Geoffrey De Smet

Geoffrey De Smet is a world-renowned expert in automated planning and AI algorithms for solving complex scheduling challenges. With extensive experience guiding global enterprise projects, he has tackled a wide range of intricate planning issues, from field service technician routing and last-mile delivery to airplane maintenance scheduling and employee shift assignments. Geoffrey co-founded Timefold, an open core company based on his open-source solver, OptaPlanner (now Timefold Solver), which powers optimal scheduling solutions through easy-to-use REST APIs.

With a deep understanding of operational constraints, NP-hard problems, and AI integration, Geoffrey has been a leader in the field for over a decade, including nine years at IBM Red Hat. He is a sought-after speaker at international conferences, sharing his expertise in planning optimisation and advancing his mission to eliminate wasteful scheduling through PlanningAI.