Pioneer and Market Leader
The Optimization Firm produces BARON, the world's fastest and most powerful MINLP solver, and the ALAMO modeling tool. BARON was the first branch-and-bound solver for global optimization of nonlinear programming (NLP) and mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems, some of the most challenging optimization problems in mathematics.
With over 1,000 customers, The Optimization Firm serves top universities, research institutions, and companies spanning the energy, finance, healthcare, materials, and technology sectors. The Optimization Firm's technology originated at top research universities and is now used in over 60 countries worldwide.
BARON
The world's best complete solver for global optimization. Solves your LP, NLP, MIP, MINLP problems.
ALAMO
Novel analytics tool for building accurate and interpretable models. Model, evaluate, and optimize your data.
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Our goal is to develop and implement novel algorithms that make it possible to solve large-scale problems quickly and efficiently.
Recent and Upcoming Events
2026 INFORMS Optimization Society Conference
Conference: March 20-22, 2026
The Optimization Firm is excited to be a sponsor of the 2026 INFORMS Optimization Society Conference taking place at The Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta, GA. If you are attending, be sure to pick up a BARON giveaway.
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Mixed Integer Programming Workshop 2026
Conference: May 18-21, 2026
The Optimization Firm is excited to be a sponsor of the Mixed Integer Programming Workshop 2026 taking place at the University of Connecticut-Stamford Campus in Stamford, Connecticut.
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The Optimization Firm is a proud sponsor of the following conferences:
INFORMS Optimization Society Conference (IOS 2026) March 20-22, 2026
Mixed Integer Programming Workshop (MIP 2026) May 18-21, 2026
The 23rd International Conference on the Integration of CP, AI, and OR (CPAIOR 2026) May 26-29, 2026
SIAM Activity Group Test of Time Award (OP 2026) June 2–5, 2026