Last Saturday, Dr. Alexander Rave received the award for the best doctoral thesis at WFI. In January, he successfully defended his dissertation titled "Mathematical models and metaheuristics for optimizing the transportation planning of drones: Case studies in parcel delivery and healthcare services" with the highest distinction (summa cum laude).
In his research, he developed mathematical models and efficient algorithms for the usage of drones. His work explored not only their use in package delivery in rural areas but also in the medical field to improve the availability of medications.
He was awarded the prize, sponsored by the City of Ingolstadt. Unfortunately, he was unable to attend this year’s graduation ceremony, so the certificate was presented to him shortly afterward by his doctoral advisor, Prof. Pirmin Fontaine.
We are delighted about this recognition and are thrilled that he will continue to work with our department as a postdoc.
Congratulations!