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		<title>PEOPLE 2025 – Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Sustainability under Climate Change</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erick Frappier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This conference will offer an international platform for researchers and professionals from diverse sectors and disciplines, including natural sciences, engineering, health, social sciences, and humanities. The event aims to showcase achievements and innovations, spark new ideas, share valuable information, build connections, and explore collaborative opportunities. It will bring together environmental professionals, practitioners, regulators, researchers, students, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-thumbnail"><img decoding="async" width="180" height="200" src="https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fereshteh_Mafakheri-180x200.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2436" srcset="https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fereshteh_Mafakheri-180x200.jpg 180w, https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fereshteh_Mafakheri-404x450.jpg 404w, https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fereshteh_Mafakheri-898x1000.jpg 898w, https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fereshteh_Mafakheri-768x855.jpg 768w, https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fereshteh_Mafakheri-1379x1536.jpg 1379w, https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fereshteh_Mafakheri.jpg 1656w" sizes="(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This conference will offer an international platform for researchers and professionals from diverse sectors and disciplines, including natural sciences, engineering, health, social sciences, and humanities. The event aims to showcase achievements and innovations, spark new ideas, share valuable information, build connections, and explore collaborative opportunities. It will bring together environmental professionals, practitioners, regulators, researchers, students, and stakeholders globally to develop effective strategies for and sustainable solutions to environmental challenges in a rapidly changing climate.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><br><a href="https://event.fourwaves.com/people2025/pages" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">PEOPLE 2025 website</a></p>
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		<title>Resilient and Sustainable Bioenergy Supply Chains: Insights on Storage and Replenishment Strategies under Risk Propagation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erick Frappier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 20:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="227" height="137" src="https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/jopt2024-e1758924240685.jpg" alt="Journées de l'optimisation - Optimization Days" class="wp-image-1977" srcset="https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/jopt2024-e1758924240685.jpg 227w, https://decimalab.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/jopt2024-e1758924240685-200x121.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px" /></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Mahsa Valipour, a PhD student at DeciMAL Lab, presented her research entitled “Resilient and Sustainable Bioenergy Supply Chains: Insights on Storage and Replenishment Strategies under Risk Propagation” at Optimization Days/Les Journées de l&#8217;Optimisation:&nbsp;<a href="https://symposia.cirrelt.ca/JOPT2025/fr/schedule?slot_id=2609" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://symposia.cirrelt.ca/JOPT2025/fr/schedule?slot_id=2609</a><br><br>[C27] Valipour, M., Mafakheri, F and Wang, C. (2025). Resilient and Sustainable Bioenergy Supply Chains: Insights on Storage and Replenishment Strategies under Risk Propagation, Optimization Days/Les Journées de l’Optimisation, May 12-14, Montreal, QC, Canada. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles6030066" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles6030066</a></p>



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		<title>Enhancing the Resilience and Competitiveness of Canadian Wood Pellets through Bio-Hubs: A System Dynamics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erick Frappier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 20:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Omid Mohagheghi, a PhD student at DeciMAL Lab, presented his research entitled “Enhancing the Resilience and Competitiveness of Canadian Wood Pellets through Bio-Hubs: A System Dynamics Approach” at Optimization Days/Les Journées de l&#8217;Optimisation:&nbsp;<a href="https://symposia.cirrelt.ca/JOPT2025/fr/schedule?slot_id=2609" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://symposia.cirrelt.ca/JOPT2025/fr/schedule?slot_id=2609</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Mohagheghi, O., Mafakheri, F., and Nasiri, F. (2025). Enhancing the Resilience and Competitiveness of Canadian Wood Pellets through Bio-Hubs: A System Dynamics Approach, Optimization Days/Les Journées de l’Optimisation, May 12-14, Montreal, QC, Canada.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Covering Routing Problem with Robots and Parcel Lockers: A Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery Approach</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erick Frappier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Moradi, N., Mafakheri, F and Wang, C. (2024). Covering Routing Problem with Robots and Parcel Lockers: A Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery Approach, <em>IISE Conference</em>, Montreal, May 18-21 2024, Montreal.</p>



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		<title>Energy Security in Remote Communities: A Resilient Bio-Hub Coordinated Biomass Supply Chain Network Design</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erick Frappier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Valipour, M., Mafakheri, F and Wang, C. (2024). Energy Security in Remote Communities: A Resilient Bio-Hub Coordinated Biomass Supply Chain Network Design, <em>IISE Conference</em>, Montreal, May 18-21 2024, Montreal.</p>



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		<title>Impact of Wood Pellets as an Alternative Energy Source in Remote Canadian Communities: A Life Cycle Analysis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erick Frappier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 21:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sadaghiani, S., Mafakheri, F., Chen, Z. (2023). Impact of Wood Pellets as an Alternative Energy Source in Remote Canadian Communities: A Life Cycle Analysis,&#160;PEOPLE 2023 Conference, Montreal, QC, Aug. 7-11.]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sadaghiani, S., Mafakheri, F., Chen, Z. (2023). Impact of Wood Pellets as an Alternative Energy Source in Remote Canadian Communities: A Life Cycle Analysis,&nbsp;<em>PEOPLE 2023 Conference</em>, Montreal, QC, Aug. 7-11.</p>



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		<title>Optimizing Bioenergy Supply Chain Management under Uncertainty: A Stochastic Programming Approach in Quebec Northern Communities</title>
		<link>https://decimalab.info/en/activite-5/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erick Frappier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="has-policetitre-font-family wp-block-paragraph">[C23] Vazifeh, Z., Mafakheri, F., An, C. (2023). Optimizing Bioenergy Supply Chain Management under Uncertainty: A Stochastic Programming Approach in Quebec Northern Communities,<em> PEOPLE 2023 Conference</em>, Montreal, QC, Aug. 7-11.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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