Patrizia Beraldi is an Associate Professor of Operations Research at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering (DIMEG), University of Calabria. She has been with the university since 2001, holding roles from Research Fellow to her current position. With over 80 publications, her work focuses on stochastic programming, probabilistic constraints, and their applications in energy systems, healthcare, finance, and logistics. Education: PhD in System Engineering and Computer Science (2000), University of Calabria Degree in Management Engineering (cum laude, 1995), University of Calabria Her research spans solution methods for network flow problems, stochastic programming with recourse, and probabilistic constraint modeling in diverse fields like energy procurement, drone routing, and financial optimization. Recent publications emphasize stochastic bilevel models for energy tariffs and ML-enhanced optimization frameworks. Scientific Awards: Best paper award, 2015 IMA Journal of Management Mathematics Best presentation award, ICEER Conference 2017 Best poster award, ICORES 2018 She supervises numerous master's and PhD students and leads the Financial Engineering and Risk Management Laboratory at DIMEG. Her editorial roles include Associate Editor for TOP , Algorithms , and IMA Journal of Management Mathematics .








