About Me
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering
Operations Research Scientist
Data Scientist
I am a postdoctoral research fellow at HEC Montreal, where I began my postdoctoral work under the supervision of Jean-François Cordeau, Adulyasak Yossiri, and Okan Arslan after receiving my PhD in operations research from Ozyegin University. My expertise lies in developing optimization models for diverse challenges, including network optimization, production and distribution planning, humanitarian logistics, and electric vehicle scheduling. I also specialize in designing heuristic algorithms to efficiently solve complex problems and developing approximation models. I am an active member of CIRRELT and GERAD. My research is centered on combinatorial optimization and optimization under uncertainty. My areas of interest include:
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Robust optimization
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Convex optimization
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Machine learning
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Logistics
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Humanitarian efforts
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Urban transportation
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Design and management of large-scale networks
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Heuristic algorithm
Background Details
HEC Montreal, Canada, 2023-current
Post-doctoral research fellow
Ongoing Projects:
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Inventory routing problem with heterogeneous vehicles: delivery and backhauling
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Delivery and charging scheduling planning for last-mile delivery with electric vehicles
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2021-2023
Research assistant
Conducted research projects:
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Scheduling of electric vehicles: Optimizing the number of required electric vehicles to cover all trips and designing a simulation to evaluate the solution; a case study conducted at Binghamton University
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Relief supply distribution: Optimizing service times for wounded people and determining the visiting order of wounded sites in post-disaster scenarios, a case study conducted in Van province, Turkey
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Production planning: Optimizing production planning under demand uncertainty, comparing adjustable robust optimization and folding horizon approaches
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Utilizing historical data to develop a predictive model for forecasting transportation costs in upcoming periods
Mentored master students
Selected as the outstanding research assistant of Engineering faculty
Dadash Baradar Ind. Co. Tabriz, Iran, 2016-2017
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Developing predictive models to forecast demand on annual, monthly, and weekly bases
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Managing production line setup project
System analysis expert
Hadid Parlakh Co. Tabriz, Iran 2011-2015
Quality control expert
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Utilizing statistical control techniques to monitor and control the quality of production processes
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Developing reports and dashboards to track quality metrics, identify trends, and highlight areas for improvement
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Identifying out-of-range processes and those needing calibration
Education
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey, Received in March 2023
Research field: Applications of optimization under uncertainty methods on production planning, supply chain and logistics problems
Thesis Title: Applications of Robust Optimization in Logistics and Production Planning (CGPA: 3.87 out of 4)
M.Sc. Industrial Engineering
B.Sc. Industrial Engineering
Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol, Iran, Received in September 2014
Thesis Title: A New Optimization Model for Production and Distribution of Supply Chain with Green Logistic Approach
Tabriz University, Iran, Received in September 2012
Publications
Alwesabi, Yaseen, Farzad Avishan, İhsan Yanıkoğlu, Zhaocai Liu, and Yong Wang. Applied Energy 307 (2022): 118243.
Farzad Avishan, Milad Elyasi, İhsan Yanıkoğlu, Ali Ekici, O Örsan Özener, Transportation science 57, no. 4 (2023): 1096-1114.
Farzad Avishan, İhsan Yanıkoğlu, Yaseen Alwesabi, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 156 (2023): 104357.
Contact
HEC Montréal, 3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montréal (Québec)
Canada H3T 2A7
+1-514-233-4685