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Karen I. Aardal
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Karen Aardal at the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach, 2011
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| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) |
| Education | PhD (1992), Université catholique de Louvain |
| Occupation | Applied mathematician, computer scientist |
| Employer | Delft University of Technology |
Karen I. Aardal (born 1961) is a Norwegian and Dutch applied mathematician and computer scientist. She is an expert in a field called operations research. This means she studies how to make complex systems work as well as possible.
Her research helps solve real-world problems. For example, she figures out the best places to put emergency vehicles, like ambulances. This helps them get to people faster when they need help. She is a professor at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. From 2016 to 2019, she was the leader of the Mathematical Optimization Society.
Early Life and Education
Karen Aardal was born in Norway. She studied hard and earned her Ph.D. degree in 1992. She got this degree from the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium.
Her big research project for her Ph.D. was about finding the best locations for facilities. This could be anything from factories to hospitals. Her paper was called On the Solution of One and Two-Level Capacitated Facility Location Problems by the Cutting Plane Approach. Her professor, Laurence Wolsey, helped her with this work. Her research project was so good that it won a special award. It came in second place for the SOLA Dissertation Award. This award is given by a group called the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
Career and Achievements
Before joining Delft University, Karen Aardal worked as a researcher. She was at the Dutch Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica. She also worked with Eindhoven University of Technology starting in 2005. She moved to Delft University in 2008.
In 2019, she was chosen as a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Being a Fellow means she is recognized as a top expert in her field. It is a very important honor for scientists.
See also
In Spanish: Karen Aardal para niños
