Setyo Tri Windras Mara (Windrasmara)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNSW

Inquiries: s.windras_mara@unsw(dot)edu(dot)au

About Me

An Indonesian researcher. I am a final-year PhD student (Systems Engineering) and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of New South Wales, under the supervision of Dr. Ruhul Sarker, Dr. Daryl Essam, and Dr. Saber Elsayed. I received my Master's degrees from Taiwan Tech (Industrial Management) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (Industrial Engineering).

I speak three languages: Jawa (Ngoko, and a little bit of Krama), Bahasa Indonesia, and English.

Currently, I am affiliated with:

OPSID, a community of young Indonesian researchers in operations research and operations management, as the initiators (with Muchammad Arya Zamal from Institut Teknologi Bandung) and a board member.
Canberra Evolutionary Optimization (EvOpt) Group, as a member
IEEE Taskforce on Evolutionary Scheduling and Combinatorial Optimisation, as a member.

Further information: Google Scholar, LinkedIn, GitHub

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2025 - current
School of Systems and Computing, University of New South Wales
Research Assistant, 2025
School of Systems and Computing, University of New South Wales
Lecturer, 2020-2021
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Education

Ph.D student in Systems Engineering, The University of New South Wales, 2022-now
- Member of Canberra Evolutionary Optimization (EvOpt) group
M.Sc in Industrial Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 2017-2019
- Selected as the best master degree student of Faculty of Engineering
- Top of the graduation class (4.00 GPA)
MBA in Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2018-2019
- Research assistant in Data Science Laboratory
B.Eng in Industrial Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 2011-2016

Notable Achievements

Scholarship Awardee (Doctoral Degree)
TFS Full Scholarship plus Research Stipend, Research Training Program-based funding by UNSW Canberra @ ADFA, 2022
Best Master Degree Student for Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Graduated with a perfect GPA score (4.00/4.00), top of the graduating class
Best Paper Award
2019 International Conference in Management Science and Decision Making, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Scholarship Awardee (Master Degree)
UGM-NTUST Dual Degree Program Full Scholarship, funded by Tahir Foundation, 2018

Technical Skills

Computational Programming
- Julia
- MATLAB
- Python
- R
Mathematical Modelling
- Gurobipy
- Pyomo
- JuMP
- Lingo
Optimization Algorithms
- Neighborhood and local search
- Greedy search
- Evolutionary algorithms
- Swarm intelligence
Machine Learning Algorithms
- Clustering
- Classification
- Regression
Data Analysis and Visualization
- Ggplot2 (R)
- Statistics (Minitab, SPSS)
- SQL
- Power BI
Scientific writing
- Systematic literature survey
- Proofreading

Research Profile

My research lies on the development of computational intelligence methods to support the decision-making in various domains of wellbeing.

In this regard, my current area of interests include:

Operations research and applied optimization
Evolutionary and local search-based algorithms
Drone-aided and/or electric routing problems
Blood supply chain management

Research Highlights

[SWEVO-2023]
Solving electric vehicle–drone routing problem using memetic algorithm

We introduce a model of EV-drone logistics system with simultaneous coordination between them. An effective memetic algorithm is then proposed to attack the model.

Collaborators: Dr. Ruhul Sarker, Dr. Daryl Essam, Dr. Saber Elsayed (University of New South Wales)

[COR-2022]
A survey of adaptive large neighborhood search algorithms and applications

A systematic literature survey of adaptive large neighborhood search, a metaheuristic framework which has been widely implemented to attack combinatorial optimization problems within the last 15 years.

Collaborators: Dr. Achmad Pratama Rifai, Rachmadi Norcahyo, Luluk Lusiantoro (Universitas Gadjah Mada), Panca Jodiawan (Taiwan Tech)

[ESWA-2022]
Vehicle routing problem with drones considering time windows

We introduce a dual-array solution representation for drone-aided routing problems and highlight the impact of customer time windows.

Collaborators: Dr. Ren-Jieh Kuo, Dr. Shih-Hao Lu, Pei-Yu Lai (Taiwan Tech)

[IEEE-SMC-2021]
Involving motorbikes in blood pickup services: a mathematical modelling perspective

We highlight how "conventional" vehicle modes such as motorbikes can be used to improve the transportation of perishable commodities.

Collaborators: Rafi Naufal Al-Mochtari Pohan, Hans Bastian Wangsa, Dr. Achmad Pratama Rifai, Dr. Nur Mayke Eka Normasari (Universitas Gadjah Mada)

