AI for OR - OR Tutorials for Professionals

The purpose of this Tutorials series (cum training) is to cover topics which are not typically covered in academics and are quite relevant for an OR practitioner. Each talk/lecture will be given by a seasoned OR practitioner teaching one topic in-depth. The focus will be on learning practical tips and techniques (keeping the theory to a minimum). **OR Tutorials for Professionals: Session 11** In this session, I will demonstrate how AI, particularly using Cursor (https://cursor.com/) can accelerate programming and analysis for mathematical models and optimization problems like the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). We will explore practical tips and tricks on the Cursor platform, use AI to generate test cases for validating models, and create visualizations of solutions. Finally, we will compare this workflow with a Google Colab + Gemini setup to highlight differences in usability. We will also take few examples to learn how we can use this platform to teach these concepts in academic set up better. **Presenter: Arvind Kumar, PhD. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arviphd/)**