Hussein El Hajj
Hussein El Hajj
Assistant Professor, Information Systems & Analytics
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(408) 690-7307
Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
Lucas Hall 216U, Santa Clara, CA 95050
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I am an Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Analytics at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. My research interests include stochastic modeling, combinatorial and continuous optimization, game theory, and data analytics, with a focus on healthcare management, public health policy, and humanitarian logistics.
I develop mathematical models to optimize public health screening strategies for infectious and genetic diseases. For instance, one of my projects improves newborn screening processes under constrained budgets, enabling earlier detection and treatment of genetic disorders. Additionally, my research extends to hospital scheduling, where I optimize clinician allocation and interpreter scheduling across hospital networks. In the area of emergency management, I focus on the dynamic pre-allocation of relief supplies and establishing partnerships between governments and private suppliers to ensure critical access during crises.
My work bridges theory and practice by providing implementable solutions that help healthcare practitioners make informed decisions. Through close collaboration with healthcare professionals, I aim to enhance patient care and healthcare delivery, continuously developing models to improve health outcomes and emergency preparedness.
My research has been published in prestigious journals, including Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, and Naval Research Logistics. It has earned recognition through prestigious awards, including the Pierskalla Award, the Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award, the Public Sector Operations Research Best Paper Award, the Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services, and the INFORMS Health Applications Society Best Student Paper Award.
At Santa Clara, I primarily teach OMIS 3000: Business Analytics, a core MBA course, and OMIS 108: Operations Management for undergraduates.
Prior to joining Santa Clara University in 2022, I earned my Ph.D. in Operations Research from Virginia Tech, where my dissertation received the 2022 IISE Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award. I also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo.
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