Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health. Present in 60 countries with 66 300 employees, the Group serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are small molecules essential to life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide's scientific territory and have been at the heart of the Group's business since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide places diversity at the heart of its activities and is committed in particular to promoting professional equality and the employment of workers with disabilities. The Paris Innovation Campus (78 - Les Loges en Josas) is Air Liquide's largest R&D center. It develops innovative solutions for all of the Group's activities. More than 250 researchers work in 48 laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and experimental platforms, enabling them to explore numerous research How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? The operations research team of Air Liquide R&D works on diverse optimization and simulation methods to support decision-making on key operational and strategic business objectives. This internship focuses on developing a decision support framework for strategic capital investment in industrial energy systems, specifically addressing market volatility and future uncertainty for risk-averse decision-makers. An example application is optimizing electric boiler or heat storage sizing for an existing natural gas-fired cogeneration plant. The methods could be extended to hydrogen and oxygen production and storage integrated systems. The main tasks are: Formulate a two-stage robust optimization (2-stage RO) model to capture the investment decision (e-boiler / heat or power storage sizes) and subsequent operational decisions under price uncertainty. Implement and solve the bilevel optimization problem, exploring techniques such as the Column-and-Constraint Generation (C&CG) and compared to alternative decomposition methods. Quantify the value of generating a cost-robustness Pareto front, and comparing it with deterministic and stochastic optimization methods to provide clear, actionable insights for decision-makers. Are you a MATCH? Final year engineering student / Master 2 in computer science or applied mathematics. Strong background in applied mathematics: optimization, operations research, and MILP modeling. Good programming skills: Scientific Python (NumPy, SciPy, etc.), and OR modeling frameworks (e.g., Pyomo). Familiarity with robust optimization concepts and solvers (e.g., HiGHS, Gurobi, CPLEX) is a plus. Additional Information Air Liquide has been awarded the Happy Trainees label. The internship will be carried out at Campus Innovation Paris, Air Liquide's R&D center in France located in Loges-en-Josas (1, Chemin de la Porte des Loges). Geographical location: France / Ile de France / 78 - Les loges Desired start date: Early 2026 Duration of the internship : 6 months To know more about our company and get some tips to join us, click here Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world. A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders. Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment. Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here! We want to ensure a safe experience for everyone interested in joining Air Liquide. Please be aware of fraudulent job offers that are circulating, falsely using the Air Liquide name and brand. These scams often involve individuals or organizations impersonating Air Liquide recruiters or employees through fake emails, social media, and websites. 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