Ward Romeijnders

Prof. Ward Romeijnders is a Full Professor in the Department of Operations Management & Operations Research at the University of Groningen. He holds leadership roles in academic organizations such as Secretary of the Stochastic Programming Society (COSP), Associate Editor of Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, and Board member of LNMB. His research focuses on stochastic programming, optimization under uncertainty, and applications in energy, logistics, healthcare, and finance. He has led projects like the NWO VIDI grant 'Discrete Decision Making under Uncertainty' (2023-2027) and previously the NWO VENI project on planning under uncertainty.

• Education: Doctorate in Operations Research (details unspecified).
• Research Interests: Stochastic optimization, risk-averse decision-making, integer programming, and applications in societal challenges.

Recent publications span algorithmic advancements in Benders decomposition, robust optimization, and error-bound theories. He has received multiple awards, including the Gijs de Leve Prize (2015-2017) and Willem R. van Zwet Award (2016). As a teacher, he instructs advanced courses on stochastic programming and optimization under uncertainty.

• Grants: NWO VENI (2017-2020), NWO VIDI (2023-2027).
• Editorial Roles: Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Euro WG on Stochastic Optimization.