Combinatorial Optimization
Stochastic Programming
Statistical Learning (Machine Learning)
Applications: Operations Management, Transportation and Logistics
Fatemeh Sarayloo, Teodor Gabriel Crainic, and Walter Rei. "A Learning-Based Matheuristic Approach for Stochastic Network Design Problem" INFORMS Journal on Computing, ISSN 1526-5528, 2020 (https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/ijoc.2020.0967 )
Fatemeh Sarayloo, Teodor Gabriel Crainic, and Walter Rei. "A Reduced-Cost-based Restriction and Refinement Matheuristic for Stochastic Network Design " Journal of Heuristics, 2020. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10732-020-09460-y )
Fatemeh Sarayloo, Teodor Gabriel Crainic, and Walter Rei. "An Integrated Learning and Progressive Hedging Method to Solve Stochastic Network Design", Journal of Heuristics, Jul 2023. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10732-023-09515-w )
"ML-Guided Optimization for Stochastic Network Design", under final edits to be submitted to INFORMS Journal on Computing
"Decision-Focused Restriction Strategies for Two-Stage Stochastic Programs", Working paper.
"Structure Aware Reinforcement Learning for Stochastic Sequential Decison Making Applied in Transportation and Logistics", Working paper.
--- Modern AI Applications:
A systematic framework for enterprise knowledge retrieval: Leveraging LLM-generated metadata to enhance RAG systems, Proceedings 2026 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Spain. (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11536510)
A Modular LLM-Based Agent System for Workflow Austomation, AI Revolution: Research, Ethics and Society: International Conference, AIR-RES 2025, Las Vegas, NV, USA, April 14–16, 2025, Proceedings, Part I, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-12313-8_19
---Interdisciplinary projects in AI/Analytics, Statistics & Dentistry:
Tooth-level spatial distribution of AI-detected oral hygiene insufficiency in fixed appliance versus clear aligner patients: A large-scale analysis using the dental monitoring™ platform, Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists, June 2026. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212443826000433?via%3Dihub)
Title: Stochastic Multicommodity Network Design: A Synergistic Approach Using Machine Learning and Optimization
Conference: the 34th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2025), Leeds, UK