Jean-François Puget
Nice area, France
Technical executive at IBM Software Group. Currently in charge of making analytics and mathematical optimization used extensively within IBM Industry Solutions. Helps drive IBM agenda on Analytics.
Technical lead of a highly skilled team (including more than 30 PhDs) in charge of IBM optimization products (CPLEX and ODME), for the last 20 years. Skills in programming (C, C++, Java, PhP), mathematical optimization, and constraint programming.
Good at bridging the gap between academic ideas and useful software.
Has published over 60 scientific papers in refereed journals and international conferences with peer reviews.