Master of Operations Research, Combinatorics and Optimization (ORCO)

Overview

Master

National diploma
  • Home institution(s) Grenoble INP - Ensimag
  • Degree awarded Master
  • Location
    • GRENOBLE Campus
  • Duration 1 year (2 semesters)
  • Available as
    • Initial education
    • Continuing education

Objectives

This programme is offered jointly by Grenoble INP - Ensimag, UGA school of engineering in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science and the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics of Université Grenoble Alpes, IM²AG.

At the end of the programme, the students should be able to pursue a career in research (academic or industrial PhD), or to join major research and development departments or consulting companies in optimization. They might also build upon their ability to analyze operational problems methodologically to join less specialized companies and act as key actors in performance management: either by interfacing with consulting firms or by developing in-house solutions. In the long run, students who are moving towards industrial careers, strengthened by their experience, and with their highly requested skills, should naturally reach decision-making positions with a high level of responsibility.

Admission

Entry requirements

To be admitted to the programme, candidates shall have previously completed the first year of a master programme (M1) in Computer science, Applied Mathematics or Industrial Engineering, or shall hold an equivalent degree. Basic skills in the following domains would largely be appreciated: probability theory, graph theory, linear programming, branch and bound. Candidates can contact the persons in charge of the master programme to have references of books and/or articles on these domains to prepare at best. 

Contacts

General information

Contact: orco@ensimag.fr

Academic information

Nadia Brauner
Van Dat Cung

Education contact

Nadia Brauner
Van Dat Cung
 

Program

  • Course duration 1 year (2 semesters)
  • Internships mandatory

Program

The curriculum includes 3 core and mandatory courses. Students can choose 12 ECTS credits among a list of electives courses :

Courses

Master ORCO Website


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Internships

M2: 5-month master’s thesis (can be completed abroad)