Marcos Goycoolea

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(Marcos and his research assistant, Dominga)

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Business Analytics and Quantitative Methods Group
Facultad de Economía y Administración,
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Campus San Joaquín.
Vicuña Mackenna 4860.
Macul, Santiago, Chile

marcos.goycoolea at uc dot cl
Phone number: +56 95 504 5484

Background:

Publications:

Title: A target-time-windows technique for project scheduling under uncertainty.
Author(s): Lamas, P; Goycoolea, M; Newman, A; Pagnoncelli, B.
Source: European Journal of Operational Research. Accepted.

Title: Optimization Strategies for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problems in Underground Mining.
Author(s): Hill, A; Brickey, A; Cipriano, I; Goycoolea, M; Newman, A.
Source: INFORMS Journal on Computing. Published Online Augusted 12, 2022.
Document: [source]
Note: In November 2023, this paper received the Best Paper Award, from the Section in Energy and Natural Resources of the INFORMS society.

Title: Underground Mine Scheduling Under Uncertainty.
Author(s): Nesbitt, P; Blake, L; Lamas, P; Goycoolea, M; Pagnoncelli, B; Newman, A; Brickey A.
Source: European Journal of Operational Research. Volume 294, Issue 1, pp 340--352. 2021. Published online January 12, 2021.
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Predicting out-of-stocks using machine learning: an application in a retail packaged foods manufacturing company.
Author(s): Rozas Andaur, J.M.; Ruz, G.A., Goycoolea, M.
Source: Electronics. Volume 10, 2787.
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Lane's Algorithm Revisited.
Author(s): Goycoolea, M; Lamas, P; Pagnoncelli, P; Piazza, A.
Source: Management Science. Volume 67, Issue 5, pp 3087--3103, 2021. Published online Oct 2, 2020.
Document: [source]

Title: Production scheduling for strategic open pit mine planning: A mixed integer programming approach.
Author(s): Rivera, O; Espinoza, D; Goycoolea, M; Moreno, E.; Munoz, G.
Source: Operations Research. Volume 68, Issue 5, pp 1425--1444, 2021. Published online Aug 27, 2020.
Document: [source]

Title: Barrick's Turquoise Ridge Gold Mine Optimizes Underground Production Scheduling Operations.
Author(s): Brickey, A; Chowdu, A; Newman, A; Goycoolea, M; Godard, R.
Source: INFORMS Journal of Applied Analytics. Volume 51. Issue 2. pp 91--165. 2021. Published online July 22, 2019.
Document: [source]

Title: The Generalized Reserve Set Covering Problem with Connectivity and Buffer Requirements.
Author(s): Alvarez-Miranda, E; Goycoolea, M; Ljubic, I; Sinnl, M.
Source: European Journal of Operational Research. Volume 289,Issue 3. pp 1013--1029. 2021. Published online July 24, 2020.
Document: [source]

Title: A Multi-Mode Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Reformulation for the Waterway Ship Scheduling Problem.
Author(s): Hill, A.; Lalla-Ruiz E.; Voss S.; Goycoolea, M.
Source: Journal of Scheduling. Volume 22, Issue 2, pp 173--182. April, 2019.
Document: [source]

Title: A study of the Bienstock-Zuckerberg algorithm, Applications in Mining and Resource Constrained Project Scheduling.
Author(s): Munoz, G;. Espinoza, D.; Goycoolea, M.; Moreno, E.; Queyranne, M.; Rivera, O.
Source: Computational Optimization and Applications. Volume 69, Issue 2, pp 501--534. March, 2018.
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Optimizing the open pit-to-underground mining transition.
Author(s): King, B; Goycoolea, M; Newman, A.
Source: European Journal of Operational Research. Volume 257, Issue 1. pp 297--309. February, 2017.
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: New integer programming models for tactical and strategic underground production scheduling.
Author(s): King, B; Goycoolea, M; Newman, A.
Source: Mining Engineering. Volume 69, Issue 3. pp 37--42. March, 2017.
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: The precedence constrained knapsack problem: Separating maximally violated inequalities.
Author(s): Esiponoza, D; Goycoolea, M; Moreno, E.
Source: Discrete Applied Mathematics. Volume 194, pp 65-80. 2015.
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Imposing Connectivity Constraints in Forest Planning Models
Author(s): Carvajal, R; Constantino, M; Goycoolea, M; Vielma, JP; Weintraub, A
Source: Operations Research. Volume 61, Issue 4. Pages: 824-836. 2013.
Document: [source] [pdf]
Note: In November 2015, this paper received the Forestry Best Paper Award, from the Section in Energy and Natural Resources of the INFORMS society.

