The need for computational mathematical optimization is ubiquitous, and several commercial companies provide licensed software for a wide range of problem classes. However, licenses typically cost tens of thousands of dollars per year, so many stakeholders outside major corporate settings — including many non-governmental organizations, early-stage companies, and government ministries in lower income countries — cannot afford these tools. The HiGHS project has developed the world's best open-source software for the two most important optimization models, bringing high performance solvers to such stakeholders. Most notably, HiGHS has been hailed as the "missing link for a fully open-source energy system modelling ecosystem", which is crucial as the world transitions to carbon-neutral energy provision. This has been recognised by large philanthropic donations that are driving further enhancements of the HiGHS solvers.

Team Members:

• Dr Julian Hall
• Dr Ivet Galabova
• Dr Filippo Zanetti
• Miss Yanyu Zhou
• Mr Ben Champion

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