I am an Assistant Professor and Black & Veatch Faculty Fellow in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at Iowa State University. Prior to this position, I was a postdoctoral fellow in the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University from 2016 to 2018 and worked with Gérard Cornuéjols, John Hooker, and Willem-Jan van Hoeve. I received my PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Florida under supervision of Jean-Philippe Richard and Mohit Tawarmalani. My research has been supported by National Science Foundation CAREER Award and Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award, among others.
Education
PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, 2016
MS, Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2011
BS, Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2009--(ranked 1st in class)
Research Interests
Deterministic Optimization:
Convexification techniques and solution methods for mixed-integer nonlinear programs
Computationally efficient parallelization frameworks for mixed-integer programs
Interconnections between logical inference, constraint programming, and integer programming
Network optimization and decision diagrams
Stochastic Optimization:
Parameter estimation in optimization
Interconnections between machine learning, function approximation, and optimization
Applications:
Bilevel optimization: Network interdiction
Transportation and logistics: Unit train scheduling; Unsplittable network flow
Energy: Unit commitment; Optimal power flow
Finance: Portfolio optimization
In the News
Davarnia receives NSF CAREER award, his second early career award in two years
Industrial engineering assistant professor wins prestigious Young Investigator Program Award
IMSE’s Davarnia honored with Harvey J. Greenberg Research Award
Honoring excellence: Cyclone Engineering faculty and staff award winners, named faculty positions
Contact Information
Email: davarnia@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-3773
Office
3021 Black Engr. 2529 Union Dr.
Ames, IA 50011-2030
Open positions: I am always looking for motivated PhD students and postdoctoral scholars interested in the theory and applications of Operations Research with strong analytical background in relevant fields. Candidates with backgrounds in applied mathematics, computer science, and related disciplines, as well as those with prominent computer programming skills are particularly encouraged to reach out to me.