Adriano O. Solis
Professor
Office: Atkinson College, 256
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 22239
Email: asolis@yorku.ca
Dr. Adriano O. Solis is Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management in the Decision Sciences Area of the School of Administrative Studies. He was the Director of the School of Administrative Studies from November 2015 to June 2019.
Professor Solis has previously taught undergraduate and graduate courses in business and mathematics programs at the University of the Philippines, the University of Alabama, Oregon State University, Millikin University (Illinois), and the University of Texas at El Paso. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Calabria in Italy, and continues to supervise management engineering graduate students in their research work.
His teaching is enhanced by industry experience, including having been Vice President and Division Manager for Professional Products and Systems in the Philippine operations of Philips Electronics, the Netherlands-based multinational company.
His research articles are published in European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Decision Sciences, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Computers & Operations Research, Journal of Forecasting, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Information Systems Management, International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, International Journal of Emergency Services, and other publications.
He is a Department Editor of the journal IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
Degrees
PhD (Management Science), University of AlabamaMBA, University of the Philippines
Master of Science (Mathematics), University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), University of the Philippines
Professional Leadership
Department Editor, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, since September 2020.
General Co-Chair, 23rd International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2024], Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain, 18-20 September 2024.
General Co-Chair, 22nd International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2023], Athens, Greece, 18-20 September 2023.
General Co-Chair, 21st International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2022], Rome, Italy, 19-21 September 2022.
General Co-Chair, 20th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2021], virtual conference, 15-17 September 2021.
General Co-Chair, 19th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2020], virtual conference, 16-18 September 2020.
Lead Guest Editor, Special Section on Modeling and Simulation in Disaster & Emergency Management: Planning, Strategy Formulation, Decision-Making, and Training, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 67, No. 3, August 2020 (with Dr. L.O. Marquez and Prof. A.G. Bruzzone as Co-Guest Editors).
Program Co-Chair, 12th International Workshop on Applied Modeling and Simulation [WAMS 2019], Singapore, 30-31 October 2019.
General Co-Chair, 18th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2019], Lisbon, Portugal, 18-20 September 2019.
Director, School of Administrative Studies, York University, November 2015 – June 2019.
General Co-Chair, 17th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2018], Budapest, Hungary, 17-19 September 2018.
Member, Board of Directors, ISM—Canada (Canadian affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management), June 2013 – June 2018.
General Co-Chair, 16th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2017], Barcelona, Spain, 18-20 September 2017.
Program Co-Chair, 15th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2016], Larnaca, Cyprus, 26-28 September 2016.
Program Co-Chair, 14th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2015], Bergeggi, Italy, 21-23 September 2015.
Area Coordinator for Management Science, School of Administrative Studies, York University, July 2013 – June 2015.
General Co-Chair, 13th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2014], Bordeaux, France, 10-12 September 2014.
Program Chair, 2013 Summer Computer Simulation Conference [SCSC 2013], Society for Modeling & Simulation International, Toronto, 7-10 July 2013.
Research Interests
- 2019 York University Research Leader -
- Best Conference Paper, 9th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation - 2010
Current Research Projects
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Summary:
- 2019 York University Research Leader -
- Best Conference Paper, 9th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation - 2010
The project brings together Canadian mathematics institutes, national and international co-investigators, collaborators, and team members, to mobilize a network of infectious disease modellers who will assess transmission risk, predict outbreak trajectories, and evaluate the effectiveness of COVID-19 countermeasures.
Start Date:
- Month: Mar Year: 2020
End Date:
- Month: Feb Year: 2022
Collaborator: Prof. Vijayakumar Murty
Collaborator Institution: The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
Collaborator Role: Principal Applicant/Principal Investigator
Funders:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Summary:
The research project applies data analytics to enable evidence-based planning and decision-making with respect to disaster and emergency mitigation, preparedness, and response strategies and initiatives, which may potentially be applied as further stages/waves of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis unfold, as well as when new pandemics arise in the future. This knowledge mobilization project has the Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service (VFRS) as partner organization.
Start Date:
- Month: Sep Year: 2020
End Date:
- Month: Aug Year: 2021
Collaborator: Prof. Ali Asgary
Collaborator Institution: York University
Collaborator Role: Co-Applicant/Co-Investigator
Funders:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Bruzzone, A.G., Longo, F., De Felice, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Athens, Greece, September 18-20, 2023 [ISBN 978-88-85741-91-1, https://www.cal-tek.eu/proceedings/i3m/2023/mas/].
Bruzzone, A.G., Longo, F., De Felice, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Rome, Italy, September 19-21, 2022 [ISBN 978-88-85741-76-8, https://www.cal-tek.eu/proceedings/i3m/2022/mas/].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, virtual conference, September 15-17, 2021 [ISBN 978-88-85741-61-4, https://www.cal-tek.eu/proceedings/i3m/2021/mas/].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, virtual conference, September 16-18, 2020 [ISBN 978-88-85741-48-5, https://www.cal-tek.eu/proceedings/i3m/2020/mas/].
Bruzzone, A., Longo, F., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Applied Modeling & Simulation, Singapore, October 30-31, 2019, ©2019 DIME Università di Genova, DIMEG University of Calabria [ISBN 978-88-85741-43-0 (paperback), 978-88-85741-44-7 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Dias, L.M.S., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Lisbon, Portugal, September 18-20, 2019, ©2019 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-85741-30-0 (paperback), 978-88-85741-29-4 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Frydman, C., Longo, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Budapest, Hungary, September 17-19, 2018, ©2018 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-85741-09-6 (paperback), 978-88-85741-07-2 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Frydman, C., Longo, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation , Barcelona, Spain, September 18-20, 2017, ©2017 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-97999-99-7 (paperback), 978-88-97999-91-1 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Frydman, C., Massei, M., Merkuryev, Y., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 26-28, 2016, ©2016 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-97999-70-6 (paperback), 978-88-97999-78-2 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Frydman, C., Massei, M., Merkuryev, Y., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Bergeggi, Italy, September 21-23, 2015, ©2015 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-97999-50-8 (paperback), 978-88-97999-59-1 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Massei, M., Merkuryev, Y., Solis, A., and Zacharewicz, G. (eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Bordeaux, France, September 12-14, 2014, ©2014 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-97999-34-8 (paperback), 978-88-97999-40-9 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Abhari, A., Bruzzone, A.G., Kropf, P., Longo, F., and Solis, A.O. (eds.), Proceedings of the 2013 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Toronto, Canada, July 7-10, 2013, ©2013 Curran Associates [ISBN 978-1-62748-276-9, Red Hook, NY, USA].
Possik, J., Solis, A.O., and Zacharewicz, G., “Immersive Innovation: Exploring Interactive Virtual Reality through Distributed Simulations.” In: A.A. Jaoudé, ed., Simulation Modeling – Recent Advances, New Perspectives, and Applications, London, UK: IntechOpen, 1-22. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1002004.
Solis, A.O., “Aggregate Planning.” In: H. Bidgoli, ed., Handbook of Technology Management, Volume 1, © 2010, New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 904-925.
Mahmood, M.A., Gemoets, L.A., and Solis, A.O., “Supply Chain Management,” In: H. Bidgoli, ed., Encyclopedia of Information Systems, Volume 4, © 2002, Elsevier Science, 315-327.
