Caroline PRODHON

Caroline PRODHON is a Professor at University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), specializing in Operational Research and Combinatorial Optimization. She holds key administrative roles including Deputy Director of Research (since 2024), Co-vice-president for 'Science with and for society' (since 2024), and Ethics Commission Referent (since 2023). She coordinates business relations for UTT's Industrial Systems Engineering program and previously led the External Logistics and Transport specialization (2010–2019).

Research Interests
Her work focuses on:

• Transport Logistics and Production Management
• Optimization of location routing problems and supply chain systems
• Integration of quantum computing in Operational Research (via leadership roles in CNRS working groups)

Awards

• EURO Award 2015 for groundbreaking work in EJOR
• Google Award 2014 for innovative transportation optimization tools

Academic Leadership
She has co-directed 10 PhD theses and actively participates in academic governance:

• RODAEF Treasurer (2018–2022)
• Member of 25 PhD/HDR juries and researcher selection committees
• Reviewer for international journals and conferences

Professional Networks
Leads major French research initiatives including:

• Co-leader of GTROQ (Quantum Operational Research) within CNRS
• Co-leader of GT2L (Transport-Logistics) since 2016
• Webmaster of the EU Quantum OR Working Group