June. 11, 2026
New Publication: Moradi, N., Mafakheri, F., Wang, C. (2026). Two-Echelon Robot-Assisted Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with Pickup Stations, Transportation Research – Part E, accepted-in-press.
June. 09, 2026
Moradi, N, Mafakheri, F & Wang, C. (2026). Two-Echelon Robot-Assisted Electric Vehicle Routing with Pickup Stations: A Matheuristic Framework for Scalable Last-Mile Distribution, CORS 2026, June 8–10, Kingston, ON.
June. 08, 2026
Best Student Paper Award: The paper entitled “An adaptive simulation-based inventory optimisation approach to enhancing biomass supply chain resilience: a case study of remote communities” was selected as a runner-up for the 2026 Forestry student paper award competition at CORS 2026 conference in Kingston.
May. 30, 2026
New Publication: Mohagheghi, O., Mafakheri, F., Nasiri, F., Gagnon, B., Prinz, R., Bergström, D., Brown, M. (2026). Integrating Bio-Hubs for Resilience Enhancement of Wood Pellet Supply Chains: A Market Analysis using System Dynamics, Renewable Energy, 272, 126015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2026.126015
May. 27, 2026
New Publication: Berrich, O., Mafakheri, F., & Dabbou, H. (2026). Reconciling energy justice and environmental degradation: the moderating role of renewable energy. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 1–20. accepted-in-press. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2026.2682311
May. 13, 2026
Conference Presentation: Vazifeh, Z & Mafakheri, F. (2026). Evaluating Upstream Sustainability Risks in Biomass Supply Chains: Evidence from Quebec, Optimization days, May 11-13, HEC Montreal, QC.
May. 12, 2026
Conference Presentation: Moradi, N, Mafakheri, F & Wang, C. (2026). Two-Echelon Electric Vehicle Routing with E-Trucks, E-Bikes, and Soft Time Windows, Optimization days, May 11-13, HEC Montreal, QC.
Apr. 21, 2026
New Publication: Valipour, M., Mafakheri, F., Wang, C., Gagnon, B., Prinz, R., Bergström, D., & Brown, M. (2026). Resilience analysis of biomass supply chains under disruption propagation and recovery strategies: an agent-based approach. INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, 1–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/03155986.2026.2666481
Apr. 15, 2026
New Publication: Berrich, O., and F.Mafakheri (2026). Assessing the Role of Government Trust in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence From OECD Countries. Sustainable Development, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.71067
Feb. 15, 2026
New Publication: Mohagheghi, O., Mafakheri, F., Nasiri, F. (2026). Policy Instruments for Bioenergy Development: Review, Classification, and Systematic Analysis. Energies,19 (5), 1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/en19051158
Dec. 04, 2025
Mahsa Valipour, a PhD student @ DeciMAL lab, has successfully passed her final PhD thesis exam with a thesis entitled "Simulation-Driven Decision Support Frameworks for Designing Resilient and Adaptive Bioenergy Supply Chain Networks" receiving excellent evaluations from the examination committee. Congrats Dr. Valipour!
https:// www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/vprgs/sgs/2025/12/04/phd-oral-exam- mahsa-valipour-information-and-systems-engineering.html
Dec. 03, 2025
New Publications: Valipour, M., Mafakheri, F., Wang, C. “An adaptive simulation-based inventory optimisation approach to enhancing biomass supply chain resilience: a case study of remote communities”. International Journal of Production Research: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2025.2594086
Nov. 28, 2025
Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri will serve as the co-chair of "Analytics" cluster at the 2026 Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) conference (from June 8 to 10, Kingston, ON, Canada)
Oct. 21, 2025
New Publication: Moradi, N., Wang, C., & Mafakheri, F. (2025). A Systematic Review of Sustainable Ground-Based Last-Mile Delivery of Parcels: Insights from Operations Research. Vehicles, 7(4), 121 (Impact Factor: 2.4). https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles7040121
July 24, 2025
Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri served as a session chair at PEOPLE 2025 conference in St. John’s, NL
July 14, 2025
New Publication: Moradi, N., Mafakheri, F., Wang, C., & Baldacci, R. (2025). Robot-aided electric vehicle routing problem with lockers and prime customers prioritization. European Journal of Operational Research (Impact Factor: 6.0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.07.007
June 11, 2025
Nima Moradi, a PhD student at DeciMAL, presented his research entitled "Robot-assisted Electric Vehicle-based Parcel Delivery with Customer Preference and Energy Minimization at the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Annual Conference, June 9–11, 2025, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
June 11, 2025
Olfa Berrich, a postdoctoral associate at DeciMAL, presented her research entitled "Renewable energy: Bridging the gap between energy justice and environmental quality" at the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Annual Conference, June 9–11, 2025, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
May 14, 2025
Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri served as the chair of the session on “Renewable Energy Optimization” at Optimization Days/Les Journées de l'Optimisation: https://symposia.cirrelt.ca/JOPT2025/fr/home
May 14, 2025
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'Optimisation: https://symposia.cirrelt.ca/JOPT2025/fr/schedule?slot_id=2609
May 14, 2025
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'Optimisation: https://symposia.cirrelt.ca/JOPT2025/fr/schedule?slot_id=2609
Apr 30, 2025
Elaheh Mohamadzadeh, an MASc student at DeciMAL Lab, has successfully passed the evaluation of her thesis entitled “Évaluation des politiques canadiennes de bioénergie: Application d’un cadre d’analyse complet sur les biocarburants”. Congrats Elaheh!
