

Weixiao Huang, Elise Deshusses, Jen Pazour, Yunus Telliel, Sarah Stanlick, A. C. Trapp, "Empowering Collective Impact: Introducing SWAP for Resource Sharing," ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization (EAAMO), 2023.

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Optimizing Sponsored Humanitarian Parole
October 30, 2023

Alex Teytelboym, Ryan Killea, Fatemeh Farajzadeh, A. C. Trapp, "Optimizing Sponsored Humanitarian Parole," ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization (EAAMO), 2023.

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Computing Diverse Sets of Near-Optimal Solutions to Mixed-Integer Optimization Problems
June 29, 2023

Izuwa Ahanor, Hugh Medal, A. C. Trapp, "Computing Diverse Sets of Near-Optimal Solutions to Mixed-Integer Optimization Problems," INFORMS Journal on Computing, 36(1), pp. 61-77, 2024.

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Select, Route and Schedule: Optimizing Community Paramedicine Service Delivery with Mandatory Visits and Patient Prioritization
May 26, 2023

Shima Azizi, Özge Aygül, Brenton Faber, Sharon Johnson, Renata Konrad, A. C. Trapp, "Select, Route and Schedule: Optimizing Community Paramedicine Service Delivery with Mandatory Visits and Patient Prioritization," Health Care Management Science, 26, pp. 719-746, 2023.

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Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement
March 16, 2023

Narges Ahani, Paul Gölz, Ariel Procaccia, Alexander Teytelboym, A. C. Trapp, "Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement," Operations Research, 72(3), pp. 1087-1104, 2024.

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A Reformulation Technique to Linearize A Class of Polynomial Functions of Bounded Integer Variables
January 30, 2023

Pitchaya Wiratchotisatian, A. C. Trapp, "A Reformulation Technique to Linearize A Class of Polynomial Functions of Bounded Integer Variables," Optimization Letters, 17, pp. 851-866, 2023.

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Estimating Effectiveness of Identifying Human Trafficking via Data Envelopment Analysis
December 21, 2022

Geri L. Dimas, Malak El Khalkhali, Alex Bender, Kayse Lee Maass, Renata A. Konrad, Jeff Blom, Joe Zhu, A. C. Trapp, "Estimating Effectiveness of Identifying Human Trafficking via Data Envelopment Analysis," INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 53(6), pp. 408-424, 2023.

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Perspectives on How To Conduct Responsible Anti-Human Trafficking Research in Operations and Analytics
December 19, 2022

Renata A. Konrad, Kayse Lee Maass, Geri L. Dimas, A. C. Trapp, "Perspectives on How To Conduct Responsible Anti-Human Trafficking Research in Operations and Analytics," European Journal of Operational Research, 2023.

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Discrete event simulation of shelter capacity for runaway and homeless youth
Discrete Event Simulation to Evaluate Shelter Capacity Expansion Options for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth
December 11, 2022

Y. Kaya, S. Mantell, K. L. Maass, R. A. Konrad, A. C. Trapp, G. L. Dimas, M. Dank, "Discrete Event Simulation to Evaluate Shelter Capacity Expansion Options for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth," Proceedings of the 2022 Winter Simulation Conference, pp. 1033-1044, Singapore, 2022.

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Improving Access to Housing and Supportive Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reducing Vulnerability to Human Trafficking in New York City
October 12, 2022

Yaren Bilge Kaya, Kayse Lee Maass, Renata A. Konrad, A. C. Trapp, Geri L. Dimas, Meredith Dank, "Improving access to housing and supportive services for runaway and homeless youth: Reducing vulnerability to human trafficking in New York City," IISE Transactions, 56(3), pp. 296-310, 2024.

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Optimization for Secure and Humane Border Operations
October 4, 2022

F. Farajzadeh, A. C. Trapp, "Optimization for Secure and Humane Border Operations," in Encyclopedia of Optimization, 3rd edition, P. M. Pardalos and O. A. Prokopyev (Eds.), Springer, pp. 1-6, 2022.

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Stability Representations of Many-to-One Matching Problems: An Integer Optimization Approach
September 30, 2022

P. Wiratchotisatian, H. Atef Yekta, A. C. Trapp, "Stability Representations of Many-to-One Matching Problems: An Integer Optimization Approach," INFORMS Journal on Computing, 34(6), pp. 3325-3343, 2022.

