Carl Esswein

Carl Esswein is a Lecturer-researcher in the Computer Science Department of the Polytechnic School of the University of Tours (EPU), affiliated with the Fundamental and Applied Computer Science Laboratory of Tours (LIFAT). His work focuses on scheduling problems with objectives centered on flexibility and robustness.

• Doctoral thesis, François Rabelais University of Tours (2003)
• DEA Computer Science, François Rabelais University of Tours (2001)
• Diploma in Computer Science Engineering for Industry (DIII), François Rabelais University of Tours (2001)

Esswein's research explores the intersection of scheduling, flexibility, and robustness in operational research. His publications address multi-criteria optimization, robust shop scheduling, and algorithm design for complex scheduling scenarios. He has contributed to methodological advancements such as revisiting Branch and Bound strategies and analyzing trade-offs between flexibility and makespan efficiency.

His work spans theoretical and applied domains, including enumeration complexity in multicriteria scheduling, optimization algorithms for production planning, and computational methods for constraint satisfaction in manufacturing systems. Publications highlight interdisciplinary applications in industrial engineering and computer science.

Carl Esswein is actively associated with the LIFAT laboratory, where he collaborates on fundamental and applied research in computer science. His affiliations include the Computer Science Department of Polytech'Tours and the University of Tours.