Constraint Programming
Constraint programming is an approach to solving problems that specifies the properties of the solution, rather than the steps involved in solving it. Many logic problems are stated using constraints, and solution approaches that search for answers that satisfy them. This talk will cover many of the common problems and approaches for constraint programming, including logic programming, backtracking, and constraint propagation.
While there are dedicated languages for constraint programming, this talk will be restricted to Java approaches, including selections from Apache Commons Math, Jenetics, Choco, and JaCoP.
About Kenneth Kousen
Ken Kousen is a Java Champion, several time JavaOne Rock Star, and a Grails Rock Star. He is the author of the Pragmatic Library books “Mockito Made Clear” and “Help Your Boss Help You,” the O'Reilly books “Kotlin Cookbook”, “Modern Java Recipes”, and “Gradle Recipes for Android”, and the Manning book “Making Java Groovy”. He also has recorded over a dozen video courses for the O'Reilly Learning Platform, covering topics related to Android, Spring, Java, Groovy, Grails, and Gradle.
His academic background include BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics from M.I.T., an MA and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton, and an MS in Computer Science from R.P.I. He is currently President of Kousen IT, Inc., based in Connecticut.
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