Emmanouil Zachariadis

Emmanouil Zachariadis serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology (DMST) within the School of Business at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He specializes in operational research and computational optimization, focusing on transportation logistics, supply chain systems, and environmental impact minimization.

• Education:
  • BSc in Chemical Engineering from National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
  • MSc in Computing Science from Imperial College London
  • PhD in Chemical Engineering from NTUA

His research integrates mathematical programming with optimization algorithms for operational challenges in transportation and production systems. He has published 26 articles in top-tier journals, accumulating over 1200 Scopus citations by June 2024.

Recent scholarly trends emphasize vehicle routing problems with complex constraints (cross-docking, loading, time windows) and optimization methods for logistics sustainability. His work spans production-routing integration, emergency evacuation planning (EVITA project), and hybrid metaheuristics.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Teaching excellence award for undergraduate course 'Optimization Methods in Management Science', Dept. of Management Science & Technology AUEB (2021-22)
  • Teaching excellence awards for postgraduate course 'Large Scale Optimization', MSc in Business Analytics AUEB (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)

He has participated in European and National research projects, applying his expertise in supply chain optimization and sustainability. His teaching portfolio covers quantitative methods, operational research, and supply chain optimization at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.