About me 👩🏽

I received my Ph.D. from the Data Sciences & Operations department of USC Marshall School of Business in December 2024. I was advised by Andrew Daw in the Operations Management group. My research interests are in data-driven decision-making, mechanism design, and optimization methods, and my Ph.D. thesis focused on the application of such methods to the study of two-sided markets.  

I obtained my bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Economics at New York University and, before starting my Ph.D. at USC, I worked as a Research Assistant at the Operations Research Center of MIT, in the group of Dimitris Bertsimas, with a focus on healthcare operations and applications of machine learning in personalized medicine. 

Having recently completed my Ph.D. in data science and operations management, I am now looking to transition into industry. My passion lies in working with data, exploring mathematical concepts, and solving practical problems that create meaningful impact.

Published Papers 📃

Maurer, L.R., Bertsimas, D., Bouardi, H.T., El Hechi, M., El Moheb, M., Giannoutsou, K., Zhuo, D., Dunn, J., Velmahos, G.C. and Kaafarani, H.M., 2021. Trauma Outcome Predictor (TOP): An Artificial-Intelligence (AI) Interactive Smartphone Tool to Predict Outcomes in Trauma Patients. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Orfanoudaki, A, Giannoutsou, A, Hashim, S, Bertsimas, D, Hagberg, RC., 2021. Machine learning models for mitral valve replacement: A comparative analysis with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 

Working Papers 📝

A. Giannoutsou, A.Daw. “Data-Driven Analysis of Driver Availability and Rider Delays: Insights from Ride-Hailing Data in the New York Metropolitan Area”. 

A. Giannoutsou, A.Daw. “Price-Waiting Trade-offs in Services: Customers, Servers, and the Firm-Platform Distinction”. 

A. Giannoutsou, G., Greys Sošić, K.Zheng. "Experimental Study of Stable Recycling Alliances". 

Conferences 👔

 “Price-Waiting Trade-offs in Services: Customers, Servers, and the Firm-Platform Distinction”. MSOM 2023, INFORMS 2023.

 “Price-Waiting Trade-offs in Ridehailing Platforms”. INFORMS 2022.

"Estimating Risk of Mortality and Morbidity in Elective Surgery Patients with Optimal Trees". INFORMS 2019.

Teaching 👩🏽‍🏫

Instructor for Operations Management (BUAD 311), USC Marshall School of Business, Spring 2023

Teaching Assistant for Operations Management (BUAD 311), USC Marshall School of Business, Fall 2022

Awarded the  'University Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award' in January 2024  

& the 'Marshall Ph.D. Student Outstanding Teaching Award in June 2024  

Bonus 🎶🏃🏽‍♀️

I am very passionate about music! I enjoy playing the piano and the guitar, and I'm particularly fascinated by many different kinds of jazz music. During college, at NYU, I hosted my own radio show about jazz music at the university's radio station, WNYU. Here's one of my shows if you wanna get an idea 🎷.

I really love running, hiking, and swimming, and always trying to find new places to run, hike, and swim. I also take many pictures.