About
Dr. Sina Rastani is a Lecturer in Operations Management at the Sheffield University Management School. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at Yeditepe University, focusing on operations research and supply chain optimization. He holds a PhD from Sabanci University, where he worked in the Smart Mobility Lab addressing logistics and transportation challenges. His research emphasizes optimization models for supply chain networks, logistics operations, and real-world problem-solving using operational research methodologies.
Qualifications:
- PhD in Industrial Engineering, Sabanci University
- MSc in Industrial Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology
- BSc in Industrial Engineering, Tabriz University
Research Interests:
- Combinatorial optimization
- Transportation and logistics system design
- Graph theory and network optimization
- Facilities location and distribution systems
- Large-scale optimization
Teaching Activities: Courses include MGT138 Analysis for Decision Making, MGT 3011 Decision Sciences and Optimization, and MGT 6046 Operations and Supply Chain Management.
Grants: Co-Investigator on the Research, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Stimulation Fund (2023-2024, £3000).
PhD Supervision: Focuses on logistics operations, network design, and optimization models for routing and facility location problems.
