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Professor Babak Abbasi is a Deputy Dean, Research & Innovation at RMIT University's Department of Accounting, Info Sys & Supply Chain. His research focuses on quantitative modeling, decision-making under uncertainty, and applications in healthcare, supply chain, and disaster management. He holds a Professor academic rank and has collaborated with institutions like Yale University and industry partners such as Australian Red Cross Blood Life and KPMG.
Research Interests: Intersection of machine learning and optimization, healthcare analytics, blood supply chain management, stochastic optimization, and disaster management. Notable software contributions include the SPSA-FSR package in R and the Empty Container Relocation Problem teaching tool.
- Awards:
- RMIT Research Impact Award (Enterprise) 2016
- RMIT Award for Excellence – Industry Engagement in Graduate Research 2020
- Endeavour Fellowship Award 2009
- Media Engagements: Published in The Conversation and Australian Forests and Timber, with works viewed over 95k times.
Advising and Grants: Supervised over 20 research projects, including optimization in public healthcare, blood supply chains, and disaster response. Active in workforce development and industry partnerships.
Labs/Teams: Member of the Centre for Information Discovery and Data Analytics and Global Transport and Logistics Research Group at RMIT.
