Beta PhD symposium 26 September 2017
On Tuesday 26 September 2017 the 14th Beta PhD symposium will take place. The Beta Executive Board decided to organize a PhD symposium within the former scope of Beta, so that all PhD students from groups that are not in the new Beta will be given the opportunity in 2017 to meet the requirements of […]
Second honorary doctorate for prof.dr.ir. Onno Boxma
On Wednesday June 21, the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh (Scotland) has conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Science to prof.dr.ir. Onno Boxma, full professor of Stochastic Operations Research in the department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Eindhoven University of Technology and member of the Beta Executive Board. Prof. Sergey Foss, full professor of Applied […]
Thesis defense of Nardo Borgman, 23 June 2017
On Friday, June 23, 2017 Nardo Borgman will defend his PhD thesis “Managing urgent care in hospitals”. This thesis has been supervised by prof.dr.ir. E.W. Hans and prof.dr. R.J. Boucherie. The ceremony will take place at Waaier, 4 – Prof.dr. G. Berkhoff-zaal – University of Twente, at 14:30 hrs. Summary
Thesis defense of Wouter van Heeswijk, May 19, 2017
On Friday, May 19, 2017 Wouter van Heeswijk will defend his PhD thesis “Consolidation and coordination – in urban freight transport”. This thesis has been supervised by prof.dr. W.H.M. Zijm, dr.ir. J.M.J. Schutten and dr.ir. M.R.K. Mes. The ceremony will take place at Waaier, 4 – Prof.dr. G. Berkhoff-zaal of the UT, at 14:30 hrs. Summary
Thesis defense of Britt Mathijsen, May 18, 2017
On Thursday, May 18, 2017 Britt Mathijsen will defend her PhD thesis “Asymptotic dimensioning of stochastic service systems”. This thesis has been supervised by prof.dr. J.S.H. van Leeuwaarden and prof.dr. A.P. Zwart. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 4 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs. Summary
Thesis defense of Maryam SteadieSeifi, March 21, 2017
On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Maryam SteadieSeifi will defend her PhD thesis “Multimodal Transportation for Perishable Products”. This thesis has been supervised by prof.dr. T. van Woensel and dr.ir. N.P. Dellaert. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 5 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs. Summary
Healthcare Operations Research Summer School in Twente
CHOIR (Centre for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research) organizes a Healthcare Operations Research Summer School in Twente. Dates: July 21 – 25, 2017 Location: University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands Description: We are excited to announce a special summer school on Healthcare Operations Research this summer at the University of Twente, the Netherlands! The event […]
Thesis defense of Freek Meulman, January 26, 2017
On Thursday, January 26, 2017, Freek Meulman will defend his PhD thesis “Challenges for innovation intermediaries in technology transfer: Forming controls and alliances”. This thesis has been approved by supervisor prof.dr. A.G.L. Romme. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 4 of the TU/e, at 14.00 hrs. Summary
Thesis defense of Taimaz Soltani, January 24, 2017
On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, Taimaz Soltani will defend his PhD thesis “Risk Management at the Interface of Operations and Finance”. This thesis has been approved by supervisor prof.dr.ir. J.C. Fransoo. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 5 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs. Summary
Thesis defense of Stijn Fleuren, January 19, 2017
On Thursday, January 19, 2017 Stijn Fleuren will defend his PhD thesis “Optimizing pre-timed control at isolated intersections”. This thesis has been approved by supervisors prof.dr.ir. I.J.B.F. Adan en prof.dr. H. Nijmeijer. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 5 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs. Summary
New position of Beta
Currently Beta covers the academic area Operations Management and neighboring areas. The new scope consists of Operations Management and the interfaces with neighboring areas. The ambition of Beta is to be the academic platform within the Netherlands for that new scope. Beta will provide specialized PhD courses and will organize a yearly conference where all […]
Thesis defense of Hande de Korte, December 12, 2016
On Monday, December 12, 2016, Hande de Korte will defend her PhD thesis “Integrated Operational and Financial Decision Making”. This thesis has been approved by supervisor prof.dr.ir. J.C. Fransoo. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 5 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs. Summary
Thesis defense of Shaya Pourmirza, November 8, 2016
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, Shaya Pourmirza will defend his PhD thesis “Runtime Party Switch in an Inter-Organizational Collaboration”. This thesis has been approved by supervisor prof.dr.ir. P.W.P.J. Grefen. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 4 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs.
Thesis defense of Veaceslav Ghilas, October 27, 2016
On Thursday, October 27, 2016, Veaceslav Ghilas will defend his PhD thesis “The Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows and Scheduled Lines: Models and algorithms”. This thesis has been approved by supervisors prof.dr. T. van Woensel. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 5 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs.
Thesis defense of Mohammad Rasouli, October 25, 2016
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, Mohammad Rasouli will defend his PhD thesis “Information Governance in Service-Oriented Business Networking”. This thesis has been approved by supervisors prof.dr.ir. P.W.P.J. Grefen and prof.dr. R.J. Kusters. The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 4 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs.