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Operational Research

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Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Dr Alain Zemkoho

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Bilevel and hierarchical optimization
  • First and second order numerical methods for continuous optimization
  • Nonsmooth and nonconvex optimization

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Bismark Singh PhD, SMIEEE, AFORS, FIMA

Lecturer B

Research interests

  • Stochastic optimization, particularly chance constraints.
  • Applications to public health, renewable energy, and sustainability.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Christine Currie

Professor of Operational Research

Research interests

  • Simulation optimisation
  • Healthcare management
  • Decision making under uncertainty

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Gevorg Stepanyan PhD

Lecturer in Operational Research

Research interests

  • Robust Optimization
  • Sensitivity Analysis in Optimization
  • Decision Making under Uncertainty
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Miss Gulfem Er

Research interests

  • Energy
  • Stochastic Optimization
  • Sustainability
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Dr Honora Smith

Research interests

  • Modelling
  • Operational Research
  • Health and social care
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Professor Joerg Fliege

Professor of Operational Research

Research interests

  • Nonlinear Optimization
  • Discrete Optimization
  • Operational Research

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr John Dagpunar

Research interests

  • Operational Research, including decision making under uncertainty
  • Mathematics of Pensions 
  • Monte Carlo Simulation
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Dr Lateef Jolaoso PhD, FIMA, FHEA

Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences

Research interests

  • Optimization (nonlinear, continuous , bilevel and nonsmooth)
  • Nonlinear Optimization (Bregman distance techniques)
  • Machine/Deep Learning
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Ms Marah Thormann

Research interests

  • Difference of Convex Functions Programming
  • Machine Learning
  • Robust Regression
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