Visiting Associate Professor (July-August, 2006)
Visiting Assistant Professor (July-August, 2002)
Postdoctoral Research Assoiciate(1996–1998)
Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1.



Ph.D. (May 1996). Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1.

M.A.Sc. (1989). Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology,
Tehran, Iran.

B.A.Sc. (1987). Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology,
Tehran, Iran.

Current Affiliation:
Associate Professor of Systems Design & Analysis Group, Department of Industrial Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Courses Taught:

Advanced Linear Programming (Interior-Point Methods), Graduate course.

Advanced Computer Simulation, Graduate course.

System Dynamics, Graduate course.

Applied Operations Research Modeling, Graduate course

Graduate seminar on New Trends in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Operations Research I, Undergraduate course on linear optimization models and algorithms.

Principles of Simulation, Undergraduate course.

Operations Research II, Undergraduate course.

1) Board Member of the Iranian Society of Operations Research.

2) Associate Editor of Iranian Journal of Operations Reseach.

Selected Conference Proceedings:

1) A. h. Etminan and A. Seifi, “Geo-statistical Simulation of Porosity, Permeability, Fracture Parame-ters Distributions using SGS and SIS Methods in Fractured Hydrocarbon Reservoirs”, Proceeding of International Conference on Engineering Optimization, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1-5, 2008.

2) M. Hakimi Asiabar, S. H. Ghodsipour, A. Seifi, R. Kerachian, C. O’Brienc, “A Multi-Objective Hy-brid Gradient-based Genetic Algorithm”, Fifteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria, pages 235-251, March 3-7, 2008.

3) A. Seifi, N. Geroyan, and P. Hanafizadeh, “A Comparison of Robust Optimization Models for Multi-period Portfolio Optimization Models Using Simulation”, Proceedings of the First Iranian Operation Research Conference, Kish Island, Iran, February 2007.

4) A. Seifi and A. Taghipoor Rezvan, “Application of Stochastic Programming to Power Generation Expansion Planning in Iran”, Proceeding of 11th Conference on Stochastic Programming (SPXI), August 26-31, 2007.

5) A. Seifi and A. Babapour Atashgah, ‘‘Optimal Design of Multi-Response Experiments Using
Semi-Definite Programming”, MOPTA Conference, University of Waterloo, Onterio, Canada (http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/~mopta/ ), July 24-27, 2006.

6) K. Ponnambalam, A. Seifi and P. Hanafizadeh‘‘Optimal Asset Allocation under Non-symmetrically Distributed Returns”, MOPTA Conference, University of Waterloo, Onterio, Canada (http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/~mopta/ ), July 24-27, 2006.

7) A. Babapour Atashgah and A.Seifi, ‘‘Investigation of Multi-Response Experimental Design Algo-rithms’’ (In Farsi), The 4th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Tehran, Iran, 2005.

8) A. Babapour and A. Seifi, “A Comparison of Algorithems for Producing Optimal Design of
Experient in Multi Response Model”, Proceedings of the First International Industrial Engineering Conference, Tehran, Iran, 2004.

9) K. Ponnambalam, P. Hanafizadeh and A. Seifi, ‘‘Separable Probabilistic Robust Method”, MOPTA Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/~mopta/ ), July 28-30, 2004.

10) P. Hanafizadeh, K. Ponombalam and A. Seifi, ‘‘Asymmetrical Correlated in Portfolio Selection Problems”, Large Scale Nonlinear and Semi-definite Programming Workshop, University of Water-loo (http://orion.math.uwaterloo.ca/~hwolkowi/w04workshop.d/home.html ), May 12-15, 2004.

11) A. Sefi, P. Hanafizadeh, H. Navabi,”A Unified Robust Model for Portfolio Selection”, The First In-ternational Industrial Engineering Conference, Iran, Tehran, July 2004.

12) A. Seifi, S. J. Mousavi, K. Shokrvand, “Optimal Operation of Karun–Dez reservoir System”, The First International Industrial Engineering Conference , Tehran, Iran, 2004.

13) P. Hanafizadeh and A. Seifi, “Robust Yeild Optimization for Portfolio Selection,” German OR
Conference, Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society,
University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, September 3-5, 2003.

14) A. Seifi and R. Z. Farahani, “Routing and Scheduling of AGVs in Shahid Rajaee Port”, 6th Confer-ence on Manufacturing & Production, AmirKabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2003.

15) K. Ponnambalam, A. Seifi and J. Vlach, “Yeild Optimization with Correlated Design Parameters and Non-Synnertic,” Proceeding of ISCAS 2003, Bankok, Thiland, 2003.

16) A. Babapour and A. Seifi, “Application of Computerized Taguchi Method (QT4) to Robust Design,” Proceedings of the second Industrial Engineering Conference, Yazd, Iran, 2002.

17) A. Seifi, “The Capacity Planning & Appraisal Supply & Demand of Auto Industry in Iran”, The Sec-ond Conference on Auto Industry and Part Manufacturing in Iran, Tehran, 2000, pp 83-110.

