Welcome to my homepage!
My name is Matias Villagra and I am a PhD Student in Operations Research
at IEOR Columbia University.
My research focuses on developing scalable optimization algorithms for
high-impact decision problems, with an emphasis on both practical
applications and methodological contributions.
My central focus is on energy systems, where I address the fundamental
challenge of designing and operating power grids that are economically
efficient and adaptable to rapid technological and policy change.
A secondary focus is on the structural role of symmetry in optimization,
where I investigate its impact on algorithmic performance and the
strength of mathematical relaxations, with the goal of developing
symmetry-aware algorithms.
I am very fortunate to be co-advised by Dan Bienstock and Yuri Faenza.
Reach me at: mjv2153 [at] columbia [.] edu