Rainer Ernst Burkard (born 28 January 1943, Graz, Austria ) is an Austrian mathematician.
His research interests include discrete optimization, graph theory, applied discrete mathematics, and applied number theory.
[1][2] He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Vienna in 1967 and received his habilitation from the University of Graz in 1971.
From 1973–1981 Rainer Burkard was a full professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Cologne (Germany).
Since 1981 Rainer Burkard is a full professor at the Graz University of Technology.