About Me
Dennis Prak is an assistant professor in the department Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems at the University of Twente. Dennis' main research interests are in inventory management, demand forecasting, data-driven optimization, aviation, and logistics on a broad definition. Currently, he runs the joint research project "Operations Research and AI for Airline Operations" with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines within the Kickstart AI initiative.
Dennis coordinates the Minor Aerospace Management & Operations, intended for third-year BSc students and part of the HTHT Minor package Aeronautical Engineering & Management. He teaches various components of that Minor, as well as part of the Minor Aircraft Engineering, which is part of the same package.
Furthermore, Dennis teaches Advanced Inventory Management in the M-IEM, tutors a serious business game for B-IBA and B-IEM, and supervises BSc and MSc graduation projects on inventory management, demand forecasting, data-driven optimization, supply chain management, aviation, and logistics.
He holds an MSc in Operations Research (2014), a Research MSc in Economics & Business (2014), and a PhD (2019) from the University of Groningen. Until 2021 he was a visiting researcher at the Technical University of Munich in Germany.
Organisations
Research
Dennis runs the research project "Operations Research and AI for Airline Operations" jointly with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as part of the Kickstart AI initiative.
Until 2021 Dennis was a guest researcher at TU Munich, performing an NWO-Rubicon funded project that focused on data-driven inventory management in dynamic supply chains. There he was also leader of the project team "Integrated Learning and Optimization for Mobility and Transportation Services".
Dennis' PhD research was funded by an NWO Research Talent grant and focused on the interface between demand forecasting and inventory management. Dennis has furthermore published on different topics in inventory management, econometrics, and applied statistics.
Dennis' further research interests are in inventory management, demand forecasting, data-driven optimization, aviation, and logistics on a broad definition.
Publications
UT Research Information System
Google Scholar Link
Education
Dennis coordinates the Minor Aerospace Management & Operations, intended for third-year BSc students and part of the HTHT Minor package Aeronautical Engineering & Management. He teaches various components of that Minor, as well as part of the Minor Aircraft Engineering, which is part of the same package.
Furthermore, Dennis teaches Advanced Inventory Management in the M-IEM, tutors a serious business game for B-IBA and B-IEM, and supervises BSc and MSc graduation projects on inventory management, demand forecasting, data-driven optimization, supply chain management, aviation, and logistics.
Affiliated Study Programmes
Bachelor
Master
Courses Academic Year 2023/2024
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Ravelijn
(building no. 10), room 3311
Hallenweg 17
7522NH Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Ravelijn
3311
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands