Rainer Kolisch

Rainer Kolisch is a Professor of Operations Management at the TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich, where he has held a chair since 2002. He currently serves as Head of the Operations & Technology Department (since 2024) and previously as Dean of the QTEM Masters Network (2016–present) and Vice Dean of International Affairs (2007–2020). His career includes academic roles at Technical Universities of Dresden (Full Professor, 2002) and Darmstadt (Associate Professor, 1999–2002).

• Affiliations: TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich
• Editorial Roles: Editor-in-Chief of OR Spectrum (2014–2020), Member of editorial boards for journals like International Journal of Production Research

Research Interests focus on Airport Operations Management, Health Care Operations Management, Project Management and Scheduling, and Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing. His work addresses dynamic scheduling, resource allocation, and robust optimization in transportation and healthcare systems, with recent studies on electric vehicle charging networks and agile project management.

Scientific Awards include:

• Best Teaching Award (2022)
• Excellence in Reviewing (2022)
• OMEGA Best Paper Award (2021)
• Handelsblatt Research Recognition (2005)
• DFG Habilitation Fellowship

Advising spans numerous PhD and Master’s students, including Christopher Bersch, Robert Brachmann, and Giacomo Dall'Olio. His grants likely include DFG funding, though specifics are not detailed here.