Dennis Huisman is a professor Public Transport Optimization at the Econometric Institute, Erasmus School of Economics (ESE). Professor Huisman's current research focuses on Operations Research models and techniques that can support the planning and operations of public transport operators in relation to complex logistical issues.

For 22.5 years, professor Huisman was part-time affiliated with Netherlands Railways (NS), the largest public transport operator in the Netherlands. He was a member of Netherlands Railways team that won the Franz Edelman Award, also known as the Super Bowl of Operations Research, in 2008.

Professor Huisman is a co-founder of the Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport. He was co-chair of the conference OR2013 (International Conference on Operations Research) in Rotterdam. He obtained his PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2004. His PhD thesis dealt with integrated and dynamic vehicle and crew scheduling.