Publications and communications of Quentin Louveaux

Miftari, B., Berger, M., Derval, G., Louveaux, Q., & Ernst, D. (2023). GBOML: A Structure-exploiting Optimization Modelling Language in Python. Optimization Methods and Software. doi:10.1080/10556788.2023.2246169

Resimont, T., Louveaux, Q., & Dewallef, P. (06 September 2021). Optimization Tool for the Strategic Outline and Sizing of District Heating Networks Using a Geographic Information System. Energies, 14 (17), 5575. doi:10.3390/en14175575

Berger, M., Radu, D.-C., Dubois, A., Pandzic, H., Dvorkin, Y., Louveaux, Q., & Ernst, D. (2021). Siting Renewable Power Generation Assets with Combinatorial Optimisation. Optimization Letters. doi:10.1007/s11590-021-01795-0

Blanchard, M.* , De Loera, J.* , & Louveaux, Q.*. (2021). On the length of monotone paths in polyhedra. SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics. doi:10.1137/20M1315646
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Duchesne, L., Louveaux, Q., & Wehenkel, L. (2021). Supervised learning of convex piecewise linear approximations of optimization problems. In Proceedings of the 29th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning. doi:10.14428/esann/2021.ES2021-74

Radu, D.-C., Berger, M., Dubois, A., Fonteneau, R., Pandzic, H., Dvorkin, Y., Louveaux, Q., & Ernst, D. (2021). Assessing the Impact of Offshore Wind Siting Strategies on the Design of the European Power System. Applied Energy, 305. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117700

Jacqmin, H., Chatelain, B., Louveaux, Q., Jacqmin, P., Dogné, J.-M., Graux, C., & Mullier, F. (2020). Clustering and Kernel Density Estimation for Assessment of Measurable Residual Disease by Flow Cytometry. Diagnostics, 10 (5). doi:10.3390/diagnostics10050317

Dewals, B., Cuvelier, T., Archambeau, P., Erpicum, S., Pirotton, M., & Louveaux, Q. (13 September 2019). Operation rules of the Vesdre reservoir revisited. Paper presented at 6th International Symposium on Hydrological Modelling of the Meuse basin, Liège, Belgium.

Cuvelier, T., Archambeau, P., Dewals, B., & Louveaux, Q. (March 2018). Comparison Between Robust and Stochastic Optimisation for Long-term Reservoir Management Under Uncertainty. Water Resources Management, 32 (5), 1599–1614. doi:10.1007/s11269-017-1893-1

Cuvelier, T., & Louveaux, Q. (July 2017). Optimising workforce and energy costs by exploiting production flexibility. Paper presented at 21st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, Québec, Canada.

Cuvelier, T., & Louveaux, Q. (21 April 2017). Modelling the industrial flexibility from the electricity consumption and HR points of view. Paper presented at 22nd COMEX Belgian Mathematical Optimization Workshop, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium.

Aliev, I., Bassett, R., De Loera, J., & Louveaux, Q. (2017). A Quantitative Doignon-Bell-Scarf theorem. Combinatorica. doi:10.1007/s00493-015-3266-9

Gerard, D., Koeppe, M., & Louveaux, Q. (2017). Guided Dive for the Spatial Branch-and-Bound. Journal of Global Optimization. doi:10.1007/s10898-017-0503-3

Marcos Alvarez, A., Louveaux, Q., & Wehenkel, L. (January 2017). A Machine Learning-Based Approximation of Strong Branching. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 29 (1), 185-195. doi:10.1287/ijoc.2016.0723

Georges, E., Cornélusse, B., Ernst, D., Louveaux, Q., Lemort, V., & Mathieu, S. (2016). Direct control service from residential heat pump aggregation with specified payback. In Proceedings of the 19th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC). doi:10.1109/PSCC.2016.7540835

Aliev, I., De Loera, J., & Louveaux, Q. (2016). Parametric Polyhedra with at least k Lattice Points: Their Semigroup Structure and the k-Frobenius Problem. In A. Beveridge, J. Griggs, L. Hogben, G. Musiker, ... P. Tetali (Eds.), Recent trends in Combinatorics (pp. 753-778). Springer.