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Operations Research and Analytics to Combat Human Trafficking: A Systematic Review of Academic Literature
August 29, 2022

Geri L. Dimas, Kayse Lee Maass, Renata A. Konrad, A. C. Trapp, "Operations research and analytics to combat human trafficking: A systematic review of academic literature," PLOS One, 17(8), e0273708, 2022.

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Holding and judicial capacity for asylum seekers
Streamlining the United States Immigration Court System: Using Simulation and Data Science to Effectively Deploy Capacity
December 15, 2021

G. L. Dimas, A. Ferrarotti, R. A. Konrad, A. C. Trapp, "Streamlining the United States Immigration Court System: Using Simulation and Data Science to Effectively Deploy Capacity," Proceedings of the 2021 Winter Simulation Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 2021.

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Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement
July 18, 2021

Narges Ahani, Paul Gölz, Ariel Procaccia, Alexander Teytelboym, A. C. Trapp, "Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement," EC '21: Proceedings of the 22nd ACM Conference on Economics and Computation, 2021.

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Aid Allocation for Camp-Based and Urban Refugees with Uncertain Demand and Replenishments
June 30, 2021

Shima Azizi, Cem Deniz Caglar Bozkir, O. Erhun Kundakcıoğlu, A. C. Trapp, Ali Kaan Kurbanzade, "Aid Allocation for Camp-Based and Urban Refugees with Uncertain Demand and Replenishments," Production and Operations Management, 30(12), pp. 4455-4474, 2021.

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Placement Optimization in Refugee Resettlement
March 24, 2021

Narges Ahani, Tommy Andersson, Alessandro Martinello, Alexander Teytelboym, A. C. Trapp, "Placement Optimization in Refugee Resettlement," Operations Research, 69(5), pp. 1468-1486, 2021.

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Maritime Container Shipping from a Fourth-Party Logistics Perspective: Does Coopetition Improve Cost and Environmental Efficiencies?
August 26, 2020

A. C. Trapp, Irina Harris, Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues, Joe Sarkis, "Maritime Container Shipping from a Fourth-Party Logistics Perspective: Does Coopetition Improve Cost and Environmental Efficiencies?," Transportation Research Part D, 87, 102507, 2020.

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Outlier-Aware, Density-Based Gaze Fixation Identification
June 30, 2020

W. Liu, A. C. Trapp, S. Djamasbi, "Outlier-Aware, Density-Based Gaze Fixation Identification," Omega, 102, 102298, 2020.

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Closing the Loop: Forging High-Quality Agile Virtual Enterprises in a Reverse Supply Chain via Solution Portfolios
May 12, 2020

A. C. Trapp, R. A. Konrad, J. Sarkis, A. Z. Zeng, ""Closing the Loop: Forging High-Quality Agile Virtual Enterprises in a Reverse Supply Chain via Solution Portfolios," Journal of the Operational Research Society, 72(4), pp. 908-922, 2021.

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Globally Optimal Model-based Clustering via Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming
December 14, 2019

P. Flaherty, Pitchaya Wiratchotisatian, Andrew C. Trapp, "Globally Optimal Model-based Clustering via Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming", NeurIPS 2019 Workshop on Sets & Partitions, pp. 1-10.

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Optimizing Placement of Residential Shelters for Human Trafficking Survivors
August 3, 2019

K. Maass, A. C. Trapp, R. A. Konrad, "Optimizing Placement of Residential Shelters for Human Trafficking Survivors," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 70, 100730, 2020.

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A Global Optimization Algorithm for Sparse Mixed Membership Matrix Factorization
July 9, 2019

F. Zhang, C. Wang, A. C. Trapp, P. Flaherty, A Global Optimization Algorithm for Sparse Mixed Membership Matrix Factorization, New Advances in Statistics and Data Science, ICSA Book Series in Statistics, Springer, pp. 129-156, 2019

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Scalable User-Substation Assignment with Big Data from Power Grids
June 1, 2019

B. Lyu, Y. Li, J. Fu, A. C. Trapp, H. Xi, Y. Liao, "Scalable User-Substation Assignment with Big Data from Power Grids," IEEE Transactions on Big Data, 5(2), pp. 209-222, 2019.

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Identifying Fixations in Gaze Data via Inner-Density and Optimization
April 26, 2019

A. C. Trapp, W. Liu, S. Djamasbi, "Identifying Fixations in Gaze Data via Inner-Density and Optimization," INFORMS Journal on Computing, 31(3), pp. 459-476, 2019.

