CENTRAL Workshop

Wednesday 8 July 2026, 10:30am to 3:00pm

Venue

MAN - Mngt School LT19 WPB002 - View Map

Open to

Postgraduates, Staff

Registration

Free to attend - registration required

Registration Info

For logistical and catering purpose, please email Guglielmo Lulli - g.lulli@lancaster.ac.uk if you wish to attend this workshop.

Event Details

CENTRAL Workshop

10:40 – Welcome and Coffee

10:55 – Opening: G. Lulli (Director of CENTRAL)

11:00 – Max Li (University of Michigan): “Collaborative Decision-Making and Optimal Utilization of Pathfinding Flights during Convective Weather”

12:00–14:00 – Lunch and informal discussion

14:00 – Tolga Bektas (University of Liverpool): “Insights from Last-Mile Logistics Research”

15:00 – Conclusion

Speakers

Max Li

University of Michigan

Max received his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2021. He earned his MSE in Systems Engineering and BSE in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, both from the University of Pennsylvania, in 2018. Max’s research and teaching interests include air transportation systems, airport and airline operations, Advanced Air Mobility, networked systems, as well as optimization and control.

Tolgas Bektas

University of Liverpool Management School

Tolga's research focuses on mathematical modelling and optimisation for freight transport, distribution, and supply chain networks. He has been investigator in projects on last-mile logistics, vessel efficiency, and railway capacity planning. He serves on the editorial boards of Computers & Operations Research, Networks, and, until recently, Transportation Science.

Contact Details

Name Guglielmo Lulli
Email

g.lulli@lancaster.ac.uk

Directions to MAN - Mngt School LT19 WPB002

West Pavilion, LUMS