Branch and Cut: An Empirical Study
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Date approved: To my parents Maria and Stoyan To my wife Dilyana Acknowledgments This dissertation would not be possible without those whose love, understanding, experience , and knowledge have inspired and supported me during my Ph.D. study. First of all, I would like to thank my advisor, Prof. Gérard Cornuéjols, for his advice and guidance. As a skilled researcher and excellent teacher, he provided me with much insight and stimulated my scientific curiosity. I am grateful for the inspiration, encouragement and support. I would also like to thank Prof. Egon Balas and Prof. François Margot for the research collaborations and fruitful discussions. I thank Prof. John Hooker for his guidance and useful discussion on the importance of rigorous experimental design and statistical analysis in an empirical study. I thank all of them as well as Prof. Reha Tütüncü for participating in my committee. I am indebted also to Prof. Rumen Raev for early on invoking my interest in mathematics and fostering my progress on my way to Carnegie Mellon. There are many people who have made these six years in Pittsburgh very enjoyable. My best wishes go out to Tallys and Renata, and Atul and Kristen with thanks for all the time together. their friendship and and support. I am very grateful to my parents for their love and encouragement to follow my dreams, and support for every decision I made. Last, but not least, I thank my wife Dilyana from the bottom of my heart for her never ending love, support, and patience. Whatever I have achieved, was achieved together.
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