New computational tools for engineering problems, including machine learning and quantum optimization. The focus is on methods that are rigorous, reproducible and useful to the lab's other projects.
These are the projects and publications we have done in this area. Each project links to its full page on erickjonesphd.com, and each publication links to the paper.
Projects
AI Panel: Live Transcription and Images from a Discussion
Live transcription and images from panel discussions
Opens on erickjonesphd.com ↗
AI RAG Docs: A Chatbot That Cites Its Sources
A chatbot that cites document and page
Opens on erickjonesphd.com ↗
AI for Optimization Programming: Plain English In, Decisions Out
Plain-English requests turned into optimization decisions
Opens on erickjonesphd.com ↗
Publications
- Alavi, S., Aghapour, R., & Jones, E.C., Jr. (2026). A quantum computing approach to combinatorial optimization: QUBO formulation and implementation. Proceedings of the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026.
- Bastola, A., Kharel, L., & Jones, E.C., Jr. (2026). A grid search-optimized ensemble learning framework for network intrusion detection. Proceedings of the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026.