Rim Hariss
Title:
Assistant Professor, Operations Management
Degree(s):
PhD in Operations Research (2019), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
MSÌý in Applied Mathematics (2014), Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, FRANCE
BS in Mathematics and EngineeringÌý(2013), Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, FRANCE
Area(s):
Operations Management
Link(s):
Curriculum Vitae
Office:
530
Courses:
MGCR 472- Operations Management
MGSC 434- Data-driven models for Operations Analytics
MGSC 695- Decision Analytics and Modelling for Operations
Group:
Faculty
Tenured & Tenure Track
Research areas:
Big Data & Machine Learning
Data Analytics
Dynamic Pricing & Inventory Control
Empirical/Behavioral Operations Management
Retail Operations Management
Revenue Management
Selected publications:
Operations Management / Operations Research
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- Alley, M., Biggs, M., Hariss, R., Hermann, C., Li, M., Perakis, G., , Articles in AdvanceÌýinÌýManufacturing & Service Operations Management
- Biggs, M., Hariss, R., Perakis, G., , Articles in Advance inÌýProduction and Operations Management
- Hariss, R., Perakis, G., Sinchaisri, W., Zheng, Y., ,Ìýmajor revision in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
- Hariss, R. , Perakis, G., Zheng, Y., Promotions in the Presence of Rewards Programs,Ìýworking paper
- Hariss, R. , Sun, W., Gifford, W., Location-based Audience Segmentation and Personalized Geo-targeting via Random Walks,Ìýworking paper
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Control and Equilibrium Models
- Thai, J., Hariss, R., Bayen, A.,Ìý,ÌýÌýAmerican Control Conference (ACC), 2015, 689-695
- Thai, J., Hariss, R., Bayen, A.,Ìý, ÌýEuropeanÌýControl Conference (ECC), 2015, 322-327
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Awards, honours, and fellowships:
Awards
- 2019 FinalistÌýMSOM Practice Based Research Competition forÌýPricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics of Ticket Reselling
- 2018 Winner of INFORMS Data Mining Best Theoretical Paper Competition for Optimizing Objective Functions Determined from Random Forests
- 2017 Runner-up Best Operations Research Center Student Paper- MIT for Markdown Pricing with Quality Perception and Optimism
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Grants and Fellowships
- Internal Social Sciences and Humanities Development Grant.
Role: Principal Investigator.
Title: Optimal Promotional Budget Allocation for Jointly Maximizing Revenue and Customer Retention in Subscription Retailing
Length: 2021-2023.
Total Amount: $5,000 (Share: 100%). - ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Startup Grant: Amount: $45,000, 2019-2022
- Jean Gaillard Fellowship award,Ìý2014
- Egide grantÌýawarded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2011-2014