Rainer Burkard

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Rainer Ernst Burkard (born 28 January 1943, Graz, Austria ) is an Austrian mathematician. His research interests include discrete optimization, graph theory, applied discrete mathematics, and applied number theory.[1][2]

He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Vienna in 1967 and received his habilitation from the University of Graz in 1971. From 1973-1981 Rainer Burkard was full professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Cologne (Germany). Since 1981 Rainer Burkard is full professor with the Graz University of Technology.

Positions held[]

  • 1984-1986 Vice President of
  • 1986-1988 President of the Austrian Society of Operations Research
  • 1995-1997 EURO Vice President of IFORS
  • 1993-1996 Dean of the Faculty of Science, Graz University of Technology
  • 1994-1998 Member of the Council of the
  • 1991-2000 Member of the Senate of the
  • 2001-2002 Vice President of EURO

Awards[]

Books[]

  • Methoden der ganzzahligen Optimierung, Springer Wien, 1972
  • with Ulrich Derigs: Assignment and Matching Problems: Solution Methods with FORTRAN- Programs. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Band 184, Berlin-New York: Springer 1980.
  • Graph Algorithms in Computer Science. HyperCOSTOC Computer Science, Vol. 36, Hofbauer Publ., Wiener Neustadt, 1989.
  • With Mauro Dell' Amico and Silvano Martello: Assignment Problems, SIAM, Philadelphia, 2009. ISBN 978-0-89871-663-4

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