Everything can be optimized

Hi - my name is Anthony Karahalios. I am an Operations Research scientist. I enjoy researching optimization methodologies, teaching optimization, and writing software that uses optimization to solve real-world problems.

My journey:

  1. B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Johns Hopkins University (2014-2017)
    • Solved umpire crew scheduling problems for Minor League Baseball.
  2. Quantiative Developer for Marshall Wace (2017-2020)
    • Built a treasury optimization system and improved the automated trading system.
  3. Ph.D in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization from Carnegie Mellon University (2020 - expected May 2025)
    • Developed a novel discrete optimization method that performs well on large-scale vehicle routing problems. I am advised by Willem-Jan van Hoeve.

Fun things:

  1. I host a podcast called Optimizing You.
  2. I won a charity competition at Marshall Wace to support the All Stars Project Development School for Youth.
  3. I work as a freelancer on Upwork.com.
  4. I am a former president of the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter and former chair of the student-run YinzOR Conference.

I am graduating soon! Checkout my CV to see if I am a good fit for your school or company.

Thanks for visiting, and feel free to reach out.