Publications

Journal papers

• Outlier detection in regression: conic quadratic formulations. A. Gómez, JN. INFORMS Journal on Computing (accepted August 2025, to appear)

• Weak power domination. J.-F. Dumollard, S. Le Bozec-Chiffoleau, JN. Annals of Operations Research (available online, September 2025)

• Solving Combinatorial Pricing Problems Using Embedded Dynamic Programming Models. Q.M. Bui, M. Carvalho, JN. INFORMS Journal on Computing (2025)

• Asymmetry in the complexity of the multi-commodity network pricing problem. Q.M. Bui, M. Carvalho, JN. Mathematical Programming (2024)

• A solution method for mixed-variable constrained blackbox optimization problems. M.-A. Dahito, L. Genest, A. Maddaloni, JN. Optimization and Engineering (2023) 

• The no-meet matroid. W. Ben-Ameur, N. Kushik, A. Maddaloni, JN, D. Watel. Discrete Applied Mathematics (2022)

• A polyhedral view to a generalization of multiple domination. JN. Discrete Applied Mathematics 313 (2022) 1-17 

• New bounds for subset selection from conic relaxations. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. European Journal of Operational Research 298 (2022) 425-438

• A class of spectral bounds for Max k-cut. M.F. Anjos and JN. Discrete Applied Mathematics 279 (2020) 12-24

• Spectral bounds for graph partitioning with prescribed partition sizes. M.F. Anjos and JN. Discrete Applied Mathematics 269 (2019) 200-210

• On total f-domination: Polyhedral and algorithmic results. M. Dell'Amico and JN. Discrete Applied Mathematics 258 (2019) 97-104

• On fractional cut covers. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. Discrete Applied Mathematics 265 (2019) 168-181

• On f-domination: polyhedral and algorithmic results. M. Dell'Amico and JN. Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 90:1 (2019) 1-22

• Complete formulations of polytopes related to extensions of assignment matrices. W. Ben-Ameur, A. Glorieux and JN. Discrete Optimization 29 (2018) 133-147

• On the most imbalanced orientation of a graph. W. Ben-Ameur, A. Glorieux and JN. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization 36:2 (2018) 637-669

• On the diameter of cut polytopes. JN. Discrete Mathematics 339 (2016) 1605-1612

• Optimal mapping of Cloud Virtual Machines. G. Wang, W. Ben-Ameur, JN., A. Ouorou. Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 52 (2016) 93-100

• The k-separator problem : polyhedra, complexity  and approximation results. W. Ben-Ameur, JN. and M. Sidi. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization 29 (2015)  276-307

• On the polyhedral structure of uniform cut polytopes. JN. Discrete Applied Mathematics 175 (2014) 62-70

• A simple finite cutting plane algorithm for integer programs. JN. Operations Research Letters 40 (2012) 578-580

• A gradient-based randomized heuristic for the maximum cut problem. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. International journal of Mathematics in Operational Research 4:3 (2012)  276 – 293

• From equipartition to uniform cut polytopes: Extended polyhedral results. JN. Discrete Mathematics 311 (2011) 705-714

• A polynomial-time recursive algorithm for some unconstrained quadratic optimization problems. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. Discrete Applied Mathematics 159 (2011) 1689-1698

• Spectral bounds for (-1,1)-unconstrained quadratic problems with applications to the maximum-cut problem. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. European Journal of Operational Research 207 (2010) 15-24

• A geometric characterization of "optimality-equivalent" relaxations. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. Journal of Global Optimization 42:4 (2008) 533-547

• Spectral bounds for the maximum cut problem. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. Networks 52:1 (2008) 8-13

• Acceleration of cutting-plane and column generation algorithms: Applications to network design. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. Networks 49:1 (2007) 3-17

*Glover-Klingman Prize 2007

• A constraint generation algorithm for large-scale linear programs using multiple-points separation. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. Mathematical Programming 107:3 (2006) 517-537

Book chapters

• The Maximum Cut Problem. W. Ben-Ameur, R. Mahjoub and JN. In " Paradigms of Combinatorial Optimization: Pt. 2", V. Paschos,  ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc., 131-172 (2010)

• Le problème de coupe maximum. W. Ben-Ameur, R. Mahjoub and JN. In "Optimisation Combinatoire 4", V. Paschos, Hermès, 17-59, (2006)

Conference proceedings

• Neuron Pairs in Binarized Neural Networks Robustness Verification via Integer Linear Programming. 

D. Lubczyk and JN. LNCS, Proceedings of ISCO 2024, Spain (2024) 305-317

• On the performance of the OrthoMads algorithm on continuous and mixed-integer optimization  problems. M-A. Dahito, L. Genest, A. Maddaloni and JN. Proceedings of International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications (OL2A 2021). Communications in Computer and Information Science vol 1488. Springer (2021) 31-47

• A polyhedral view to generalized multiple domination and limited packing. JN. LNCS 10856, Proceedings of ISCO 2018, Morocco  (2018) 352-363

• From graph orientation to the unweighted maximum cut. W. Ben-Ameur, A. Glorieux and JN. Computing and Combinatorics, LNCS 9797. COCOON 2016, Vietnam (2016) 370-384

• A full description of polytopes related to the index of the lowest nonzero row of an assignment matrix. W. Ben-Ameur, A. Glorieux and JN. LNCS, ISCO 2016, Italy (2016) 13-25

• On the most imbalanced orientation of a graph. W. Ben-Ameur, A. Glorieux and JN. COCOON 2015, China (2015) 16-29

• Optimal mapping of cloud virtual machines. W. Ben-Ameur, JN., A. Ouorou, G. Wang. INOC 2015, Poland (2015)

• The k-Separator Problem. W. Ben-Ameur, M.-A. Mohamed-Sidi and JN. Computing and Combinatorics. LNCS 7936, COCOON 2013, China (2013) 337-348

• Approximability of 3- and 4-Hop Bounded Disjoint Paths Problems. A. Bley and JN., IPCO 2010, Switzerland (2010) 205-218 

• A Polynomial-Time Recursive Algorithm for some Unconstrained Quadratic Optimization Problems. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. CTW 2009, France (2009) 105-108

• Spectral Bounds for the maximum cut problem. W. Ben-Ameur and JN. INOC 2007, Belgium  (2007)