Publications


Title Year Authors Journal/Conference/Book Area Problem Class
Optimizing Sponsored Humanitarian Parole [pdf] [preprint] 2023 Fatemeh Farajzadeh, Ryan B. Killea, Alexander Teytelboym, Andrew C. Trapp EAAMO'23 Immigration Matching, Mechanism Design
Risk-Averse Placement Optimization in Refugee Resettlement 2023 Narges Ahani, Fatemeh Farajzadeh, Osman Özaltın, Andrew C. Trapp SSRN 4344080 Immigration Decision Support Platform, Mathematical Optimization, Matching
Optimization for Secure and Humane Border Operations [pdf] [preprint] 2022 Fatemeh Farajzadeh, Andrew C. Trapp Encyclopedia of Optimization Immigration Review
Select, Route and Schedule: Optimizing Community Paramedicine Service Delivery with Mandatory Visits and Patient Prioritization [pdf] [preprint] 2023 Shima Azizi, Özge Aygül, Brenton Faber, Sharon Johnson, Renata Konrad, Andrew C Trapp Health Care Management Science Healthcare Mathematical Optimization, Routing, Scheduling
Empowering Collective Impact: Introducing SWAP for Resource Sharing [pdf] [preprint] 2023 Weixiao Huang, Elise J. Deshusses, Jennifer A. Pazour, Yunus D. Telliel, Sarah E. Stanlick, Andrew C. Trapp ACM EAAMO 2023 Resource Sharing Auction, Decision Support Platform, Mathematical Optimization, Mechanism Design
Perspectives on How to Conduct Responsible Anti-human Trafficking Research in Operations and Analytics [pdf] [preprint] 2023 Renata A Konrad, Kayse Lee Maass, Geri L Dimas, Andrew C Trapp European Journal of Operational Research Human Trafficking Review
Optimizing the Benefit-to-Cost Ratio for Public Sector Decision Making [preprint] 2023 Frederick Isadore Miller, Yaren Bilge Kaya, Geri L Dimas, Renata Konrad, Kayse Lee Maass, Andrew C Trapp Arxiv Human trafficking Algorithms, Capacity Expansion, Mathematical Optimization
Discrete Event Simulation to Evaluate Shelter Capacity Expansion Options for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth [pdf] 2022 Yaren Bilge Kaya, Sophia Mantell, Kayse Lee Maass, Renata Konrad, Andrew C Trapp, Geri L Dimas, Meredith Dank 2022 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) Homelessness Simulation
Improving Access to Housing and Supportive Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reducing Vulnerability to Human Trafficking in New York City [pdf] [preprint] 2022 Yaren Bilge Kaya, Kayse Lee Maass, Geri L Dimas, Renata Konrad, Andrew C Trapp, Meredith Dank IISE Transactions Human trafficking Capacity Expansion, Mathematical Optimization
Operations Research and Analytics to Combat Human Trafficking: A Systematic Review of Academic Literature [pdf] 2022 Geri L Dimas, Renata A Konrad, Kayse Lee Maass, Andrew C Trapp PLoS one Human Trafficking Review
Estimating Effectiveness of Identifying Human Trafficking via Data Envelopment Analysis [pdf] [preprint] 2023 Geri L Dimas, Malak El Khalkhali, Alex Bender, Kayse Lee Maass, Renata Konrad, Jeffrey S Blom, Joe Zhu, Andrew C Trapp INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics Human Trafficking Mathematical Optimization, Performance Analytics
Streamlining The United States Immigration Court System:Using Simulation and Data Science to Effectively Deploy Capacity [pdf] 2021 Geri L Dimas, Adam Ferrarotti, Andrew C. Trapp, Renata A. Konrad 021 Winter Simulation Conference,Phoenix, Arizona Immigration Simulation
Aid Allocation for Camp Based and Urban Refugees with Uncertain Demand and Replenishments [pdf] 2021 Shima Azizi, Cem Deniz Caglar Bozkir, Andrew C Trapp, O Erhun Kundakcioglu, Ali Kaan Kurbanzade Production and Operations Management Immigration Algorithms, Allocation, Mathematical Optimization
Placement Optimization in Refugee Resettlement [pdf] 2021 Narges Ahani, Tommy Andersson, Alessandro Martinello, Alexander Teytelboym, Andrew C Trapp Operations Research Immigration Decision Support Platform, Mathematical Optimization, Matching
Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement [preprint] 2021 Narges Ahani, Paul Golz, Ariel D Procaccia, Alexander Teytelboym, Andrew C Trapp ACM Conference on Economics and Computation 2021 Immigration Decision Support Platform, Mathematical Optimization, Matching
Dynamic Placement in Refugee Resettlement [pdf] 2023 Narges Ahani, Paul Golz, Ariel D Procaccia, Alexander Teytelboym, Andrew C Trapp Operations Research Immigration Decision Support Platform, Mathematical Optimization, Matching
Refugee resettlement via machine learning and integer optimization [preprint] 2018 Andrew C Trapp, Alexander Teytelboym, Narges Ahani, Tommy Andersson Conference of the Operational Research Society, OR 2018 Immigration Matching
A Reformulation Technique to Solve Polynomial Optimization Problems with Separable Objective Functions of Bounded Integer Variables [pdf] [preprint] 2023 Pitchaya Wiratchotisatian, Andrew C Trapp Optimization Letters Methodology Mathematical Optimization, Algorithms
Stability Representations of Many-to-One Matching Problems: An Integer Optimization Approach [preprint] 2022 Pitchaya Wiratchotisatian, Hoda Atef Yekta, Andrew C Trapp INFORMS Journal on Computing Methodology Algorithms, Decision Support Platform, Matching, Mathematical Optimization
MAP Clustering under the Gaussian Mixture Model via Mixed Integer Nonlinear Optimization [preprint] 2019 Patrick Flaherty, Pitchaya Wiratchotisatian, Ji Ah Lee, Zhou Tang, Andrew C Trapp arXiv Methodology Mathematical Optimization
Globally Optimal Model-Based Clustering via Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming [preprint] 2019 Flaherty, Patrick, Pitchaya Wiratchotisatian, and Andrew C. Trapp Sets & Partitions: NeurIPS 2019 Workshop, Vancouver, BC, Canada Methodology Mathematical Optimization
Outlier-Aware, Density-Based Gaze Fixation Identification [pdf] 2021 Wen Liu, Andrew C Trapp, Soussan Djamasbi Omega Methodology Mathematical Optimization
Identifying Fixations in Gaze Data via Inner Density and Optimization [pdf] 2019 Andrew C Trapp, Wen Liu, Soussan Djamasbi INFORMS Journal on Computing Methodology Mathematical Optimization
Fixation Identification Using Density Optimization [pdf] 2018 Andrew C Trapp, Soussan Djamasbi, Wen Liu Augmented Cognition: Users and Contexts: 12th International Conference, AC 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018. Methodology Mathematical Optimization
Measuring Focused Attention Using Fixation Inner Density [pdf] 2018 Wen Liu, Soussan Djamasbi, Andrew C. Trapp, Mina Shojaeizadeh Human-Computer Interaction International Conference 2018 (HCII2018), Las Vegas, Nevada. Methodology Mathematical Optimization
Book Chapter: Human-Centric Decision Support Tools: Design and Implementation 2022 Narges Ahani, Andrew C. Trapp arxiv Methodology Review, Decision Support Platform
Dynamic Course Scheduling for Strategic University Scaling ongoing Özge Aygül, Shima Azizi, Andrew C Trapp Methodology Mathematical Optimization, Scheduling
Immigration Operations and Analytics: Opportunities for Methods, Models, and Applications ongoing Marcela Vasconcellos, Fatemeh Farajzadeh, Geri L. Dimas, Andrew C. Trapp Immigration Review
Modeling the United States Immigration Court System via Data Science and Discrete Event Simulation ongoing Geri Dimas, Renata A. Konrad, Andrew C. Trapp Immigration Simulation
Optimizing Foster Care Visitations via Vehicle Routing and Scheduling ongoing Shima Azizi, Caroline Johnston, Rizk Makroum, O. Erhun Kundakcioglu, Andrew C. Trapp Foster Care Decision Support Platform, Mathematical Optimization, Routing, Scheduling
Optimizing Placement of Residential Shelters for Human Trafficking Survivors [pdf] 2017 Kayse L. Maass, Andrew C. Trapp, Renata Konrad Socio-Economic Planning Sciences Human Trafficking Allocation, Mathematical Optimization
Advancing Team Formation via Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization ongoing Sarah Spencer, Elise J. Deshusses, Weixiao Huang, Andrew C. Trapp Resource Sharing Auction, Decision Support Platform, Mathematical Optimization, Mechanism Design
Performance Analytics for Improving the Operations of Neighborhood Support Teams for Humanitarian Parole ongoing Fatemeh Farajzadeh, Teodor Hellgren, Sarah Stanlick, Andrew C. Trapp Immigration Mathematical Optimization, Performance Analytics
Performance Evaluation of Child Welfare Departments Using Data Envelopment Analysis: A Comparative Study Across US States ongoing Sepideh Sedghi, Shima Azizi, Andrew C. Trapp Foster Care Mathematical Optimization, Performance Analytics
Proactive Border Resource Staging via Multi-Period Stochastic Programming ongoing Fatemeh Farajzadeh, Rashika Jakhmola, Luke Caddell, Andrew C. Trapp Immigration Allocation, Mathematical Optimization
Overcoming Human Trafficking via Operations Research and Analytics: Opportunities for Methods, Models, and Applications [pdf] ongoing Renata A. Konrad, Andrew C. Trapp, Timothy Palmbach, Jeff S. Blom European Journal of Operational Research Human Trafficking Review
Stability in Many-to-Many Matching of Refugees to Employment Opportunities via Integer Optimization ongoing Marcela Vasconcellos, Andrew C. Trapp Immigration Decision Support Platform, Matching, Mathematical Optimization
SWAP: A Resource Sharing System Empowering Collective Impact in the Nonprofit Sector ongoing Weixiao Huang, Elise J. Deshusses, Arjun Venat, Jennifer A. Pazour, Yunus D. Telliel, Sarah E. Stanlick, Andrew C. Trapp Resource Sharing Auction, Decision Support Platform, Mathematical Optimization, Mechanism Design
A Level-Set Approach for Solving Nonlinear Integer Optimization Problems ongoing Ryan Killea, Osman Ozaltin, Andrew C. Trapp Methodology Algorithms, Mathematical Optimization
Solving A Class of Two-Stage Stochastic Nonlinear Integer Programs Using Value Functions ongoing Junlong Zhang, Osman Ozaltin, Andrew C. Trapp Methodology Algorithms, Mathematical Optimization