Rudi Pendavingh is affiliated with TU/e since 1999. He obtained a PhD at the University of Amsterdam on a topic in topological graph theory, and has worked on very diverse topics in combinatorics and geometry since. In recent years, his research has focussed on matroid theory. Working in the chair of Combinatorial Optimization, he has taught courses on many aspects of mathematical programming, including linear-, integer-, and semidefinite optimization.