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My work sits at the intersection of machine learning, optimization, and decision-making systems, with a focus on large-scale optimization for supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, and solver workflows.

Research Interests

Machine Learning Large Language Models Operations Research Large-scale Optimization GPU Optimization Discrete Optimization Optimization Solvers Routing and Scheduling

Education

PhD in Machine Learning

Georgia Institute of Technology, ISyE

Supervised by Pascal Van Hentenryck.

MASc in Industrial Engineering

University of Toronto, MIE Department

Supervised by Elias Khalil.

BASc in Engineering Science

Machine Learning, University of Toronto

Experience

Incoming Applied Scientist

Amazon

Applied Scientist

Salesforce

Graduate Researcher

AI Institute for Advances in Optimization

Research Engineer

Huawei Technologies Canada

Selected Publications

Learn2Aggregate: Supervised Generation of Chvatal-Gomory Cuts Using Graph Neural Networks

Deza, A., Khalil, E. B., Fan, Z., Zhou, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2025). "Learn2Aggregate: Supervised Generation of Chvatal-Gomory Cuts Using Graph Neural Networks." AAAI.

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Machine Learning for Cutting Planes in Integer Programming: A Survey

Deza, A., & Khalil, E. B. (2023). "Machine Learning for Cutting Planes in Integer Programming: A Survey." IJCAI (Survey Track).

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Fast Matrix Multiplication Without Tears: A Constraint Programming Approach

Deza, A., Liu, C., Vaezipoor, P., & Khalil, E. B. (2023). "Fast Matrix Multiplication Without Tears: A Constraint Programming Approach." CP.

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