Operations Research Learning

There is a huge synergy between Operations Research (OR) and Machine Learning (ML). While some ML researchers are using OR to improve further their learning, some OR researchers are using ML to incorporate learning in the optimization process with the expectation of significant gain in terms of time, gap, as well as other metrics. In this article, I will go through some stories into which machine learning is leveraged to tackle optimization problems. I like calling it operations research learning (ORL). These stories provide insights about the way synergy is built, transferred among problems as well as prospective improvements opportunities.