Mar 12, 2026
1. TUD OR-Workshop
The Chair of Business Administration, esp. Industrial Management, the Junior Professorship in Business Management, esp. Management Science, and the Chair of Railway Operations jointly hosted an Operations Research workshop for the first time. The goal of the format is to enable regular exchange on current research topics in Operations Research across chairs and faculty boundaries.
The inaugural workshop focused primarily on railway operational optimization problems. Three presentations highlighted ongoing research:
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Paul Päprer: A Semi-Integrated Approach for Combined Railway Circulation and Shift Planning
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Ashkan Fouladi: Integrating Deep Reinforcement Learning and Mathematical Optimization for Real-Time Train Timetable Rescheduling
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Martin Scheffler: Rolling Stock Scheduling: Modeling and Classification
In addition to the presentations, the workshop provided ample opportunity for discussion and professional exchange between the participating research groups.
The first workshop marked a successful start. For future sessions, it is planned to include additional topics from Operations Research and further strengthen networking between the chairs. The format is intended to help identify cooperation opportunities early, promote joint research activities, gain alternative perspectives on one’s own topics, and receive valuable external input for further development.