Possik, J., Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Zacharewicz, G., Shafiee, M.A., Najafabadi, M.M., Nadri, N., Guimaraes, A., Iranfar, H., Ma, P., Lee, C.M., Tofighi, M., Aarabi, M., Gorecki, S., and Wu, J. (2023). 'An agent-based modeling and virtual reality application using distributed simulation: Case of a COVID-19 intensive care unit', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 70, No. 8, 2931-2943. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3195813
Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Khan, N., Wimaladasa J., and Sabet, M.S. (2023). 'Spatiotemporal analysis of emergency calls during the COVID-19 pandemic: Case of the City of Vaughan', Urban Science, Vol. 7, No. 2, Art. 62, 1-27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci7020062
Solis, A.O., Wimaladasa, J., Asgary, A., Sabet, M.S., and Ing, M. (2022). 'Shifting patterns of emergency incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City of Vaughan, Canada', International Journal of Emergency Services, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1-37. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJES-05-2021-0024
Asgary, A., Blue, H., Solis, A.O., McCarthy, Z., Najafabadi, M., Tofighi, M., and Wu, J. (2022). 'Modeling COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities using an agent-based modeling and simulation approach', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 19, No. 5, Art. 2635, 1-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052635
Mukhopadhyay, S., Samaddar, S., Solis, A.O., and Roy, A. (2021). 'Disease detection analytics: A simple linear convex programming algorithm for breast cancer and diabetes incidence decisions', Decision Sciences, Vol. 52, No. 3, 661-698. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12348
Solis, A.O., Marquez, L.O., and Bruzzone, A.G. (2020). 'Editorial: Special Section on Modeling and Simulation in Disaster and Emergency Management', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 67, No. 3, 516-518. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.2986667
Shafiei Sabet, M., Asgary, A., and Solis, A.O. (2019). 'Emergency calls during the 2013 southern Ontario ice storm: case study of Vaughan', International Journal of Emergency Services, Vol. 8, No. 3, 292-314.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Mukhopadhyay, S., and Nicoletti, L. (2017). 'An empirical investigation of comparative performance of approximate and exact corrections of the bias in Croston’s method in forecasting lumpy demand', International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Vol. 12, No. 6, 535–550.
Nosedal, J., Piera, M.A., Solis, A.O., and Ferrer, C. (2015). 'An optimization model to fit airspace demand considering a spatio-temporal analysis of airspace capacity', Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Vol. 61, 11-28.
Longo, F., Nicoletti L., and Solis, A.O. (2014). 'Using simulation to investigate the performance of a batch order manufacturing system', International Journal of Service and Computing Oriented Manufacturing, Vol. 1, No. 4, 344-367.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Caruso, P., and Fazzari, E. (2014). 'A modelling and simulation approach to assessment of a negative binomial approximation in a multi-echelon inventory system', International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Vol. 9, No. 3, 146-156.
Solis, A.O., Pan, R., Paul, B., and Nicoletti, L. (2013). 'Analysis of demand-supply interaction and inventory buildup strategies for products with short life cycles', International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Vol. 8, Nos. 2/3, 133-144.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Solis, A.O., and Gutierrez, R.S. (2012). 'The accuracy of non-traditional versus traditional methods of forecasting lumpy demand', Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 31, No. 8, 721-735.
Solis, A.O., and Schmidt, C.P. (2009). 'Stochastic leadtimes in a one-warehouse, N-retailer inventory system with the warehouse actually carrying stock', International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Vol. 5, No. 4, 337-347.
Putnam, K., Mayne, F., and Solis, A. (2008). 'Evaluating management accounting aptitude in prospective new hires', Oil, Gas and Energy Quarterly, Vol. 56, No. 3, 657-666.
Gutierrez, R.S., Solis, A.O., and Mukhopadhyay, S. (2008). 'Lumpy demand forecasting using neural networks', International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 111, No. 2, 409-420.
Ho, J.C., Solis, A.O., and Chang, Y-L. (2007). 'An evaluation of lot-sizing heuristics for deteriorating inventory in material requirements planning systems', Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 34, No. 9, 2562-2575.
Solis, A.O., and Schmidt, C.P. (2007). 'Stochastic leadtimes in a one-warehouse, N-retailer inventory system with the warehouse not carrying stock', European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 181, No. 2, 1004-1013.
Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., Gemoets, L.A., Almonte, D., and Montoya, T.H. (2006). 'From remote hosting to self-hosting of an ERP system: lessons learned from the City of El Paso', Information Systems Management, Vol. 23, No. 3, 88-101.
Ho, J.C., Chang, Y-L., and Solis, A.O. (2006). 'Two modifications of the least cost per period heuristic for dynamic lot-sizing', Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 57, No. 8, 1005-1013.
Bagchi, K.K., Solis, A.O., and Udo, G.J. (2005). 'The global diffusion of internet attack incidents: analysis of a bad innovation', International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management, Vol. 3, No. 4, 323-344.
Bagchi, K.K., Solis, A.O., and Gemoets, L.A. (2003). 'An empirical study on telecommunication product adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean', Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1-17.
Nosedal-Sánchez, J., Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Ghaffari, A., and Wu, J., “Fire Response Time Variations in Urban Areas Under Normal and Large Emergencies: Case of 2013 Toronto Ice Storm and Flash Flood Emergencies,” Urban Affairs Association 48th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, April 2018.
Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Nosedal, J., and Rezvani, H., "Simulating Population Displacement for Humanitarian Response," 8th International Information & Research for Reconstruction Conference (i-Rec 2017), Toronto, Canada, June 2017.
Solis, A.O., and Mukhopadhyay, S., “A Proposed Linear Programming Masking Algorithm for Pattern Classification: Application to Health Databases,” International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2011), Zurich, Switzerland, August 2011.
Solis, A.O., Mukhopadhyay, S., and Gutierrez, R.S., “Traditional and Non-Traditional Methods of Forecasting Lumpy Demand: Inventory Control Implications” (Invited paper presentation), 24th European Conference on Operational Research, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2010.
Pan, R., and Solis, A.O., “Collaborative Teaching and Collaborative Learning of Supply Chain Management for Engineering and Business Students,” The Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning, The University of Texas at El Paso, U.S.A., March 2005.
Solis, A.O., and Fields, J.C., “‘Source Paso del Norte’: Can an Internet-Enabled Sourcing Program Work?,” 2002 Annual Meeting of the Production and Operations Management Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., April 2002.
Jabbour, J., Possik, J., Yaacoub, C., Solis, A.O., Kieken, D., Sobanski, T., and Zacharewicz, G., "Synergistic Fusion of Simulation and Virtual Reality: A Proposed New Approach for Collaborative Integration," Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Modelling and Applied Simulation, Athens, Greece, September 2023, 023:1-8. https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2023.mas.023
Manfredi, K.A., Nervoso, A., Solis, A.O., and Longo, F., "Simulation-Driven Analyses of Performance of PCB Assembly Operations: A Case Study," Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Modelling and Applied Simulation, Athens, Greece, September 2023, 022:1-9. https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2023.mas.022
Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Khan, N., Wimaladasa, J., and Sabet, M.S., “Emergency Calls in the City of Vaughan (Canada) During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Spatiotemporal Analysis,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics (CARMA 2022), Valencia, Spain, June 2022, 197-204. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CARMA2022.2022.15087
Possik, J., Azar, D., Solis, A.O., Asgary, A., Zacharewicz, G., Karami, A., Tofighi, M., Najafabadi, M., Shafiee, M.A., Merchant, A.A., Aarabi, M., Wu., J., “A Distributed Digital Twin Implementation of a Hemodialysis Unit Aimed at Helping Prevent the Spread of the Omicron COVID-19 Variant,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM 26th International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (IEEE/ACM DS-RT 2022), Alès, France, September 2022, 168-174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/DS-RT55542.2022.9932047
Possik, J., Gorecki, S., Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Zacharewicz, G., Tofighi, M., Shafiee, M.A., Merchant, A.A., Aarabi, M., Guimaraes, A., and Nadri, N., “A Distributed Simulation Approach to Integrate AnyLogic and Unity for Virtual Reality Applications: Case of COVID-19 Modelling and Training in a Dialysis Unit,” Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE/ACM 25th International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (IEEE/ACM DS-RT 2021), virtual conference, September 2021, 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/DS-RT52167.2021.9576149
Solis, A.O., "A Review of Recent Research Involving Modelling and Simulation in Disaster and Emergency Management," Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Applied Modeling & Simulation, Singapore, October 2019, 78-81.
Solis, A.O., Nosedal-Sánchez, J., Asgary, A., Longo, F., Rizzi, D., Plested, K., Briga, A., Castagna, A., and Zaccaro, B., “Agent-Based Simulation of a Fire Department’s Response to Emergency Incidents: An Updated Model,” Proceedings of the 9th International Defence and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2019, 39-46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2019.dhss.007
Solis, A.O., Nosedal-Sánchez, J., Asgary, A., Longo, F., and Zaccaro, B., "Modelling and Simulation of a Fire Department's Response to Emergency Incidents," Proceedings of the 8th International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, September 2018, 73-80.
Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Padovano, A., Bruzzone, A., Solis, A.O., and Zaccaro, B., "Intermodal Logistics: Supporting Planning and Scheduling Services of Freight Forwarder," Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modeling and Simulation , Barcelona, Spain, September 2017, 157-163.
Nosedal-Sánchez, J., Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., and Longo, F., "Modeling and Simulation of Forced Population Displacement Flows Using Colored Petri Nets," Proceedings of the 7th International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, September 2017, 77-83.
Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Nosedal, J., Curinga, M.C., and Alessio, L.E., "An Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation Tool for Estimation of Forced Population Displacement Flows in Iraq," Proceedings of the 6th International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 2016, 75-81.
Asgary, A., Nosedal, J., Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Alessio, L.E., and Curinga, M.C., "Simulating the Impacts of Airport Closures on Airline Route Networks," Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 2016, 86-92.
Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Padovano, A., Solis, A., and Monzon, A., "An Intelligent, Interactive and Interoperable Platform for the 21st Century Museums," Proceedings of the 28th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 2016, 348-354.
Solis, A.O., "Better Statistical Forecast Accuracy Does Not Always Lead to Better Inventory Control Efficiency: the Case of Lumpy Demand," Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Bergeggi, Italy, September 2015, 211-217.
Calogero, A., Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Massei, M., and Solis, A., “Lean Management Practices to Improve Performances in Operating Rooms,” Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Innovative Simulation for Health Care, Bergeggi, Italy, September 2015, 78-89.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Mukhopadhyay, S., Nicoletti, L., and Brasacchio, V., "Approximate and Exact Corrections of the Bias in Croston's Method when Forecasting Lumpy Demand: Empirical Evaluation," Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Bordeaux, France, September 2014, 205-214.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., and Yemialyanava, A., “Applying Modeling and Simulation to Evaluate Statistical Accuracy and Inventory Control Performance of Lumpy Demand Forecasting Methods,” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Athens, Greece, September 2013, 212-220.
Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Chiurco, A., Solis, A., and Spadafora, F., “Drivers and Parkers Training in Car Terminals,” Proceedings of the 25th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium, Athens, Greece, September 2013, 704-712.
Bruzzone, A.G., Massei, M., Solis, A.O., Poggi, S., Bartolucci, C., and D’Agostino Capponi, L., “Serious Games as Enablers for Training and Education on Operations on Ships and Off-Shore Platforms,” Proceedings of the 2013 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, 2013 Summer Simulation Multi-Conference (SummerSim’13), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 2013, 312-319.
Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Chiurco, A., Solis, A., Massei, M., and Diaz, R., “Investigating the Behavior of a Shop Order Manufacturing System by Using Simulation,” Proceedings of the Symposium on Emerging M&S Applications in Industry and Academia, 2013 Spring Simulation Multi-Conference (SpringSim’13), San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 2013, 47-54.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Caruso, P., and Fazzari, E., “Modeling and Simulation of a One-Warehouse, N-Retailer Inventory System: Reassessing a Negative Binomial Approximation,” Proceedings of the 24th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium, Vienna, Austria, September 2012, 610-615.
Solis, A.O., Nicoletti, L., Mukhopadhyay, S., Agosteo, L., Delfino, A., and Sartiano, M., “Intermittent Demand Forecasting and Stock Control: An Empirical Study,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Vienna, Austria, September 2012, 367-374.
Pan, R., Solis, A.O., and Paul, B., “Demand-Supply Interaction and Inventory Buildup Strategies for Short Life Cycle Products,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Rome, Italy, September 2011, 314-321.
Solis, A.O., Mukhopadhyay, S., and Gutierrez, R.S., “Inventory Control Performance of Various Forecasting Methods When Demand Is Lumpy,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Fes, Morocco, October 2010, 1-10 [given the Award for the Best Paper of the conference].
Mukhopadhyay, S., Solis, A.O., and Gutierrez, R.S., “Accuracy of Lumpy Demand Forecasting Methods and their Impact on Inventory Levels,” Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., November 2009, 2251-2256.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Solis, A.O., and Gutierrez, R.S., “Lumpy Demand Forecasting Techniques: A Comparative Study,” Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute International Conference 2009, Nancy, France, June 2009, 1099-1113.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Solis, A.O., and Gutierrez, R.S., “A Comparison of Four Methods for Forecasting Lumpy Demand,” Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., November 2008, 4651-4656.
Mukhopadhyay, S., and Solis, A.O., “On the Effectiveness of a Proposed Linear Programming Masking Algorithm for Pattern Classification,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Quantitative Methods, Operations and Information Technology, Hyderabad, India, October 2008 (RS.11, 1-8).
Solis, A.O., and Schmidt, C.P. “Stochastic Leadtimes in a One-Warehouse, N-Retailer Inventory System with the Warehouse Carrying Stock,” Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Campora San Giovanni, Amantea, Italy, September 2008, 13-22.
