Uta Mohring

Operations management in logistics and urban mobility

Curriculum vitae


Education, academic positions, awards and fellowships


Education

2019 – 2022 
Doctor of Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany 
  • Thesis: Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning of Multi-stage Stochastic Order Fulfilment Systems with Levelled Order Release and Order Deadlines
  • Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kai Furmans
  • Co-supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gisela Lanza, Prof. Dr. Raik Stolletz
  • Grade: summa cum laude
2015 – 2018 
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Main fields: Stochastic modeling and optimization, data analytics, logistics and production management, supply chain management, production engineering 
  • Grade: 1.0 “with distinction”
2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Main fields: Logistics, supply chain management, operations research and management, production management and engineering 
  • Grade: 1.1 “with distinction” 

Academic Positions

2024 - today
Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, funded by a Walter Benjamin-Postdoctoral Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences
Research group: Operations, Planning, Accounting and Control (OPAC)
2022 - 2024
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Research group: Operations Management and Statistics
2022 
Visiting Researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences
Research group: Operations, Planning, Accounting and Control (OPAC)
2020 - 2022
Deputy Research Group Leader at the Institute for Material Handling and Logistics (IFL), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Research group: Logistics and Operations Management
2018 – 2022 
Research Associate at the Institute for Material Handling and Logistics (IFL), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Research group: Logistics and Operations Management 

Awards and Fellowships

2023
Walter Benjamin-Postdoctoral Fellowship (funding for a two-years postdoc), German Research Foundation (DFG)
2022
Research Travel Grant, Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 
2019
Dieter-Arnold-Preis for an outstanding thesis in the field of material handling and logistics, Wissenschaftliche Studiengesellschaft für Fördertechnik Karlsruhe e.V. 
2016 – 2018  
Fellowship KompetenzKompass – Program for Personality and Career Development, Center for Cultural and General Studies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 
2016
Best Poster Award for poster Dynamic Appointment Scheduling with Patient Time Preferences and Different Service Time Lengths, 42nd Operational Research Applied to Health Services Conference (ORAHS) in Pamplona, 24-29 July 2016