Hi there, my name is Bo Lin (林博). I am a final-year PhD student at the University of Toronto. I am fortunately advised by Timothy Chan and Shoshanna Saxe. I also work closely with Erick Delage. I am affiliated with the Applied Optimization Lab and Sustainable Systems Research Group at UofT, and the Vector Institute. Prior to joining UofT, I completed my M.A.Sc. at the University of Waterloo. I did my undergrad at Tsinghua University.

In June-Sep 2023, I interned at Uber as an Applied Scientist, researching online marketplaces and advertising platforms. Here is a blog post that introduces what I did at Uber. In Jan-Aug 2022, I was a research intern at Esri Canada under the SMART Mobility projects.

I am interested in AI for sustainability, with a primary focus on transportation systems to date. I design scalable, effective, and adherence-aware optimization and machine learning algorithms that improve transportation efficiency, environmental wellness, and the social good. My research has been covered by CBC News, Toronto Star, UofT News, and Uber Engineering Blog.

Upcoming Talks

• Princeton Workshop on Optimization, Learning, and Control
  • Title: Machine Learning-Augmented Optimization of Large Bilevel and Two-stage Stochastic Programs: Application to Cycling Network Design
  • Time: 16:00 - 18:00 on June 27, 2024
• MSOM 2024
  • Title: Machine Learning-Augmented Optimization of Large Bilevel and Two-stage Stochastic Programs: Application to Cycling Network Design
  • Session: TD9 Innovation in System Design
  • Time: 16:00 - 17:30 on July 2, 2024
• ISMP
  • Title: Conformal Inverse Optimization
  • Session: FB104 Data Driven Robust Optimization
  • Time: 14:00 - 16:00 on July 26, 2024

Contact

• Dept. of MIE, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto
• Email: blin AT mie DOT utoronto DOT ca