Solis, A.O., Schmidt, C.P., and Conerly, M.D., “On the Effectiveness of the Negative Binomial Approximation in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model: A Mathematical Analysis,” Proceedings of the International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Corfu, Greece, September 2007, American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings Vol. 936, 531-534.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., and Hall, L.L., “An E-Enabled Supply Chain Management Success Model Including the Service Quality Dimension: An Empirical Investigation,” Proceedings of the Twelfth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Acapulco, Mexico, August 2006, 201-207.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Gutierrez, R.S., and Solis, A.O., “Analysis and Forecasting of Lumpy Demand: Alternative Approaches,” Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., November 2006, 25591-25596.
Solis, A.O., Mukhopadhyay, S., and Gutierrez, R.S., ”Factors Indicative of Relative Performance of Methods for Lumpy Demand Forecasting,” Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, Hawaii, U.S.A., April 2006, 582-584.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., and Hall, L.L., “On the Impact of E-Commerce Technologies in Supply Chain Management,” Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., November 2006, 28611-28616.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., Hall, L.L., and Hebbal, V.P., “A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of E-Commerce Technologies in Supply Chain Management,” Proceedings of the 36th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., November 2005, 16251-16256.
Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., Almonte, D., Montoya, T.H., and Gemoets, L.A., “The City of El Paso’s Switch from ASP Hosting to Self Hosting of Its Enterprise Resource Planning System,” Proceedings of the 36th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., November 2005, 18101-18106.
Ho, J.C., Solis, A.O., and Chang, Y-L., “Effects of Deteriorating Inventory on Lot-Sizing: A Comparative Analysis of Heuristics for MRP Systems,” Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 2004, 1811-1816.
Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., Almonte, D., and Gemoets, L.A., “Enterprise Resource Planning and Activity Based Costing in a Local Government Setting: The El Paso, Texas Case,” Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 2004, 7301-7306.
Gutierrez, R.S., Solis, A.O., and Bendore, N.R., “Lumpy Demand Characterization and Forecasting Performance: An Exploratory Case Study,” Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute Thirty-Third Annual Meeting, Isla Navidad, Manzanillo, Mexico, April 2004, 371-373 [Best Paper, Management Science and Quantitative Methods Track].
Ho, J.C., Chang, Y-L., and Solis, A.O., “Efficient Lot-sizing Procedures for Material Requirements Planning Systems,” Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, U.S.A., November 2003.
Bagchi, K.K., Solis, A.O., and Gemoets, L.A., “Telephone and Cell Phone Adoptions in Latin American and Caribbean Nations,” Proceedings of the 9th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A., August 2003, 1221-1228.
Bagchi, K.K., Udo, G.J., and Solis, A.O., “The Global Diffusion of Internet Attack Incidents: Some Observations,” Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Global Information Technology Management World Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2003, 216-219.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., Hall, L., and Prabhu, S., “The Role of E-Commerce Technologies in Supply Chain Management: An El Paso/Juarez Maquiladoras Study,” Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, U.S.A., November 2003.
Solis, A.O., and Schmidt, C.P., “Computing Difficulties in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model—Or a Compelling Case for an Approximation in Such a Model,” Proceedings of the Thirty Second Annual Meeting of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A., February 2002, 245-247.
Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., Gemoets, L.A., and Almonte, D., “Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning System for the City of El Paso,” Issues and Trends of IT Management in Contemporary Organizations, 2002 Information Resources Management Association International Conference, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., May 2002, 1112-1113.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., and Gemoets, L.A., “Reengineering Supply Chain Management: An E-Commerce Approach,” Issues and Trends of IT Management in Contemporary Organizations, 2002 Information Resources Management Association International Conference, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., May 2002, 348-350.
Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., Putnam, K.B., and Almonte, D., “Using an Application Service Provider for ERP System Hosting: The City of El Paso Experience,” Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California, U.S.A., November 2002, 747-752.
Solis, A.O., “Stochastic Leadtimes in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model Where the Central Warehouse Actually Carries Stock,” Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., November 1999, 925-928.
Solis, A.O., “Stochastic Leadtimes in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model Where the Central Warehouse Does Not Carry Stock,” Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A., April 1999, 103-107 [Best Paper of the conference].
Solis, A.O., “On the Depot Effect in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model with Fixed Replenishment Intervals,” Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A., April 1998, 537-540.
Solis, A.O., Asgary, A., Nosedal-Sánchez, J., and Zaccaro, B., "Developing a fire response simulation test bench based on NFID," submitted to the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, March 1, 2018.
Solis, A.O., Foster, C., Putnam, K.B., Ibarreche, S., and Zlatkovich, C.P., “Professional Status of Hispanics in Purchasing/Supply Management in Corporate America,” submitted to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Association for Corporate Responsibility, September 2002.
Zlatkovich, C.P., Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., and Ibarreche, S., “Opportunity and Reality: Enhancing the Future of Hispanic-Owned Businesses,” submitted to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Association for Corporate Responsibility, August 2002.
“Simulation in Emergency Management: M&S of fire service operations – City of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada,” 15th NATO CA²X² Forum (Computer Aided Analysis, Exercise, Experimentation), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Modelling and Simulation Centre of Excellence, virtual conference, 24 September 2020 [invited research presentation].
“A Sequential Hybrid Approach in Modelling and Simulation of Responses to Emergency Incidents: Case of Vaughan Fire & Rescue Service,” Nottingham University Business School China, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 04 November 2019 [invited research presentation].
“Issues, challenges, and recent developments in multimodal/intermodal logistics research: An overview,” Multilog 2019 - Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Multimodality in Global Transport Networks, Huatulco, Mexico, 12-13 December 2019 [invited keynote presentation].
“Modeling and Simulation of Fire & Rescue Service Responses to Emergency Incidents in the City of Vaughan,” Research Center of Finance, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai, China, 08 November 2019 [invited research presentation].
“Modelling and Simulation in Disaster and Emergency Management: A Review,” 2019 Dutch Benelux Simulation Society Annual Symposium (DBSS 2019), Delft, The Netherlands, 27 September 2019 [invited keynote presentation].
"Forecasting Lumpy Demand: Statistical Accuracy and Inventory Control Performance," 8. Wissenschaftliches Symposium Supply Management (8th Scientific Symposium on Supply Management), Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME) – the German Association Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics – in Würzburg, Germany, 03 March 2015 [invited expert presentation].
“Application of Optimization Techniques to Aggregate Operations Planning,” Scuola di Dottorato Pitagora, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università della Calabria (Pythagoras Doctoral School, Faculty of Engineering, University of Calabria), Rende, Italy, November 2011 [15-hour seminar].
“Evaluation of Inventory Control Performance of Methods for Forecasting Lumpy Demand,” Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Gestionale (Department of Mechanical and Management Engineering), Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy, 13 July 2011 [invited research presentation].
Solis, A.O., Marquez, L.O., and Bruzzone, A.G. (eds.), Special Section on Modeling and Simulation in Disaster & Emergency Management: Planning, Strategy Formulation, Decision-Making, and Training, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 67, No. 3 (August 2020), 516-669.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS3351 3.0 | P | Operations Management | LECT |
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS3351 3.0 | S | Operations Management | LECT |
Dr. Adriano O. Solis is Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management in the Decision Sciences Area of the School of Administrative Studies. He was the Director of the School of Administrative Studies from November 2015 to June 2019.
Professor Solis has previously taught undergraduate and graduate courses in business and mathematics programs at the University of the Philippines, the University of Alabama, Oregon State University, Millikin University (Illinois), and the University of Texas at El Paso. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Calabria in Italy, and continues to supervise management engineering graduate students in their research work.
His teaching is enhanced by industry experience, including having been Vice President and Division Manager for Professional Products and Systems in the Philippine operations of Philips Electronics, the Netherlands-based multinational company.
His research articles are published in European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Decision Sciences, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Computers & Operations Research, Journal of Forecasting, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Information Systems Management, International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, International Journal of Emergency Services, and other publications.
He is a Department Editor of the journal IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
Degrees
PhD (Management Science), University of AlabamaMBA, University of the Philippines
Master of Science (Mathematics), University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), University of the Philippines
Professional Leadership
Department Editor, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, since September 2020.
General Co-Chair, 23rd International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2024], Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain, 18-20 September 2024.
General Co-Chair, 22nd International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2023], Athens, Greece, 18-20 September 2023.
General Co-Chair, 21st International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2022], Rome, Italy, 19-21 September 2022.
General Co-Chair, 20th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2021], virtual conference, 15-17 September 2021.
General Co-Chair, 19th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2020], virtual conference, 16-18 September 2020.
Lead Guest Editor, Special Section on Modeling and Simulation in Disaster & Emergency Management: Planning, Strategy Formulation, Decision-Making, and Training, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 67, No. 3, August 2020 (with Dr. L.O. Marquez and Prof. A.G. Bruzzone as Co-Guest Editors).
Program Co-Chair, 12th International Workshop on Applied Modeling and Simulation [WAMS 2019], Singapore, 30-31 October 2019.
General Co-Chair, 18th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2019], Lisbon, Portugal, 18-20 September 2019.
Director, School of Administrative Studies, York University, November 2015 – June 2019.
General Co-Chair, 17th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2018], Budapest, Hungary, 17-19 September 2018.
Member, Board of Directors, ISM—Canada (Canadian affiliate of the Institute for Supply Management), June 2013 – June 2018.
General Co-Chair, 16th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2017], Barcelona, Spain, 18-20 September 2017.
Program Co-Chair, 15th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2016], Larnaca, Cyprus, 26-28 September 2016.
Program Co-Chair, 14th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2015], Bergeggi, Italy, 21-23 September 2015.
Area Coordinator for Management Science, School of Administrative Studies, York University, July 2013 – June 2015.
General Co-Chair, 13th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation [MAS 2014], Bordeaux, France, 10-12 September 2014.
Program Chair, 2013 Summer Computer Simulation Conference [SCSC 2013], Society for Modeling & Simulation International, Toronto, 7-10 July 2013.
Research Interests
Awards
Current Research Projects
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Summary:
The project brings together Canadian mathematics institutes, national and international co-investigators, collaborators, and team members, to mobilize a network of infectious disease modellers who will assess transmission risk, predict outbreak trajectories, and evaluate the effectiveness of COVID-19 countermeasures.
Project Type: FundedRole: Co-Applicant/Co-Investigator
Start Date:
- Month: Mar Year: 2020
End Date:
- Month: Feb Year: 2022
Collaborator: Prof. Vijayakumar Murty
Collaborator Institution: The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
Collaborator Role: Principal Applicant/Principal Investigator
Funders:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Summary:
The research project applies data analytics to enable evidence-based planning and decision-making with respect to disaster and emergency mitigation, preparedness, and response strategies and initiatives, which may potentially be applied as further stages/waves of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis unfold, as well as when new pandemics arise in the future. This knowledge mobilization project has the Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service (VFRS) as partner organization.
Project Type: FundedRole: Principal Investigator
Start Date:
- Month: Sep Year: 2020
End Date:
- Month: Aug Year: 2021
Collaborator: Prof. Ali Asgary
Collaborator Institution: York University
Collaborator Role: Co-Applicant/Co-Investigator
Funders:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
All Publications
Possik, J., Solis, A.O., and Zacharewicz, G., “Immersive Innovation: Exploring Interactive Virtual Reality through Distributed Simulations.” In: A.A. Jaoudé, ed., Simulation Modeling – Recent Advances, New Perspectives, and Applications, London, UK: IntechOpen, 1-22. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1002004.
Solis, A.O., “Aggregate Planning.” In: H. Bidgoli, ed., Handbook of Technology Management, Volume 1, © 2010, New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 904-925.
Mahmood, M.A., Gemoets, L.A., and Solis, A.O., “Supply Chain Management,” In: H. Bidgoli, ed., Encyclopedia of Information Systems, Volume 4, © 2002, Elsevier Science, 315-327.
Bruzzone, A.G., Longo, F., De Felice, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Athens, Greece, September 18-20, 2023 [ISBN 978-88-85741-91-1, https://www.cal-tek.eu/proceedings/i3m/2023/mas/].
Bruzzone, A.G., Longo, F., De Felice, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Rome, Italy, September 19-21, 2022 [ISBN 978-88-85741-76-8, https://www.cal-tek.eu/proceedings/i3m/2022/mas/].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, virtual conference, September 15-17, 2021 [ISBN 978-88-85741-61-4, https://www.cal-tek.eu/proceedings/i3m/2021/mas/].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, virtual conference, September 16-18, 2020 [ISBN 978-88-85741-48-5, https://www.cal-tek.eu/proceedings/i3m/2020/mas/].
Bruzzone, A., Longo, F., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Applied Modeling & Simulation, Singapore, October 30-31, 2019, ©2019 DIME Università di Genova, DIMEG University of Calabria [ISBN 978-88-85741-43-0 (paperback), 978-88-85741-44-7 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Dias, L.M.S., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Lisbon, Portugal, September 18-20, 2019, ©2019 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-85741-30-0 (paperback), 978-88-85741-29-4 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Frydman, C., Longo, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Budapest, Hungary, September 17-19, 2018, ©2018 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-85741-09-6 (paperback), 978-88-85741-07-2 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Frydman, C., Longo, F., Massei, M., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation , Barcelona, Spain, September 18-20, 2017, ©2017 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-97999-99-7 (paperback), 978-88-97999-91-1 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Frydman, C., Massei, M., Merkuryev, Y., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 26-28, 2016, ©2016 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-97999-70-6 (paperback), 978-88-97999-78-2 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Frydman, C., Massei, M., Merkuryev, Y., and Solis, A. (eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Bergeggi, Italy, September 21-23, 2015, ©2015 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-97999-50-8 (paperback), 978-88-97999-59-1 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Bruzzone, A.G., De Felice, F., Massei, M., Merkuryev, Y., Solis, A., and Zacharewicz, G. (eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation, Bordeaux, France, September 12-14, 2014, ©2014 DIME Università di Genova [ISBN 978-88-97999-34-8 (paperback), 978-88-97999-40-9 (pdf), Rende (CS), Italy].
Abhari, A., Bruzzone, A.G., Kropf, P., Longo, F., and Solis, A.O. (eds.), Proceedings of the 2013 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Toronto, Canada, July 7-10, 2013, ©2013 Curran Associates [ISBN 978-1-62748-276-9, Red Hook, NY, USA].
