OPTIMA brings together more than 160 members from over 15 institutions across Australia and internationally. Our members are the driving force of the Centre, uniting expertise from a wide range of disciplines to tackle complex optimisation challenges.
Our community includes 19 Chief Investigators and 60 Associate Investigators at different career stages with interdisciplinary strengths spanning mathematics, computer science, statistics, engineering and economics. Their research is enhanced by collaborations with three international partners and ten industry partners.
Supporting this work is a talented cohort of PhD candidates and research fellows. Together, this vibrant community drives OPTIMA’s research, industry engagement and real‑world impact.
Chief Investigators
Centre Director
University of Melbourne
Deputy Director
Monash University
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Uptake Theme Leader
Assoc. Professor Alysson M. Costa
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Advance Theme Leader
Chief Investigator
Monash University
Advance Theme Leader
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Chief Investigator
Monash University
Integrate Theme Leader
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Professor Maria Garcia de la Banda
Chief Investigator
Monash University
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Integrate Theme Leader
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Chief Investigator
Monash University
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Chief Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Aldeida Aleti
Monash University
The University of Melbourne
International partners
Partner Investigator
The University of Manchester, UK
Partner Investigator
UNIMORE, IT
Partner Investigator
University of Warwick, UK.
Partner Investigator
The University of Lancaster, UK
Project Team
Business and Operations Manager
OPTIMA
Software Developer
OPTIMA
Education and Outreach Officer
OPTIMA
OPTIMA Research Fellows
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Associate Investigators
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Adelaide
University of Melbourne
Assoc. Professor Damjan Vukcevic
Monash University
Assoc. Professor Gerardo Berbeglia
University of Melbourne
Assoc. Professor Hamideh Anjomshoa
University of Melbourne
Assoc. Professor Marcus Brazil
University of Melbourne
Assoc. Professor Marcus Gallagher
University of Queensland
Assoc. Professor Markus Wagner
Monash University
Assoc. Professor Roberto Amadini
University of Bologna
Assoc. Professor Nir Lipovetzky
The University of Melbourne
University of Lille, France
Monash University
KU Leuven, Belgium
Deakin University
Monash University
Monash University
University of Technology Sydney
Monash University
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne
The University of Hong Kong
Monash University
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Monash University
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Monash University
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Sydney
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Deakin University
RMIT University
Gurobi
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Adelaide
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
La Trobe University
Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
Monash University
Professor Athanasios Pantelous
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Adelaide
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
RMIT University
La Trobe University
Melbourne Water
Research Students
Deakin University
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Bologna
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Monash University
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
RMIT University
University of Melbourne
RMIT University
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Monash University
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Deakin University
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Melbourne
Monash University
KU Leuven, Belgium/ University of Melbourne
Monash University
RMIT University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
RMIT University
University of Melbourne
University of Bologna
Monash University
University of Melbourne
RMIT University
Monash University
Monash University
Monash University
Monash University
Monash University
Monash University
Alumni
Cancer Council Victoria
Monash University
Evidera
University of Birmingham
University of Melbourne
Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA)
University of Melbourne
Deakin University
Monash University
University of Wollongong
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne