Research School for Operations Management and Logistics

Author: Freke

Thesis defense of Soukaina Bayri, 28 August 2026

On Friday August 28, 2026, Soukaina Bayri will defend her PhD thesis Decision support tools for hybrid urban mobility systems. This thesis has been supervised by prof. dr. Kris Braekers (UHasselt), prof. dr. An Caris (UHasselt) and prof. dr. Imre Keserü (VUB). The ceremony will take place at Hasselt University, in room H6 (building D, […]

Thesis defense of Cheshmeh Chamani, 25 June 2026

On Thursday, June 25, Cheshmeh Chamani (Ghent University) will defend her doctoral thesis entitled Integrated Optimization of Production Planning in Symbiotic Supply Chain Networks Under Uncertainty. The research has been supervised by Prof. El-Houssaine Aghezzaf (Ghent University), Prof. Abdelhakim Khatab (Université de Lorraine) and Prof. Birger Raa (Ghent University). The public defense will start at 16:00 […]

Thesis defense of Maike van Rooijen, 19 June 2026

On Friday, June 19, Maike van Rooijen (WUR) will defend her doctoral thesis entitled Optimization-based meal planning for sustainable diets. The research has been supervised by Prof. Dr. Ir. Sander de Leeuw (WUR), Dr. Ir. Joke van Lemmen-Gerdessen (WUR), and Dr. Ir. Frits Claassen (WUR). The public defense will start at 15:30 in Auditorium Omnia, […]

Thesis defense of Stijn Loeys, 17 June 2026

On Wednesday, June 17, Stijn Loeys (KU Leuven) will defend his doctoral thesis entitled Dynamic Maintenance Risk Assessment for Full-Service Contracts Using Operational Data. The research has been supervised by Prof. Dr. Robert Boute (KU Leuven) & Prof. Dr. Katrien Antonio (KU Leuven). The public defense will start at 17:00 in Aula Emma Vorlat, 00.E20, […]

Thesis defense of Yijun Li, 15 June 2026

On Monday, June 15, Yijun Li (WUR) will defend her doctoral thesis entitled Optimizing Food Supply for Nutrition and Environmental Sustainability: The Potential of Plant-Based Foods to Improve Nutrient Supply and Reduce Environmental Externalities in China. The research has been supervised by Prof. Dr. Ir. Sander de Leeuw (WUR), Dr. Ir. Wopke van der Werf […]

Beta Symposium 2026

The Beta Symposium 2026 will take place on Thursday, November 19, 2026, at Kontakt der Kontinenten in Soesterberg (NL). This symposium is organized for the Beta community and will feature an engaging program for both Beta faculty and PhD students. The program will include plenary sessions, as well as parallel sessions in which selected Beta […]

Thesis defense of Naim Al Khoury, 30 April 2026 (UGent)

On Thursday, 30 April 2026, Naim Al Khoury will defend his PhD thesis, Degradation-driven Spare Parts Inventory Control for Multi-Machine Systems with Lead Times Uncertainty. This thesis has been supervised by Prof. Dr. Dieter Claeys and Prof. Dr. El-Houssaine Aghezzaf. The ceremony will take place at Ghent University, Room 0.2, Magnel Building (ground floor), Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde from […]

Thesis defense of Tarkan Temizoz, 2 April 2026 (TU/e)

On Thursday, 2 April 2026, Tarkan Temizoz will defend his PhD thesis, Deep Reinforcement Learning for Inventory Management: The Benefits of Tailored Approaches. This thesis has been supervised by dr. Willem van Jaarsveld, prof.dr.ir. Remco Dijkman and dr. Christina Imdahl. The ceremony will take place at Eindhoven University of Technology, in Atlas 0.710, from 16:00.

Thesis defense of Fabio Mercurio, 2 March 2026 (TU/e)

On Monday, 2 March 2026, Fabio Mercurio will defend his PhD thesis, Cooperation and Competition in Last Mile and Freight Consolidation. This thesis has been supervised by prof.dr. Tom Van Woensel, dr.ir. Loe Schlicher and dr. Sonja Rohmer. The ceremony will take place at Eindhoven University of Technology, in Atlas 0.710, from 11:00.

OML Conference 2026

Registration is now open for the fifth edition of the Operations Management and Logistics Conference (OMLC 2026), which will take place on May 21-22 at the Kontakt der Kontinenten conference hotel in Soesterberg. This two-day event aims to provide networking opportunities and foster collaborative discussions among OML researchers from the Netherlands and Flanders. OMLC 2026 […]

Thesis defense of Somayeh Torkaman, 28 January 2025 (TU/e)

On Tuesday 28 January 2025, Somayeh Torkaman will defend her PhD thesis Product Exploration and Exchange in Omni-channel Retail. This thesis has been supervised by prof.dr. Tom Van Woensel, dr. Nevin Mutlu and dr. Sarah Gelper. The ceremony will take place at Eindhoven University of Technology, in Atlas 0.710, from 16:00.

Thesis defense of Ragnar Eggertsson, 22 November 2024 (TU/e)

On Friday 22 November 2024, Ragnar Eggertsson will defend his PhD thesis Advances in Asset Management: Maintenance Optimization under Incomplete Information and Sustainable Technology Selection. This thesis has been supervised by dr.ir. Rob Basten and prof.dr.ir. Geert-Jan van Houtum. The ceremony will take place at Eindhoven University of Technology, in Atlas 0.710, from 13:30.

Thesis defense of Lotte van Hezewijk, 21 November 2024 (TU/e)

On Thursday 21 November 2024, Lotte van Hezewijk will defend her PhD thesis Deep Reinforcement Learning For Production and Inventory Management. This thesis has been supervised by dr.ir. Nico Dellaert and dr. Willem van Jaarsveld. The ceremony will take place at Eindhoven University of Technology, in Atlas 0.710, at 16.00.

Thesis defense of Thibault Delbart, 6 November 2024 (UHasselt)

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, Thibault Delbart will defend his PhD thesis, Capacity planning under uncertainty in synchro modal transport. This thesis has been supervised by prof. dr. An Caris and prof. dr. Kris Braekers. The ceremony will take place at Hasselt University, in Campus Diepenbeek (Building D, room H2), at 15:30.