Sven Oliver Krumke

Prof. Dr. Sven Oliver Krumke is a Full Professor of Mathematics and currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics at the Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU). His research focuses on Combinatorial Optimization, Approximation Algorithms, Online Algorithms, Complexity, Algorithmic Game Theory, and Graph Theory with Applications. He leads the Optimization Group (AG Optimierung) within the Department of Mathematics.

Education and Academic Path:

• PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Mathematics, University of Würzburg (1997)
• Habilitation in Mathematics, Technische Universität Berlin (2002), Thesis: 'Online Optimization: Competitive Analysis and Beyond'
• Professor at RPTU since 2004

Research Projects:

• Principal investigator in the Research Training Group (GRK 2982) 'MIMO: Mathematics of Interdisciplinary Multiobjective Optimization'
• Project lead for 'ONE PLAN: Optimization in Emergency Medical Services in Rhineland-Palatinate'

Teaching includes courses on Analysis, Mathematical Modeling in Economics, and Reading Courses. He supervises Bachelor's and Master's theses in Optimization-related topics.

He has held roles such as Scientific Researcher at the Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum Berlin (1998–2004), and has extensive international collaborations, including a Fulbright-funded stay at SUNY Albany (1992–1993).

His work emphasizes practical applications in healthcare logistics, emergency services optimization, and algorithmic solutions for real-world problems.