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Enriching Solutions to Combinatorial Problems via Solution Engineering
April 22, 2019

T. Petit, A. C. Trapp, "Enriching Solutions to Combinatorial Problems via Solution Engineering," INFORMS Journal on Computing, 31(3), pp. 429-444, 2019.

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Detecting task demand via an eye tracking machine learning system
January, 2019

M. Shojaiezadeh, S. Djamasbi, R. Paffenroth, A. C. Trapp, "Detecting Task Demand via an Eye Tracking Machine Learning System," Decision Support Systems, Vol. 116, pp. 91-101, 2019.

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Refugee resettlement via machine learning and integer optimization
Refugee Resettlement via Machine Learning and Integer Optimization
September 11, 2018

A. C. Trapp, A. Teytelboym, N. Ahani, T. Andersson, "Refugee Resettlement via Machine Learning and Integer Optimization," OR60 Annual Conference, Keynote Papers and Extended Abstracts, Lancaster, United Kingdom, 2018.

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Measuring Focused Attention Using Fixation Inner-Density
June 3, 2018

Wen Liu, Mina Shojaeizadeh, Soussan Djamasbi, Andrew C. Trapp, "Measuring Focused Attention Using Fixation Inner-Density", International Conference on Augmented Cognition AC 2018: Augmented Cognition: Users and Contexts pp 105-116

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Overcoming human trafficking via operations research and analytics: Opportunities for methods, models, and applications
June 1, 2017

R. A. Konrad, A. C. Trapp, T. Palmbach, J. S. Blom, "Overcoming Human Trafficking via Operations Research and Analytics: Opportunities for Methods, Models, and Applications," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 259 (2), pp. 733-745, 2017.

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Creating a Decision Support System for Service Classification and Assignment through Optimization
August 10, 2017

C. Chagnon, A.C. Trapp, S. Djamasbi, "Creating a Decision Support System for Service Classification and Assignment through Optimization," Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2017, Boston, MA, 2017.

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INFORMS
Book Review: Decision Science for Housing and Community Development
2017

A. C. Trapp, J. Sarkis, "Book Review: Decision Science for Housing and Community Development," review of Decision Science for Housing and Community Development: Localized and Evidence-Based Responses to Distressed Housing and Blighted Communities, Interfaces, 2017.


A Deterministic Global Optimization Method for Variational Inference
December 5, 2016

H. Saddiki, A.C. Trapp, P. Flaherty, "A Deterministic Global Optimization Method for Variational Inference," Advances in Approximate Bayesian Inference, NIPS 2016 Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 2016.

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Scalable User Assignment in Power Grids: A Data Driven Approach
October 31, 2016

B. Lyu, S. Li, Y. Li, J. Fu, A. C. Trapp, H. Xie, Y. Liao, "Scalable User Assignment in Power Grids: A Data Driven Approach," ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems, San Francisco, CA, 2016.

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Density of Gaze Points within a Fixation and Information Processing Behavior
July, 2016

M. Shojaeizadeh, S. Djamasbi, A. C. Trapp, "Density of Gaze Points within a Fixation and Information Processing Behavior," Human-Computer Interaction International Conference (HCII 2016), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, pp. 465-471, Toronto, Canada, 2016.

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Recovering all generalized order-preserving submatrices: new exact formulations and algorithms
March 25, 2016

A. C. Trapp, C. Li, P. Flaherty, "Recovering All Generalized Order-Preserving Submatrices: New Exact Formulations and Algorithms," Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 263 (1-2), pp. 385-404, 2018.

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An analysis of patient portal utilization: what can we learn about online patient behavior by examining portal click data?
March, 2016

B. Tulu, A. C. Trapp, M. Hoque, D. M. Strong, S. A. Johnson, L. Garber, J. Trudel, "An Analysis of Patient Portal Utilization: What Can We Learn about Online Patient Behavior by Examining Portal Click Data?," Health Systems, Vol. 5 (1), pp. 66-79, 2016.

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Identifying Robust portfolios of suppliers: a sustainability selection and development perspective
January 20, 2016

A. C. Trapp, J. Sarkis, "Identifying Robust Portfolios of Suppliers: A Sustainability Selection and Development Perspective," Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 112 (3), pp. 2088-2100, 2016.

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Does Pupillary Data Differ During Fixations and Saccades? Does It Carry Information about Task Demand?
December, 2015

M. Shojaeizadeh, S. Djamasbi, A. C. Trapp, "Does Pupillary Data Differ During Fixations and Saccades? Does It Carry Information about Task Demand?," Thirteenth Annual Workshop on HCI Research in MIS (SIGHCI 2015), Fort Worth, Texas, 2015.

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Finding Diverse Solutions of High Quality to Constraint Optimization Problems
July 25, 2015

T. Petit, A. C. Trapp, "Finding Diverse Solutions of High Quality to Constraint Optimization Problems," International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2015. [Invited Oral (Long Talk) and Poster Presentation; Acceptance Rate 28.8% (575/1,996)]

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Finding diverse optima and near-optima to binary integer programs
June 26, 2015

A. C. Trapp, R. A. Konrad, "Finding Diverse Optima and Near-Optima to Binary Integer Programs," IIE Transactions, Vol. 47 (11), pp. 1300-1312, 2015.

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Examining the impact of regular physician visits on heart failure patients: a use case with electronic health data
October 30, 2015

Brenton Faber, R. A. Konrad, C. Tang, A. C. Trapp, "Examining the Impact of Regular Physician Visits on Heart Failure Patients: A Use Case with Electronic Health Data," Health Systems, Vol. 5 (2), pp. 132-139, 2016.

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Analyzing the impact of in-rack sprinklers in a warehouse fire: A demonstration of the role optimization has in mitigating damage
April, 2015

A. C. Trapp, A. S. Rangwala, "Analyzing the Impact of In-rack Sprinklers in a Warehouse Fire: A Demonstration of the Role Optimization Has in Mitigating Damage," Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 73, pp. 55-62, 2015.

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A note on constraint aggregation and value functions for two-stage stochastic integer programs
February, 2015

A. C. Trapp, O. A. Prokopyev, "A Note on Constraint Aggregation and Value Functions for Two-Stage Stochastic Integer Programs," Discrete Optimization, Vol. 15, pp. 37-45, 2015.

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The provision of mental health treatment after screening: exploring the relationship between treatment setting and treatment intensity
November–December, 2014

B. Shiner, C. Tang, A. C. Trapp, R. Konrad, I. Bar-On, B. V. Watts, "The Provision of Mental Health Treatment After Screening: Exploring the Relationship Between Treatment Setting and Treatment Intensity," General Hospital Psychiatry, Vol. 36 (6), pp. 581-588, 2014.

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On a Level-Set Characterization of the Value Function of an Integer Program and Its Application to Stochastic Programming
March 19, 2013

A. C. Trapp, O. A. Prokopyev, A. J. Schaefer, "On a Level-Set Characterization of the Value Function of an Integer Program and Its Application to Stochastic Programming," Operations Research, Vol. 61 (2), pp. 498-511, 2013.

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Thermoacoustic heat engine modeling and design optimization
October, 2011

A. C. Trapp, F. Zink, O. A. Prokopyev, L. Schaefer, "Thermoacoustic Heat Engine Modeling and Optimization," Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 31 (14-15), pp. 2518-2528, 2011.

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Optimization of minimum set of protein–DNA interactions: a quasi exact solution with minimum over-fitting
February 1, 2010

N. Temiz, A. Trapp, O. Prokopyev, C. J. Camacho, "Optimization of Minimum Set of Protein-DNA Interactions: a Quasi Exact Solution with Minimum Over-fitting," Bioinformatics, Vol. 26 (3), pp. 319-325, 2010.

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Finding checkerboard patterns via fractional 0–1 programming
February 1, 2010

A. Trapp, O. A. Prokopyev, S. Busygin, "Finding Checkerboard Patterns via Fractional 0-1 Programming," Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, Vol. 20 (1), pp. 1-26, 2010.

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Checking solvability of systems of interval linear equations and inequalities via mixed integer programming
November 16, 2009

O. A. Prokopyev, S. Butenko, A. Trapp, "Checking Solvability of Systems of Interval Linear Equations and Inequalities via Mixed Integer Programming," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 199 (1), pp. 117-121, 2009.

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Solving the Order-Preserving Submatrix Problem via Integer Programming
October 21, 2009

A. C. Trapp, O. A. Prokopyev, "Solving the Order-Preserving Submatrix Problem via Integer Programming," INFORMS Journal on Computing, Vol. 22 (3), pp. 387-400, 2010.

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