Curriculum Vitae

Paulina Heine

PhD researcher · University of Vienna · M.Sc. Business Analytics

Operations research and combinatorial optimization. Mathematical models and heuristics for hard routing and scheduling problems, with applications from marine-debris logistics to mission planning.

Vienna PhD · Operations Research Python · Gurobi Metaheuristics
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Experience

University Assistant (Praedoc)
12.2025 – 10.2029
University of Vienna · Vienna, Austria
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  • Academic researcher at the Institute for Business Decisions and Analytics
Student Assistant, Business Analytics & Decision
02.2025 – 10.2025
University of Vienna · Vienna, Austria
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  • Supported research and teaching by analyzing data, optimizing models and creating visualizations
Organizational Assistant, Accounting & Innovation
07.2025 – 11.2025
University of Vienna · Vienna, Austria
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  • Coordinated organizational tasks to support research and teaching
Sustainability Data Analyst
10.2024 – 05.2025
University of Vienna · Vienna, Austria
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  • Analyzed mobility data to develop sustainable solutions and support green decision-making
Internship, Data Science for Finance
04.2023 – 10.2023
Vodafone · Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • Developed a prototype for identifying technical devices using image and text recognition with Python
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Education

M.Sc. Business Analytics
10.2023 – 11.2025
University of Vienna · Grade: 1.18 · explore it → · read it ↗
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  • Master Thesis: moving target orienteering problem for marine waste collection under ocean currents
B.Sc. Business Administration & Economics, Data Science
09.2019 – 08.2023
Bielefeld University · Grade: 2.2 · explore it → · read it ↗
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  • Bachelor Thesis: multi-objective TSP variant combining permutation analysis and genetic algorithms
  • Erasmus Semester Budapest, Grade: 1.5
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Achievements & Extracurricular

GOR International Conference
09.2025
Gesellschaft für Operations Research · Bielefeld
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  • Presented master's thesis in the Heuristics stream
Summer School, Multi-Objective Optimization 🏆 1st Prize
08.2025
University of Jyväskylä · Finland
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  • Awarded first prize in the poster contest
Sustainability Challenge
10.2024 – 06.2025
University of Vienna · Sonnentor
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  • AI-based supply chain strategies for Sonnentor
European Investment Bank Summer School
07.2024
Luxembourg
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  • Environmental impact assessments and sustainable project financing
Bachelor Prize 🏅 Award
2022
German Operations Research Society
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  • Award for special academic achievements in Operations Research
European Student Parliament
07.2018
Toulouse, France
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  • Representative for Germany, 'The Future of Mobility'
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Publications

Reactive Planning for Marine Debris Collection in Dynamic Ocean Environments ✓ Accepted
2025
Springer Conference Proceedings · OR 2025 International Conference
Theses
Master's thesis: reactive planning for marine-debris collection
2025
M.Sc. Business Analytics · University of Vienna · explore it interactively →
Bachelor's thesis: routing a probe through seven exoplanets
2022
B.Sc. · TRAPPIST-1 probe tour (ESA SpOC) · explore it interactively →
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Journey

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Projects

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Languages

German
Native
English
C1 · TOEFL
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