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World Food Programme finalist for Franz Edelman award

Analytics helps combat hunger

20 January 2021

UvA professor Dick den Hertog (UvA EB Professor of Operations Research) is a member of the World Food Programme (WFP) team that has been selected as one of the finalists for the 2021 INFORMS Franz Edelman Competition award. This prestigious analytics and operations research competition recognises work in these fields that has a meaningful global impact.

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, delivering food assistance across the globe.  The WFP assisted nearly 100 million people across 88 countries this past year. Den Hertog and his team are responsible for operations management and analytics, and they developed a mathematical model that was used for the food supply in countries such as Syria, Yemen and Iraq. Analytics proved to be crucial in enabling the WFP to carry out its complex humanitarian operations. Professor Den Hertog's work with the WFP is a good example of UvA EB research that has an impact on society.

Other finalists

The other finalists for the award are Alibaba, Amazon, JD.com, Memorial Sloan Kettering  hospital, OCP, and Lenovo. The winner will be announced on 11 April 2021. Read more about INFORMS, the award and the finalists in the online INFORMS press release.