Apr 19, 2025
Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri was awarded a Discovery Grant of $151,000 from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for 2025-2030.
May 01, 2025
New Publication: Vazifeh, Z., Mafakheri, F. (2025). Integrating dynamic pricing strategies and demand-driven supply planning in wood pellet supply chains: A stochastic optimization approach. Energy Reports, 13, 3869-3877. (Impact Factor: 4.7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2025.03.038
Jan 13, 2025
A project of $126,780 was funded by Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and Quebec Ministry of the Environment with Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri participating as a Co-Investigator:https://enap.ca/nouvelles/travaux-moktar-lamari-impacts-economiques-changements-climatiques
Dec 01, 2024
New Publication: Moradi, N., Mafakheri, F., & Wang, C. (2024). Set Covering Routing Problems: A review and classification scheme. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 110730 (Impact Factor: 6.7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110730
Aug 25, 2024
New Publication: Berrich, O., Mafakheri, F., & Dabbou, H. (2024). Renewable Energy Transition and the Paris Agreement: How Governance Quality Makes a Difference?. Energies, 17 (17), 4238 (Impact Factor: 3.004). https://doi.org/10.3390/en17174238
Jun 18, 2024
On May 30, 2024, Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri presented an invited talk on "Bioenergy Supply Chains: Governance and Coordination Modeling and Analysis" at CIRRELT Annual Conference.
Jun 18, 2024
New Publication: Mahsa Valipour, Fereshteh Mafakheri, Bruno Gagnon, Robert Prinz, Dan Bergström, Mark Brown , and Chun Wang "Integrating Bio-Hubs in Biomass Supply Chains: Insights from a Systematic Literature Review" at Journal of Cleaner Production: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142930
May 25, 2024
Mahsa Valipour, a PhD student @ Decimal_Lab, preseted her research entitled "Energy Security in Remote Communities: A Resilient Bio-Hub Coordinated Biomass Supply Chain Network Design" at IISE Conference (May 18-21 2024).
May 25, 2024
Nima Moradi, a PhD student @ Decimal_Lab, preseted his research entitled "Covering Routing Problem with Robots and Parcel Lockers: A Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery Approach" at IISE Conference (May 18-21 2024).
May 25, 2024
A project of $442,558 was funded by Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and Quebec Ministry of the Environment with Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri participating as a Co-Investigator:https://enap.ca/nouvelles/enap-obtient-plus-million-dollars-fonds-recherche-changements-climatiques
Mar 25, 2024
Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri was recognized as a senior member by the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS):
https://doi.org/10.1287/orms.2024.01.25n
Feb 20, 2024
Mahya Seyedan, a PhD student at DeciMAL lab, co-supervised with Dr. Chun Wang, has successfully passed her PhD oral exam. Congrats Dr. Seyedan!
Dec 14, 2023
A project of $25,000 was funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) under Connection grants program with Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri participating as a Co-Investigator.
Nov 12, 2023
New Publication: Vazifeh, Z., Mafakheri, F., An. C., Bensebaa, F., A Game Theoretic Approach to Contract-based Enviro-Economic Coordination of Wood Pellet Supply Chains for Bioenergy Production by Journal of Sustainable Energy Research: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40807-023-00088-7
Nov 07, 2023
Zahra Vazifeh, a PhD student at DeciMAL lab, co-supervised with Dr. Chunjiang An, has successfully passed her PhD oral exam. Congrats Dr. Vazifeh!
Sep 4, 2023
Dr. Mafakheri has officially been awarded a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) for a 5-year term (2023-2027): https://chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/profile-eng.aspx?profileId=5663
Aug 24, 2023
Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri served as a member of the Scientific Committee and Session Chair (Transport, Logistics and the Environment) at the PEOPLE 2023 conference: https://people-network.ca/index.php/people-2023/
Aug 24, 2023
Zahra Vazifeh, PhD student @ Decimal_Lab, presented at the PEOPLE 2023 conference with a presentation entitled "Optimizing Bioenergy Supply Chain Management under Uncertainty: A Stochastic Programming Approach in Quebec Northern Communities": https://people-network.ca/index.php/people-2023/
Aug 24, 2023
Saghar Sadaghian, MASc student @ Decimal_Lab, presented at the PEOPLE 2023 conference with a presentation entitled "Impact of Wood Pellets as an Alternative Energy Source in Remote Canadian Communities: A Life Cycle Analysis": https://people-network.ca/index.php/people-2023/
Aug 24, 2023
New Publication: Sadaghiani, S., Mafakheri, F., & Chen, Z. (2023). Life Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy Production Using Wood Pellets: A Case Study of Remote Communities in Canada. Energies, 16(15), 5697. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155697
Jul 24, 2023
Saghar Sadaghiani, an MASc student. @ Decimal_Lab, co-supervised with Dr. Zhi Chen, has successfully passed her thesis defense. Congrats Saghar!
