CV

Appointments

• Postdoctoral researcher
  Technische Universität Hamburg, Institute for Algorithms and Complexity
  Working with Prof. Matthias Mnich

Education

• Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering & Management (Algorithms & Operations Research)
  Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2022–2026
  Thesis: Scheduling with Intervals
  Advisors: Prof. Danny Hermelin & Prof. Dvir Shabtay
  

• M.Sc. in Computer Science
  Technische Universität Berlin, 2020–2021
  Thesis: Exploiting Order to Find Independent-Sets in Temporal Interval Graphs
  Advisors: Prof. Rolf Niedermeier & Prof. Danny Hermelin
  

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
  Technische Universität Berlin, 2014–2018
  

Publications

• Just-in-Time Scheduling in Two-Stage Flexible Flow Shops

  Heeger, K., Hermelin, D., Itzhaki, Y., Schieber, B., and Shabtay, D. (2026). Just-in-Time Scheduling in Two-Stage Flexible Flow Shops. European Journal of Operational Research.

• Fair Repetitive Interval Scheduling

  Heeger, K., Hermelin, D., Itzhaki, Y., Molter, H. and Shabtay, D., 2025. Fair Repetitive Interval Scheduling. Algorithmica, 87, pp. 1340–1368.

• On the Parameterized Complexity of Interval Scheduling with Eligible Machine Sets

  Hermelin, D., Itzhaki, Y., Molter, H. and Shabtay, D., 2024. On the parameterized complexity of interval scheduling with eligible machine sets. Journal of Computer and System Sciences, 144, p.103533.

• Temporal Interval Cliques and Independent Sets

  Hermelin, D., Itzhaki, Y., Molter, H. and Niedermeier, R., 2023. Temporal interval cliques and independent sets. Theoretical Computer Science, 961, p.113885.

• Hardness of Interval Scheduling on Unrelated Machines

  Danny Hermelin, Yuval Itzhaki, Hendrik Molter, and Dvir Shabtay. Hardness of Interval Scheduling on Unrelated Machines. In 17th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2022). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 249, pp. 18:1-18:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)

• Temporal Unit Interval Independent Sets

  Danny Hermelin, Yuval Itzhaki, Hendrik Molter, and Rolf Niedermeier. Temporal Unit Interval Independent Sets. In 1st Symposium on Algorithmic Foundations of Dynamic Networks (SAND 2022). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 221, pp. 19:1-19:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)

Talks

• Interval Scheduling with Machine Eligibility

  June 10, 2026

  Poster at Israel Data Science and Statistics Association (ISDSA) Annual Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel

• Interval Scheduling with Eligible Machines

  May 18, 2026

  Poster at Pioneering Israeli Science, Science Abroad, New York, NY, USA

• Interval Scheduling with Machine Eligibility

  May 13, 2026

  Talk at Operations Research Society of Israel (ORSIS) Annual Meeting, Haifa, Israel

• Scheduling Intervals

  April 04, 2026

  Poster at Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Research Day, Ben-Gurion University, Be'er Sheva, Israel

• Just-in-Time Scheduling in Two-Stage Flexible Flow Shops

  May 05, 2025

  Talk at Operations Research Society of Israel (ORSIS) Annual Meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel

• Fair Repetitive Interval Scheduling

  May 27, 2024

  Talk at Operations Research Society of Israel (ORSIS) Annual Meeting, Be'er Sheva, Israel

Teaching

• Simulation [Hebrew]

  Teaching Assistant, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2026

• Foundations of Algorithms and Complexity [Hebrew]

  Teaching Assistant, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2022–2026

• Hebrew LaTeX Templates

  Templates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2022