Dr. JAWAD ABRACHE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND WORKING ...

Dr. JAWAD ABRACHE
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods and Business Statistics
Academic Coordinator for Undergraduate Programs
School of Business Administration
Al Akhawayn University
P.O.Box 104, Avenue Hassan II, Ifrane, Morocco
Tel : +212 (0) 35-862310
Fax : +212 (0) 35-862060
E-mail : J.Abrache@aui.ma
Webpage : http://www.aui.ma/personal/~J.Abrache
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1998 - 2004 Ph.D. with Honors in Operations Research
Thesis title: Models and Algorithms for Combinatorial Auctions
UNIVERSITY OF MONTRÉAL, MONTRÉAL, CANADA
Department of Computer Science and Operations Research
Advisor: Dr. Teodor Gabriel Crainic
Co-advisor: Dr. Michel Gendreau
1996 - 1998 M.S. in Operations Research
Thesis title: A New Decomposition Algorithm for the Deterministic Dynamic Allocation of Empty
Containers
UNIVERSITY OF MONTRÉAL, MONTRÉAL, CANADA
Department of Computer Science and Operations Research
Advisor: Dr. Teodor Gabriel Crainic
Co-advisor: Dr. Michel Gendreau
1992 - 1995 B.S. with Honors in Computer Science
École nationale supérieure d’informatique et d’analyse des systèmes (ENSIAS)
MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY, RABAT, MOROCCO
Research Experience
WORKING EXPERIENCE
09/2006 – present PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER
Al Akhawayn University, School of Business Administration, Ifrane, Morocco
• A study of the impact of staff training and education on Morocco’s tourism industry.
08/2004 – 06/2005 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
University of Maryland, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Maryland Transportation Initiative
• Dynamic bidding advisors for carriers involved in electronic freight marketplaces.
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• Operational restructuring of the “Portefeuille” department.
06/1994 – 08/1994 SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Société marocaine de topographie (SMT), Rabat, Morocco.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Combinatorial Auction Mechanism Design, Optimal Bidding and Decision Making in Truckload Spot Markets, Optimal
Contracting in the Transportation Industry.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
* 08/2004 - 07/2005 The FQRNT Postdoctoral Fellowship.
* 09/2001 - 08/2002 The Doctoral Scholarship of the Centre for Research on Transportation.
* 06/2001 - 09/2001 The NATEQ Doctoral Scholarship.
* 09/1998 - 08/1999 The Doctoral Scholarship of the Centre for Research on Transportation.
* 09/1996 - 08/1998 The ACDI Scholarship (Bourse ACDI de la francophonie).
OTHER ACTIVITIES
REVIEWER FOR:
Operations Research
Transportation Science
Computers and Operations Research (2)
Informs Journal on Computing
International Journal of Systems Science
International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory
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PAPERS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Abrache J., Crainic T.G., Gendreau M., Rekik, M., “Combinatorial Auctions,” Annals of Operations Research 153(1),
131-164, 2007.
Abrache J., Crainic T.G., Gendreau M., “Models for Bundle Trading in Financial Markets,” European Journal of
Operational Research 160(1), 88-105, 2005.
Abrache J., Bourbeau B., Crainic T.G., Gendreau M., “A New Bidding Framework for Combinatorial E-Auctions,”
Computers and Operations Research 31, 1177-1203, 2004.
Abrache J., Crainic T.G., Gendreau M., “Design Issues for Combinatorial Auctions,” 4OR 2, 1-33, 2004.
PAPERS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Abrache J., “Bidding Strategies for Truckload Procurement Sequential Auctions with Vehicle Repositioning,”
Proceedings of the FRANCORO V / ROADEF 2007 Joint Conference, pages 31-32, February 2007.
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Abrache J., Crainic T.G., Gendreau M., “Auction Mechanisms for Freight Transportation,” Proceedings of the Fourth
Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN-IV), São Miguel, Portugal, June 2001.
WORKING PAPERS
Abrache J., Crainic T.G., Gendreau M., Rekik, M., “Combinatorial Auctions,” Publication du Centre Interuniversitaire
de Recherche sur les Réseaux d’Entreprises, la Logistique, et le Transport, CIRRELT-2007-02, Montréal, Canada,
2007.
Abrache J., Crainic T.G., Gendreau M., “Decomposition Methods and Iterative Combinatorial Auctions,” Publication
CRT-2003-42, Centre de recherche sur les transports, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, 2003.
Abrache J., Crainic T.G., Gendreau M., “A New Decomposition Algorithm for the Deterministic Dynamic Allocation of
Empty Containers,” Publication CRT-99-49, Centre de recherche sur les transports, Université de Montréal, Montréal,
Canada, 1999.
SELECTED CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
02/2007 FRANCORO V / ROADEF 2007 Joint Conference
Title: Bidding Strategies for Truckload Procurement Sequential Auctions with Vehicle Repositioning
Grenoble, France.
01/2005 9 th INFORMS Computing Society Conference
Title: Decomposition-based Auction Processes for a Combinatorial Market of Divisible Goods
Annapolis, MD, USA.
11/2003 INFORMS Annual Meeting
Title: Mathematical Decomposition Approaches and Iterative Combinatorial Auctions
Atlanta, GA, USA.
11/2002 INFORMS Annual Meeting
Title: A New Bidding Framework for Combinatorial E-Auctions
San Jose, CA, USA.
10/2002 The 5 th International Conference on Electronic Commerce Research (ICECR-5)
Title: Models for Bundle Trading in Financial Markets
Montréal, QC, CANADA.
11/2001 The 4 th International Conference on Electronic Commerce Research (ICECR-4)
Title: Design Issues for Combinatorial Auctions
Dallas, TX, USA.
11/2001 INFORMS Annual Meeting
Title: Combinatorial Auctions for Portfolio Bundle Trading
Miami Beach, FL, USA.
05/2001 Francoro III
Title: Enchères combinatoires pour les marchés financiers
Québec City, QC, CANADA.
08/2000 International Symposium on Mathematical Programming
Title: A New Decomposition Algorithm for the Deterministic Dynamic Allocation of Empty Containers
Atlanta, GA, USA.
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