معرفی
Nicolas Zufferey is a Full Professor of Operations Management at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, where he has served since 2008. He leads research in optimization methods for complex systems, focusing on applications in supply chain management, production planning, inventory control, and transportation logistics. His affiliations include the Research Institute of Management and collaborations with CIRRELT (Transportation & Logistics) and GERAD (Decision Analysis).
- Education: PhD in Operations Research (EPFL, 2002), MSc/BSc in Mathematics (EPFL)
- Prior Experience: Postdoc at University of Calgary (2003–2004), Assistant Professor at Université Laval (2004–2007)
Research Interests: His work emphasizes developing advanced metaheuristics (e.g., VNS, Tabu Search, PSO) for challenging optimization problems. Key domains include:
- Multi-objective scheduling with resource constraints
- Inventory deployment under uncertainty
- Network design for supply chains and transportation systems
Publications: Over 150 peer-reviewed articles across journals like European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research, and INFORMS Journal on Computing. Recent work addresses electric vehicle routing, drone integration in delivery systems, and robust decision-making under uncertainty.
Collaborations: Engaged with 35+ universities and 27 private companies globally. Active in applying operations research to industrial problems (e.g., Swiss railways, luxury watch production, pharmaceutical networks).