Possik, J., Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Zacharewicz, G., Shafiee, M.A., Najafabadi, M.M., Nadri, N., Guimaraes, A., Iranfar, H., Ma, P., Lee, C.M., Tofighi, M., Aarabi, M., Gorecki, S., and Wu, J. (2023). 'An agent-based modeling and virtual reality application using distributed simulation: Case of a COVID-19 intensive care unit', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 70, No. 8, 2931-2943. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3195813
Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Khan, N., Wimaladasa J., and Sabet, M.S. (2023). 'Spatiotemporal analysis of emergency calls during the COVID-19 pandemic: Case of the City of Vaughan', Urban Science, Vol. 7, No. 2, Art. 62, 1-27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci7020062
Solis, A.O., Wimaladasa, J., Asgary, A., Sabet, M.S., and Ing, M. (2022). 'Shifting patterns of emergency incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City of Vaughan, Canada', International Journal of Emergency Services, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1-37. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJES-05-2021-0024
Asgary, A., Blue, H., Solis, A.O., McCarthy, Z., Najafabadi, M., Tofighi, M., and Wu, J. (2022). 'Modeling COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities using an agent-based modeling and simulation approach', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 19, No. 5, Art. 2635, 1-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052635
Mukhopadhyay, S., Samaddar, S., Solis, A.O., and Roy, A. (2021). 'Disease detection analytics: A simple linear convex programming algorithm for breast cancer and diabetes incidence decisions', Decision Sciences, Vol. 52, No. 3, 661-698. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/deci.12348
Solis, A.O., Marquez, L.O., and Bruzzone, A.G. (2020). 'Editorial: Special Section on Modeling and Simulation in Disaster and Emergency Management', IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 67, No. 3, 516-518. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.2986667
Shafiei Sabet, M., Asgary, A., and Solis, A.O. (2019). 'Emergency calls during the 2013 southern Ontario ice storm: case study of Vaughan', International Journal of Emergency Services, Vol. 8, No. 3, 292-314.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Mukhopadhyay, S., and Nicoletti, L. (2017). 'An empirical investigation of comparative performance of approximate and exact corrections of the bias in Croston’s method in forecasting lumpy demand', International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Vol. 12, No. 6, 535–550.
Nosedal, J., Piera, M.A., Solis, A.O., and Ferrer, C. (2015). 'An optimization model to fit airspace demand considering a spatio-temporal analysis of airspace capacity', Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Vol. 61, 11-28.
Longo, F., Nicoletti L., and Solis, A.O. (2014). 'Using simulation to investigate the performance of a batch order manufacturing system', International Journal of Service and Computing Oriented Manufacturing, Vol. 1, No. 4, 344-367.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Caruso, P., and Fazzari, E. (2014). 'A modelling and simulation approach to assessment of a negative binomial approximation in a multi-echelon inventory system', International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Vol. 9, No. 3, 146-156.
Solis, A.O., Pan, R., Paul, B., and Nicoletti, L. (2013). 'Analysis of demand-supply interaction and inventory buildup strategies for products with short life cycles', International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Vol. 8, Nos. 2/3, 133-144.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Solis, A.O., and Gutierrez, R.S. (2012). 'The accuracy of non-traditional versus traditional methods of forecasting lumpy demand', Journal of Forecasting, Vol. 31, No. 8, 721-735.
Solis, A.O., and Schmidt, C.P. (2009). 'Stochastic leadtimes in a one-warehouse, N-retailer inventory system with the warehouse actually carrying stock', International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Vol. 5, No. 4, 337-347.
Putnam, K., Mayne, F., and Solis, A. (2008). 'Evaluating management accounting aptitude in prospective new hires', Oil, Gas and Energy Quarterly, Vol. 56, No. 3, 657-666.
Gutierrez, R.S., Solis, A.O., and Mukhopadhyay, S. (2008). 'Lumpy demand forecasting using neural networks', International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 111, No. 2, 409-420.
Ho, J.C., Solis, A.O., and Chang, Y-L. (2007). 'An evaluation of lot-sizing heuristics for deteriorating inventory in material requirements planning systems', Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 34, No. 9, 2562-2575.
Solis, A.O., and Schmidt, C.P. (2007). 'Stochastic leadtimes in a one-warehouse, N-retailer inventory system with the warehouse not carrying stock', European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 181, No. 2, 1004-1013.
Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., Gemoets, L.A., Almonte, D., and Montoya, T.H. (2006). 'From remote hosting to self-hosting of an ERP system: lessons learned from the City of El Paso', Information Systems Management, Vol. 23, No. 3, 88-101.
Ho, J.C., Chang, Y-L., and Solis, A.O. (2006). 'Two modifications of the least cost per period heuristic for dynamic lot-sizing', Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 57, No. 8, 1005-1013.
Bagchi, K.K., Solis, A.O., and Udo, G.J. (2005). 'The global diffusion of internet attack incidents: analysis of a bad innovation', International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management, Vol. 3, No. 4, 323-344.
Bagchi, K.K., Solis, A.O., and Gemoets, L.A. (2003). 'An empirical study on telecommunication product adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean', Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1-17.
Nosedal-Sánchez, J., Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Ghaffari, A., and Wu, J., “Fire Response Time Variations in Urban Areas Under Normal and Large Emergencies: Case of 2013 Toronto Ice Storm and Flash Flood Emergencies,” Urban Affairs Association 48th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, April 2018.
Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Nosedal, J., and Rezvani, H., "Simulating Population Displacement for Humanitarian Response," 8th International Information & Research for Reconstruction Conference (i-Rec 2017), Toronto, Canada, June 2017.
Solis, A.O., and Mukhopadhyay, S., “A Proposed Linear Programming Masking Algorithm for Pattern Classification: Application to Health Databases,” International Conference on Operations Research (OR 2011), Zurich, Switzerland, August 2011.
Solis, A.O., Mukhopadhyay, S., and Gutierrez, R.S., “Traditional and Non-Traditional Methods of Forecasting Lumpy Demand: Inventory Control Implications” (Invited paper presentation), 24th European Conference on Operational Research, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2010.
Pan, R., and Solis, A.O., “Collaborative Teaching and Collaborative Learning of Supply Chain Management for Engineering and Business Students,” The Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning, The University of Texas at El Paso, U.S.A., March 2005.
Solis, A.O., and Fields, J.C., “‘Source Paso del Norte’: Can an Internet-Enabled Sourcing Program Work?,” 2002 Annual Meeting of the Production and Operations Management Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., April 2002.
