PhD Defense Simone Balvers, 18 September 2026
On Friday September 18, 2026, Simone Balvers (Tilburg University) will defend her PhD thesis Managing the Retail Supply Chain across Geographies – Insights from Nanostore and Modern Retailing. This thesis has been supervised by prof.dr.ir. Jan Fransoo (TiU) and dr. Eirini Spiliotopoulou (TiU). The ceremony will take place at Tilburg University, Cobbenhage Building, Aula, at […]
PhD Defense Dominique van Wonderen, 17 September 2026
On Thursday September 17, 2026, Dominique van Wonderen (WUR) will defend her PhD thesis Iron Absorption and Food Substitution in Diet Modeling – Approaches to Designing Healthy, Sustainable, and Acceptable Diets. This thesis has been supervised by prof. dr.ir. Alida Melse-Boonstra (WUR) and dr.ir. Joke van Lemmen-Gerdessen (WUR). The ceremony will take place at Wageningen […]
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, 19 November 2026, at Kontakt der Kontinenten in Soesterberg, the Netherlands. The symposium is organized for the Beta community and will offer an engaging program for both faculty members and PhD candidates. The preliminary program includes plenary talks by Gréanne Leeftink (University of Twente) and Lissa […]
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.