Dr Patrick Beullens
Associate Professor of Operational Research

Dr Patrick Beullens is an Associate Professor in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
Background
Education
PhD in Engineering (Industrial Management), K.U. Leuven, 2001, with a thesis on location, process selection, and vehicle routing models for reverse logistics, supervised by Prof. Dirk Van Oudheusden.
Advanced Studies Master in Industrial Management, K.U. Leuven, 1994.
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, K.U. Leuven, Belgium, 1993.
Professional Employment
Sept 2011 - present Associate Professor / Reader / Senior Lecturer, Mathematics and Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, England.
Reader in Operational Research, Department of Mathematics, University of Portsmouth, England, (*).
Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Operational Research, Department of Mathematics, University of Portsmouth, England. (*)
2002- Sept 2004 Post-doc Research Associate, Centre for Industrial Management, K.U. Leuven, Belgium (**).
1998-2001 PhD student / Research Associate, Centre for Industrial Management, K.U. Leuven, Belgium (***).
1994-98 Research Assistant, Centre for Industrial Management, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
(*) Guest Professor in Integrated Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Dept. of Economics, University of Hasselt, Belgium, March - April 2009, 2010, and 2011.
(**) Post-doc Research Associate, Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, September - December 2002.
(***) Visiting Research Associate, Production Technology Area, the International School of Business Administration INSEAD, France, April - September 1998