Title: MineLib: A Library of Open Pit Mining Problems
Author(s): Espinoza, D; Goycoolea, M; Moreno, E; Newman, A
Source: Annals of Operations Research. Volume: 206 Issue 1 Pages: 93-114. 2013.
Document: [source] [pdf]
Note: Direct access to the MineLib repository http://mansci.uai.cl/minelib

Title: A new algorithm for the open-pit mine production scheduling problem
Author(s): Chicoisne, R; Espinoza, D; Goycoolea, M; Moreno, E; Rubio, E
Source: Operations Research Volume: 60 Issue 3 Pages: 517-528. 2012.
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: On the exact separation of mixed integer knapsack cuts
Author(s): Fukasawa, R; Goycoolea, M
Source: Mathematical Programming Volume: 128 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 19-41 Published: 2011
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: A heuristic to generate rank-1 GMI cuts
Author(s): Dash, S; Goycoolea, M
Source: Mathematical Programming Computation Volume: 2 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 231-257 Published: 2010
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Generalized Domino-Parity Inequalities for the Symmetric Traveling Salesman Problem
Author(s): Cook, WJ; Espinoza, DG; Goycoolea, M
Source: Mathematics of Operations Research Volume: 35 Issue: 2 Pages: 479-493 Published: 2010
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Lifting, tilting and fractional programming revisited
Author(s): Espinoza, D; Fukasawa, R; Goycoolea, M
Source: Operations Research Letters Volume: 38 Issue: 6 Pages: 559-563 Published: 2010
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Two-Step MIR Inequalities for Mixed Integer Programs
Author(s): Dash, S; Goycoolea, M; Gunluk, O
Source: Informs Journal on Computing Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Pages: 236-249 Published: 2010
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Certification of an optimal TSP tour through 85,900 cities
Author(s): APPLEGATE, DL; BIXBY, RE; CHVATAL, V; et al.
Source: OPERATIONS RESEARCH LETTERS Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Pages: 11-15 Published: JAN 2009
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Evaluating Approaches for Solving the Area Restriction Model in Harvest Scheduling
Author(s): GOYCOOLEA, M; MURRAY, A; VIELMA, JP; et al.
Source: FOREST SCIENCE Volume: 55 Issue: 2 Pages: 149-165 Published: APR 2009
Document: [pdf]

Title: Numerically Safe Gomory Mixed-Integer Cuts
Author(s): COOK, W; DASH, S; FUKASAWA, R; et al.
Source: INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING Volume: 21 Issue: 4 Pages: 641-649 Published: 2009
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Per-seat, on-demand air transportation Part I: Problem description and an integer multicommodity flow model
Author(s): ESPINOZA, D; GARCIA, R; GOYCOOLEA, M; et al.
Source: TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE Volume: 42 Issue: 3 Pages: 263-278 Published: AUG 2008
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Per-seat, on-demand air transportation Part II: Parallel local search
Author(s): ESPINOZA, D; GARCIA, R; GOYCOOLEA, M; et al.
Source: TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE Volume: 42 Issue: 3 Pages: 279-291 Published: AUG 2008
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Computing with domino-parity inequalities for the traveling salesman problem (TSP)
Author(s): COOK, W; ESPINOZA, DG; GOYCOOLEA, M
Source: INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Pages: 356-365 Published: SUM 2007
Document: [source] [pdf]

Title: Harvest scheduling subject to maximum area restrictions: Exploring exact approaches
Author(s): GOYCOOLEA, M; MURRAY, AT; BARAHONA, F; et al.
Source: OPERATIONS RESEARCH Volume: 53 Issue: 3 Pages: 490-500 Published: MAY-JUN 2005
Document: [pdf]
Note: In November 2007 this paper received the Forestry Best Paper Award, from the Section in Energy and Natural Resources of the INFORMS society.

Title: Incorporating average and maximum area restrictions in harvest scheduling models
Author(s): MURRAY, AT; GOYCOOLEA, M; WEINTRAUB, A
Source: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Pages: 456-464 Published: FEB 2004
Document: [pdf]

Submitted:

Title: Computational Tradeoffs of Optimization-Based Bound Tightening in ReLU Networks
Author(s): Badilla, F; Goycoolea, M; Munoz, G; Serra, T

Extended abstracts and technical notes:

Title: Strategic Open Pit Mine Optimization
Author(s): Goycoolea, M; Rivera, O
Source: Encyclopedia of Optimization, 2023
[source]

Title: Mine schedule optimization and operational realities: bridging the gap.
Author(s): Brickey, A; Chowdu, A; Goycoolea, M
Source: Proceedings of 39th APCOM. Wroclaw, Poland. June, 2019.
[pdf]

Title: A two-stage stochastic model for open pit mine planning under geological uncertainty.
Author(s): Moreno, E; Emery, X; Goycoolea, M; Morales, N; Nelis, G
Source: Proceedings of 38th APCOM. 2017. pp 13-27 to 13-33.
[pdf]

Title: Comparing New and Traditional Methodologies for Production Scheduling in Open Pit Mining.
Author(s): Goycoolea, M; Espinoza, D; Moreno, E; Rivera, O
Source: Proceedings of APCOM. Fairbanks, Alaska. May, 2015. pp 352-359.
[pdf]

Title: Linear Programming Approximations for Modeling Instant-Mixing Stockpiles.
Author(s): Moreno, E; Ferreira, F; Goycoolea, M; Espinoza, D; Newman, A; Rezakhah, M
Source: Proceedings of APCOM. Fairbanks, Alaska. May, 2015. pp 582-587.
[pdf]

