My research focuses on optimization, modeling and simulation with applications in logistics and transport. Topics mainly concern multimodality, synchromodality, modal shift, vehicle routing and scheduling problems. Most of our research has been performed within the scope of academic and industrial projects. 

Winner of scientific awards
2019: Doctoral and research supervision grant (PEDR)
2023: individual award (RIPEC)

Postdoctoral Supervised 

• Amina EL Yaagoubi, Optimization of intermodal rail/road transport system, Synchromodality and Short Food Supply  Chains.

• Amjad Rattrout, Integrating risk management into intelligent product concept. From 1/01/2013 to 08/30/2013

Ph.D. Thesis Supervised

• From the University of Le Havre

• Sara Belaqziz, A decision-support tool for container flow management: Modeling and optimizing truck queues in a terminal. Defended on 09/30/2021.

• Razouk Chafik, Optimization and Simulation of Port Operations in a Container Terminal. Defended on 07/18/2019

• Dkhissi Btissam, Timetable planning problems: timetable problems and transport problems, modelling and solving with metaheuristics. Defended on 02/26/2011

Master Thesis Supervised

• Alassane Gueye & Milina Rouha (Le Havre, 2023)

• Mohamed Nezar Abourraja (Marrakech, 2013) 

• Mohamed Yassine Samiri (Marrakech, 2013)

• Mehdi Najib (Marrakech, 2013)

• Sonia Masmoudi (Sousse, 2009)

• Hajer Chaieb (Sousse, 2008)

• Afifa Kombas (Sousse, 2008)

• Rachida Abounacer (Fez, 2006)

• Ghizlane Bencheikh, (Fez, 2005) 

• Riad Driss (Fez, 2005) 

• Nicolas Delestre (Rouen, 1996)

HDR Jury 

• Atour Taghipour  (Le Havre, 2017)

• Abdellatif EL Afia (Rabat, 2011)

Thesis Jury 

• Mayssa Koubaa Ammar (Sfax, 2019) 

• Achraf Berrajaa (Oujda, 208)

• Adiba EL Bouzekri EL Idrissi (Fez, 2015)

• Elhassania Messaoud (Fez, 2015)

• Majda Fikri (Fez, 2011)

• Jalal Euchi (Sfax, 1011) 

• Mounir Benaissa (Le Havre, 2006)

PhD Thesis reviewer

• Karim EL Bouyahyiouy (Rabat, 2022) 

• Mohamed El Amrani (Rabat, 2019) 

• Ikram Khartouch (Paris, 2014)

• Rajaà Ayadi (Rabat, 2014)

• Anas Abdoul Soukour (Amiens, 2012) 

• Mark Alexander Gregory (Melbourne, 2008)

• Rod Martin (Melbourne, 2004)

• C. C. Lin (Melbourne, 1995)

Research Projects Completed

• Reconsider the flow of goods in a context of short food Supply chain.

• Development of a software platform for synchromodality to promote modal shift from road to river, rail and short sea shipping.
  Development of an efficient and cost-effective solution for the transfer of containers by train between the port of Le Havre and the Paris region 

• Study of the flow of goods in a logistics corridor and its interfaces.

• Optimization of electrical vehicle use for container transfer in the industrial port area of Le Havre

• Conceive suitable technological and logistic tools to make cost effective short distance railway links within the Le Havre port area on the one hand and between the  multimodal terminal of Le Havre and the logistic centers of Paris on the other hand.

• Simulation-based evaluation of Innovative Solutions for the development of Massified Transport on the Seine Axis by electric rail coupons

• Improvement and Performance of Global Logistics 

• Port Transit of the Container

• Modeling Control and Optimization of Road Transport Networks

• Organization and traceability of logistics flows

• Container Transport Security Optimization and Geolocalization 

• Modeling optimization and simulation of physical and informational flows in industrial logistics

• Pre-study of the evolution of the EDI platform of the company GMP (Générale de Manutention Portuaire)

• Fast Interactive System for Intelligent Automated Scheduling

• Job-shop scheduling by simulation

Keynote speaker

• 1st Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Current Applications (Marrakech, 2023)

• 6th National Congress of the Modelling and Scientific Computing Laboratory (Fez, 2019)

• International Workshop on Theory and Applications of Logistics and Transport (Tetouan, 2015)

• 4th International Workshop on Optimization and Logistics for Industrial Applications (Tetouan, 2013)

• 6th International Conference On Information & Communication Technology Management (Teheran, 2010)

• 4th International Conference on E-Commerce with focus on Developing Countries (Kuala Lampur, 2009)

Invited session 

12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (Orlando, 2008)

Conference

Co-founder of the international conference on Logistics Operations Management (GOL)

Journal Refereeing

• European Journal of Operational Research

• International Journal of Applied Logistics

• International Journal of Adaptive and Innovative Systems

• Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

• Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

• Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)

• HELIYON

• International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

• OMEGA

• International Journal of Supply and Operations Management

• Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal

• Transportation Research Part D

 Membership of Organisation, Scientific Committees 

• 6th, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st IEEE International Conference on Logistics Operations Management

• 2021 International Conference on Smart Corridors and Logistics

• 13th International Meeting of Research in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

• 5th Annual Conference of the Tunisian Operational Research Society

• 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing  

• Colloque International sur le Monitoring des Systèmes Industriel (CIMSI'19)

• 2014 International Conference on Information Science and Technology Application

• 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management Modelling

• 2013 International Conference on Information Science and Technology Application (ICISTA'13)

• Colloque International sur le Monitoring des Systèmes Industriel (CIMSI'12)

• Colloque International Logistiqua 2009 et 2010

• 5th International Conference on E-Commerce in Developing Countries : with focus on export 

• 4th International Conference on E-Commerce with focus on Developing Countries (ECDC'09) 

• 1st Mediterranean Conference on Intelligent Systems and Automation (CISA'08)  

• International Conference on Machine Intelligence (ACIDCA-ICMI'05)

Journal Issues/Book Edited

• Co-editor of the book Transport and Logistics Planning and Optimization published by IGI Global, 2023

• Co-Guest Editor of the Special issue on Operations Management of Various Logistics Flows, The International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2019 Vol 32  N°3/4. 

• Co-Guest Editor of the Special issue on Logistics Operations Management , INFOR, Information Systems and Operational Research,  2013 Vol 51 N° 1. 

• Co-Guest Editor the Special Issue on Logistics, The International  Journal of Computer Science & Applications, 2013  Vol 10 N° 2. 

Professional sabbatical

• January-June 2019, Arkansas State University, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah of Fez, International University of Rabat 

• January-June 2002, University Cadi Ayyad of Marrakesh, University Hassan II of Casablanca 

Research stays

March-July 2023, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco. Funded by the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research of Morocco

June-August 2001, Monash University, Melbourne Australia