Improving the Solver: new developments and integration with other engines
2024-10-10, 14:00–14:30 (Europe/Luxembourg), C1.05.12

This talk will present the improvements made in 2024 to the solver used in LibreOffice Calc, focusing on the new features developed as well as compatibility with Microsoft Office. Emphasis will be given on the proposition of a new UNO API that makes it easier to develop macros that use solver functionality. The talk will also discuss strategies to integrate major solver engines such as Gurobi and CPLEX into LibreOffice.

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Rafael Lima is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Technology ParanĂ¡ (UTFPR, Brazil) and is a researcher on topics as Operations Research and Machine Learning. Rafael has been a LibreOffice contributor since 2020, with contributions to development, documentation and UX/Design.

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