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Prof. Pieter Vansteenwegen is a full professor at KU Leuven's Faculty of Engineering Science, leading the Centre for Industrial Management/Traffic and Infrastructure (CIB) and chairing the KU Leuven Institute for Mobility (LIM). With a PhD in Operations Research (2008), he works on robust public transport systems, metaheuristics for logistics, and demand-responsive mobility solutions.
- Chair, KU Leuven Institute for Mobility
- Program Director, Master of Mobility and Supply Chain Engineering
- Board member, International Association of Railway Operations Research
His research integrates transportation engineering, logistics optimization, and smart mobility systems, focusing on:
- Demand-responsive public transportation
- Metaheuristic algorithm development
- Inventory routing problems
- Smart waste collection strategies
- Multi-robot scheduling
Recent publications demonstrate expertise in variable neighborhood search, Benders decomposition, and genetic algorithms applied to public transport, satellite scheduling, and circular economy logistics. His work has been cited over 9,400 times (Google Scholar H-index 51).
Scientific recognition includes:
- Multiple IAROR best paper awards
- Best Reviewer European Journal of Operational Research
- BIVEC-GIBET PhD awards (2009, 2021, 2023)
- RASIG-INFORMS Student Paper Prizes
He directs KU Leuven's Planning and Operational Research subdivision, serves on faculty councils, and founded spin-off dyNAVic for electronic tourist guides. His teaching portfolio includes courses in Public Transportation Design, Distribution Logistics, and Operational Management.
