Collin Drent

Collin Drent is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management in the School of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, both with cum laude honors, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (also cum laude). His research focuses on personalized decision-making, leveraging operations research, statistics, and machine learning to optimize maintenance, manufacturing, and healthcare operations.

Education:

• B.Sc. Industrial Engineering, TU/e (2015, cum laude)
• M.Sc. Operations Management and Logistics, TU/e (2017, cum laude)
• Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, TU/e (2022, cum laude)

Research Interests: Personalized decision-making frameworks, maintenance optimization, stochastic operations research, and applications in healthcare and manufacturing. His work emphasizes data-driven strategies for dynamic decision-making under uncertainty.

Awards:

• Willem R. van Zwet Award (2023)
• Beta PhD Thesis Award (2023)

Grants & Projects: Collaborates on projects like the Ph.D. and Postdoc project ROLIAC (2022-2025), focusing on operational logistics and innovation. His research is supported by grants from TU/e and Dutch academic institutions.

Labs & Affiliations: Member of the Eindhoven MedTech Innovation Center (EMTEC), Stochastic Operations Research group, and Operations Planning, Accounting & Control (OPAC) group. Serves on the board of the Dutch OR Society (NGB).