Staff profile

Nalan Gulpinar is currently a Professor of Operations Research and Business Analytics at Durham University Business School. Previously, she was an Associate Professor in Operations Group at Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick. She received BSc and MSc degrees in Mathematics and a PhD degree in Operational Research from Brunel University. Before joining Warwick Business School, she was first a research fellow, then a research lecturer in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London. Her research interests are decision making under uncertainty and business analytics. The main focus has been data-driven decision-making and risk management with applications to supply chain networks, finance, revenue management and dynamic pricing, and healthcare systems. Her research is published in high-ranking journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Production and Operations Management, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, OR Spectrum, and Computers and OR.

• Decision Making under Uncertainty
• Supply Chain Networks
• Revenue Management
• Healthcare Operations Research

Chapter in book

• Robust Approaches to Pension Fund ALM under Uncertainty
  
  Pachamanova, D., Gulpinar, N., & Canakoglu, E. (2017). Robust Approaches to Pension Fund ALM under Uncertainty. In Optimal Financial Decision Making under Uncertainty (pp. 89-119). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41613-7_11
• Robust optimization approaches to single period portfolio allocation problem
  
  Gülpınar, N., & Hu, Z. (2016). Robust optimization approaches to single period portfolio allocation problem. In Robustness Analysis in Decision Aiding, Optimization, and Analytics (pp. 265-283). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33121-8_12
• Robust DEA approaches to performance evaluation of olive oil production under uncertainty
  
  Atıcı, K. B., & Gülpınar, N. (2016). Robust DEA approaches to performance evaluation of olive oil production under uncertainty. In Robustness Analysis in Decision Aiding, Optimization, and Analytics (pp. 299-318). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33121-8_14
• Performance evaluation of mobile phone producers
  
  Gülpınar, N., & Atıcı, K. B. (2014). Performance evaluation of mobile phone producers. In J. Wang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization (pp. 1836-1846). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch164

Edited book

• Performance Models and Risk Management in Communications Systems
  
  Gülpınar, N., Harrison, P., & Rüstem, B. (Eds.). (2011). Performance Models and Risk Management in Communications Systems. Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0534-5

Journal Article

• Designing the Ethylene Factory for Products of Carbon Dioxide Reduction: Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessments
  
  Silveira Sbrice Pinto, A., Gulpinar, N., Liu, F., Gibson, E. A., Fuller, L., & Souter, P. (2025). Designing the Ethylene Factory for Products of Carbon Dioxide Reduction: Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessments. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 13(37), 15257-15268. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c10485
• Dynamic pharmaceutical product portfolio management with flexible resource profiles
  
  Fei, X., Branke, J., & Gulpinar, N. (2025). Dynamic pharmaceutical product portfolio management with flexible resource profiles. European Journal of Operational Research, 324(1), 308-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.01.011
• Carbon Capture and Utilization for Sustainable Supply Chain Design of Intermediate Chemicals: The Formate Factory
  
  Silveira Sbrice Pinto, A., Gulpinar, N., Liu, F., Gibson, E., Fuller, L., & Souter, P. (2025). Carbon Capture and Utilization for Sustainable Supply Chain Design of Intermediate Chemicals: The Formate Factory. ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2(5), 733-743. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00472
• Dynamic capacity allotment planning for airlines via travel agencies
  
  Aydın, N., Gülpınar, N., & Zheng, Y. (2024). Dynamic capacity allotment planning for airlines via travel agencies. Computers & Operations Research, 170, Article 106740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2024.106740
• Dynamic surgery management under uncertainty
  
  Gökalp, E., Gülpınar, N., & Doan, X. (2023). Dynamic surgery management under uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research, 309(2), 832-844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.12.006
• Dynamic pricing of flexible time slots for attended home delivery
  
  Strauss, A., Gülpınar, N., & Zheng, Y. (2021). Dynamic pricing of flexible time slots for attended home delivery. European Journal of Operational Research, 294(3), 1022-1041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.03.007
• Dynamic production-pricing strategies for multi-generation products under uncertainty
  
  Bhatia, N., Gülpınar, N., & Aydın, N. (2020). Dynamic production-pricing strategies for multi-generation products under uncertainty. International Journal of Production Economics, 230, 107851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107851
• Capacity planning for networks of stem‐cell donation centers under uncertainty
  
  Gökalp, E., Gülpınar, N., & Doan, X. V. (2020). Capacity planning for networks of stem‐cell donation centers under uncertainty. Production and Operations Management, 29(2), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13090
• Uncertainty representation and risk management for direct segmented marketing
  
  Pachamanova, D., Lo, V. S. Y., & Gülpınar, N. (2020). Uncertainty representation and risk management for direct segmented marketing. Journal of Marketing Management, 36(1-2), 149-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2019.1707265
• New sampling strategies when searching for robust solutions
  
  Fei, X., Branke, J., & Gulpinar, N. (2019). New sampling strategies when searching for robust solutions. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 23(2), 273-287. https://doi.org/10.1109/tevc.2018.2849331
• Heuristics for the stochastic dynamic task-resource allocation problem with retry opportunities
  
  Gülpınar, N., Çanakoğlu, E., & Branke, J. (2018). Heuristics for the stochastic dynamic task-resource allocation problem with retry opportunities. European Journal of Operational Research, 266(1), 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.09.006
• Robust portfolio selection problem under temperature uncertainty
  
  Gülpınar, N., & Çanakoḡlu, E. (2017). Robust portfolio selection problem under temperature uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research, 256(2), 500-523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.05.046
• A robust asset–liability management framework for investment products with guarantees
  
  Gülpınar, N., Pachamanova, D., & Çanakoğlu, E. (2016). A robust asset–liability management framework for investment products with guarantees. OR Spectrum, 38(4), 1007-1041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-016-0437-z
• Analysis of relationship between forward and spot markets in oligopolies under demand and cost uncertainties
  
  Gülpınar, N., & Oliveira, F. (2014). Analysis of relationship between forward and spot markets in oligopolies under demand and cost uncertainties. Computational Management Science, 11(3), 267-283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10287-014-0217-7
• Robust investment decisions under supply disruption in petroleum markets
  
  Gülpιnar N., Canakoglu, E., & Pachamanova, D. (2014). Robust investment decisions under supply disruption in petroleum markets. Computers & Operations Research, 44, 75-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2013.08.006
• A robust optimization approach to asset-liability management under time-varying investment opportunities
  
  Gülpinar, N., & Pachamanova, D. (2013). A robust optimization approach to asset-liability management under time-varying investment opportunities. Journal of Banking and Finance, 37(6), 2031-2041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.01.025
• Robust strategies for facility location under uncertainty
  
  Gülpınar, N., Pachamanova, D., & Çanakoğlu, E. (2013). Robust strategies for facility location under uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research, 225(1), 21-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.08.004