Tom van Woensel

Tom van Woensel is a Full Professor of Freight Transport and Logistics at Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands), affiliated with the School of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences and the Department of Operations Planning Accounting & Control. He also holds roles as Academic Director of the Global Supply Chain Management program at Antwerp Management School and Director of the European Supply Chain Forum. His research focuses on freight transport, logistics systems, and operations research methodologies, with contributions to over 150 peer-reviewed publications in journals like Transportation Science and European Journal of Operational Research.

Education:

• BSc/MSc in Applied Economic Sciences (Econometrics), University of Antwerp (Belgium)
• PhD: Queueing Theoretical Approaches for Traffic Flow Networks, University of Antwerp

Research Interests:

• Optimization of transport and logistics networks using integer programming, metaheuristics, and reinforcement learning
• Urban freight systems, last-mile delivery, and sustainable logistics
• Supply chain resilience, collaboration in logistics networks, and industry-academia partnerships
• Applications of AI in solving stochastic transportation problems

Awards and Recognition:

• Outstanding Professor in Supply Chain & Logistics (2021)
• European Journal of Operational Research Best Review Paper (2016)
• INFORMS Senior Member (2024)

Collaborations and Projects:

• Leads initiatives like SYNERCIZE (zero-emission construction logistics) and Circulaire stromen (circular logistics)
• Editorial roles at Transportation Science, OR Spectrum, and Urban Science
• Active in industry partnerships through the European Supply Chain Forum (75+ multinationals)

Labs/Teams:

• EAISI Mobility (Eindhoven AI Systems Institute)
• CIRRELT (Montreal, Canada) collaborating member