Irène Abi-Zeid

Dr. Irène Abi-Zeid is a Full Professor at the Department of Operations and Decision Systems within the Faculty of Administrative Sciences at Université Laval, Canada. With a joint doctorate in water sciences and a master's in mathematics, her work bridges multi-criteria decision support (MCDA), optimization, and machine learning to address complex socio-ecological challenges.

• Research Interests: Multi-criteria decision support systems, socio-ecological modeling, participatory decision-making, and optimization techniques for search and rescue operations.
• Awards:
  • 2019 Best paper award, Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems track
  • 2019 Best Ph.D. project award (KMIS Conference)
  • 2017 Runner-up: GDN Springer Young Researcher Award
• Teaching: Probability and statistics for business, ANOVA, stochastic processes, and research methodology.
• Publications: Over 40 peer-reviewed articles focusing on MCDA applications in water management, urban planning, and emergency response.

Her pioneering SARPlan decision support system for search and rescue operations has been adopted by Canadian agencies, while her MCDA-ULaval software advances multi-criteria analysis in environmental and transportation domains.