Rate My Professor Luke Rhodes-Leader

Dr Luke Rhodes-Leader is a Lecturer in Management Science at Lancaster University Management School. His research focuses on simulation within Operational Research, with particular emphasis on using simulation to support operational decision-making. This includes work on simulation optimisation, multi-fidelity modelling, and methods for evaluating simulation-based decisions. His applications span airline disruption management, asset maintenance, and the development of digital twins, often in collaboration with industrial partners such as Rolls-Royce.

Dr Rhodes-Leader completed his PhD through the STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training at Lancaster University. His doctoral research examined symbiotic simulation approaches for airline disruption management, incorporating multiple modelling techniques and simulation optimisation. He teaches modules including Stochastic Simulation, Business Modelling and Simulation, and Simulation and Stochastic Modelling. He supervises PhD students on topics such as multi-fidelity modelling, stochastic programming, and uncertainty quantification in simulation. He participates in major conferences including the Winter Simulation Conference and the Simulation Workshop, and serves in editorial roles for the Journal of Simulation. His work contributes to advancing methodological approaches in simulation for real-world operational challenges.