Ph.D. Student and Postdoctoral Researcher

Rishikesh Parma (since 2021)
Rishikesh Parma is a doctoral candidate in Operations Management at the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL), where he is jointly advised by Prof. Çağıl Koçyiğit and Prof. Benny Mantin. His research interests include mechanism design, revenue management, and optimization. He holds an Integrated Master of Technology in Mathematics and Computing from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dhanbad (2014–2019).

Nihat Oner (since 2024)
Nihat Oner is a postdoctoral researcher in Operations Management at the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL). He works with Prof. Çağıl Koçyiğit on data-driven healthcare operations, motivated by the real-life challenges faced by a hospital in Luxembourg. He obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from TOBB University of Economics and Technology, where he also received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. His research interests span network optimization in supply chain management, cost allocation in cooperative logistics, cooperative game theory, machine scheduling, and solving large-scale network problems.

Master's Students

Nosin Ceylan & Ilse Berenice Cruz Salas, University of Luxembourg (2023-2024)
Thesis: A Study of the Chemotherapy Process Workflow (in collaboration with Les Hôpitaux Robert Schuman)
Ambika Narain & Chu En Chen, University of Luxembourg (2022-2023)
Thesis: Improving Sterilization Process and Its Coordination with Operation Schedule (in collaboration with Les Hôpitaux Robert Schuman)
Younjung Kim, University of Luxembourg (2021-2022)
Thesis: Formwork Order Process Optimization for Dispatching (in collaboration with Félix Giorgetti)
Edward Emu & Erika Gonzalez Gutierrez, University of Luxembourg (2020-2021)
Thesis: Design of the Procurement Strategic Dashboard (in collaboration with Ferrero)
Lahian Fabrice Severin Noldus & Manuel Coira Romalde, University of Luxembourg (co-advised by Anne Lange) (2020-2021)
Thesis: Bottleneck Identification in Pharmaceutical Logistics at Luxembourg Airport (in collaboration with Luxembourg Airport)
Neeraj Kumar Podichetty Thribhuvan, University of Luxembourg (2020-2021)
Thesis: Optimizing the Utilization of Air Cargo ULD Management (in collaboration with Cargolux)