Dominique de Werra

Dominique de Werra is an Honorary Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Department of Mathematics within the Faculty of Basic Sciences. He holds an Engineering degree and a Doctorate in Operations Research from EPFL. His career includes roles as Full Professor (1979–2008), Vice-President (1991–2000), and Dean of International Relations (2000–2004). He has served as President of IFORS (2010–2012) and EURO (1987–1988), and led academic networks like CLUSTER and EURECOM.

His research focuses on Operations Research, Combinatorial Optimization, Graph Theory, and applications in scheduling, logistics, and multidisciplinary fields. He has authored over 200 technical publications, co-authored textbooks like Operations Research for Engineers, and edited numerous journal special issues. Awards include Honorary Doctorates from Paris-Dauphine, Poznan, and Fribourg, as well as the EURO Gold Medal (1995) and Distinguished Service Medal (2012).

de Werra has supervised over 140 master’s theses and 350 student projects. He has held visiting professorships worldwide and served on editorial boards of journals like Discrete Applied Mathematics and European Journal of Operational Research. His contributions span academic leadership, conference organization, and interdisciplinary collaborations in archaeology, zoology, and engineering.