Layla Martin, research associate of the research training group the Advanced Optimization in a Networked Economy (RTG 2201), is currently staying at the Autonomous Systems Lab (Prof. Marco Pavone) at Stanford University, California, USA. Her work with Prof. Pavone focuses on Autonomous Mobility on… [read more]

The German Society for Operations Research (GOR) annually awards a prize to excellent master theses in Operations Research. This year, our student Anita Regler was awarded for her thesis entitled “Data-Driven Integrated Production and Maintenance Optimization”. Under the supervision of Dr.… [read more]

Stefan Minner was appointed Associated Editor in the department "Supply Chain Services & Logistics" of the INFORMS journal Service Science. Service Science publishes innovative and original papers on all topics related to service, including work that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. It… [read more]

As part of the program “Fellowship 2020“, the ZD.B supports the dissertation of especially qualified PhD candidates whose work focuses on aspects that are economically important for digitalization. The ZD.B fellowship includes the financing of a job paid under the German TV-L E13 (100 %) for usually… [read more]

Dr. Dennis Prak has received a Rubicon grant from The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for his research project “Adaptive Data-Driven Inventory Control for Dynamic Supply Chains” at the Chair of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. After having completed his PhD studies at… [read more]

In order to bridge the gap between industry and research, the association "Initiative Wissenschaft und Automobilindustrie (IWA) e.V.", based in Jena, annually awards the prize for application-oriented scientific achievements in the field of "Planning and Optimization in the Automotive Industry and… [read more]