Gerard, D., Köppe, M., & Louveaux, Q. (2016). Feasibility-oriented Branching Strategies for Global Optimization. Eprint/Working paper retrieved from https://orbi.uliege.be/2268/200219.

Louveaux, Q., Mathei, A., & Mathieu, S. (2016). Box search for the data mining of the key parameters of an industrial process. Intelligent Data Analysis, 20 (6). doi:10.3233/IDA-150335

Louveaux, Q., & Skutella, M. (Eds.). (2016). Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization. Springer.

Marcos Alvarez, A., Wehenkel, L., & Louveaux, Q. (2016). Online Learning for Strong Branching Approximation in Branch-and-Bound. Eprint/Working paper retrieved from https://orbi.uliege.be/2268/192361.

Mathieu, S., Louveaux, Q., Ernst, D., & Cornélusse, B. (2016). DSIMA: A testbed for the quantitative analysis of interaction models within distribution networks. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 5, 78 - 93. doi:10.1016/j.segan.2015.11.004

Gerard, D., Köppe, M., & Louveaux, Q. (13 July 2015). Feasibility-oriented Branching Strategies for Global Optimization. Paper presented at International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP), Pittsburgh, United States - Pennsylvania.

Louveaux, Q., Poirrier, L., & Salvagnin, D. (June 2015). The strength of multi-row models. Mathematical Programming Computation, 7 (2), 113-148. doi:10.1007/s12532-014-0076-9

Agra, A., Doostmohammadi, M., & Louveaux, Q. (May 2015). Valid inequalities for the single arc design problem with set-ups. Discrete Optimization, 16, 17-35. doi:10.1016/j.disopt.2014.12.002

Gerard, D., Louveaux, Q., & Cornélusse, B. (2015). A NLP-MILP iterating algorithm for operational planning in electrical distribution systems. Eprint/Working paper retrieved from https://orbi.uliege.be/2268/200220.

Marcos Alvarez, A., Wehenkel, L., & Louveaux, Q. (2015). Machine Learning to Balance the Load in Parallel Branch-and-Bound. Eprint/Working paper retrieved from https://orbi.uliege.be/2268/181086.

Merciadri, L., Mathieu, S., Ernst, D., & Louveaux, Q. (2015). Optimal Assignment of Off-Peak Hours to Lower Curtailments in the Distribution Network. In Proceedings of the 5th European Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT). doi:10.1109/ISGTEurope.2014.7028787

Gemine, Q., Ernst, D., Louveaux, Q., & Cornélusse, B. (2014). Relaxations for multi-period optimal power flow problems with discrete decision variables. In Proceedings of the 18th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC'14). doi:10.1109/PSCC.2014.7038396

Mathieu, S., Louveaux, Q., Ernst, D., & Cornélusse, B. (2014). A quantitative analysis of the effect of flexible loads on reserve markets. In Proceedings of the 18th Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC). doi:10.1109/PSCC.2014.7038428

Aliev, I., De Loera, J., & Louveaux, Q. (2014). Integer Programs with Prescribed Number of Solutions and a Weighted Version of Doignon-Bell-Scarf’s Theorem. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07557-0_4

St-Pierre, D. L., Maes, F., Ernst, D., & Louveaux, Q. (March 2014). A learning procedure for sampling semantically different valid expressions. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence, 12 (1), 18-35.

Louveaux, Q., & Poirrier, L. (February 2014). An algorithm for the separation of two-row cuts. Mathematical Programming, 143 (1-2), 111-146. doi:10.1007/s10107-012-0597-9

Fonteneau, R., Ernst, D., Boigelot, B., & Louveaux, Q. (2014). Lipschitz robust control from off-policy trajectories. In Proceedings of the 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (IEEE CDC 2014).

Marcos Alvarez, A., Louveaux, Q., & Wehenkel, L. (2014). A Supervised Machine Learning Approach to Variable Branching in Branch-And-Bound. Eprint/Working paper retrieved from https://orbi.uliege.be/2268/167559.

Mathieu, S., & Louveaux, Q. (2014). A combinatorial branch-and-bound algorithm for box search. Discrete Optimization, 13, 36-48. doi:10.1016/j.disopt.2014.05.001

Mathieu, S., Ernst, D., & Louveaux, Q. (2013). An efficient algorithm for the provision of a day-ahead modulation service by a load aggregator. In Proceedings of the 4th European Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT). doi:10.1109/ISGTEurope.2013.6695247

Fonteneau, R., Ernst, D., Boigelot, B., & Louveaux, Q. (2013). Min max generalization for deterministic batch mode reinforcement learning: relaxation schemes. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 51 (5), 3355–3385. doi:10.1137/120867263

Fonteneau, R., Ernst, D., Boigelot, B., & Louveaux, Q. (2013). Généralisation Min Max pour l'Apprentissage par Renforcement Batch et Déterministe : Relaxations pour le Cas Général T Etapes. In 8èmes Journées Francophones de Planification, Décision et Apprentissage pour la conduite de systèmes (JFPDA'13).

Mathieu, S., Karangelos, E., Louveaux, Q., & Ernst, D. (08 October 2012). A computationally efficient algorithm for the provision of a day-ahead modulation service by a load aggregator. Poster session presented at DYSCO Study Day : Dynamical systems, control and optimization Kickoff of phase VII.

Fonteneau, R., Ernst, D., Boigelot, B., & Louveaux, Q. (2012). Généralisation min max pour l'apprentissage par renforcement batch et déterministe : schémas de relaxation. In Septièmes Journées Francophones de Planification, Décision et Apprentissage pour la conduite de systèmes (JFPDA 2012).

Fonteneau, R., Ernst, D., Boigelot, B., & Louveaux, Q. (2012). Min max generalization for two-stage deterministic batch mode reinforcement learning: relaxation schemes.

Fonteneau, R., Ernst, D., Boigelot, B., & Louveaux, Q. (2011). Relaxation schemes for min max generalization in deterministic batch mode reinforcement learning. In 4th International NIPS Workshop on Optimization for Machine Learning (OPT 2011).

Dey, S., & Louveaux, Q. (August 2011). Split rank of triangle and quadrilateral inequalities. Mathematics of Operations Research, 36 (3), 432-461. doi:10.1287/moor.1110.0496

Louveaux, Q. (2011). Lift-and-project inequalities. In Wiley Encylopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. John Wiley & sons. doi:10.1002/9780470400531.eorms0463

Lupien St-Pierre, D., Louveaux, Q., & Teytaud, O. (2011). Online Sparse Bandit for Card Games. Advance in Computer Games.

Andersen, K., Louveaux, Q., & Weismantel, R. (July 2010). Mixed-integer sets from two rows of two adjacent simplex bases. Mathematical Programming, 124 (1-2), 455-480. doi:10.1007/s10107-010-0376-4

Louveaux, Q. (July 2010). Sparse Two-Row Cuts and an Algorithm for the Separation Problem. Paper presented at Mixed Integer Programming workshop, Atlanta, United States.

Andersen, K., Louveaux, Q., & Weismantel, R. (February 2010). An analysis of mixed integer linear sets based on lattice point free convex sets. Mathematics of Operations Research, 35 (1), 233-256. doi:10.1287/moor.1090.0439

Louveaux, Q. (2010). Introduction aux méthodes numériques. Liège, Belgium: Centrale des cours/AEES.

Louveaux, Q. (December 2009). Split rank of two-row cuts. Paper presented at Workshop on multi-row cuts, Bertinoro, Italy.

