TY - JOUR
T1 - Learning by Doing
T2 - The Industrial and Applied Mathematics Program at Eindhoven University of Technology
AU - Di Bucchianico, Alessandro
AU - Spieksma, Frits C.R.
AU - Vlasiou, Maria
PY - 2025/4
Y1 - 2025/4
N2 - The Industrial and Applied Mathematics (IAM) master’s program of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Eindhoven University of Technology was awarded the INFORMS UPS George D. Smith Prize in 2022. This paper provides an overview of the department’s history, highlights the program’s innovative aspects that led to its recognition, and describes how the program aims at educating operations research (OR) practitioners for today’s society. Eindhoven University of Technology emphasizes collaboration with industry, societal involvement, and scientific excellence. These principles permeate all of its departments and programs. We explain how IAM contributes to this mission, and we explore the educational approaches that are used to prepare skilled OR practitioners.
AB - The Industrial and Applied Mathematics (IAM) master’s program of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Eindhoven University of Technology was awarded the INFORMS UPS George D. Smith Prize in 2022. This paper provides an overview of the department’s history, highlights the program’s innovative aspects that led to its recognition, and describes how the program aims at educating operations research (OR) practitioners for today’s society. Eindhoven University of Technology emphasizes collaboration with industry, societal involvement, and scientific excellence. These principles permeate all of its departments and programs. We explain how IAM contributes to this mission, and we explore the educational approaches that are used to prepare skilled OR practitioners.
U2 - 10.1287/inte.2023.0046
DO - 10.1287/inte.2023.0046
M3 - Article
SN - 2644-0865
VL - 55
SP - 85
EP - 100
JO - INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics
JF - INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -