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Operational Research

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

Professor Selin Ahipasaoglu PhD

Professor

Research interests

  • Convex Optimisation
  • Robust Optimisation
  • Discrete Choice Theory and Applications

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: s.d.ahipasaoglu@soton.ac.uk

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

Dr Stefano Cipolla

Lecturer in Operational Research

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: s.cipolla@soton.ac.uk

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

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 Vesna Perisic

Principal Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Pedagogical Research 
  • Assessment and Feedback
  • Student Staff Partnerships

Email: v.perisic@soton.ac.uk

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

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