About Me
Bio:
Dr. Gharbi is currently an associate professor of operations research at the Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University. He holds a University Habilitation in Management Science (High Institute of Management, University of Tunis), Ph.D. in Management Science (High Institute of Management of Tunis, University of Tunis), a Master in Operations Research (High Institute of Management of Tunis, University of Tunis), and a B.Sc. in Mathematics (Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis).
Before joining KSU, Dr. Gharbi was occupying an associate professor position of Quantitative Methods in the Department of Applied Mathematics of the High Institute of Computer Science (University of Tunis). He has taught at different universities and has worked with several faculty teams on various undergraduate and graduate courses in Operations Research and Mathematics.
Dr. Gharbi's research interests focus on the design, implementation, and analysis of optimization algorithms for hard combinatorial problems with applications on machine scheduling and bin packing. He has conducted his research within the Combinatorial Optimization Research Group - ROI at the Polytechnic School of Tunisia. He has attended various specialized international conferences and has published several papers in prestigious international journals including Computers and Operations Research, Operations Research Letters, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Annals of Operations Research, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, and Journal of Scheduling. He has refereed many papers for well-known international journals such as European Journal of Operational Research or Journal of the Operational Research Society.
Qualifications
University:
University of Tunis
Specialization:
Exact Algorithm, Scheduling, Management Science
Degree:
Ph.D
About Qualification:
Very honorable Mention: Four published papers in ISI journals (Journal of Scheduling, Operations Research Letters, Annals of Operations Research, and Discrete Applied Mathematics)
University:
University of Tunis
Specialization:
Operations Research
Degree:
M.Sc
About Qualification:
Experiences
Affiliation:
College of Engineering, King Saud University
Position Title:
Associate Professor
Seminars
Seminar Title:
International Conference on Mathematical and Statistical Modeling
Seminar Date:
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Seminar Period:
2
About Seminar:
International Scientific Academy of Engineering & Technology (ISAET) is the organization that promotes the Scientific, Engineering, Social Sciences, Management, Environmental, Parmaceutical and Medical Sciences related latest developments and issues to be discussed and experimented through interactions amongst the researchers and academician across the globe at a common platform. ISAET has the following objectives: (1)Help students, faculty and researchers in Engineering, Social Sciences, Management, Parmaceutical and Medical Sciences related areas so that they can enhance their knowledge in different areas of research. That's why we have proposed very low fee for the students; (2) Globalize the education so that Research scholars from different regions can communicate with each other through a common platform; (3) Publish Journals in different areas of Research for sharing their research work; (4) Organize Conferences (National/International) for providing common platform so that researchers can gain knowledge in their area of interest by interacting with the experts; (5) Organize Workshops/Seminars for upgradation and awareness of latest technologies; (6) Cooperate with institutions of higher learning in any part of the country having objectives similar to those of the the society.
Research Projects
Research Title:
Cutting Stock Optimization Tool for Saudi Factories
About Research:
National Plan for Science and Technology, King Saud University, Riyadh
Research Title:
Enhancing Saudi Hospital Physician Scheduling Using Optimization Techniques
About Research:
National Plan for Science and Technology, King Saud University, Riyadh
Research Title:
Optimizing Saudi Hospital Nurse Scheduling Using Mathematical Programming
About Research:
National Plan for Science and Technology, King Saud University, Riyadh
Awards
Title:
Roadef/Euro 2012 Google challenge qualification phase
Award Date:
Thursday, December 9, 2010
About Award:
Ranked first (Senior category).
read more at http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/2012/03/07/gharbi-mrad
Title:
Thomson Reuters Award for Contribution to Scientific Research and Excellence in Operational Research
Award Date:
About Award:
This award, which was a tribute to all the Tunisian national research, choose eleven young Tunisian researchers and award them with "Trophies Emerging Talent". The selection criteria considered the articles published in Web of Science between 2005 and 2010. The award was distributed in various discipline such as Mathematics, General Biology, Telecommunications, Chemistry, Clinical Medicine, Computer Science, Economics, the Environmental Sciences, Operations Research, and Physical Sciences and Agronomy; and Dr. Gharbi was selected as one of the winners in Operation Research.
http://www.leaders.com.tn/article/trophees-talents-emergents-onze-chercheurs-tunisiens-primes-par-thomson-reuters?id=3486
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