معرفی
Prof. Dr. Kevin Tierney is a Full Professor for Decision and Operation Technologies at Bielefeld University's Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. He also serves at the Department of Management Science & Business Analytics and is affiliated with the Bielefeld Center for Data Science (BiCDaS) and Center for Uncertainty Studies (CeUS).
- Chair of Business Administration, Decision and Operation Technologies
- Member of BIGSEM Graduate School
- PhD (2013) - IT University of Copenhagen
- Sc.M. (2010) & BS (2008) - Brown & RIT
Research Interests
His work focuses on:
- Learning to Optimize: Using deep reinforcement learning to automate solution heuristics for complex problems like routing and scheduling.
- Optimization under Uncertainty: Developing models that incorporate probabilistic elements for decision-making in unpredictable environments.
- Efficient Maritime Logistics: Specializing in container shipping, terminal operations, and fleet routing with real-world constraints.
Recent publications demonstrate expertise in algorithm configuration, constraint programming, and machine learning applications to logistics challenges.
Scientific Recognition
- Distinguished Paper Award - European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2020)
Projects & Grants
Principal Investigator in projects:
- Self-learning methods with Deep Reinforcement Learning (DFG 2026)
- itsowl-MOVE (Land NRW 2024)
- AIPlan4EU Meta-planning engine (EU H2020 2023)
Academic Leadership
Module responsible for:
- Quantitative Business Administration
- Data Science
- Production and Operations Management
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