Louveaux, Q. (August 2009). Geometric Study of Mixed-integer Sets from Two Rows of Two Adjacent Simplex Bases. Paper presented at 20th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Chicago, United States.

Louveaux, Q. (January 2009). Split rank of triange and quadrilateral inequalities. Paper presented at 13th combinatorial optimization workshop, Aussois, France.

Louveaux, Q. (2009). Introduction à l'analyse numérique. (MATH0006-2). Liège, Belgium: Centrale des cours/AEES.

Andersen, K., Louveaux, Q., & Weismantel, R. (November 2008). Certificates of linear mixed integer infeasibility. Operations Research Letters, 36 (6), 734-738. doi:10.1016/j.orl.2008.08.003

Köppe, M., Louveaux, Q., & Weismantel, R. (May 2008). Intermediate integer programming representations using value disjunctions. Discrete Optimization, 5 (2), 293-313. doi:10.1016/j.disopt.2006.12.003

Louveaux, Q., & Weismantel, R. (May 2008). Polyhedral properties for the intersection of two knapsacks. Mathematical Programming, 113 (1), 15-37. doi:10.1007/s10107-006-0045-9

Louveaux, Q. (July 2007). Cutting planes and infeasibility certificates from lattice-point-free polyhedra. Paper presented at Workshop on Mixed-Integer Programming, Montreal, Canada.

Andersen, K., Louveaux, Q., Weismantel, R., & Wolsey, L. A. (2007). Inequalities from two rows of the simplex tableau. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1-15. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-72792-7_1

Louveaux, Q. (January 2007). Cutting planes from lattice-point-free polyhedra. Paper presented at 11th combinatorial optimization workshop, Aussois, France.

Louveaux, Q., & Wolsey, L. A. (2007). Lifting, Superadditivity, Mixed Integer Rounding and Single Node Flow Sets Revisited. Annals of Operations Research, 153 (1), 47-77. doi:10.1007/s10479-007-0171-7

Andersen, K., Louveaux, Q., Weismantel, R., & Wolsey, L. (2006). Cutting planes from two rows of the simplex tableau (extended version). Eprint/Working paper retrieved from https://orbi.uliege.be/2268/82794.

Louveaux, Q. (January 2006). Intermediate integer programming representations using value disjunctions. Paper presented at 10th workshop on combinatorial optimization, Aussois, France.

Louveaux, Q. (September 2005). Discrete optimization. Poster session presented at Making Europe more attractive for researchers, Pisa, Italy.

Louveaux, Q. (March 2005). Valid inequalities for the intersection of two knapsacks. Paper presented at 9th combinatorial optimization workshop, Aussois, France.

Louveaux, Q. (2004). Exploring Structure and Reformulations in Different Integer Programming Algorithms. Unpublished doctoral thesis, UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain.
Jury: Wolsey, L. (Promotor), Blondel, V., Aardal, K., Fortz, B., Nesterov, Y., Pochet, Y., ... Weismantel, R.

Köppe, M., Louveaux, Q., Weismantel, R., & Wolsey, L. A. (2004). Extended formulations for Gomory Corner polyhedra. Discrete Optimization, 1 (2), 141-165. doi:10.1016/j.disopt.2004.06.001

Louveaux, Q. (January 2004). Four extended formulations of the corner polyhedron. Paper presented at 8th combinatorial optimization workshop, Aussois, France.

Louveaux, Q. (August 2003). Lifting of valid inequalities revisited. Paper presented at 18th internation symposium on mathematical programming.

Louveaux, Q., & Wolsey, L. A. (2003). Lifting, Superadditivity, Mixed Integer Rounding and Single Node Flow Sets Revisited. 4OR: A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research, 1, 173-207. doi:10.1007/s10288-003-0016-4

Louveaux, Q., & Wolsey, L. A. (2002). Combining problem structure and basis reduction to solve a class of hard integer programs. Mathematics of Operations Research, 27 (3), 470-484. doi:10.1287/moor.27.3.470.315