Alexander Schrivjer- Curriculum Vitae#

Career

• 2005 - At CWI: CWI-Fellow PNA1 - Research Group Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization
• 1998 - 2005- At CWI: Leader Scientific Cluster PNA1 - Research Group Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization
• 1997 - 1998- At CWI: Scientific Staff Member PNA1 - Research Group Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization
• 1990 - Full Professor University of Amsterdam
• 1989 - 1996- At CWI: Group leader BS1 - Department Combinatorial optimization and algorithmics
• 1983 - 1989- Full Professor University of Tilburg
• 1973 - 1979- At CWI: Scientific Staff Member ZW - Afdeling Zuivere wiskunde

Research

A. Schrijver does research in discrete mathematics, optimization, and algorithms, resulting in articles, books, and algorithms like for railway planning. His current focus is on applying methods from classical mathematics like algebra and geometry to more modern areas like combinatorics and optimization. Examples are applying representation theory to obtain sharper code bounds with semidefinite programming, and applying invariant theory to characterize the partition functions from statistical physics.

Selected Awards and Honours

• 2008- SIGMA prize
• 2008- Franz Edelman Award
• 2006- John von Neumann Theory Prize (INFORMS)
• 2005- Spinoza Prijs

Selected Academic Activities

• 2010- Organizer Tagung Graphentheorie - Oberwolfach
• 2008- Member Academy Academia Europaea
• 2006- Member Academy Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften
• 2006- Member Academy Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
• 2006- Chairman scientific committee 5th European Congress of Mathematicians
• 1995- Member Academy Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
• 1993- Editor-in-chief Combinatorica
• 1993- Editor Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series B
• 1988- Editor Discrete Applied Mathematics