Maria Grazia Speranza

Director

General information

Maria Grazia Speranza born in Gazzaniga (BG) on 30 March 1957

Degree in Mathematics, specialisation programme, at Milan University.

Expertise

In international scientific journals, she has published over 200 articles on models and algorithms for the optimization of transport, logistics and supply chain management.

Positions occupied

  • Since May 2020: Member of the Board of Directors 
  • Since April 2020 committee member, Fondazione Nocivelli
  • Since May 2019 committee member, Fondazione Comunità Bresciana
  • 2009-2010: Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, London
  • 1994: Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business (now the Department of Economics and Management) of Brescia University.
  • 1990-1994; Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Brescia University.
  • 1987 - 1999: Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Udine University.
  • 1983 – 1987: University Researcher at the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Milan University.

Positions held at brescia university

  • 2016-2020: Prealector.
  • 2002-2008: Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business (since 2005, a member of the Council of the Conference of Deans of Economics Faculties).
  • 2001-2002: Chair of the Council of the Degree Course in Economics and information and communication management.
  • 2000-2002: Prealector.
  • 1998-2000: President of the Research Council.

Scientific associations: positions held

  • Chair, IFORS (International Federation of Operations Research Societies), 2019-2021
  • President of the U.S. TSL (Transportation Science and Logistics Society) in 2014
  • Chair, EURO, the Association of European Operational Research Societies, 2011-2012

Other positions held

  • Editor of numerous international magazines.
  • Invited speaker at numerous international conferences.
  • Member of numerous international panels of judges for PhDs, projects, awards, careers
  • Member of the ‘Mathematics’ panel for ERC Consolidation Grants in 2020 and 2022.
  • Member of the assessment panel for the PhD program at ETH (Zurich) in 2021.
  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for INESC TEC (Porto) in 2020.
  • Member of the assessment panel for INRIA (France) in 2018.

Awards and recognitions

  • Italian Knowledge Leader, Convention Bureau Italia award, 2023.
  • Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, 2023.
  • IFORS Fellow since 2022.
  • Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Woman in Industry and Academia, 2021.
  • Member of the Bologna Academy of Sciences since 2021.
  • Laurea honoris causa from the University of Freiburg (Switzerland), 2019.
  • One the of top 100 STEM  researchers( https://100esperte.it/ and '100 women against stereotypes for science', Egea, 2017).
  • Honorary fellow of the Athens University of Economics and Business, 2010.

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