Now, I have already been back in Finland for a couple of weeks and I am back at my old desk where it all started. Unfortunately, the desk was just as messy as when I left it in December. The research visit was a great experience and I will always remember it with joy. In…
During my time at CMU, I was able to audit several courses intended for PhD students. The courses where all focused on some optimization aspects, and the topics where closely related to my research. Being able to audit these courses was a real privilege for me, partly because the courses were taught by world leading…
A lot has happened since my last blog post, winter has turned into summer and several interesting events has taken place. Therefore, I thought it’s about time to write a new blog post. Now, I have been at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for more than five months, but it still feels like I got here…
Since this is my first blog post I thought it would be best to start with a brief introduction about my research and how I ended up visiting Carnegie Mellon University. I am a PhD student from Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) in Turku (Finland), and this is basically the third year of my…