Günther Raidl

Günther Raidl is an Associate Professor and Head of the Algorithms and Data Structures Group at the Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms, Faculty of Informatics, TU Wien. He holds a Dipl.-Ing. (1992), Ph.D. (1994), and Habilitation (2003) from TU Wien. His research focuses on combinatorial optimization, heuristic methods, and hybrid optimization techniques, addressing large-scale problems in transportation, network design, and cutting/packing. He leads a group of 1 PostDoc, 8 PhD candidates, and collaborates with institutions like the Vienna Graduate School on Computational Optimization (VGSCO).

• Education:
  • Dipl.-Ing. in Computer Science (1992), TU Wien
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science (1994), TU Wien
  • Habilitation (2003), TU Wien

Research Interests: Raidl’s work combines exact and heuristic optimization techniques, including mixed-integer programming, metaheuristics, and matheuristics. Applications span transportation systems (e.g., electric vehicle routing, bike-sharing systems), network design, and bioinformatics. His group leverages high-performance computing resources, such as the Vienna Scientific Cluster (VSC).

Publications & Awards: Over 115 reviewed articles in journals/conferences like INFORMS Journal on Computing and Evolutionary Computation. Notable recognition includes the EvoStar 'Old Croc' Award (2012) for contributions to evolutionary computation.

• Advising & Grants: Supervises 8 funded PhD students and contributes to the Vienna Graduate School’s DK funding (€20,000/year for personnel and travel).
• Labs/Teams: Algorithms and Data Structures Group at TU Wien, collaborating with researchers like Monika Henzinger and Nysret Musliu.