Researchers Database

Btissam Er-Rahmadi

Occupational title:

Senior Distributed Systems Researcher

Research interests: Optimisation applied to networks/distributed systems.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Heuristics; Linear Programming; Optimisation

Committee: Early career researcher network

Xiaochen Feng

Occupational title:

Early Stage Researcher/PhD

University:

University of Sheffield

Research interests: My research interests are concerned with the study of novel discrete optimisation problems with real-world applications in Humanitarian Operations and Logistics Management and the design and implementation of efficient algorithms for Location and Network Design problems arising in this context. From an application perspective, I focus on planning disaster relief and evacuation problems in humanitarian logistics.

Keywords: Integer Programming; Location; Networks & Graphs; Optimisation

Committee: Early career researcher network

Early Careers Researcher

Daniel Gartner

Occupational title:

Professor of Operational Research

University:

Cardiff University

Research interests: Healthcare Operational Research, Mathematical Modelling, Machine Learning and Data Mining Techniques

Keywords: Behavioural OR; Combinatorial Optimisation; Health Services; Mathematical Programming

Committee: OR Research Committee

Ali Hassanzadeh

Occupational title:

Lecturer in Management Science

University:

University of Manchester

Research interests: Ali’s research has mostly centered around developing mathematical models to help high-level decision makers to improve operations in their organizations. Theory-wise, he primarily has worked with combinatorial optimization models, distributed optimization, algorithm design, and machine learning techniques. Application-wise, he has been involved in projects in sports analytics, transportation and logistics, resource sharing, and agricultural industry.

Keywords: Data Mining; Optimisation; Stochastic Programming; Sports

Abdul Jabbar

Occupational title:

Head of Digital Transformation

University:

University of Huddersfield

Research interests: I am currently working on research with a focus on authenticity, traceability, and accuracy through the implementation and use of Blockchain, smart contracts within supply chain systems. This is a relatively new area that looks at how new upcoming disruptive elements can change the way organisations view data storage and the services they provide. His main research work at the moment revolves around the following: Blockchain and supply chain Smart contracts Online security and fraud Social Media Influence Big Data Analytics

Keywords: Analytics; Artificial Intelligence; Data Mining; Supply Chain

Lisa Jackson

Occupational title:

Professor of Risk and Reliability Assessment

University:

Loughborough University

Research interests: Risk analysis and reliability assessment of safety critical systems and processes, health monitoring including diagnostic and prognostic algorithms, and resilience modelling of transportation networks.

Keywords: Maintenance; Reliability; Risk; Simulation