Laura Sanità

Laura Sanità is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computing Sciences at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. Previously, she held positions at TU Eindhoven (2020–2022) and the University of Waterloo, Canada, where she was an Assistant Professor (2012–2017) and later Associate Professor (2017–2020). She earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Management Engineering from Università di Roma Tor Vergata (2003–2005), followed by a PhD in Operations Research from Università Sapienza di Roma (2009). Her postdoctoral work (2009–2011) was at EPFL’s Discrete Optimization Group.

Her research focuses on Combinatorial Optimization, Approximation Algorithms, Network Design, and Algorithmic Game Theory. Key contributions include advancements in node connectivity augmentation, graph stabilization, and polytope diameter analysis. She has received prestigious awards such as the NWO-VIDI Award (Netherlands), NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements, and the Early Researcher Award (Ontario).

Laura co-organizes the Bocconi Theory Day (May 2024) and serves on program committees for conferences like SODA, ESA, and IPCO. She is an Associate Editor for Mathematical Programming, Mathematics of Operations Research, and Operations Research Letters. Current advisees include PhD students Sean Kafer, Dylan Hyatt-Denesik, and Lucy Verbeck.

Her work bridges theoretical foundations and practical applications, with notable publications in Mathematical Programming, SIAM Journal on Optimization, and Operations Research. Recent projects explore stabilization of capacitated matching games and iterative randomized rounding techniques for combinatorial problems.