18) A. Seifi, K. Ponnambalam and J. Vlach, '' Robust Solutions of Statistical Design Centering With Correlated Random Parameters,'' Extended abstract in Applied Mathematical Programming and Modeling (APMOD98) Conference, Limasol, Cypress, 1998.

19) A. Seifi, J. Vlach and K. Ponnambalam, ''Statistical Design of Integrated circuits using Maximum Likelihood Estimation of the Covariance Matrix,'' Proceedings of the IEEE
International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, California, May 1998.

20) A. Seifi, K. Ponnambalam and J. Vlach, ''Probabilistic Design of Integrated Circuits with Correlated Input Parameters,'' Proceedings of European conference on Circuit Theory and Design, Budapest, pp. 996-1001, 1997.

21) A. Seifi, L. Tuncel and K. W. Hipel, ‘‘An Interior-Point Algorithm with a Regularized Initial solu-tion for Linear Programming Problems'', Extended abstract in Applied Mathematical Programming and Modeling (APMOD95) Conference, Brunel University, London, England, 1995.

22) A. Seifi, L. Tuncel and K. W. Hipel, ''An Improved Interior-Point Approach for Use in Reservoir Operation'', Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Advances in Water Resources Technology and Management, Lisbon, Portugal, June 1994.

1)E. Ardestani, A. Seifi and S.V. Moosavi, “A Systematic Method for Identification and Evaluation of New Investment Alternatives for Corporate Diversification", to Appear in Journal of Business Research, JBR/08/28, 2009.

2)M.H. Fazel Zarandi, E. Hajigol Yazdi and A. Seifi, “An adaptive FCM model for interval type-2 fuzzy data and its corresponding validity index”, To appear in Journal of Applied Science and Com-putations, 2009.

3)M. Khalighi Sikaroudi and A. Seifi, “A new heuristic solution procedure for multi-mode resource constrained project scheduling with activity splitting”, Submitted to International Journal of Project Management, June 2009.

4)A. Seifi and M.B. Kazemzadeh, “A Survey of Surrogate Assisted Optimization of Computationally Expensive Problems Arising from Engineering Design”, Submitted to Journal of Engineering Opti-mization, August 2009.

5)A. Babapour Atashgah and A.Seifi, “Optimal Design of Multi-Response Experiments Using Semi-Definite Programming,” Journal of Optimization and Engineering, 10:75-90, 2009.
(DOI: 10.1007/s11081-008-9041-7)

6)A.H. Etminan and A. Seifi, “An Improved Model for Geostatistical Simulation of Fracture Parame-ters and their Effects on Static and Dynamic Models’’, The Open Petroleum Engineering Journal, 1, 31-41, 2008.

7)A. Seifi and M.J. Karimifar, “Entropy Based Spatial Design: A genetic Algorithm Approach (Case Study)”, International Journal of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering 2;1, 2008.

8)A. Seifi and M. Kazemzadeh, “Metamodeling and Optimization of Accumulated Outflow of a Frac-tured Hydrocarbon Reservoir’’, Submitted to Journal of Optimization and Engineering, Special Issue on Oil & Gas, Under Review, October 2008.

9)K. Ponnambalam, A. Seifi, A., and J. Vlach, “Design of Electrical Systems with General Statistical Distributions”, Submitted to Int'l Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, submitted in December August 2008.

10) A. Babapour Atashgah and A.Seifi, “Application of Semi-Definite Programming to the Design of Multi-Response Experiments’’, Journal of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Transactions, 39, 7, 763-769, July 2007.

11)A. Babapour Atashgah and A.Seifi, “Optimal Design of Multi-Response Experiments Using Semi-Definite Programming,” Journal of Optimization and Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/s11081-008-9041-7, 2008.


12) A.H. Etminan and A. Seifi, “Geo-Statistical Simulation of Porosity, Permeability, Fracture Parame-ters Distributions Using SGS and SIS Methods in Fractured Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Programming’’, Amirkabir Journal (in Farsi), 2008.

13)A. Ahmadi Javid and A. Seifi, “The Use of Stochastic Analytic Center for Yield Maximization of Systems with General Distributions of Component Values’’, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 31, 832-842, January 2007.

14)P. Hanafizadeh and A. Seifi, “Tuning the Unified Robust Model of Uncertain Linear Programs: An Application to Portfolio Selection,’’ International Journal of Engineering Science, 17(3), 2007.

15)P. Hanafizadeh, A. Seifi, K. Ponnambalam, Primal and Dual Robust Counterpart of Uncertain Linear Programs: An Application to Portfolio Selection, Journal of Industrial Engineering International (JIEI), 2 (1), 38-52, 2006.

16)M. Zamanian and A. Seifi, “A Truthful Screening Mechanism for Improving Information Asymmetry in IPO Transactions’’, Iranian Journal of Operations Research, February 2009.


17)A. Seifi and M. T. Rezvan, “Application of Stochastic Programming to Power Generation Expansion Planning in Iran’’, To Appear in Amirkabir Journal (in Farsi), September 2008.

18)P. Hanafizadeh, A. Seifi and K. Ponnambalam, “Asset allocation using separable probabilistic method,” Sharif Journal of Science and Technology (in Farsi), 34, pp 11-20. 2006.

