Hello! I’m an assistant professor in the Integrated Systems Engineering department at the Ohio State University; I am also a core faculty member of the Sustainability Institute. I work on optimization algorithms: in simple terms, leveraging computers and mathematics to help make better decisions.
Education
BASc in Industrial (Systems) Engineering in 2010 from the University of Toronto, and PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research in 2015 from the University of California, Berkeley. I was a postdoctoral research scientist in the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department at Columbia University from 2015 to 2017.
Research
My research focuses on the design and implementation of optimization methods for polynomial optimization and mixed-integer nonlinear programming problems. I am interested in problems involving complex systems with nonlinear features, particularly as it may pertain to problems of sustainability and resilience. My main application for polynomial optimization is optimal power flow, as well as related power systems problems. I am also investigating the use of integer programming in statistical learning: in variable selection problems, and in the design and training of neural networks.
Current PhD Students
Yongzheng Dai
Pavan Etha
Past Advisees
Xinliang (Frederick) Zhang (BS 2021), Position: PhD @ University of Michigan, CSE
Wenqi Kou (BS 2020), Position: M.Eng. @ University of California, Berkeley, IEOR
Contact
Address
Chen Chen, Assistant Professor
Department of Integrated Systems Engineering
The Ohio State University
244 Baker Systems Engineering Building
1971 Neil Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone
614-247-8475
chen.8018@osu.edu