GradPlanner: A Deployed Multi-Objective Optimization-Based Decision Support Tool for Student Degree Planning and Timely Graduation

GradPlanner is a deployed multi-objective optimization decision-support tool that generates personalized, feasible semester-by-semester degree plans. Using a staged MILP and Chebyshev refinement, it minimizes time to graduation while balancing alignment with the departmental four-year plan and semester difficulty.

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INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics
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2026-09-25
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https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.2026.0325
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Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
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GradPlanner: A Deployed Multi-Objective Optimization-Based Decision Support Tool for Student Degree Planning and Timely Graduation

Kenneth J. Christensen, Hadi Charkhgard, Molud Esmaili
INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics
Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
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GradPlanner: A Deployed Multi-Objective Optimization-Based Decision Support Tool for Student Degree Planning and Timely Graduation

Kenneth J. Christensen, Hadi Charkhgard, Molud Esmaili
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GradPlanner is a deployed multi-objective optimization decision-support tool that generates personalized, feasible semester-by-semester degree plans. Using a staged MILP and Chebyshev refinement, it minimizes time to graduation while balancing alignment with the departmental four-year plan and semester difficulty.

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