Ziena (Acquired by Artelys)
Founded: 2006
Northwestern Inventor:
Jorge Nocedal
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Robert Fourer
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Ziena sells optimization software, KNITRO®, to help find solutions to complex non-linear problems in network and power optimization, revenue management, and engineering design for clients in the communication, energy, finance, and manufacturing sectors.