Fred W. Glover
Fred W. Glover | |
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| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University University of Missouri, Kansas City |
| Known for | Innovations in Mathematical Optimization Quantum bridge analytics |
| Awards | John von Neumann Theory Prize (1998) INFORMS Fellow(2002) IEEE Fellow (2013) U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2002) Honorary Doctorate, Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics, NAE of Ukraine (2006) INFORMS Impact Prize (2010) Honorary Doctorate, Universiade de Burgos, Spain (2024) Leader in Mathematics Award (2025) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Entanglement, Inc., New York University of Colorado, Boulder |
Fred Glover is Chief Scientific Officer of Entanglement, Inc., USA, in charge of algorithmic design and strategic planning for applications of combinatorial optimization in quantum computing. He also holds the title of Distinguished University Professor, Emeritus, at the University of Colorado, Boulder, associated with the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the Leeds School of Business. He is known for his innovations in the area of metaheuristics including the computer-based optimization methodology of Tabu search an adaptive memory programming algorithm for mathematical optimization, and the associated evolutionary Scatter Search and Path Relinking algorithms.
His past and present editorial positions include serving as first Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder of the Journal of Heuristics, Area Editor, INFORMS Journal on Computing, Area Editor, Mathematics of Industrial Systems, Area Editor, Annals of Operations Research, Associate Editor, Management Science, Associate Editor, Operations Research, Honorary Editor, International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic Computing, and Special Issue Editor, European Journal of Operational Research.
He has authored and coauthored over 500 research publications spanning the fields of network optimization artificial intelligence discrete optimization, simulation optimization, and quantum-inspired computing, and co-founded the companies Analysis, Research and Computation, Inc. (now within Science Applications International, Inc.), Heuristec, Inc. (now within Tomax, Inc.) and OptTek Systems, Inc[.