Learning and Intelligent Optimization (LION) is the combination of learning from data and optimization applied to solve complex and dynamic problems. The LION way is about increasing the automation level and connecting data directly to decisions and actions. More power is directly in the hands of decision makers in a self-service manner, without resorting to intermediate layers of data scientists. LION is a complex array of mechanisms, like the engine in an automobile, but the user (driver) does not need to know the inner workings of the engine in order to realize its tremendous benefits. LION's adoption will create a prairie fire of innovation which will reach most businesses in the next decades. Businesses, like plants in wildfire-prone ecosystems, will survive and prosper by adapting and embracing LION techniques, or they risk being transformed from giant trees to ashes by the spreading competition.

【作者简介】

罗伯托·巴蒂蒂（Roberto Battiti）

人工智能领域先驱，IEEE会士。因在无功搜索优化（RSO）方向做出了开创性的工作而名震学界。 目前为意大利特伦托大学教授，同时担任特伦托大学机器学习与智能优化实验室（LION lab）主任。

毛罗·布鲁纳托（Mauro Brunato）

意大利特伦托大学助理教授，LION研究团队成员。

【译者简介】

王彧弋

博士，现于瑞士苏黎世联邦理工学院从事研究工作，主要研究方向为理论计算机科学与机器学习。