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Dr Banafsheh Khosravi is a Senior Lecturer in Operational Research at the University of Portsmouth, affiliated with the School of Mathematics and Physics. She is a member of the Logistics, Operational Research and Analytics Research Group (LORA) and the Centre for Operational Research and Logistics (CORL). Her research focuses on mathematical modelling, combinatorial optimization, and applications in transportation and healthcare. She holds a PhD in Management Science from the University of Southampton, with earlier degrees in Industrial Engineering. Before joining Portsmouth, she worked at the University of Southampton's CORMSIS Centre and the University of Westminster's Health and Social Care Modelling Group.
Dr Khosravi teaches Operational Research, Modern Computational Methods, and Supply Chain Management courses. She has supervised numerous academic projects and led industry-funded research with EPSRC, ESA, NHS, RSSB, and Arriva. Her work addresses challenges like railway scheduling, routing optimization, and healthcare capacity planning. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and contributes to professional organizations including The OR Society and IAROR.
Her research trends span transportation logistics (railway rescheduling, electric vehicle routing) and healthcare systems (NHS patient activity forecasting). Recent work emphasizes risk-based surveillance and digital performance analysis in undersea infrastructure and insurance sectors. Collaborations with industry partners ensure practical impact across sectors like rail networks and space operations.
- Awards: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Labs/Teams: LORA Group, CORL Centre, Intelligent Transport Research Cluster
- Grants: Funded by EPSRC, ESA, NHS, RSSB, Arriva
