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Personal profile
Biography
Jip is an early-career researcher in optimization, passionate about designing high-performing and intuitive software systems that bring advanced optimization methods into practical use.
His work focuses on bridging the gap between research and real-world application, with a strong emphasis on usability and impact.
He is equally dedicated to education and mentoring, actively supporting the training and development of students in the field.
Education/Academic qualification
Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, A Modern Architecture for Constraint Modelling Languages, Monash University
Sept 2017 → Jul 2021
Award Date: 25 Nov 2021
Computer Science, Master of Science, Uppsala Universitet (Uppsala University)
Sept 2014 → Feb 2017
Computing Science, Bachelor of Science, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Sept 2011 → Aug 2014
Research area keywords
- Problem Modelling And Solving
- Programming Languages
- Constraint Programming
- Boolean Satisfiability
- Optimization
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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Google: Improvement to the Minizinc Ecosystem
Stuckey, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tack, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Dekker, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
3/06/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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NLCG: Huub: Next-Gen Lazy Clause Generation
Stuckey, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ignatiev , A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dekker, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Zhong, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
14/04/25 → 13/04/26
Project: Research
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Community Centric Sport Fixtures: Phase 2
Senthooran, I. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Dekker, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Wallace, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
10/12/23 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
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Community Centric Sport fixtures
Senthooran, I. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Dekker, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Wallace, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/03/23 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Sports Home and Away Scheduling
Wallace, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Senthooran, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Dekker, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
4/12/21 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Constraint-Based In-Station Train Dispatching
Schutt, A., Cardellini, M., Dekker, J. J., Harabor, D., Maratea, M. & Vallati, M., 2025, 31st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming. de la Banda, M. G. (ed.). Saarbrücken/Wadern, Germany: Schloss Dagstuhl, 24 p. 33. (Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs; vol. 340).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Revisiting Pseudo-Boolean Encodings from an Integer Perspective
Bierlee, H., Dekker, J. J. & Stuckey, P. J., 2025, Integration of Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Operations Research - 22nd International Conference, CPAIOR 2025 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, November 10–13, 2025 Proceedings, Part I. Tack, G. (ed.). Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 113-133 21 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 15762).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Towards Modern and Modular SAT for LCG
Dekker, J. J., Ignatiev, A., Stuckey, P. J. & Zhong, A. Z., 2025, 31st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming. de la Banda, M. G. (ed.). Saarbrücken/Wadern, Germany: Schloss Dagstuhl, 12 p. 42. (Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs; vol. 340).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Unit Types for MiniZinc
Dekker, J. J., Nguyen, J., Stuckey, P. J. & Tack, G., 2025, 31st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming. de la Banda, M. G. (ed.). Saarbrücken/Wadern, Germany: Schloss Dagstuhl, 20 p. 10. (Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs; vol. 340).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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A Protocol to Determine Circadian Phase by At-Home Salivary Dim Light Melatonin Onset Assessment
Murray, J. M., Stone, J. E., Abbott, S. M., Bjorvatn, B., Burgess, H. J., Cajochen, C., Dekker, J. J., Duffy, J. F., Epstein, L. J., Garbazza, C., Harsh, J., Klerman, E. B., Lane, J. M., Lockley, S. W., Pavlova, M. K., Quan, S. F., Reid, K. J., Scheer, F. A. J. L., Sletten, T. L. & Wright, K. P. & 5 others, , Aug 2024, In: Journal of Pineal Research. 76, 5, 12 p., e12994.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Finalist for the Australian Research Data Commons Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software
Stuckey, P. (Recipient), Tack, G. (Recipient), Dekker, J. (Recipient) & Nguyen, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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OPTIMA Award for the Contribution to Education and Training
Dekker, J. (Recipient) & Somers, V. (Recipient), 16 Dec 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Recognition of Exemplary Individual SETU Results
Dekker, J. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Pragmatics of SAT International Workshop 2026
Dekker, J. (Member of programme committee)
28 Jan 2026 → 19 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming 2026
Dekker, J. (Member of programme committee)
21 Jan 2026 → 23 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Workshop on Constraint Modelling and Reformulation 2026
Dekker, J. (Member of programme committee)
19 Feb 2026 → 19 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Joint Workshop on Logic-based Knowledge Representationand Workshop on Explanations with Constraints and Satisfiability 2026
Dekker, J. (Member of programme committee)
11 Feb 2026 → 24 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming 2025
Dekker, J. (Member of programme committee)
19 Mar 2025 → 15 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference