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Centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems (CORMSIS)

Our people

Learn more about our team and their expertise in specific areas of risk, optimisation, finance and health.

Dr Stephan Onggo PhD, SFHEA

Professor of Business Analytics

Research interests

  • Simulation Modelling Methodology
  • Behavioural Modelling using Simulation
  • Simulation for real-time decision making (digital twin)

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: b.s.s.onggo@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Dr Thanos Avramidis

Lecturer in Operational Research

Research interests

  • Finite-state, finite-action Markov Decision process
  • Stochastic (Monte Carlo) simulation in pricing financial deritivates

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: a.avramidis@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Dr Tiejun Ma

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Financial Risk Modelling
  • Investors Behaviour Modelling
  • Fintech

Email: tiejun.ma@soton.ac.uk

Address: B2, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Professor Toni Martinez Sykora

Professor

Research interests

  • Optimisation and Combinatorial Optimisation 
  • Cutting and packing problems
  • Transportation and vehicle routing problems

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: a.martinez-sykora@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Dr Vuong Phan PhD, FHAE, PGCAP

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Continuous optimisation
  • Dynamical systems
  • Optimal control

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: t.v.phan@soton.ac.uk

Address: B54, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ

Professor Walter Holweger

Research interests

  • Change Management and implementation of novel technologies and products in material sciences
  • Apply Emotional Intelligence to address technological problems in complex environments such as the  life cycle of technical products with competing ML and non- ML technologies
  • Develop sustainable products with a high benefit for society

Dr Xiaoyan Xu PhD

Lecturer in Ops & Supply Chain Mgmt

Research interests

  • Sustainable supply chain management
  • Supply chain digitalization
  • Marketing and operations interfaces

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: xiaoyan.xu@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Dr Yu (Jack) Gong

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Sustainable supply chain management
  • Supply chain innovation
  • Blockchain technology

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: y.gong@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Dr Yue Wu

Reader

Research interests

  • Global supply chain and logistics
  • Maritime logistics
  • Container terminal operations

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: y.wu@soton.ac.uk

Address: Boldrewood Campus, Burgess Road, SO16 7QF

Dr Zixu Liu

Lecturer in Decision Analytics and Risk

Research interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Information System
  • Decision Making

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: zixu.liu@soton.ac.uk

Address: B2, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