Rob van der Mei

Biography

Research

My main research activities are in the area of Stochastic Operations Research, at the challenging interface of theory and application. My research interests include emergency response systems, predictive policing, management of road traffic, modeling and scalability analysis of ICT systems, mobility, service logistics, freight logistics, grid computing, revenue management, military operations research, sensor networks, call centers, queueing theory and data analytics. I am a co-founder of the spin-off company Stokhos Emergency Mathematics. Currently, I am also the chair of the European COST project named ‘Autonomous Control for a Reliable Internet of Services’ (ACROSS).

Publications

• Usanov, D, van de Ven, P.M, & van der Mei, R.D. (2019). Dispatching fire trucks under stochastic driving times. Computers and Operations Research, 114. doi:10.1016/j.cor.2019.104829
• van Dam, L, Rietstra, S, van der Drift, E, Stams, G.J.J.M, van der Mei, R.D, Mahfoud, M, … Reid, T.G. (2019). Can an emoji a day keep the doctor away? An explorative mixed-methods feasibility study to develop a self-help app for youth with mental health problems. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00593
• Mensah, C, Klein, J.G, Bhulai, S, Hoogendoorn, M. (Mark), & van der Mei, R.D. (2019). Detecting fraudulent bookings of online travel agencies with unsupervised machine learning. In Advances and Trends in Artificial Intelligence. From Theory to Practice (pp. 334–346). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22999-3_30
• van Kampen, J.R.A, Pauwels, E.J.E.M, van der Mei, R.D, & Dugundji, E.R. (2019). Analyzing potential age cohort effects in car ownership and residential location in the metropolitan region of Amsterdam. In 10th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (pp. 543–550). doi:10.1016/j.procs.2019.04.073
• Erkin, D, Dugundji, E.R, Koole, G.M, Gromicho, J, & van der Mei, R.D. (2019). Buffering locations in retail deliveries. In 10th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (pp. 116–123). doi:10.1016/j.procs.2019.04.019
• Zweers, B.G, van der Mei, R.D, & Bhulai, S. (2019). Optimizing barge utilization in hinterland container transportation. Naval Research Logistics, 66(3), 253–271. doi:10.1002/nav.21837
• Klein, J.G, Bhulai, S, Hoogendoorn, M, van der Mei, R.D, & Hinfelaar, R. (2018). Detecting network intrusion beyond 1999: Applying machine learning techniques to a partially labeled cybersecurity dataset. In Proceedings workshop on Data Science for Crime Analytics.
• Mahfoud, M, Bhulai, S, van der Mei, R.D, Erkin, D, & Dugundji, E.R. (2018). Forecasting Burglary Risk in Small Areas via Network Analysis of City Streets. In Proceedings IARIA Data Analytics (Athens, Greece, 2018).
• Kleinrouweler, J.W.M, Meixner, B, Bosman, J.W, van den Berg, J.L, van der Mei, R.D, & César Garcia, P.S. (2018). Improving mobile video quality through predictive channel quality based buffering. In Proceedings of the 30th International Teletraffic Congress, ITC 2018 (pp. 236–244). doi:10.1109/ITC30.2018.00042
• Hristov, A. V, Bhulai, S, van der Mei, R.D, & Bosman, J.W. (2018). Control of a tandem queue with a startup cost for the second server. Stochastic Models, 34(3), 362–374. doi:10.1080/15326349.2018.1491314

Current projects with external funding

• Impactstudie Noord/Zuidlijn Gemeente Amsterdam
• Ontwikkeling van Data Analytics, Data Science en Crypto Analyse technieken
• Samenwerkingsovereenkomst Stichting 113 / CWI - Zelfmoordpreventie
• Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS)
• Data-driven optimization for a vital elderly care system in the Netherlands (DOLCE VITA)
• Dynamic urban traffic flow management using floating-car, planning, and infrastructure data (Dynafloat)
• Lane Analysis & Route Advisor (LARA)
• PPS Engie

Professional activities

• Professor: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)
• Principal Investigator: Industrial Liaison Officer CWI
• Chair: Chairman ICT Innovatie Platform, Vitale ICT Infrastructuren
• Committee member: Member Core Team NWA Route 16
• Board Member: Member curatorium Prof.dr.ir. R.E. Kooij at TU Delft (since 2012)
• Committee member: Member of program committee International Conference on Advances in Future Internet
• Committee member: Member TPC of some 30-40 international conferences on performance modeling and analysis, including leading conferences Performance (bi-yearly) and International Teletraffic Congress (yearly), and smaller regular conferences like Networking, INTERNET, eScience, MACOM, HEALTHINF, MAMA, SETM, ACCESS, WWIC, NETC(G)OOP, AFIN, ICIMP, PhyCS, ICDT, SaCCoNeT and others
• Board Member: E-Quality
• Editor: Journal : Transactions on Network Optimization and Control
• Editor: Associate Editor journal Performance Evaluation (until 2011)
• Editor: Associate Editor journal AEUE Journal of Electronics and Communications (till 2011)
• Editor: Associate Editor ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems (since 2016)

Grants

• COMET-PS NWO Topsector 1PD (2016)
• Telplan Municipality Amsterdam (2016)
• PPS Gemeente Municipality Amsterdam 2PD (2016)
• PPS ministerie van BZK 2PhD (2016)
• PPS CTVrede 1PhD (2016)
• PPS Cofely Cofely/Engie 1PD (2016)
• DYNAMERGE NWO Topsector 1PhD (2016)
• PPS Rovecom 1PhD (2015)
• PPS ING 2PhD+1PD (2015)
• PPS Mindef Ministry of Defense 1PhD (2015)
• DYNAFLOAT NWO Topsector 1PhD (2015)
• PPS TrafficLink TrafficLink 1PhD (2014)
• RIVM (2014)
• REPRO-POL Politie en Wetenschap 1PhD (2013)
• GreenA GreenA (2013)
• GGD Amsterdam (2013)
• ACROSS EU COST EU travel (2013)
• REPRO STW 3PhD+1PD (2012)
• RM for SMEs in hotel Hogeschool den Haag 1PhD (2012)
• Industry and NWO 1PhD (2011)
• TISCALI ICTRegie 1PhD (2011)
• SeQual SenterNovem 1PhD (2010)
• Layered QNs NWO STAR (2010)
• JADE-MM NWO GLANCE (2010)
• RRR Agentschap.nl 1PhD (2009)
• EMS-TP NWO valorization grant 1PhD (2008)
• WFM for Defense Ministry of Defense 1PhD (2007)
• Concurrent Access NWO Casimir 1PhD (2007)
• DP & RM NWO Bonus (2007)

Awards

• Runner-up Huibregtsen-prijs 2014 voor het beste Nederlandse onderzoek dat wetenschappelijk vernieuwend is en dat zicht biedt op een effectieve maatschappelijke toepassing (met Bert Zwart). (2014)