Title: Direct optimization of an open cut scheduling policy.
Author(s): Goycoolea, M; Moreno, E; Rivera, O
Source: Proceedings of APCOM. Porto Alegre, Brazil. November, 2013.
[pdf]

Title: Open pit mine scheduling under uncertainty: a robust approach.
Author(s): Espinoza, D; Goycoolea, M; Moreno, E; Munoz, G; Queyranne, M
Source: Proceedings of APCOM. Porto Alegre, Brazil. November, 2013.
[pdf]

Title: Large-scale multi-period precedence constrained knapsack problems: A mining application.
Author(s): Moreno, E; Espinoza, D; Goycoolea, M
Source: Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, Proceedings of ISCO (Tunisia). Volume 36. Pages: 407-414. Published: March, 2010.
[pdf]

Title: A scalable approach to optimal block sequencing.
Author(s): Amaya, J; Espinoza, D; Goycoolea, M; Moreno, E; Prevost, T; Rubio, T
Source: Proceedings of APCOM (Vancouver). Published: October, 2009.
[pdf]

Title: On the exact separation of mixed integer knapsack cuts
Author(s): FUKASAWA, R; GOYCOOLEA, M
Source: Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization, Proceedings Volume: 4513 Pages: 225-239 Published: 2007
[pdf]

Title: A study of domino-parity and k-parity constraints for the TSP
Author(s): COOK, W; ESPINOZA, D; GOYCOOLEA, M
Source: INTEGER PROGRAMMING AND COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION, PROCEEDINGS. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Volume: 3509 Pages: 452-467 Published: 2005
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Title: An adjacency-modeling problem based on constructing harvesting areas
Author(s): EPSTEIN, R; GOYCOOLEA, M; MURRAY, AT; et al.
Editor(s): Arthaud, GJ; Barret, TN
Source: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS IN FOREST RESOURCES, PROCEEDINGS Volume: 7 Pages: 279-289 Published: 2003

Grants:

• "An integer programming approach to production scheduling, with applications in mining, astronomy and other problems." 2023 - 2026. Principal investigator, together with Rodrigo Carrasco and Orlando Rivera. FONDECYT 1231092.


• "Sistema integral de planificacion minera sujeto a incertidumbre geometalurgica." (A comprehensive system for mine planning subject to geometallurgical uncertainty). 2022 - 2023. Director. Together with Eduardo Moreno and Nicolas Loira. FONDEF ID21|10184.


• "Alicanto Scheduler: Optimizacion en gestion de proyectos para planificacion minera subterranea." (Alicanto Scheduler: Optimization for project management in underground mine planning. 2019 - 2021. Subdirector. Together with Eduardo Moreno and Nicolas Loira. FONDEF ID19|10164.


• "Empaquetamiento y validación de Alicanto Scheduler, una tecnología de optimización para la planificación minera.." (Packaging and validation of Alicanto Scheduler, an optimization technology for mine planning). 2019 - 2021. Subdirector. Together with Eduardo Moreno and Nicolas Loira. CORFO I+D 18ITE2-103346.


• "Tecnologias de optimizacion en gestion de proyectos para la resolucion de problemas de planificacion minera estrategica." (Project management technologies for solving strategic mine planning problems). 2017 - 2018. Subdirector. Together with E. Moreno. FONDEF IT16M10006.


• "Production scheduling: a mathematical programming approach and applications to natural resource management." 2015 - 2018. Principal investigator, together with Rodrigo Carrasco and Rodolfo Carvajal from Universidad Adolfo Ibanez. FONDECYT 1151098.


• "Large scale optimization and uncertainty: Challenges in strategic mine planning. An interdisciplinary approach.." 2016-2018. Director. CONICYT Pia Anillo 1407.


• "Synergies for Ameliorations and Mastering of Branch-and-Price-and-Cut based Algorithms." 2014-2015. One of five principal investigators (Chile Satellite Team). INRIA Associate Teams Program.


• "Advanced Decomposition Techniques for Non-Linear Optimization." 2013 - 2014. One of three principal investigators. MISTI MIT-Chile Seed Fund.


• "Proximal cutting planes for mixed integer programming and applications to the traveling salesman problem and mixed integer second order cone programming ." 2011 - 2014. Principal investigator, together with Daniel Espinoza from Universidad de Chile. FONDECYT 1110674.


• "Mathematical Modeling for Industrial and Management Science Applications: An Interdisciplinary Approach." 2010 - 2013. One of five principal investigators, and subdirector. ANILLO ACT-88.


• "Methodologies for Mixed Integer Linear Programming Models." 2007 - 2010. Principal Investigator. FONDECYT (Iniciación) 11075028.


• "Sistemas complejos, computación evolutiva y aplicaciones a la planificación minera." 2007 - 2010. One of four principal investigators. FONDEF D06I1031.


• "Proyecto Basal: Centro de Modelamiento Matematico de la Universidad de Chile." 2008 - 2013. Invited Investigator.

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