Biographical sketch of author

Robin Lougee-Heimer IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (robinlh@us.ibm.com). Dr. Lougee-Heimer received her Ph.D. degree in mathematical sciences from Clemson University, joining IBM in 1994 as a Research Staff Member in the Mathematical Sciences Department. As an industrial researcher, Dr. Lougee-Heimer is charged with both conducting basic research and supporting IBM's businesses. Her main research interest is in developing efficient solutions to large-scale discrete optimization problems arising in industry. Dr. Lougee-Heimer is a leader in the initiative to promote open-source software for the operations research community. As a member of the Common Optimization Interface for Operations Research (COIN-OR) core team, she is a principal infrastructure manager and is leading the development of an open cutting plane library.