Zilverling

prof.dr. R.J. Boucherie (Richard)

Full Professor
EEMCS-AM-MOR
Zilverling 4025
r.j.boucherie@utwente.nl
+31534893432
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Full Professor of Stochastic Operations Research at the University of Twente,
www.utwente.nl/en/eemcs/sor/

Co-founder and co-chair of the Center for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research (CHOIR),
www.utwente.nl/en/choir/

Co-founder of the spin-off Rhythm b.v. for logistical improvement in healthcare,
www.rhythm.nl/

Research topics:
- probability theory; queueing theory; Markov decision theory;
- stochastic operations research; performance analysis. 

Applications areas:  
- healthcare: logistics; 
- (tele)communications: ad-hoc, sensor, and wireless networks; 
- traffic, transport and manufacturing systems.

Expertise

  • Nursing and Health Professions

    • Ward
    • Health Care
    • University Hospital

  • Mathematics

    • Approximates
    • Random Walk
    • Product Form

  • Computer Science

    • queueing model
    • Case Study

Organisations

Ancillary activities

  • Boucherie Consulting BVpersoonlijke BV
  • Rhythm BVnaar de zorgsector brengen van algoritmen ontwikkeld binnen CHOIR
  • Platform Wiskunde NederlandChair Platform Wiskunde Nederland
  • Circulair Hout Centrum BVCirculair Hout Centrum

Publications

2026

A simulation–optimization framework for efficient hospital bed allocation in public health systems (2026)Healthcare Analytics, 10. Article 100484 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Amalia, O. A., Endrayanto, I., Zander, A., Adi-Kusumo, F., Suwito, D. & Boucherie, R. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.health.2026.100484Service Rate Optimization in Single-Server Queues with Time-Varying Arrivals and Capacity Constraints (2026)[Working paper › Preprint]. Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Mahes, R., Remmink-Boelens, F., Boucherie, R. & Zander, A.https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7002980A stochastic programming approach for dynamic allocation of bed capacity and assignment of patients to collaborating hospitals during pandemic outbreaks (2026)Health care management science, 29. Article 18. Baas, S. P. R., Dijkstra, S., Boucherie, R. J. & Zander, A.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10729-025-09747-1Improving clinical chemistry laboratory logistics (2026)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Tsai, E. R.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036571418Convergence of off-policy TD(0) with linear function approximation for reversible Markov chains (2026)SIGMETRICS performance evaluation review, 53(4), 91-96. Overmars, M., Goseling, J. & Boucherie, R. J.https://doi.org/10.1145/3797823.3797851Optimal local interventions in the two-dimensional Abelian sandpile model (2026)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. de Jongh, M. C., Boucherie, R. J. & van Lieshout, M. N. M.https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.24459A Sampling-Based Gittins Index Approximation (2026)Mathematics of operations research (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Baas, S., Boucherie, R. J. & Braaksma, A.https://doi.org/10.1287/moor.2023.0225

2025

Optimal home healthcare centre configurations under demographic changes in Andøy commune (2025)Journal of the Operational Research Society (E-pub ahead of print/First online). de Jong, A., van der Kooij-van Waegeningh, R., Gullhav, A. N. & Boucherie, R. J.https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2568192Convergence of off-policy TD(0) with linear function approximation for reversible Markov chains (2025)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. Overmars, M., Goseling, J. & Boucherie, R.https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.25514Spatio-temporal point process models for interval-censored data (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Markwitz, R. L.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036568128

Research profiles

BSC COURSES



Module 8 in the Applied Mathematics program: Queueing Theory

PRE-MASTER COURSES



Stochastic Models for Operations Management (191530881)

MSC COURSES



Queueing Theory (191531940)

Stochastic Models forOperations Management (191530881)

PHD COURSES



Multi-class queues and stochastic networks (LNMB program)

EXECUTIVE COURSES



Health care logistics

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Courses academic year 2026/2027

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Courses academic year 2025/2026

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University of Twente

Zilverling (building no. 11), room 4025
Hallenweg 19
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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