Antoine Sauré

Antoine Sauré is an Associate Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, where he holds the Telfer Research Fellowship in Healthcare Analytics. With a Ph.D. in Management Science from the University of British Columbia (2012) and prior degrees from the University of Chile, he brings over a decade of experience applying advanced analytics to large-scale service operations, particularly in healthcare.

Education

• B.Sc. Eng., University of Chile
• B.Eng., University of Chile
• M.Sc., Operations Management, University of Chile
• Ph.D., Management Science, University of British Columbia (2012)

Research Interests

Dr. Sauré’s scholarship centers on stochastic optimization and approximate dynamic programming to solve complex resource-allocation problems under uncertainty. His work spans:

• Cancer-care operations and chemotherapy scheduling
• Capacity planning and patient flow optimization
• Home-care routing and scheduling with uncertain demand
• Disaster-response logistics for medical supply chains
• Digital platforms for learning health systems

Methodologically, he integrates advanced mathematical modelling with real-world implementation, collaborating closely with the British Columbia Cancer Agency and other healthcare providers to improve timely access to quality care.

Research Funding & Grants

Since 2016, Dr. Sauré has secured more than CAD $2 million in research funding. Major ongoing projects include:

• Co-Principal Investigator, CIHR grant “Changing primary care capacity in Canada (4C)” (2024-2028, CAD $1,041,430)
• Principal Investigator, NSERC Discovery Grant “Approximate Dynamic Programming Methods for Dynamic Resource Allocation Problems in Health Care” (2018-2026, CAD $229,500)
• Co-Investigator, FONDECYT Chile “Advanced Analytics and AI for Public Health Policy Design” (2023-2027, USD $370,000)
• Co-Investigator, NRC “Resilience and Adaptation to Climatic Extreme (RACE) Wildfires” (2021-2024, CAD $75,000 share of CAD $1.9 M)
• Multiple Telfer internal grants supporting student thesis research and interdisciplinary teams (2016-2024)

Student Supervision & Teams

Dr. Sauré has supervised or co-supervised a diverse group of graduate students whose thesis topics range from staff-scheduling optimization to postpartum nurse-led clinic design. His research group actively collaborates with clinicians, policy makers, and industry partners to translate analytical insights into sustainable healthcare improvements.