Frank Werner

Frank Werner is apl. Professor (Adjunct Professor) of Mathematical Optimisation at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Mathematics, Institute for Mathematical Optimization. Since 1989 he has been a permanent member of this institute, leading DFG- and EU-funded projects, supervising international doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers, and serving on the editorial boards of more than a dozen journals.

Education

• 1961–1973: Nordpark-Oberschule, Clara-Zetkin-Oberschule, EOS Geschwister Scholl, Magdeburg (Abitur ‘Ausgezeichnet’)
• 1975–1980: Diploma in Mathematics, Technische Hochschule Magdeburg (Dipl.-Math., grade ‘Ausgezeichnet’)
• 1980–1983: Doctoral studies, TH Magdeburg (Dr. rer. nat., Summa cum laude)
• 1987–1989: Habilitation, TH Magdeburg (Dr. rer. nat. habil.)

Research Interests

Werner’s work lies at the intersection of applied mathematics, operations research and computer science. He designs exact and heuristic algorithms for NP-hard scheduling and sequencing problems, analyses the stability of solutions under interval data uncertainty, and applies these techniques to real-world domains such as machine scheduling, vehicle routing, train timetabling, supply-chain coordination, and healthcare logistics. Recent activities extend to the use of machine-learning techniques to enhance optimisation algorithms.

Scientific Awards & Honours

• Best Paper Award, International Journal of Production Research
• Best Paper Award, IISE Transactions
• NOC Prize 2009, INCOM Symposium Moscow, for work on hierarchical mobile-robot scheduling

Supervision, Grants & Service

Since 1992 Werner has coordinated numerous DFG and EU projects and acted as principal investigator for international collaborations involving Belarus, Russia, Poland, the USA, Mexico, Iran, Nepal, China and Finland. He has mentored Alexander von Humboldt fellows and long-term visiting scholars, and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the MDPI journal Algorithms, Associate Editor for Journal of Scheduling and International Journal of Production Research, and on the editorial or advisory boards of more than ten further journals.

Laboratory & Teams

He heads the Scheduling & Discrete Optimisation group within the Institute for Mathematical Optimization, maintaining active partnerships with Tribhuvan University (Nepal), Autonomous University of Baja California (Mexico), Belarusian State University, École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (France), University of Alabama in Huntsville (USA), and many others.