Recent News

June 2025 - My abstract on the intersection of evolutionary algorithms and an integrated logistics system with EVs, drones, and drone-as-a-service providers has been accepted for presentation in AI-OPT 2025, Melbourne, Australia (August 2025).
May 2025 - I am happy to share that I will start a new role as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNSW. I will continue my work on the intersection of evolutionary algorithms and drone-assisted vehicle routing problems.
May 2025 - I have submitted my PhD thesis!
September 2024 - Our manuscript 'An adaptive memetic algorithm for a cost-optimal electric vehicle-drone routing problem' with Dr. Ruhul Sarker, Dr. Daryl Essam, and Dr. Saber Elsayed has been accepted for publication by IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems journal.
September 2024 - I am honoured to present my work on 'Evolutionary approaches for drone-assisted electric vehicle routings: effective strategies and lessons learned' at the webinar series of IEEE Taskforce on Evolutionary Scheduling and Combinatorial Optimisation. Huge thanks to Dr. Yi Mei for the invitation.
September 2024 - I was invited by Dr. Luluk Lusiantoro to deliver an online 'Practical Workshop on Mathematical Optimization' at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada.
September 2024 - OPSID held our ninth research talk with Dr. Ivan Kristianto Singgih (Assistant Professor at Universitas Surabaya). Ivan presented his recent research project on digital twin development for container terminal logistics.
September 2024 - OPSID held our eighth research talk with Bachtiar Herdianto (PhD student at IMT Atlantique). Bachtiar presented his recent research project on the integration of machine learning with metaheuristic algorithms for routing optimizations.
August 2024 - Our conference manuscript 'Evolutionary approach for a green logistics system with drone-as-a-service providers' with Dr. Ruhul Sarker, Dr. Daryl Essam, and Dr. Saber Elsayed has been accepted for presentation at the 51st International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering (December 2024).
August 2024 - Our conference manuscript 'A decision support system for multi-echelon blood logistics system' with Andre Aditya Pratama, Dr. Luluk Lusiantoro, and Dr. Achmad Pratama Rifai has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE TEMSCON-ASPAC Conference (September 2024).
Juli 2024 - OPSID held our seventh research talk with Dr. Artya Latifah (Postdoctoral researcher at National Cheng Kung University). Artya presented her recent research project on the spillover effect in blockchain-based green supply chain management.
June 2024 - Our manuscript 'Towards net zero healthcare transport operations in Indonesia: a total cost of ownership approach' with Dr. Luluk Lusiantoro and Dr. Achmad Pratama Rifai has been recently published in the Socio-Economic Planning Sciences journal.
June 2024 - OPSID held our sixth research talk with Dr. Nughthoh Arfawi Kurdhi (Lecturer at Universitas Sebelas Maret). Nughthoh presented his research project on pricing refurbished products.
May 2024 - OPSID held our fifth research talk with Dr. Panca Jodiawan (Postdoctoral researcher at Universite Laval). Panca presented his recent research project on the flexible park-and-loop routing problem.
April 2024 - My submission to present our work on blood delivery optimization has been accepted by OPTIMA-CON 2024. I am also grateful to receive a corresponding travel grant from OPTIMA.
April 2024 - OPSID held our fourth research talk with Nabila Yuraisyah Salsabila (PhD student at Taiwan Tech). Nabila presented her recent research project on the blood inventory-routing optimization under uncertainty.
March 2024 - I am happy to join the IEEE Taskforce on Evolutionary Scheduling and Combinatorial Optimisation as a member. Scheduled to present my work on drone-aided electric routing problems in September 2024.
March 2024 - OPSID held our third research talk with Teuku Naraski Zahari (PhD student at Kyoto University). Raski presented his recent research project on the intersection between systems dynamics and sustainable transportation issues.
January 2024 - We at OPSID are currently looking for one or two additional board members to empower our current squad (myself and Muchammad Arya Zamal). Interested candidate can contact us, preferably from operations management areas.
January 2024 - OPSID held our second research talk with Austin Saragih (PhD student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Austin presented his recent research project on the optimal information gathering to tackle uncertainties in supply chain designs.
December 2023 - OPSID made its first event this month (December 18th), a sharing session with Dr. Luluk Lusiantoro (Lecturer at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Research Associate at University of Cambridge). Dr. Luluk presented his research on "Predicting circular economy practices of Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia: the role of supply chain finance and business survivability"
October 2023 - Me and my colleague, Muchammad Arya Zamal (PhD student at TU Eindhoven, Lecturer at Bandung Institute of Technology), would like to introduce OPSID, a platform for young Indonesian researchers on operations research (OR) and operations management (OM). Our first sharing session event will take place around December 2023.
September 2023 - I presented my research on "Electric Vehicle-Drone Routing Problem with Optional Drone Availability" at the 26th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Bilbao, Spain.
June 2023 - Our manuscript 'Solving electric vehicle–drone routing problem using memetic algorithm' with Dr. Ruhul Sarker, Dr. Daryl Essam, and Dr. Saber Elsayed has been recently published in the Swarm and Evolutionary Computation journal.
January 2022 - I am honoured to receive a generous scholarship offer from The University of New South Wales (UNSW) and plan to attend UNSW Canberra @ ADFA as a doctoral student in Systems Engineering program under the supervision of Dr. Ruhul Sarker, Dr. Daryl Essam, and Dr. Saber Elsayed starting at February 2022 (Term I).
September 2021 - I am officially not affiliated with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering UGM. I am planning to pursue further my interest in research by enrolling in a PhD program and continuing my career abroad afterwards.
June 2020 - I just had a three-week mini-classes program on Academic Research for the sophomore, junior, and senior students of DTMI UGM, from May 20 - June 3, 2020.

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