Michael Palk

Michael Palk is an external PhD student (since 2024) and former research associate (2019-2023) at the Institute of Information Systems, University of Hamburg under Prof. Stefan Voß. He holds an MSc (2019, Distinction) and BSc (2017) in Business Mathematics from the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on applying graph theory, data science, and optimization techniques to public transport and energy systems, alongside social media analytics. Key contributions include advancements in graph neural networks for combinatorial optimization and bilingual sentiment analysis frameworks. He has published 3 peer-reviewed articles in IEEE Access, Information Systems Frontiers, and international workshops.

• Education
• 2017-2019: MSc Business Mathematics (Distinction), University of Hamburg
• 2012-2017: BSc Business Mathematics, University of Hamburg
• Research
• Graph neural networks for NP-hard problems
• Social media analytics for product events
• Optimization models for power distribution networks
• Affiliations
• Institute of Information Systems
• Faculty of Business Administration