Rainer Ernst Burkard (born 28 January 1943,

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

, Austria ) is an Austrian mathematician. His research interests include discrete optimization, graph theory, applied

discrete mathematics Discrete mathematics is the study of mathematical structures that can be considered "discrete" (in a way analogous to discrete variables, having a bijection with the set of natural numbers) rather than "continuous" (analogously to continuous f ...

, and applied number theory.Rainer Burkard
Mathematics Genealogy Project He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Vienna in 1967 and received his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

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 GMÖOR *1986-1988 President of the

Austrian Society of Operations Research The Österreichische Gesellschaft für Operations Research (OeGOR) (Austrian Society of Operations Research) is the professional non-profit society for the scientific field of Operations Research in Austria. The society is recognized by the Inte ...

*1995-1997 EURO Vice President of

IFORS The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) is an umbrella organization for national operations research societies of over 45 countries from four geographical regions: Asia Pacific, Association of European Operational Res ...

*1993-1996 Dean of the Faculty of Science, Graz University of Technology *1994-1998 Member of the Council of the

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*1991-2000 Member of the Senate of the

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*2001-2002 Vice President of EURO

Awards

Prize of the Austrian Mathematical Society The Prize of the Austrian Mathematical Society (german: Förderungspreis) is the highest mathematics award in Austria. It is awarded every year by the Austrian Mathematical Society to a promising young mathematician for outstanding achievements. ...

in 1972 *The Scientific Prize of the Society of Mathematics, Economics and Operations Research in 1991 * The EURO Gold Medal 1997 * Since 1998 Honorary Member of the

Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( hu, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, MTA) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. Its ma ...

* Since 2011 Honorary Member of the Austrian Society of Operations Research

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.

References

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