Doctoral Program Operations Research and Game Theory of the Doctoral School of Economics and Business Informatics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary has been founded in October 2025. Doctoral Program Operations Research and Game Theory has two specializations: (i) Computational Operations Research (COR), and (ii) Game Theory and Applications (GTA).
The PhD programme emphasizes essential theoretical research aimed at enhancing decision-making quality in complex environments related to economics, business, and social sciences. Expertise in Operations Research and Game Theory is increasingly important across numerous fields, including networks, artificial intelligence, logistics, finance, and manufacturing. Our PhD programme provides specialized knowledge and skills necessary to address complex problems in these fields.
The professors (Yurii Nesterov, Tibor Illés, Tamás Solymosi, Miklós Pintér, Péter Baranyi, Péter Biró, Marianna E.-Nagy, Petra Renáta Rigó, Márton Benedek) in the program possess strong academic backgrounds and have extensive publication records in fields such as operations research, linear and convex optimisation, game theory, computer science, market design, and machine learning. They are committed to conducting advanced research in operations research or game theory, utilizing their methodologies across various disciplines. Additionally, the professors are actively involved in international collaborations and research projects.
The main research areas of the doctoral program Operations Research and Game Theory focus on linear and nonlinear optimization, specifically the development of efficient algorithms and procedures for a wide range of optimization problems. In complex environments, solving optimization problems often requires coordinated behaviour and cooperation among multiple actors or players. To establish and maintain stable cooperation, game-theoretic techniques are employed to create effective strategic incentives and allocation mechanisms, facilitating the fair distribution of jointly generated revenues or cost savings.