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The Optimization Firm @TheOptFirm

Makers of the BARON solver and the ALAMO modeling tool

Joined March 2018
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We're excited to introduce BAM, a deterministic data-driven global optimization solver that helps teams reduce simulation costs and find better solutions with fewer evaluations. Available now through Python, C, and Fortran APIs. Details: mailchi.mp/b9de5fb47423/new-…
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We’re glad to be a sponsor of CPAIOR 2026 in Morocco this week. Best wishes for a successful conference! Program details: sites.google.com/view/cpaior… #ConstraintProgramming #ArtificialIntelligence #OperationsResearch
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We do MIP with BARON, so we’re proud to be a sponsor of the MIP Workshop 2026 at the University of Connecticut - Stamford Campus this week! Best wishes for a successful #MIP2026! Program details: mixedinteger.org/2026/
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We’re proud to be a sponsor of the @INFORMS Optimization Society Conference at the @RitzCarlton in Atlanta, GA this weekend! Wishing everyone a successful #IOS2026! Program details: ios2026.isye.gatech.edu
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Looking forward to these talks, using BARON in exciting ways: March 21, 8 AM: Automated Discovery of Optimization Algorithms March 22, 1:30 PM: MINLP for Symbolic Regression & Data-driven Physical Laws March 22, 3:30 PM: CPU/GPU Randomized Rounding for Symbolic Regression
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Full program book: submissions.mirasmart.com/Op…
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Learn how BARON helps researchers design compact planetary gearboxes that enable stable 3-DOF hopping for bipedal robots. And a milestone: BARON recently surpassed 1.2M problems solved via @NeosOpt (including 600K in 2025). 🎉 Read more: mailchi.mp/e65bffbd1a1b/use-… #MINLP
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BARON maintains its top win rate on the Mittelmann benchmarks, especially for continuous nonconvex QP and MINLP test sets. Read: mailchi.mp/53cdfa2b8372/inde… #ORMS
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We are pleased to announce BARON Version 25.11.17. This release brings more stability, broader duals, and faster integer and quadratic optimization. Details: mailchi.mp/60adc231c8bd/new-… #ORMS
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🚀 BARON is now delivering dual information for nearly every instance with a primal solution. See our full INFORMS 2025 slides for benchmarks and more: minlp.com/baron-presentation…
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Did you know that BARON solves an optimization problem for our online users every minute? Learn more: minlp.com #ORMS
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We are pleased to announce BARON Version 25.8.12. Our most advanced release yet brings new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Learn more: mailchi.mp/4018c32c943d/new-… #ORMS
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We are pleased to announce ALAMO Version 25.8.12. This release brings improved robustness, expanded platform support, and greater usability. Learn more: mailchi.mp/1b9aa138d9a4/new-… #ORMeS
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We’re proud to be a sponsor of the International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP) in Glasgow, Scotland, this week. Wishing everyone a successful #CP2025! Program details: cp2025.a4cp.org/index.html #ORMS @UofGlasgow
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We’re glad to be a sponsor of the 2025 ICCOPT Conference at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles this week. Best wishes for a successful #ICCOPT2025! Program details: iccopt2025usc.sched.com #ORMS @USC
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We do MIP with BARON, so we’re proud to be a sponsor of the MIP Workshop 2025 at the University of Minnesota this week! Best wishes for a successful #MIP2025! Program details: mixedinteger.org/2025 #ORMS
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We are pleased to announce BARON 25.3.19. This update includes key improvements and bug fixes for a better user experience, including faster integer presolve and improved cutting plane generation. Details: mailchi.mp/f6673e6e2009/new-… #ORMS
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Congratulations to our CEO Dr. Nick Sahinidis who was inducted as a 2024-2025 Fellow of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study! He will now develop a 4-year research program with the Texas A&M Energy Institute. Read more: hias.tamu.edu/faculty-fellow… via @TAMU @TAMUEnergyInst
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TODAY! 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CST (UTC -6:00) @TAMUEnergyInst Distinguished Lecture Series in Energy with Dr. Nick Sahinidis. The topic will be "Optimization and Machine Learning Nexus: Model-Based and Data-Driven Approaches" conta.cc/4jWoBCW
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We are happy to announce BARON Version 25.2.1! This update fixes bugs and provides enhancements for linear and nonlinear problems with integer variables. Learn more: mailchi.mp/02814ca56f50/new-… #ORMS
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