Bert Zwart

- Full Name
- Prof.dr. A.P. Zwart
- Function(s)
- Group leader, Professor - Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Scientific Staff Member
- Bert.Zwart@cwi.nl
- Telephone
- +31 20 592 4018
- Room
- M333
- Department(s)
- Stochastics
Publications
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Bazhba, M, Blanchet, J, Rhee, C.H, & Zwart, A.P. (2020). Sample path large deviations for Lévy processes and random walks with Weibull increments. Annals of Applied Probability, 30(6), 2695–2739. doi:10.1214/20-AAP1570
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Patch, B.J, & Zwart, A.P. (2020). Ranking transmission lines by overload probability using the empirical rate function. In 2020 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, PMAPS 2020 - Proceedings. doi:10.1109/PMAPS47429.2020.9183567
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Patch, B.J, & Zwart, A.P. (2020). Analyzing large frequency disruptions in power systems using large deviations theory. In 2020 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems, PMAPS 2020 - Proceedings. doi:10.1109/PMAPS47429.2020.9183551
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Nesti, T, Sloothaak, F, & Zwart, A.P. (2020). Emergence of Scale-Free Blackout Sizes in Power Grids. Physical Review Letters, 125(5). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.058301
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Albrecher, H, Chen, B, Vatamidou, E, & Zwart, A.P. (2020). Finite-time ruin probabilities under large-claim reinsurance treaties for heavy-tailed claim sizes. Journal of Applied Probability, 57(2), 513–530. doi:10.1017/jpr.2020.8
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Kamphorst, B, & Zwart, A.P. (2020). Heavy-traffic analysis of sojourn time under the foreground–background scheduling policy. Stochastic systems, 10(1), 1–28. doi:10.1287/stsy.2019.0036
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Bazhba, M, Blanchet, J, Rhee, C.H, & Zwart, A.P. (2019). Queue length asymptotics for the multiple-server queue with heavy-tailed Weibull service times. Queueing Systems, 93(3-4), 195–226. doi:10.1007/s11134-019-09640-z
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van Leeuwaarden, J.S.H, Mathijsen, B, & Zwart, A.P. (2019). Economies-of-scale in many-server queueing systems: Tutorial and partial review of the QED Halfin-Whitt heavy-traffic regime. SIAM Review, 61(3), 403–440. doi:10.1137/17M1133944
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Nesti, T, Nair, J, & Zwart, A.P. (2019). Temperature overloads in power grids under uncertainty: A large deviations approach. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 6(3), 1161–1173. doi:10.1109/TCNS.2019.2922492
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Aveklouris, A, Vlasiou, M, & Zwart, A.P. (2019). Bounds and limit theorems for a layered queueing model in electric vehicle charging. Queueing Systems, 1–55. doi:10.1007/s11134-019-09616-z
Current projects with external funding
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Evidence-based effective monitoring and control of Covid-19 after the initial outbreak (None)
Professional activities
- Professor: Professor by special appointment Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e)
- Board Member: Member of the management team of STAR, the Dutch mathematics network on Stochastic (since 2014; chair since July 2015).
- Editor: Journal : Queueing Systems
- Editor: Journal : Stochastic Systems
- Editor: Journal : Operations Research
- Editor: Advances in Applied Probability & Journal of Applied Probability, December 2016 -- present.
Grants
- Vici Innovational Research Grant NWO Rare events : asymptotics, algorithms, applications (2015)
- Rare Events: asymptotics, algorithms, application. Single PI VICI grant for innovational research. Organization: NWO (Dutch Science foundation). Total amount: タ 1.500. (2015)
- Two-dimensional models in queues and risk. Co-PI jointly with O.J. Boxma (TU/e, PI), M. Mandjes (UvA), and S. Nunez (CWI/UvA). Organization: NWO (Dutch Science foundation), TOP program. 2014--2018. Total amount: Four years of salary for two Ph.D. students and travel money (about タ 420.000). One position filled at CWI. (2014)
- Funding to create tenure track position in the CWI stochastics group. P. van der Ven, who filled the position as of September 2014. Total amount: タ240.000 (NWO STAR) (2014)
- STAR cluster Dynamic pricing under demand uncertainty. PI, joint with G. Koole and R. van der Mei (CWI and VU University). Organization: NWO (Dutch Science foundation), STAR cluster. A Ph.D student position (タ 100.000, combined with several other sources, in particular funds from J.P. vd Rest, HHS Den Haag). March 2013 - February 2016. (2013)
- Reliability and Robustness of Power Grids. co-PI, joint with D. Crommelin (CWI, PI). Organization: FOM, in collaboration with Shell, program on computational energy systems. A Ph.D student position, and travel money (タ 256.000). June 2013 - May 2017. (2013)
- Bridging probabilistic and competitive analysis of scheduling policies.} PI, (co-PI: N. Bansal (TU/e). Organization: NWO (Dutch Science foundation), free competition program. A Ph.D student position and travel money (タ 212.000). September 2013 -- August 2017. (2013)
- STAR cluster Infinite queueing networks with blocking and interacting particle systems. PI, Joint with R. Meester (VU University). Organization: NWO (Dutch Science foundation), STAR cluster. A two year postdoc position (タ 100.000). December 2012 -- November 2014. (2012)
- Vidi Innovational Research Grant NWO - High dimensional service systems (2008)
- Veni Innovational Research Grant NWO - Asymptotic analysis of queueing systems (2005)
Awards
- Best publication award INFORMS Revenue Management & Pricing section best publication award, 2016. (2016)
- Dantzig Prize (2015)
- Performance conferentie, Namen Belgie - Best paper (2010)
- Erlang Prize - October (2008)
- IBM Faculty Award - 2008/2009 (2008)
- ASML Prize (2002)
- Gijs de Leve Prize (2002)
- Applied Probability Trust Award (2001)