Felipe Aros-Vera

Felipe Aros-Vera is an Associate Professor and Graduate Chair in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering and Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and degrees from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His research focuses on humanitarian logistics, operations research, and transportation systems, particularly in disaster response, critical infrastructure resilience, and combating human trafficking through supply chain modeling. He advises the Global Engineering Projects (GEP) student organization, which collaborates with Ghana's Offinso-Maase village on engineering initiatives like solar water pumps and electrical systems analysis.

Aros-Vera co-chairs the Transportation Research Board's Humanitarian Relief Subcommittee (AMR20(1)) and participates in the College of Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management (POMS) and INFORMS' Location Analysis Section. His work spans academic publications in journals like European Journal of Operational Research and Transportation Research, emphasizing practical applications such as optimizing post-disaster distribution networks, microgrid placement for disaster resilience, and crowd management during large events.

His research portfolio includes studies on pandemic logistics for maternal-child care during crises, infrastructure interdependency modeling, and urban freight sustainability programs. He has led projects analyzing Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico's infrastructure and developed frameworks for disrupting illicit networks using operations research techniques. Aros-Vera's interdisciplinary approach bridges theoretical models with real-world humanitarian challenges, fostering partnerships between academia, government, and communities.