Education and Degrees
- M.Sc., Applied Mathematics / Operations Research, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary
- Ph.D. Probability Theory / Stochastic Optimization, Moscow State University
- D.Sc. Mathematics / Global Optimization, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Research Interests and Expertise
- General: Business Analytics (BA), Operations Research (OR), Management Science (MS), Information Systems (IS)
- Specializations: Nonlinear Optimization, Algorithm and Software Development, BA / OR / MS / IS Applications
Selected Professional Activities
- Taught a range of business, engineering and applied math topics at the University of Economics and ELTE (Hungary), Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s Universities (Canada), Bilkent and Özyeğin Universities (Turkey), Lehigh University (USA)
- Algorithm and software developer, research consultant (PCS Inc., Canada)
- Worked and presented lectures in about 40 countries of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific Region
- Author / editor of ten books; seven of these works published by Springer
- Author / co-author of more than 200 research and technical publications
- Current editorial board memberships: Journal of Global Optimization, SpringerBriefs in Optimization, SN Operations Research Forum (and several others in earlier years)
- Service: Global Optimization vice-chair, INFORMS Optimization Society, member (later chair) of the Managing Board of EUROPT (several others in earlier years)