Jabbour, J., Possik, J., Yaacoub, C., Solis, A.O., Kieken, D., Sobanski, T., and Zacharewicz, G., "Synergistic Fusion of Simulation and Virtual Reality: A Proposed New Approach for Collaborative Integration," Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Modelling and Applied Simulation, Athens, Greece, September 2023, 023:1-8. https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2023.mas.023
Manfredi, K.A., Nervoso, A., Solis, A.O., and Longo, F., "Simulation-Driven Analyses of Performance of PCB Assembly Operations: A Case Study," Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Modelling and Applied Simulation, Athens, Greece, September 2023, 022:1-9. https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2023.mas.022
Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Khan, N., Wimaladasa, J., and Sabet, M.S., “Emergency Calls in the City of Vaughan (Canada) During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Spatiotemporal Analysis,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Research Methods and Analytics (CARMA 2022), Valencia, Spain, June 2022, 197-204. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CARMA2022.2022.15087
Possik, J., Azar, D., Solis, A.O., Asgary, A., Zacharewicz, G., Karami, A., Tofighi, M., Najafabadi, M., Shafiee, M.A., Merchant, A.A., Aarabi, M., Wu., J., “A Distributed Digital Twin Implementation of a Hemodialysis Unit Aimed at Helping Prevent the Spread of the Omicron COVID-19 Variant,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM 26th International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (IEEE/ACM DS-RT 2022), Alès, France, September 2022, 168-174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/DS-RT55542.2022.9932047
Possik, J., Gorecki, S., Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Zacharewicz, G., Tofighi, M., Shafiee, M.A., Merchant, A.A., Aarabi, M., Guimaraes, A., and Nadri, N., “A Distributed Simulation Approach to Integrate AnyLogic and Unity for Virtual Reality Applications: Case of COVID-19 Modelling and Training in a Dialysis Unit,” Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE/ACM 25th International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (IEEE/ACM DS-RT 2021), virtual conference, September 2021, 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/DS-RT52167.2021.9576149
Solis, A.O., "A Review of Recent Research Involving Modelling and Simulation in Disaster and Emergency Management," Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Applied Modeling & Simulation, Singapore, October 2019, 78-81.
Solis, A.O., Nosedal-Sánchez, J., Asgary, A., Longo, F., Rizzi, D., Plested, K., Briga, A., Castagna, A., and Zaccaro, B., “Agent-Based Simulation of a Fire Department’s Response to Emergency Incidents: An Updated Model,” Proceedings of the 9th International Defence and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2019, 39-46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2019.dhss.007
Solis, A.O., Nosedal-Sánchez, J., Asgary, A., Longo, F., and Zaccaro, B., "Modelling and Simulation of a Fire Department's Response to Emergency Incidents," Proceedings of the 8th International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, September 2018, 73-80.
Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Padovano, A., Bruzzone, A., Solis, A.O., and Zaccaro, B., "Intermodal Logistics: Supporting Planning and Scheduling Services of Freight Forwarder," Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modeling and Simulation , Barcelona, Spain, September 2017, 157-163.
Nosedal-Sánchez, J., Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., and Longo, F., "Modeling and Simulation of Forced Population Displacement Flows Using Colored Petri Nets," Proceedings of the 7th International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, September 2017, 77-83.
Asgary, A., Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Nosedal, J., Curinga, M.C., and Alessio, L.E., "An Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation Tool for Estimation of Forced Population Displacement Flows in Iraq," Proceedings of the 6th International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 2016, 75-81.
Asgary, A., Nosedal, J., Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Alessio, L.E., and Curinga, M.C., "Simulating the Impacts of Airport Closures on Airline Route Networks," Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 2016, 86-92.
Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Padovano, A., Solis, A., and Monzon, A., "An Intelligent, Interactive and Interoperable Platform for the 21st Century Museums," Proceedings of the 28th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium, Larnaca, Cyprus, September 2016, 348-354.
Solis, A.O., "Better Statistical Forecast Accuracy Does Not Always Lead to Better Inventory Control Efficiency: the Case of Lumpy Demand," Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Bergeggi, Italy, September 2015, 211-217.
Calogero, A., Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Massei, M., and Solis, A., “Lean Management Practices to Improve Performances in Operating Rooms,” Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Innovative Simulation for Health Care, Bergeggi, Italy, September 2015, 78-89.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Mukhopadhyay, S., Nicoletti, L., and Brasacchio, V., "Approximate and Exact Corrections of the Bias in Croston's Method when Forecasting Lumpy Demand: Empirical Evaluation," Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Bordeaux, France, September 2014, 205-214.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., and Yemialyanava, A., “Applying Modeling and Simulation to Evaluate Statistical Accuracy and Inventory Control Performance of Lumpy Demand Forecasting Methods,” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Athens, Greece, September 2013, 212-220.
Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Chiurco, A., Solis, A., and Spadafora, F., “Drivers and Parkers Training in Car Terminals,” Proceedings of the 25th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium, Athens, Greece, September 2013, 704-712.
Bruzzone, A.G., Massei, M., Solis, A.O., Poggi, S., Bartolucci, C., and D’Agostino Capponi, L., “Serious Games as Enablers for Training and Education on Operations on Ships and Off-Shore Platforms,” Proceedings of the 2013 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, 2013 Summer Simulation Multi-Conference (SummerSim’13), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 2013, 312-319.
Longo, F., Nicoletti, L., Chiurco, A., Solis, A., Massei, M., and Diaz, R., “Investigating the Behavior of a Shop Order Manufacturing System by Using Simulation,” Proceedings of the Symposium on Emerging M&S Applications in Industry and Academia, 2013 Spring Simulation Multi-Conference (SpringSim’13), San Diego, California, U.S.A., April 2013, 47-54.
Solis, A.O., Longo, F., Caruso, P., and Fazzari, E., “Modeling and Simulation of a One-Warehouse, N-Retailer Inventory System: Reassessing a Negative Binomial Approximation,” Proceedings of the 24th European Modeling & Simulation Symposium, Vienna, Austria, September 2012, 610-615.
Solis, A.O., Nicoletti, L., Mukhopadhyay, S., Agosteo, L., Delfino, A., and Sartiano, M., “Intermittent Demand Forecasting and Stock Control: An Empirical Study,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Vienna, Austria, September 2012, 367-374.
Pan, R., Solis, A.O., and Paul, B., “Demand-Supply Interaction and Inventory Buildup Strategies for Short Life Cycle Products,” Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Rome, Italy, September 2011, 314-321.
Solis, A.O., Mukhopadhyay, S., and Gutierrez, R.S., “Inventory Control Performance of Various Forecasting Methods When Demand Is Lumpy,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Fes, Morocco, October 2010, 1-10 [given the Award for the Best Paper of the conference].
Mukhopadhyay, S., Solis, A.O., and Gutierrez, R.S., “Accuracy of Lumpy Demand Forecasting Methods and their Impact on Inventory Levels,” Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., November 2009, 2251-2256.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Solis, A.O., and Gutierrez, R.S., “Lumpy Demand Forecasting Techniques: A Comparative Study,” Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute International Conference 2009, Nancy, France, June 2009, 1099-1113.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Solis, A.O., and Gutierrez, R.S., “A Comparison of Four Methods for Forecasting Lumpy Demand,” Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., November 2008, 4651-4656.
Mukhopadhyay, S., and Solis, A.O., “On the Effectiveness of a Proposed Linear Programming Masking Algorithm for Pattern Classification,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Quantitative Methods, Operations and Information Technology, Hyderabad, India, October 2008 (RS.11, 1-8).
Solis, A.O., and Schmidt, C.P. “Stochastic Leadtimes in a One-Warehouse, N-Retailer Inventory System with the Warehouse Carrying Stock,” Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Modeling & Applied Simulation, Campora San Giovanni, Amantea, Italy, September 2008, 13-22.
