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Samir
Elhedhli, PhD, PEng Short Bio: Samir Elhedhli is a Professor at the
Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo with research
interests in in Large Scale Optimization and Data Analytics. His work has appeared in top scientific
journals such as Management Science, Mathematical Programming, Manufacturing
and Service Operations Management, INFORMS Journal on Computing, IISE transactions, and the European Journal
of Operational Research among others.
He held research grants from NSERC, CFI, OCE and MITACS and collaborated with
industries in aircraft manufacturing, airline scheduling, and supply chain
analytics. He was Chair of the
Department of Management Sciences from 2014 to 2018. He served as president
of the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) in 2011-2012. He is currently the co-Editor-in-Chief of
their flagship journal INFOR. He is
the recipient of the CORS Service Award in 2013 and the University of
Waterloo’s distinguished and outstanding performance awards in 2005, 2006,
2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2019. |
Major Administrative and
Service Appointments:
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Chair, Department of Management Sciences, University of
Waterloo, 2014—2018
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Member of Senate, University of Waterloo, 2014--2016.
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Member of Senate-Nominations committee, University of Waterloo,
2014--2015.
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Member of Senate-Finance committee, University of Waterloo,
2015--2016.
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Associate chair for graduate Studies, Department of Management
Sciences, University of Waterloo, 2010--2012.
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Associate chair for Undergraduate Studies, Department of
Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, 2007--2010.
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co-Editor-In-Chief,
Information Systems and Operations Research, flagship journal of Canadian Operational Research Society, 2014—present
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Publication Chair, Canadian Operational Research Society,
2014--2018.
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President, Canadian Operational Research Society, 2011--2012.
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Education Chair, Canadian Operational Research Society,
2007--2010.