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Sebastian Rachuba is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente, affiliated with the Digital Society Institute, the TechMed Centre, and the Department of Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems within the Faculty of Engineering Technology. His work bridges operations research and healthcare innovation, focusing on improving hospital systems through data-driven planning and digital transformation.
Research Interests: His expertise lies in Operations Research, Healthcare Systems Engineering, Emergency Department Management, Integrated Hospital Planning, and the application of Artificial Intelligence in clinical settings. He investigates how predictive models and optimization techniques can enhance patient flow, scheduling, and resource utilization across hospitals.
His recent publications highlight a consistent focus on integrated planning across departments—particularly between operating rooms and intensive care units—and the use of neural networks to predict inpatient admissions in emergency wards. These works reflect a strong trend toward digital health solutions, AI-enabled decision support, and system-level optimization in healthcare delivery.
- Contributor to UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in health and well-being (SDG 3).
- Active in literature reviews, empirical evaluations, and model development in health operations.
- Collaborates with researchers in Germany and the Netherlands on hospital logistics and process improvement.
Dr. Rachuba has not listed any formal advisees or awards in the provided materials. He is actively publishing in high-impact journals such as European Journal of Operational Research and BMC Health Services Research, and his work appears in preprint repositories like arXiv. He is involved in interdisciplinary research teams focused on digital transformation in healthcare.
