@article{gonzalez_macambira_simonetti_pinto_michelon_maculan_2026,  title={HYBRID OPTIMIZATION FOR THE 3D COVERING PROBLEM WITH SPHERES: INTEGRATING HEURISTICS, PATTERN MINING AND BRANCH AND CUT},  volume={46},  ISSN={0101-7438},  url={https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-7438.2026.046.00301437},  DOI={10.1590/0101-7438.2026.046.00301437},  journal={Pesquisa Operacional},  publisher={Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional},  author={Gonzalez, Pedro Henrique and Macambira, Ana Flávia U. S. and Simonetti, Luidi and Pinto, Renan Vicente and Michelon, Philippe and Maculan, Nelson},  year={2026},  pages={e301437} }