The WISDOM Forum aims to provide a platform to support, empower and encourage the participation of all genders in Operational Research within EURO.
Governance
Our terms of reference.
Our members: To appear soon! We are updating our list.
Organizing Committee:
Paula Carroll - Chair, Annunziata Esposito Amideo - Secretary
Mª Andreina Francisco Rodriguez - Treasurer
Research Subcommittee:
Paula Carroll - Chair, Annunziata Esposito Amideo - Secretary
Marion Rauner, Margaretha Gansterer, Rosa Figueiredo, Renata Mansini, Tatiana Tchemisova, Vesna Čančer, Andreina Rodriguez, Frances O’Brien
Events Subcommittee:
Renata Mansini - Chair, Ana Póvoa - Co-chair, Dilek Günneç - Secretary
Marion Rauner, Margaretha Gansterer, Dolores Romero Morales, Evelien van der Hurk, Chara Karakosta, Katerina Papapostolou, Annunziata Esposito Amideo, Paula Carroll, Heletjé van Staden, Marcella Sama, Vesna Čančer, Vanesa Guerrero Lozano, Maria Merino, Frances O’Brien
Public Relations and Dissemination (PRD) subcommittee:
Tatiana Tchemisova - Chair, Eloísa Macedo - Webmaster
Chara Karakosta and Katerina Papapostolou - Newsletter Editors; Marcella Sama
Ozioma Paul and Nuria Gómez Vargas - YouTube editors; Bissan Ghaddar - Twitter
Ordinary members
Interested in participating? Join us on LinkedIn or become an Ordinary Member.
WISDOM Newsletter
Check the new WISDOM newsletter: Nº5-2024;
Nº1-2020; Nº2-2021; Nº3-2022; Nº4-2023;
WISDOM news on IFORS
WISDOM Research
WISDOM Survey
The WISDOM Forum is conducting a research to explore the participation in OR (sub-)disciplines by gender, to identify potential challenges to participation, and to create insights into different academic career paths. We wish to understand the career paths of men and women. The responses will contribute not only to our research, but toward shaping Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within the wider EURO community.
Publications by WISDOM
We are happy to announce our publications:
Carroll, P. and Esposito Amideo, A., 2024. Gender equality: opportunities and challenges for the OR community. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 75(6), pp.1011-1029. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2024.2343343
Commentary paper: Albert, L. A., Amideo, A. E., Bennell, J., Brailsford, S., Carroll, P., Kaufman, R., … Speranza, M. G. (2024). Commentary on Carroll & Esposito Amideo “Gender Equality: Opportunities and challenges for the OR community.” Journal of the Operational Research Society, 75(6), 1030–1042. https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2024.2344969
Paula Carroll, Annunziata Esposito Amideo, Maria Andreina Francisco Rodriguez, Renata Mansini, Nicola Morrill, Frances O’Brien, Tatiana Tchemisova. White Paper (2020) "Promoting Gender Equality and Inclusivity in EURO Activities"
WISDOM Initiatives
YoungWomen4OR
This initiative aims to introduce to our community emerging young women working in OR, either in academia or in the industry. The WISDOM Forum will promote selected individuals by spotlighting their work through EURO channels and providing networking and mentoring opportunities.
YW4OR2024: Early Career Women in Operations Research!
✨ We start a new cycle of presentations of the YW4OR 2024 awardees! ✨
For 2024, the initiative received 39 applications from 13 countries. The EURO WISDOM Forum is happy to announce the 2024 selected young women under the YoungWomen4OR initiative!
• Yasmine Beck, from ESSEC Business School Paris Cergy, France
• Valentina Bonomi, from the University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Anna Livia Croella, from the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
• Dilay Aktas Dejaegere, from KU Leuven – Institute for Mobility, Belgium.
• Özlem Mahmutogulları, from the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
★ Let's meet Maria Meneses, from the University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico - Portugal. Her research focuses on Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Digital Transformation. She plans to be involved in projects that combine innovation and sustainability, working with cross-functional teams to optimise resource use and improve systems efficiency.
• Marta Monaci, Italy
• Alice Raffaele, Italy
• Jasone Ramírez-Ayerbe, Spain
• Yue Su, France
• Xiaoyan Xu, UK
• Zehranaz Varol, Turkey
Stay tuned! In each month, we will share more information about our YW4OR2024!