19) P. Hanafizadeh and A. Seifi, “A Unified Model for Robust Optimization of Linear Programs with Uncertain Parameters,” Transactions on Operational Research (TOR), Special Issue on Mathematical Programming, 16, 20-45, 2004.

20) S. J. Mousavi, K. Shokrvand, A. Seifi, “Application of an Interior-Point Algorithm to the Optimiza-tion of a Large-Scale Reservoir System”, Journal of Water Resources Management and Planning (ASCE), 18:519-540, 2004.

21) A. Sefi, P. Hanafizadeh and H. Navabi, ‘‘Unified Robust Model for Single Period Portfolio Selection Problem’’, Financial Reseach (in Farsi), 6(17), pp 71-95, 2004.

22) K.M. Cyrus, M. Hoseini and A. Seifi, ‘‘A Roadmap Model for Developing Strategies for Iranian Companies (In Farsi) ’’, Amirkabir Journal, 2006.

23) A. Babapour Atashgah and A.Seifi, ‘‘Optimal Design of Multi-Response Experiments Using Semi-Definite Programming’’, Amirkabir Journal (in Farsi), 2007.

24) S. J. Mousavi, K. Shokrvand, A. Seifi, “Long-term Planning of Multi-Reservoir Operation (In Farsi)”, Amirkabir Journal in 2007.

25) M. Hoseini, H. Ghodrati and A. Seifi, ‘‘Evaluation of the Impacts of Production Control Parameters on the Performance of a JIT Production System’’, Amirkabir Journal (in Farsi), 2003.

26) K. Ponnambalam, A. Seifi and J. Vlach, “Probabilistic Design of Systems with General Distributions of Parameters,” International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications 29, 527-536, 2001.

27) A. Seifi and K. W. Hipel, “An Interior-Point Method for Reservoir Operation with Stochastic In-flows,” Journal of Water Resources Management and Planning (ASCE), No. 157, Jan./Feb. 2001.

28) A. Seifi, K. Ponnambalam and J. Vlach, “Maximization of Manufacturing Yield of Systems with Ar-bitrary Distributions of Component Values,” Annals of Operations Research 99, 373-383, 2000.

29) A. Seifi, K. Ponnambalam and J. Vlach, “Probabilistic Design of Integrated Circuits with Correlated Input Parameters,” IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Sys-tems, Vol 18, No. 8, pp. 1214-1219, August 1999.

30) A. Seifi, K. Ponnambalam and J. Vlach, “A unified approach to statistical design centering of inte-grated circuits with correlated parameters,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 190-196, January 1999.

31) A. Seifi and L. Tuncel, “A Constant-Potential Infeasible-Start Interior-Point Algorithm with Compu-tational Experiments and Applications”, Journal of Computational Optimization and Applications, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 107-152, 1998.

BPR & IT management in Industrial Development and Rennovation Organization of Iran (IDRO).

Assessing Strategic Management Process in IDRO Subsidiaries.

Business Process Modeling in Iran Off-Shore Oil Company.

Supervising Business Process Modeling and ERP selection in Mapna Generator Pars.

Strategic Portfolio Management in Auto Industry (SAIPA)

Strategic Planning in Auto Industry (Pars Khodro)

Production Planning in Tehran Refinery

Port Simulation in Bandar Abbas

Simulation of Assembly Line in Auto Industry (Iran Khodro)

MCHE Scholoship for PhD Studies Abroad (Ranked First in the National Exam)

Faculty of Engineering Awards, University of Waterloo, 1992-1994.

1) Head of Industrial Engineering and Productivity Research Center, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

2) Head of System Analysis and Design Group at Amirkabir University of Technology, from September 2007 till now and from 1999 till 2003.

3) Director of Systems Development and Information Technology during 2003 to 2006.

1) Robust Optimization and Simulation of Portfolio Models with Various Risk Mesures(with Dr. P. Hanfizadeh, N. Geroyan, M. Sadeghi, E. Hajizadeh)

2) Optimal Design of Experiments for Multi Response model with Application to CEP measurement (with Late Dr. A. Babapour Atashgah, H. Karimifar)

3) Simulation & Optimization of Oil and Gas Reservoirs Under Uncertainty (with Dr. A. Etminan, M. Kazemzadeh)

4) Robust Optimization and Simulation of Portfolio Models with Various Risk Mesures.

4) Large-Scale Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) with Stochastic Parameters (with M. Steadi-Seifi, T. Havakhor and V.R. Salamat)

5) Simulation Modeling of Various Production Systems with Dispatching Rules (with M. Khalighi-Sigaroodi).

6) Strategic Business Portfolio Management and New Investment Development (With E. Ardestani and S.V. Moosavi).

Thesis Supervision:

Ph.D. Thesis: Co-Supervised 6 Ph.D theses in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Masters’ Thesis: Supervised over 16 Masters’ theses in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

B.Sc. Thesis: Supervised over 20 undergraduate theses in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Tel. +9821 66413034
Fax. +9821 66413025
Email: aseifi@aut.ac.ir
Email: aseifi2@gmail.com