Milad Elyasi

Postdoctoral Fellow

HEC Montreal

About Me

Passionate about pushing the boundaries of optimization and operational efficiency, I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at HEC Montreal, where I explore cutting-edge solutions in transportation science as a proud member of CIRRELT and GERAD.

My journey has taken me from the vibrant tech hubs of IMT Atlantique, Nantes, France under the mentorship of Professor Alexandre Dolgui, where I honed my expertise in manufacturing systems, to groundbreaking work in healthcare operations during my Ph.D. at Ozyegin University. My research integrates mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) models with advanced optimization algorithms, such as branch-and-price, Benders decomposition, and metaheuristics, to tackle large-scale combinatorial problems under uncertainty.

With a relentless curiosity and a drive for innovation, my independent research program is inspired by my graduate and postdoctoral experiences. I am committed to advancing the fields of manufacturing systems, machine learning, and large-scale optimization, while exploring new frontiers at the intersection of these disciplines.

Research Interests

Optimization under Uncertainty
Transportation Science
Manufacturing Systems
Combinatorial Optimization
Large-Scale Optimization
Machine Learning

Education & Postdoctoral Training

Postdoctoral Fellow in Operations and Logistics Management, 2023

HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellow in Industrial Engineering, 2022

IMT Atlantique, Nantes, France
PhD in Industrial Engineering, 2022

Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, 2012

K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science, 2006

University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Recent News

November 2023: Our paper Production Planning with Flexible Manufacturing Systems under Demand Uncertainty is now online in International Journal of Production Research.

November 2023: Our paper A Non-Clustered Approach to Platelet Collection Routing Problem is now available online in Computers & Operations Research.

November 2023: Our paper A Column Generation-Based Approach for the Adaptive Stochastic Blood Donation Tailoring Problem is now avaible online in International Journal of Production Research.

October 2023: Our paper Production Planning with Flexible Manufacturing Systems under Demand Uncertainty has been accepted for publication in International Journal of Production Research.

October 2023: Our paper A Column Generation-Based Approach for the Adaptive Stochastic Blood Donation Tailoring Problem has been accepted for publication in International Journal of Production Research.

September 2023: Honored to join CIRRELT as a Postdoctoral Fellow!

July 2023: Our paper A Non-Clustered Approach to Platelet Collection Routing Problem has been accepted for publication in Computers & Operations Research.

July 2023: Presented our recent paper on Managing Process Time Uncertainty in Mixed-Model Assembly Lines at POMS 2023, Paris, France.

June 2023: Our paper Genetic Algorithms and Heuristics Hybridized for Software Architecture Recovery is now online in Automated Software Engineering.

May 2023: Our paper Genetic Algorithms and Heuristics Hybridized for Software Architecture Recovery has been accepted for publication in Automated Software Engineering.

March 2023: Our paper Humanitarian Relief Distribution Problem: An Adjustable Robust Optimization Approach is now online in Transportation Science.

February 2023: Our paper Humanitarian Relief Distribution Problem: An Adjustable Robust Optimization Approach has been accepted for publication in Transportation Science.

February 2023: Represented IMT at kick-off meeting of ALICIA Horizon Project.

February 2023: Presented our recent paper on Markov Decision Process Model for Multi-maned Assembly Line at 24th ROADEF Conference, Renees, France.

June 2022: Defended my thesis Application of large-scale optimization methods in scheduling and routing problems.

May 2022: Honored to be selected as a IMT Atlantique Postdoctoral Fellow!

June 2023: Presented our recent paper on Flexible Manufacturing Systems at MiM 10th IFAC Conference, Nantes, France.

Publications

Humanitarian Relief Distribution Problem: An Adjustable Robust Optimization Approach
Transportation Science, Accepted, 2023, with Farzad Avishan, Okan Orsan Ozener, Ihsan Yanikoglu, Ali Ekici
Dataset

Production Planning with Flexible Manufacturing Systems under Demand Uncertainty
International Journal of Production Research (IJPRR), Accepted, 2023, with Basak Altan, Ali Ekici, Okan Orsan Ozener, Ihsan Yanikoglu, Alexandre Dolgui

A Column Generation-Based Approach for the Adaptive Stochastic Blood Donation Tailoring Problem
International Journal of Production Research (IJPRR), Accepted, 2023, with Okan Orsan Ozener, Ihsan Yanikoglu, Ali Ekici, Alexandre Dolgui

A Non-Clustered Approach for Platelet Collection Routing Problem
Computers & Operations Research (COR), Accepted, 2023, with Ramin Talebi Khameneh, Okan Orsan Ozener, Ali Ekici

Improving Genetic Algorithms for Software Architecture Recovery
Automated Software Engineering, Accepted, 2023, with Muhammed Esad Simitcioğlu, Abdullah Saydemir, Ali Ekici, Okan Orsan Ozener, Hasan Sözer

An Application of Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling with Sequence-dependent Setups at Vestel Electronics.
Computers & Operations Research, 111, 130-140, 2019 with Ali Ekici, Okan Orsan Ozener, Merve Sarikaya
Dataset

Supplier Selection and Order Allocation in the Presence of Suppliers with Exact Annual Capacity.
European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 15(6), 803-824, 2021, with Okan Orsan Ozener, Ali Ekici

A Non-Clustered Approach for Platelet Collection Routing Problem.
To appear in Optimization Techniques: Theory and Practice, (refereed) with Okan Orsan Ozener, Ali Ekici, Ramin Talebi Khamene

Application of large-scale optimization methods in scheduling and routing problems
Ph.D. Thesis, Ozyegin University June 2022.
Ozyegin University Library

Teaching

Introduction to Data Science Using Python (DS 501) (Fall 2020-Spring 2022)
Co-instructor, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
Best Teaching Certificate

Mathematical Modeling and Exact Methods (IE 342) (Fall 2018, 2020)
Head Teaching Assistant, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey

Production and Operations Analysis (IE 302) (Fall 2017, 2018)
Head Teaching Assistant, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey

Operations Research I (Fall 2014, 2017)
Instructor, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran

Introduction to Probability (Fall 2014, 2017)
Instructor, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran