š¢ Location: IO Gent, Raymonde De Larochelaan 15
š½ļø Come hungry: we'll have food and drinks
š We have a limited amount of spots, so only RSVP when you are sure you'll be able to make it.
Schedule
19:00 Doors (food and drinks available)
20:00 Timefold - Complex scheduling and routing optimization made easy by Geoffrey De Smet
20:45 Building Better In The Cloud: One Improvement at a Time by Roel Van Steenberghe & Thibault Viaene
21:15 Socializing
22:?? End of meetup
Talk 1: Timefold - Complex scheduling and routing optimization made easy by Geoffrey De Smet
Operations Research problems, such as real-world variants of the Vehicle Routing Problem and Job Shop Scheduling, are naturally complex. So the solver technology shouldnāt complicate it further. Adding a new constraint should be easy. Scaling should just work. Model development should simply follow the best practices in software development, such as unit testing, monitoring and REST integration.
With this in mind, weāve created Timefold Solver and Timefold Platform. Timefoldās PlanningAI technology is used around the globe to automate and optimize the scheduling and routing of hundreds of thousands of vehicles, employees and machinery.
Timefold Solver is an open source next-gen metaheuristics solver.
Timefold Platform is managed service with REST APIs for Field Service Routing and Employee Shift Scheduling.
Join us in this session to get to know the Timefold technology stack.
Talk 2: Building Better In The Cloud: One Improvement at a Time by Roel Van Steenberghe & Thibault Viaene
When deploying a web application in the cloud, it will workābut maybe not as efficiently as it should. In this talk and demo, weāll start with a basic deployed app and explore how to systematically improve its performance while keeping costs under control.
As we dive into improving the application, we'll explore different ways to make it more efficient and responsive without increasing costs. From optimizing the underlying infrastructure to fine-tuning configurations, there are several strategies that can help boost performance. Along the way, weāll identify common bottlenecks and experiment with techniques that can make a real difference. The goal is to show how small, thoughtful adjustments can transform a basic setup into a more scalable and cost-effective solution.
To wrap it up, we might take a look at what a more dynamic, event-driven approach could look like, potentially exploring serverless options if it makes sense for the application. By the end of the session, youāll see how small, incremental improvements can transform a sluggish proof-of-concept into a highly responsive and scalable applicationāwithout breaking the bank.
