Background：

Eugene Levner received the B.S. +M.S. degree in computational mathematics from Lomonosov State University, Moscow, USSR, and the Ph.D. degree in computer & systems sciences from the Soviet Academy of Sciences, Moscow, in 1968 and 1973, respectively. From 1972 to 1990, he worked for the Soviet Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. From 1994 to 2010 he worked in Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel. In 2010 he joined School of Economics in Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel, where he is currently a Full Professor with tenure.

His research interests include combinatorial optimization, operations research, design of computer algorithms, and scheduling theory. He has authored/coauthored seven books and more than 150 papers in refereed journals and chapters in books. He is a recipient of Best Paper Awards from the Soviet Academy of Sciences and the IFAC INCOM-2009 National Committee in 1972 and 2009, respectively.

He is Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Journal of Industrial Management and Optimization, and Journal of Service Science and Management, and a member of the editorial boards of other international journals.