Bissan Ghaddar Img

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Assistant Professor in Data Analytics and Operations Research
Department of Management Sciences
University of Waterloo
email: bissan[dot]ghaddar[at]uwaterloo[dot]ca

About Me

  Education.

  • Ph.D. in Operations Research, University of Waterloo, 2011.
  • Masters of Applied Sciences in Operations Research, University of Waterloo, 2007.
  • Bachelor of Engineering, American University of Beirut, 2005.

  Experience.

  • Assistant Professor, Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, 2016-Date.
  • Research Scientist, IBM Research, 2013-2016.
  • Visiting Fellow, Department of National Defence Canada, 2011-2012.

Research

- Develop solution methodologies & efficient algorithms to solve non-linear programming problems.
- Model & solve data-driven optimization problems motivated by engineering and business applications mainly in smart energy and sustainable mobility.

  Journal Articles.

  1. M. Berlingerio, B. Ghaddar, R. Guidotti, A. Pascale, and A. Sassi, "The GRAAL of carpooling: GReen And sociAL optimization from crowd-sourced data", Transportation Research Part C, accepted March 2017.
  2. J. Naoum-Sawaya and B. Ghaddar, “Cutting Plane Approach for the Maximum Flow Interdiction Problem”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, accepted January 2017.
  3. X. Kuang, B. Ghaddar, J. Naoum-Sawaya, L. Zuluaga, “Alternative LP and SOCP hierarchies for ACOPF problems”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, accepted September 2016.
  4. B. Ghaddar, N. Sakr, and Y. Asiedu, “Spare Parts Stocking Analysis using Genetic Programming”, European Journal of Operational Research, 252(1): 136-144, 2016.
  5. B. Ghaddar, J. C. Vera, and M. F. Anjos, “A Dynamic Inequality Generation Scheme for Polynomial Programming”, Mathematical Programming Series A, 156(1): 21-57, 2016.
  6. B. Ghaddar, J. Marecek, and M. Mevissen “Optimal Power Flow as a Polynomial Optimization Problem”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 31(1): 39-546, 2016.
  7. J. Naoum-Sawaya, R. Cogill, B. Ghaddar, S. Sajja, R. Shorten, N. Taheri, P. Tommasi, R. Verago, “Stochastic Optimization Approach for the Car Placement Problem in Ridesharing Systems”, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 80: 173-184, 2015.
  8. B. Ghaddar, J. Naoum-Sawaya, A. Kishimoto, N. Taheri, and B. Eck “A Lagrangian Decomposition Approach for the Pump Scheduling Problem in Water Networks”, European Journal of Operational Research, 241(2): 490-501, 2015.
  9. J. Naoum-Sawaya, B. Ghaddar, E. Arandia, and B. Eck, “Simulation-Optimization Approaches for Water Pump Scheduling and Pipe Replacement Problems”, European Journal of Operational Research, 246(1): 293-306, 2015.
  10. M. F. Anjos, B. Ghaddar, L. Hupp, F. Liers, and A. Wiegele, “Solving k-way Graph Partitioning Problems to Optimality: The Impact of Semidefinite Relaxations and the Bundle Method”, Facets of Combinatorial Optimization, 355-386, 2013.
  11. B. Ghaddar and J. Naoum-Sawaya “Environmentally Friendly Facility Location with Market Competition”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 63: 899-908, 2012.
  12. B. Ghaddar, J. C. Vera, and M. F. Anjos, “Second-Order Cone Relaxations for Binary Quadratic Polynomial Programs”, SIAM Journal on Optimization, 21(1):391-414, 2011.
  13. B. Ghaddar, M. F. Anjos, and F. Liers, “A Semidefinite Programming Branch-and-Cut Algorithm for the Minimum k-Partition Problem”, Annals of Operations Research, 188(1): 155-174, 2011.
  14. B. Ghaddar, J. C. Vera, and M. F. Anjos, “An Iterative Scheme for Valid Polynomial Inequalities Generation in Binary Polynomial Programming”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, IPCO XV, 207-222, 2011.
  15. J. Naoum-Sawaya, and B. Ghaddar, “A Fuzzy Adaptation Method for Improving Link Utilization and Reducing Network Delays in IEEE 802.11e Wireless Ad hoc Networks”, Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, 9(3-4): 203-222, 2010.
  16. H. Artail, H.Safa, J. Naoum-Sawaya, B. Ghaddar, and S. Khawam, “A Simple Recursive Scheme for Adjusting the Contention Window Size in IEEE 802.11e Wireless Ad hoc Networks”, Computer Communications Journal, 29(18): 3789-3803, 2006.

  Conference Proceedings.

  1. B. Ghaddar, A. Melnikava, and A. Pascale, “Optimizing Allocation of Public Facilities in Sustainable Urban Planning”, Proceeding of ITS World Congress, 2016.
  2. R. Guidotti, A. Sassi, M. Berlingerio, A. Pascale and B. Ghaddar, “Social or green? A data-driven approach for more enjoyable carpooling”, Proceeding of IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2015.
  3. X. Kuang, B. Ghaddar, L. Zuluaga, and J. Naoum-Sawaya, “Approximating the ACOPF problem with a hierarchy of SOCP problems”, Proceeding of IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2015.
  4. I. Song, F. Karray, Y. Dai, M. S. Masumodi, and B. Ghaddar, “An Intelligent Car-like Robot Parking System Design and Implementation”, Proceeding of Third International Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices, 2005.

Contact

I am often looking for undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows:

  • Graduate Students: If you are interested in joining my team as a MASc, PhD, or a post-doc, please email me your recent CV, transcript, and a paragraph on what particular area of research you are interested in. Software skills in addition to basic knowledge of analytics and optimization methods is required.
  • Undergraduate Students: If you are interested in an undergraduate research experience, please email me your recent CV and transcript. Students are encouraged to apply for USRA and the President's Research Award in case they are eligible.

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