In the media

I explain to Deutschlandfunk - Forschung Aktuell (German-wide radio show) how Operations Research helps to organize pedestrian flows of pilgrims during Hajj in Makkah, KSA.
Another interview on pedestrian research can be found on WDR 5 Quarks (German-wide radio show).

Programm of "Working Group Logistics and Transportation" Meeting 2019

The working group of the German Association for Operations Research on logistics and transportation meets on May16th & 17th 2019 in Aachen, Germany. The host of this year's meeting is INFORM Institut für Operations Research and Management GmbH located in Aachen. For registration please fill out the registration form. Hope to meet you in Aachen soon.

PhD Course on Choice-Based Optimization

Ph.D. Course on Choice-Based Optimization at Hamburg University 22nd to 25th of July 2019. The course is organized by the German Academic Association for Business Research within the ProDok PhD course program.

Choice-based optimization in short: integration of machine learning approaches for customer choices in mixed integer programs for smart decision making ... some would call it artificial intelligence ...

New Appointment

Starting from March, 1st. 2019, I am a tenured University Professor for Business Analytics in the Information and Operations Management Department at European University Viadrina. Truly looking forward to starting this new endeavor. I am excited about meeting new students and new colleagues in a vibrant teaching and research environment.