Sebastian Souyris

Dr. Sebastian Souyris is Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Analytics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lally School of Management. He earned his Ph.D. in information, risk, and operations management from The University of Texas at Austin (2019), M.Phil. in operations management from New York University, and bachelor's (industrial engineering) and master's (operations management) degrees from the University of Chile.

His research addresses environmental and human sustainability challenges through data-driven optimization, machine learning, and econometrics. He has developed analytic solutions for sustainability, healthcare, logistics, media, and sports domains. Current projects examine game development representation and historical simulation design.

Key research areas include:

• Environmental and human sustainability analytics
• Healthcare operations optimization
• Logistics and supply chain management
• Behavioral influence modeling

Dr. Souyris' publications demonstrate consistent application of operations research methodologies to public health crises, energy transitions, and media planning. His COVID-19 research examines testing strategies, reopening protocols, and communication effectiveness.

He has received significant recognition including INFORMS Franz Edelman Laureate, finalist for EURO Excellence in Practice Award and INFORMS Innovative Applications in Analytics Award, and prizewinner of INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Practice Award.

Dr. Souyris contributes to the Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine (CEPM) and Healthcare Analytics Group. His technical work is available through his GitHub repository.