Thierry Petit | Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Thierry Petit is a recognized researcher in algorithmic approaches to solving discrete optimization problems (Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research). He started his career in ILOG (now IBM). He is experienced in a wide range of techniques and optimization solvers, and applications. Thierry Petit has developed solid programming and problem-solving skills. He brought innovation and respected management style to supervision of research teams, education programs, and students in internship or thesis / post-doctorate programs. He designed and taught computer science and data science courses in French and American universities.

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 1: No Poverty

SDG 1: No Poverty - End poverty in all its forms everywhere

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SDG 2: Zero Hunger

SDG 2: Zero Hunger - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being

SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

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SDG 4: Quality Education

SDG 4: Quality Education - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

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SDG 5: Gender Equality

SDG 5: Gender Equality - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

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SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

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SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

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SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

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SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Goal

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities - Reduce inequality within and among countries

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SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions Goal

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

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Scholarly Work

Thierry Petit, Randy J. Zauhar 2022. A Constraint Programming Approach to Weighted Isomorphic Mapping of Fragment-based Shape Signatures.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.10892 (2022).

Thierry Petit and Andrew C. Trapp. 2019. Enriching solutions to combinatorial problems via solution engineering. INFORMS Journal of Computing, international journal, Vol. 31, issue 3: 411-632.

Thierry Petit. 2017. On constraint linear decompositions using mathematical variables. Best paper award. IEEE-ICTAI 2017: 123-130.

Nina Narodytska, Thierry Petit, Mohamed Siala, Toby Walsh. 2016. Three generalizations of the FOCUS constraint. Constraints international journal: 495-532.

Thierry Petit, Lolita Petit. 2016. Optimizing Molecular Cloning of Multiple Plasmids. IJCAI 2016: 773-779.

Thierry Petit, Andrew C. Trapp. 2015. Finding Diverse Solutions of High Quality to Constraint Optimization Problems. IJCAI 2015: 260-267.