Jun 25, 2023
New Publication: Seyedan, M., Mafakheri, F., and Wang, C. (2023). Order-Up-To-Level Inventory Optimization Model using Time-Series Demand Forecasting with Ensemble Deep Learning, Supply Chain Analytics Journal: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sca.2023.100024
May 29, 2023
Mahya Seyedan and Zahra Vazifeh, PhD students @ Decimal_Lab presented their research at Canadian Operational Research Society 2023 conference (organized by CIRRELT).
Mar 27, 2023
New Publication: Vazifeh, Vazifeh Z., Bensebaa F., Shadbahr J., Mafakheri F., Benali M., Vézina P. "Forestry based products as climate change solution: Integrating life cycle assessment with techno-economic analysis", Journal of Environmental Management, 330, 117197: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117197
Mar 27, 2023
New Publication: Foad Esmaeili, Fereshteh Mafakheri, and Fuzhan Nasiri (2023). Biomass Supply Chain Resilience: Integrating Demand and Availability Predictions into Routing Decisions Using Machine Learning @ Smart Science Journal: https://doi.org/10.1080/23080477.2023.2176749
Mar 27, 2023
New Publication: Vazifeh, Z., Mafakheri,F., An C. (2023). Coordination of Bioenergy Supply Chains under Government Incentive Policies: A Game-theoretic Analysis at Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-023-02498-z
Mar 16, 2023
Plusieurs postes ouverts pour les étudiants à la maîtrise et au doctorat @ Decimal_Lab :
https://enap.ca/formation/programmes-etudes/etudes-avec-recherche/explorez-projets-recherche/gestion-innovation-secteur-bioenergie
https://enap.ca/formation/programmes-etudes/etudes-avec-recherche/explorez-projets-recherche/gestion-chaine-approvisionnement-bioenergie
https://enap.ca/formation/programmes-etudes/etudes-avec-recherche/explorez-projets-recherche/gouvernance-secteur-bioenergie
Mar 08, 2023
Decimal Lab receives a funding of $USD 35,000 from International Energy Agency (IEA) – Task 43 for a project entitled “Sustainable Biomass Supply Integration for Bioenergy within the Broader Bio-economy”.
Jan 4, 2023
Decimal Lab receives a funding of $201,788 from Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) – John R. Evans Leaders program.
Dec 9, 2022
Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri was appointed as an Associate Editor with Emerald's journal of Digital Transformation and Society: https://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/dts
Oct 26, 2022
On October 24, 2022, Mahsa Valipour, a PhD student @ Decimal_Lab, co-supervised with Dr. Chun Wang, has successfully passed her PhD comprehensive exam.
Sep 12, 2022
On August 31, Foad Esmaeili, a MASc student @Decimal_Lab and @seise_lab, has successfully passed his defence exam with a thesis entitled "Biomass Supply Chain Resilience: Integrating Demand & Availability Predictions into Routing Decisions Using Machine Learning". Congrats Foad!
Sep 8, 2022
On June 5-7, 2022, Mahya Seyedan, Foad Esmaeili, and Zahara Vazifeh, students @ Decimal_Lab, have presented their research at 2022 CORS/INFORMS International Conference in Vancouver, BC.
May 16, 2022
On April 27, Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri presented an overview of research activities @ Decimal_Lab to sub-task leaders of Task 43-Biomass Supply of International Energy Agency (IEA).
Aug 10, 2021
Shohreh Khoddami, an MASc student at DeciMAL lab, co-supervised with Dr. Zhi Chen, has passed her thesis exam. Congrats Shohreh!
Oct 16, 2020
Dr. Fereshteh Mafakheri was Featured in Concordia Digital Strategy Speaker Series on Artificial Intelligence: https://lnkd.in/etWEVgk Videos: https://lnkd.in/e2Sj_Ef https://lnkd.in/ek9gnW7 https://lnkd.in/eA2j7Qx https://lnkd.in/eFaKDCm
Oct 16, 2020
Special Issue Announcement and Call for Papers: Modeling and Analysis of Biomass-to-Energy Supply Chains, with "Energies" journal, Guest Editor: Fereshteh Mafakheri (Deadline for submissions Feb 28, 2021): https://mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/Modeling_Biomass_Supply_Chains…
Oct 16, 2020
New publication: Mahya Seyedan and Fereshteh Mafakheri (2020). Predictive big data analytics for supply chain demand forecasting: methods, applications, and research opportunities @ Journal of Big Data: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-020-00329-2
Oct 16, 2020
New Publication: Mafakheri, F., Adebanjo, D, Genus A. (2020). Coordinating biomass supply chains for remote communities: a comparative analysis of non-cooperative and cooperative scenarios, International Journal of Production Research: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2020.1767312