My research is motivated by the innovative applications of operations research. I like working on application-driven problems that are relevant to the industry and society.

Tugce Martagan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Her research interests include stochastic optimization and game theory with applications in the pharmaceutical industry, biomanufacturing, and healthcare. Her research received several international prizes, e.g., INFORMS Franz Edelman finalist for achievement in Operations Research and Management Science (2022), the first prize in the INFORMS TIMES dissertation award (2017), the first prize in the POMS Applied Research Challenge (2016), honorable mention in the INFORMS George B. Dantzig dissertation award (2016). She also received the Marie Curie Research Fellowship (2016-2018) from the European Commission and the 2018 VENI (early career) award from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research.

Tugce Martagan received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015). During her PhD., she also worked at the Center for Quick Response Manufacturing, where she was involved in several industry projects. She received her MSc in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State University, and BSc in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Sabanci University.