We are excited to highlight the course “Interactive Multiobjective Optimization: Applications and Tools to Support Decision Making” (COM3) as part of the 34th Jyväskylä Summer School (JSS), which will be held from August 4-15, 2025, at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. This course is one of several offerings in the summer school, which brings together advanced master’s students, PhD candidates, and post-doctoral researchers from around the world to engage with leading scientists in various fields, including mathematics, and information technology. Notice that participants can select which courses to attend from a wide array of courses specifically prepared for the summer school. For a list of available courses, see the link at the end of this announcement.
The COM3 course, taking place from August 11-15, 2025, is of special interest to researchers and practitioners in the field MCDA. The course is tailored for those interested in interactive multiobjective optimization and is taught by experts from the Multiobjective Optimization Group at the University of Jyväskylä. This course will explore real-life optimization problems involving multiple conflicting objectives. Specifically, the course will focus on the decision-support aspects that interactive methods enable when supporting decision makers in solving multiobjective optimization problems.
The course participants will learn about interactive multiobjective optimization methods and gain hands-on experience in applying them. The course will utilize DESDEO, an open-source framework for implementing and applying interactive multiobjective optimization methods. In fact, the new and completely restructured version of DESDEO, version 2.0, is utilized, which is user friendlier and more capable than its predecessor. Participants that are familiar with the earlier version of DESDEO will therefore still find a lot of novelty in this course.
The course consists of both daily lectures and practical sessions. Each day will have its distinct theme. During the lectures, the theoretical background of the day’s theme is first discussed. Then, following the lecture, the theme will be applied during a practical session utilizing DESDEO. Completion of the course will earn participants 2 ECTS credits, with the option to earn an additional 2 credits through a final project.
This course is a fantastic opportunity to learn about interactive multiobjective optimization and its application from the leading researchers in the field. After this course, participants will have the readiness to start applying interactive methods in their own works, both in academy and industry.
For more info on the available course in the summer school and to register, please visit https://www.jyu.fi/en/study-with-us/summer-and-winter-schools/jyvaskyla-summer-school. Note that registration to the summer school closes on the 30th of April 2025, so act quickly!