Solis, A.O., Schmidt, C.P., and Conerly, M.D., “On the Effectiveness of the Negative Binomial Approximation in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model: A Mathematical Analysis,” Proceedings of the International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Corfu, Greece, September 2007, American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings Vol. 936, 531-534.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., and Hall, L.L., “An E-Enabled Supply Chain Management Success Model Including the Service Quality Dimension: An Empirical Investigation,” Proceedings of the Twelfth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Acapulco, Mexico, August 2006, 201-207.
Mukhopadhyay, S., Gutierrez, R.S., and Solis, A.O., “Analysis and Forecasting of Lumpy Demand: Alternative Approaches,” Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., November 2006, 25591-25596.
Solis, A.O., Mukhopadhyay, S., and Gutierrez, R.S., ”Factors Indicative of Relative Performance of Methods for Lumpy Demand Forecasting,” Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, Hawaii, U.S.A., April 2006, 582-584.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., and Hall, L.L., “On the Impact of E-Commerce Technologies in Supply Chain Management,” Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., November 2006, 28611-28616.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., Hall, L.L., and Hebbal, V.P., “A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of E-Commerce Technologies in Supply Chain Management,” Proceedings of the 36th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., November 2005, 16251-16256.
Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., Almonte, D., Montoya, T.H., and Gemoets, L.A., “The City of El Paso’s Switch from ASP Hosting to Self Hosting of Its Enterprise Resource Planning System,” Proceedings of the 36th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., November 2005, 18101-18106.
Ho, J.C., Solis, A.O., and Chang, Y-L., “Effects of Deteriorating Inventory on Lot-Sizing: A Comparative Analysis of Heuristics for MRP Systems,” Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 2004, 1811-1816.
Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., Almonte, D., and Gemoets, L.A., “Enterprise Resource Planning and Activity Based Costing in a Local Government Setting: The El Paso, Texas Case,” Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., November 2004, 7301-7306.
Gutierrez, R.S., Solis, A.O., and Bendore, N.R., “Lumpy Demand Characterization and Forecasting Performance: An Exploratory Case Study,” Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute Thirty-Third Annual Meeting, Isla Navidad, Manzanillo, Mexico, April 2004, 371-373 [Best Paper, Management Science and Quantitative Methods Track].
Ho, J.C., Chang, Y-L., and Solis, A.O., “Efficient Lot-sizing Procedures for Material Requirements Planning Systems,” Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, U.S.A., November 2003.
Bagchi, K.K., Solis, A.O., and Gemoets, L.A., “Telephone and Cell Phone Adoptions in Latin American and Caribbean Nations,” Proceedings of the 9th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A., August 2003, 1221-1228.
Bagchi, K.K., Udo, G.J., and Solis, A.O., “The Global Diffusion of Internet Attack Incidents: Some Observations,” Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Global Information Technology Management World Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 2003, 216-219.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., Hall, L., and Prabhu, S., “The Role of E-Commerce Technologies in Supply Chain Management: An El Paso/Juarez Maquiladoras Study,” Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, U.S.A., November 2003.
Solis, A.O., and Schmidt, C.P., “Computing Difficulties in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model—Or a Compelling Case for an Approximation in Such a Model,” Proceedings of the Thirty Second Annual Meeting of the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A., February 2002, 245-247.
Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., Gemoets, L.A., and Almonte, D., “Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning System for the City of El Paso,” Issues and Trends of IT Management in Contemporary Organizations, 2002 Information Resources Management Association International Conference, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., May 2002, 1112-1113.
Mahmood, M.A., Solis, A.O., and Gemoets, L.A., “Reengineering Supply Chain Management: An E-Commerce Approach,” Issues and Trends of IT Management in Contemporary Organizations, 2002 Information Resources Management Association International Conference, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., May 2002, 348-350.
Solis, A.O., Gemoets, L.A., Putnam, K.B., and Almonte, D., “Using an Application Service Provider for ERP System Hosting: The City of El Paso Experience,” Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California, U.S.A., November 2002, 747-752.
Solis, A.O., “Stochastic Leadtimes in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model Where the Central Warehouse Actually Carries Stock,” Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., November 1999, 925-928.
Solis, A.O., “Stochastic Leadtimes in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model Where the Central Warehouse Does Not Carry Stock,” Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A., April 1999, 103-107 [Best Paper of the conference].
Solis, A.O., “On the Depot Effect in a Multi-Echelon Inventory Model with Fixed Replenishment Intervals,” Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A., April 1998, 537-540.
Solis, A.O., Asgary, A., Nosedal-Sánchez, J., and Zaccaro, B., "Developing a fire response simulation test bench based on NFID," submitted to the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, March 1, 2018.
Solis, A.O., Foster, C., Putnam, K.B., Ibarreche, S., and Zlatkovich, C.P., “Professional Status of Hispanics in Purchasing/Supply Management in Corporate America,” submitted to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Association for Corporate Responsibility, September 2002.
Zlatkovich, C.P., Solis, A.O., Putnam, K.B., and Ibarreche, S., “Opportunity and Reality: Enhancing the Future of Hispanic-Owned Businesses,” submitted to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Association for Corporate Responsibility, August 2002.
“Simulation in Emergency Management: M&S of fire service operations – City of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada,” 15th NATO CA²X² Forum (Computer Aided Analysis, Exercise, Experimentation), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Modelling and Simulation Centre of Excellence, virtual conference, 24 September 2020 [invited research presentation].
“A Sequential Hybrid Approach in Modelling and Simulation of Responses to Emergency Incidents: Case of Vaughan Fire & Rescue Service,” Nottingham University Business School China, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 04 November 2019 [invited research presentation].
“Issues, challenges, and recent developments in multimodal/intermodal logistics research: An overview,” Multilog 2019 - Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Multimodality in Global Transport Networks, Huatulco, Mexico, 12-13 December 2019 [invited keynote presentation].
“Modeling and Simulation of Fire & Rescue Service Responses to Emergency Incidents in the City of Vaughan,” Research Center of Finance, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai, China, 08 November 2019 [invited research presentation].
“Modelling and Simulation in Disaster and Emergency Management: A Review,” 2019 Dutch Benelux Simulation Society Annual Symposium (DBSS 2019), Delft, The Netherlands, 27 September 2019 [invited keynote presentation].
"Forecasting Lumpy Demand: Statistical Accuracy and Inventory Control Performance," 8. Wissenschaftliches Symposium Supply Management (8th Scientific Symposium on Supply Management), Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME) – the German Association Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics – in Würzburg, Germany, 03 March 2015 [invited expert presentation].
“Application of Optimization Techniques to Aggregate Operations Planning,” Scuola di Dottorato Pitagora, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università della Calabria (Pythagoras Doctoral School, Faculty of Engineering, University of Calabria), Rende, Italy, November 2011 [15-hour seminar].
“Evaluation of Inventory Control Performance of Methods for Forecasting Lumpy Demand,” Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Gestionale (Department of Mechanical and Management Engineering), Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy, 13 July 2011 [invited research presentation].
Solis, A.O., Marquez, L.O., and Bruzzone, A.G. (eds.), Special Section on Modeling and Simulation in Disaster & Emergency Management: Planning, Strategy Formulation, Decision-Making, and Training, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 67, No. 3 (August 2020), 516-669.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS3351 3.0 | P | Operations Management | LECT |
| Winter 2024 | AP/ADMS3351 3.0 | S | Operations Management | LECT |
