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“Despite the arrival of big data analytics, rare events remain rare, and we still need advanced mathematical methods and techniques to understand and gain insights.”
Research profile
Bert Zwart is a professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Bert’s research expertise is in applied probability and stochastic networks, in particular rare event analysis and simulation, scaling limits, scheduling under uncertainty, dynamic pricing and applications in communication and energy networks. The outcome of Bert’s research makes it possible to analyze complex systems and procedures, in which traditional methods of analysis are unusable, due to the number of factors and variables involved.
The scope of his activities extends to mathematical models for computer and communication networks, call centers and production processes, which are all frequently highly dimensional
and, therefore, difficult to analyze. His research aims to reduce complexity of such models by focusing on their macroscopic behavior. In addition, a new application area for stochastic operations research is emerging - energy networks, especially electricity grids - which brings new and urgent research questions.
Academic background
Bert Zwart received a Masters in Econometrics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 1997 and a PhD in Mathematics from Eindhoven University of Technology in 2001 (both with top honors). His previous positions include a professorship at VU University and a Coca-Cola chair at Georgia Tech. In addition to working at TU/e, he is also leader of the CWI stochastics group (Amsterdam). Bert has been involved in several editorial roles, in particular as Stochastic Models area editor for Operations Research - the flagship journal of his profession - since 2009. In addition, Bert was technical program chair of Performance in 2015, and member of the steering committee of the Stochastic Networks conference series, a conference he co-organized in 2014. Since 2015, Bert has been director of the Dutch mathematics cluster STAR. Bert is co-organizing a semester program on the mathematics of energy networks, to be held at the Newton Institute in Cambridge, spring 2019.
Affiliated with
- TU/e Center for computational energy research
- TU/e Data Science institute
Partners in (semi-)industry
- ASML
- DNV-GL
- SIM-CI
- Shell
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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AISO: AI-driven applications to smarten Power System Operation
Zwart, A. P. (Project Manager) & Sun, W.-T. (Project member)
1/01/22 → 30/06/28
Project: Third tier
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Scaling limits via excursion theory : interplay between Crump-Mode-Jagers branching processes and processor-sharing queues
Lambert, A., Simatos, F. & Zwart, B., 2013, In: Annals of Applied Probability. 23, 6, p. 2357-2381 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Simultaneously learning and optimizing using controlled variance pricing
Boer, den, A. V. & Zwart, B., 2014, In: Management Science. 60, 3, p. 770-783 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Achievable performance of blind policies in heavy traffic
Bansal, N., Kamphorst, B. & Zwart, B., 24 Dec 2015, In: arXiv. 22 p., 1512.07771.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic
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Dynamic Random Intersection Graph: Dynamic Local Convergence and Giant Structure
Milewska, M. (Corresponding author), van der Hofstad, R. & Zwart, B., Jan 2025, In: Random Structures and Algorithms. 66, 1, 38 p., e21264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Efficient Scenario Generation for Heavy-Tailed Chance Constrained Optimization
Blanchet, J., Zhang, F. (Corresponding author) & Zwart, B., Mar 2024, In: Stochastic Systems. 14, 1, p. 22-46 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Supporting dataset for the bachelor thesis: Simulating the Spread of COVID-19 in the Netherlands
Boon, M. A. A. (Contributor), Steenbakkers, N. (Contributor) & Zwart, A. P. (Contributor), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 26 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.4121/13536614
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Prizes
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MAM8 Marcel Neuts Best Student paper Award
Adan, I. J. B. F. (Recipient), Vatamidou, E. (Recipient), Vlasiou, M. (Recipient) & Zwart, A. P. (Recipient), 10 Jan 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Rare Events: Asymptotics, Algorithms, Applications
Zwart, A. P. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Vici › Scientific
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Rare Events: Asymptotics, Algorithms, Applications
Zwart, A. P. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Vici › Scientific