معرفی
Hussein El-Hajj is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Analytics at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. His research focuses on stochastic modeling, optimization techniques, and data analytics applied to healthcare management, public health policy, and humanitarian logistics. Previously, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Waterloo and earned a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Virginia Tech.
- Primary Affiliation: Santa Clara University
- Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
- Teaching Focus: Business Analytics (MBA), Operations Management (Undergraduate)
Research Interests
His work develops mathematical models to solve real-world healthcare challenges, including:
- Healthcare Management: Optimizing clinician allocation and interpreter scheduling in hospitals
- Public Health Policy: Designing cost-effective newborn screening strategies under budget constraints
- Humanitarian Logistics: Dynamic pre-allocation of emergency supplies and government-private sector partnerships
- Stochastic Modeling: Addressing uncertainty in disease progression and testing demand
Notable Contributions
His research has been published in top-tier journals like Operations Research, Management Science, and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, with a focus on equity and efficiency in genetic screening, pandemic response, and healthcare resource optimization.
Scientific Recognition
- Pierskalla Award
- IISE Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award
- INFORMS Health Applications Society Best Student Paper Award
- Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services
