Research interests
Dr. Akbarian’s research focuses on developing optimization and risk-aware decision-making frameworks that integrate techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment and multi-criteria decision-making to support complex supply chain and operations problems. These models are translated into interactive dashboards and decision-support systems that make advanced analytics transparent, actionable and sustainability-oriented for industries. She has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in journals such as the Journal of Cleaner Production , Sustainable Cities and Society and Computers & Chemical Engineering . Her work has been recognized with best paper awards from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and other professional societies. Prior to joining MacEwan, she was a postdoctoral research fellow at UBC, where she led industry-collaborative projects with partners in bioplastic manufacturing, composite recycling and renewable energy systems, working across sectors to develop sustainability-driven decision-support tools for real-world applications. She also designed and taught courses in operations management, quantitative decision-making, business analytics and circular economy sustainability, receiving the Thank a Prof Award from the Faculty of Management in recognition of outstanding teaching and mentorship. She has also led industry-partnered projects funded by Mitacs Accelerate, NSERC Alliance, the European Basque Government and the UBC Circular Economy Seed Fund. | Sustainable supply chain management, operations research, multi-criteria decision-making, life cycle assessment, circular economy, business analytics, mathematical optimization, interactive decision-support systems, ai-enabled analytics, biocomposites, renewable energy systems
Biography
Niloofar Akbarian-Saravi is Assistant Professor at MacEwan University. Their stated interests include Dr. Akbarian’s research focuses on developing optimization and risk-aware decision-making frameworks that integrate techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment and multi-criteria decision-making to support complex supply chain and operations problems. These models are translated into interactive dashboards and decision-support systems that make advanced analytics transparent, actionable and sustainability-oriented for industries. She has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in journals such as the Journal of Cleaner Production , Sustainable Cities and Society and Computers & Chemical Engineering . Her work has been recognized with best paper awards from the Institut. This summary considered all 2 collected sources.