Anne Zander

Anne Zander is an Assistant Professor affiliated with the Digital Society Institute, Mathematics of Operations Research, and TechMed Centre at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Her work bridges mathematical modeling with healthcare systems, focusing on operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making in medical environments.

Research Interests: Zander specializes in applying operations research methodologies to healthcare challenges, including ambulatory care logistics, surgical process optimization, and pandemic response planning. Her work incorporates data mining, reinforcement learning, and stochastic programming to improve patient flow, resource allocation, and system resilience.

Publications: Recent research spans operating room benchmarking (2024), bed allocation during pandemics (2023), vaccination process optimization (2022), and innovative teaching approaches for operations research (2018). Her work often involves collaborations with healthcare institutions and interdisciplinary teams.

Additional Contributions: Zander co-created open datasets for surgical process durations (2022) and participated in media discussions about cross-border healthcare collaboration (2024) and hospital patient retention strategies (2024). Her research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals for health and well-being.