AI & Computingarticle2026-09-25

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

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Abstract

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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View paper (DOI)OpenAlexINFORMS Journal on Applied AnalyticsPublished 2026-09-25

Authors: Molud Esmaili, Hadi Charkhgard, Kenneth J. Christensen

Institutions: University of South Florida