Christian Lezcano

I am based in San Lorenzo, Paraguay. My work evolves from a background in Discrete Optimization and Bioinformatics toward current interests in generative models for structured data and discrete mathematics.

I teach Algorithms I and II at the Columbia University of Paraguay.

News

• 2026 · Google Gemini Academic Program Award.

Publications

• Synthetic dataset generation with itemset-based generative models Lezcano, C. and Arias, M. · IEEE ISSRE Workshop (RSDA), 2019
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• Characterizing transactional databases for frequent itemset mining Lezcano, C. and Arias, M. · SIAM SDM Workshop, 2019
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• Protein side-chain packing problem: is there still room for improvement? Colbes, J., et al. · Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2017
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• An experimental analysis of the performance of sidechain packing algorithms Brizuela, C., et al. · GECCO Companion, 2015
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• Team algorithms based on ant colony optimization Lezcano, C., Pinto, D. and Baran, B. · PPSN X, 2008
  [Springer] [BibTeX]