Franklin Djeumou Fomeni, PhD

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Operational Research (PhD Management Science), Lancaster University, United Kingdom.

• Masters of Science in Computational and Applied Mathematics (MSc by dissertation), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Post Graduate Diploma in Mathematical Sciences (2010) jointly awarded by the University of Cape Town and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), South Africa.

• Masters in Pure and Applied Mathematics (Maîtrise), University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.

• Bachelor of Science in Pure and Applied Mathematics (Licence), University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.

Awards

• Winner of one of the two 7th GERAD (Research Group in Decision Analysis) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Montreal, Canada. Link

• Kingsman Prize 2014. The prize is awarded for the best PhD thesis in Operational Research at Lancaster University, UK. Link

• Rand Merchant Bank Gold Medal in Computational and Applied Mathematics. Awarded to the best Masters student in Computational and Applied Mathematics by the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

• First prize of higher degree students’ poster presentation, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

• Recipient of the Academic Excellence Award, University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon.

Employment

• Postdoctoral Researcher at ESG-UQAM, Montreal, Canada.

• Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.

• Postdoctoral Researcher at Polytechnique Montreal, Canada.

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant at Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Canada.

Course taught: Differential Equations (MTH1115).

• Teaching assistant at Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.

Courses taught:

• • 1. Business Analytic (MSCI 110)

    2. Statistics for Business (MNGT 212)

• Teaching Assistant at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Courses taught:

• • 1. Numerical Analysis

    2. Introduction to Optimization

Supervision

Postgraduate supervision

• 2018, Masters: Vincent KipKemoi Langat – African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS-South Africa) structured Masters Dissertation. Title: A review survey of optimization models for the unit-commitment problem.

• 2017, Masters: Gloria Burengengwa – African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS-South Africa) structured Masters Dissertation. Title: Valid inequalities for the quadratic knapsack problem.

Undergraduate supervision

• 2013, Internship: Michelle Pinharry - Lancaster University STOR-i internship research program. Title: The Unit Commitment Problem and Wind Energy.

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Canadian Operations Research Society

• Member of the UK Operational research Society

• Member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)

Professional Referee Services

• INFORMS Journal on Computing

• International Journal of Production Economics

• Computers & Operations Research

• European Journal of Operational Research

• International Journal of Engineering Business Management