Previous calls
YoungWomen4OR 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,
Events
Upcoming events
WISDOM Webinars in 2025
✨ WISDOM presents: YoungWomen4OR – "Multiobjective Optimization and Fair Allocation"
⏰ When: Thursday, June 5, 2025 17:00 – 18:30 CET
✅ Where: Online via Zoom Register here!
Program Highlights:
Webinar Introduction
Prof. Sibel Salman, Koç University
YoungWomen4OR Talks:
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Dr. Valentina Bonomi (Politecnico di Milano)
“Fairness in Healthcare: Investigating the Impact of Conflicting Stakeholders’ Goals Through Multi-Objective Formulations” -
Dr. Dilay Aktas Dejaegere (Ghent University)
“Balancing Operational Costs and Service Levels in Dynamic Waste Collection” -
Dr. Zehranaz Varol (Boğaziçi University)
“Fair Allocation of In-kind Donations in Post-disaster Phase”
Expert Perspective – Meeting the Challenges
Prof. Walter Gutjahr, University of Vienna
Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired and network with researchers shaping the future of OR!
✨ Stay tuned! ✨
Past events
2025
WISDOM YoungWomen4OR Webinar: "Supply Chain Management under Uncertainty", April 11th, 2025. Watch here.
2024
WISDOM, WORAN, Women in OR/MS and Women in Latin American OR Societies webinar: "An opportunity to build connections across women in operations research", December 6th, 2024. Watch here.
YoungWomen4OR Talks: “Latest Advances in Mathematical Optimization”, November 14th, 2024. Watch here.
YoungWomen4OR Webinar: “Operations Management” - September 13th, 2024. Watch here.
The EURO WISDOM Forum hosted several sessions at EURO 2024:
WISDOM Workshop, Sunday 30th June 2024 - panel discussion on “Networking as a tool for career progression”
Young Women for OR (YW4OR) Special Sessions, Wednesday 3rd July 2024
YoungWomen4OR Webinar: “Machine Learning and Operations Management” - May 17th, 2024. Watch here.
YoungWomen4OR Talks Webinar: “Location and Routing” - March 22nd, 2024 Watch here.
2023
YoungWomen4OR Talks Webinar: "Joint EURO WISDOM, WORAN and WORMS Winter Event" - December 15, 2023 Watch here.
YoungWomen4OR Talks Webinar: "Optimising for Sustainability and Fairness" - November 17, 2023 Watch here.
YoungWomen4OR Talks Webinar: "Routing and Scheduling" - September 29, 2023 Watch here.
EURO WISDOM Forum YoungWomen4OR Talks Webinar: Location Problems - June 13, 2023 Watch here.
WISDOM Webinar: “Stochastic Optimization and Game Theory” - April 25, 2023 Watch here.
2022
WISDOM Winter Event 2022 - December 16, 2022 Watch here.
EURO WISDOM City Logistics / Mobility YW4OR Webinar Watch here.
EURO WISDOM Production and Logistics webinar Watch here.
WISDOM at EURO2022 3-6 July, 2022 in Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
- Roundtable on Research Funding
- YW4OR Stream (Three sessions)
Check the conference website for details!
EURO WISDOM Webinar "Bilevel Optimization" - May 27, 2022 Watch here.
EURO WISDOM Forum YoungWomen4OR Talks: Data Science and Optimization Webinar - March 24, 2022 Watch here.
2021
WISDOM Winter Event 2021 - December 20, 2021 Watch here.
WISDOM WEBINAR: YoungWomen4OR “Sustainable Supply Chains” - November 22, 2021 Watch here.
WISDOM WEBINAR: YoungWomen4OR “OR in Healthcare and Logistics” - September 27, 2021 Watch here.
WISDOM at EURO2021 11-14 July, 2021 in University of West Attica (UNIWA) in Athens, Greece YW4OR stream
WISDOM WEBINAR: YoungWomen4OR in "OR in the Energy and Transportation Sectors" - May 31, 2021 Watch here.
First EURO WISDOM Forum Bite-size Webinar - April 16, 2021 Watch here.
2020
WISDOM Christmas Webinar - December 21, 2020 Watch here.
WISDOM Webinar "OR/MS for Healthcare and Gender" - July 20, 2020 Watch here.
WISDOM Webinar: "Bias/Fairness and Artificial Intelligence" - April 20, 2020 Watch here.
2019
2018
2018 Women in Science
Connected Links
A recent book on Women's contributions to the field of OR.
EURO WISDOM: where to find us
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