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Derya Demirtas serves as Associate Professor at the University of Twente within the Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement & Research (CHOIR), Digital Society Institute, and TechMed Centre. Her academic home resides in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems under the Faculty of Engineering Technology.
Education:
- BSc in Industrial Engineering & Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University (2008)
- MMath in Combinatorics & Optimization, University of Waterloo (2010)
- PhD in Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto (2016)
Dr. Demirtas specializes in applying operations research and optimization techniques to healthcare and humanitarian challenges. Her work integrates spatial data analytics with facility location theory to solve critical problems including emergency response systems, radiotherapy optimization, and disaster recovery logistics. Current research focuses on data-driven decision frameworks that address uncertainty in both demand patterns and resource availability.
Her publication portfolio reveals strong emphasis on healthcare operations, with recent work exploring wearable technology for cardiac arrest detection, machine learning applications for nursing burnout prediction, and optimization models for emergency medical services. These contributions demonstrate consistent focus on translating theoretical operations research into life-saving practical implementations.
Scientific Recognition:
- NWO Veni Talent Grant (2019)
- American Heart Association Young Investigator Award (2015)
- INFORMS Public Sector OR Best Paper Competition (2nd place, 2012)
- Best Poster Award, National Association of EMS Physicians (2016)
Dr. Demirtas actively shapes academic discourse through editorial roles including Associate Editor for Health Care Management Science and Area Editor for Health Systems. Her supervision portfolio includes four PhD candidates working on defibrillator placement, South African hospital processes, clinical chemistry optimization, and radiotherapy logistics. Current research projects involve collaborations with UMC Amsterdam, HartslagNu, Dutch Heart Foundation, and Georgia Tech, focusing on improving cardiac arrest response systems and healthcare operations across multiple continents.
Her laboratory work centers around the CHOIR research group which develops optimization frameworks for healthcare operations, with particular emphasis on emergency response systems and resource allocation under uncertainty. The TechMed Centre affiliation enables cross-disciplinary collaboration between engineering, medical, and data science experts to translate research into clinical practice.
