Rico Zenklusen
Scholar

Rico Zenklusen

Google Scholar ID: ewGrWyQAAAAJ
ETH Zurich
Combinatorial OptimizationOperations ResearchTheoretical Computer Science
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
2,315
 
H-index
28
 
i10-index
51
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
27
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Gratefully acknowledges support from the ERC through his ERC Consolidator Grant ICOPT and from the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Research Experience
  • Held a faculty position at the Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics; spent several years as a postdoc at MIT and did a short postdoctoral stay at EPFL; currently Full Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Head of Institute for Operations Research at ETH Zürich.
Education
  • Master's degree in Mathematics from EPFL; PhD from the Department of Mathematics at ETH Zurich
Background
  • Research interests include Combinatorial Optimization and its applications, Theoretical Computer Science, and Graph Theory. Focuses on designing fast algorithms for complex optimization problems using a variety of techniques such as matroids, submodular functions, and polyhedral methods.
Miscellany
  • Provides information on course offerings and possibilities/requirements to perform student projects (MSc thesis, BSc thesis, or term project) and offers opportunities for research collaborations.