Professor Emrah Demir
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Emrah Demir
Professor of Operational Research
Overview
Emrah Demir is a Professor of Operational Research at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. He also serves as the director of the BEAR Network (Business & Economics Artificial Intelligence Research Network), an interdisciplinary research initiative advancing the application of AI and decision-making across business and economics domains. Before joining Cardiff, he was an Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands. He holds a B.Eng. and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Başkent University, Turkey, and a Ph.D. in Management Science from the University of Southampton, UK.
Professor Demir’s research lies at the intersection of green logistics, artificial intelligence, and human–AI collaborative decision-making, with a strong foundation in operational research and transportation science. His work focuses on developing and applying advanced mathematical optimisation, metaheuristics, and machine learning methods to address real-world freight transportation and sustainability challenges. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and six book chapters, and his research has received more than 7,400 citations (h-index: 36, Google Scholar). His publications appear in leading journals such as Transportation Science, European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part A, B, C, D and E. His technical expertise includes:
§ Optimisation and algorithm design: Mathematical modelling, heuristics, and metaheuristics algorithms
§ AI and analytics: Reinforcement learning, deep learning, explainable AI, and data-driven optimisation
§ Decision analytics: Human–AI collaboration, multi-criteria decision analysis, and decision support systems
§ Applications: Last mile logistics, vehicle routing, intermodal transport, and sustainable supply chain design
Professor Demir has obtained multiple research grants from national and international funding bodies and has extensive experience leading interdisciplinary projects that integrate AI, operational research, and sustainability. He has taught courses in Logistics, Operations Management, Project Management, and Operational Research, and has supervised numerous undergraduate, MSc, and PhD dissertations in these areas. Professor Demir also serves in several editorial positions:
§ Area Editor (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) of Journal of Heuristics
§ Associate Editor (Engineering) of Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
§ Associate Editor of OR Spectrum
§ Associate Editor of IMA Journal of Management Mathematics
§ Associate Editor of Frontiers in Future Transportation - Freight Transport and Logistics
He actively contributes to the international research community. In 2025 and 2026, Professor Demir is contributing to the following international conferences: ITFT 2025 (UK), SOCIT 2025 (Vietnam), and SMILE 2026 (SA).
Publication
2026
- Bidgoli, M. M. and Demir, E. 2026. A reinforcement learning framework using pointer networks to address tampering of pollutant control systems in freight transportation. Expert Systems with Applications 296 (PartC) 129178. (10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129178)
- Hao, X. et al. 2026. Susceptible-infected diffusion of food safety opinion dissemination: Infrastructure-driven spread and behavior-embedded substance. Expert Systems with Applications 295 128886. (10.1016/j.eswa.2025.128886)
- Sun, R. et al. 2026. Geopolitical disruptions and maritime transitions: Environmental and economic costs of rerouting. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 203 104737. (10.1016/j.tra.2025.104737)
- Vali-Siar, M. M. et al., 2026. Resilient supply chain network design under super-disruption considering inter-arrival time dependency: A new data-driven stochastic optimization approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
2025
- AlMazrouei, W. and Demir, E. 2025. Value creation in parcel delivery: A systematic literature review and research agenda. Sustainable Futures 10 101557. (10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101557)
- Bencharif, B. , Beghoura, M. A. and Demir, E. 2025. The volume-based pollution-routing problem with time windows: A case study. Modelling 6 (1) 6. (10.3390/modelling6010006)
- Bilal, B. , Beghoura, M. A. and Demir, E. 2025. A simple tabu search with crowdsourcing data using Google services API for green logistic: A case study. Presented at: 2025 7th International Conference on Pattern Analysis and Intelligent Systems (PAIS) Laghouat, Algeria 23-24 April 2025. 2025 7th International Conference on Pattern Analysis and Intelligent Systems (PAIS). IEEE. , pp.1-6. (10.1109/pais66004.2025.11126048)
- Chen, C. and Demir, E. 2025. Hybrid matheuristics for mobile parcel locker delivery with robots and drone resupply. Presented at: 2025 INFORMS International Meeting Singapore 20-23 July 2025.
- Cheng, C. et al., 2025. Transforming last mile delivery with heterogeneous assistants: drones and delivery robots. Journal of Heuristics 31 8. (10.1007/s10732-024-09543-0)
- Cheng, C. et al., 2025. A matheuristic approach for the mobile parcel locker delivery system with delivery robots and drone resupply. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 99 102182. (10.1016/j.swevo.2025.102182)
- Gil, C. et al., 2025. A simulation-based analysis for the road freight transport decarbonization: A case study of Colombia. Energy and Climate Change 6 100216. (10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100216)
- Hao, X. and Demir, E. 2025. Artificial intelligence in supply chain management: Enablers and constraints in pre-development, deployment, and post-development stages. Production Planning and Control 36 (6), pp.748-770. (10.1080/09537287.2024.2302482)
- Hao, X. , Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2025. Beyond human-in-the-loop: Sensemaking between artificial intelligence and human intelligence collaboration. Sustainable Futures 10 101152. (10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101152)
- Hao, X. , Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2025. Critical success and failure factors in the AI lifecycle: A knowledge graph-based ontological study. Journal of Modelling in Management (10.1108/JM2-06-2024-0204)
- Hao, X. et al. 2025. When customers know It’s AI: Experimental comparison of human and LLM-based communication in service recovery. Journal of Marketing Communications (10.1080/13527266.2025.2540376)
- Hao, X. et al. 2025. Visual narratives and audience engagement: edutainment interactive strategies with computer vision and natural language processing. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing (10.1108/JRIM-02-2024-0088)
- Jelodari Mamaghani, E. et al., 2025. A green multi-period request assignment problem for road freight transport. Journal of Cleaner Production 519 145855. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145855)
- Khan, N. T. et al., 2025. Beyond lotka-volterra: A game-theoretic exploration of two-dimensional airline competition. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 200 104619. (10.1016/j.tra.2025.104619)
- Lin, Z. et al., 2025. An advanced hybrid approach for emergency healthcare pickup and delivery with unmanned aerial vehicles under a stochastic environment. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 204 104395. (10.1016/j.tre.2025.104395)
- Lin, Z. et al., 2025. An advanced hybrid approach for emergency healthcare pickup and delivery with unmanned aerial vehicles under a stochastic environment. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 204 104395. (10.1016/j.tre.2025.104395)
- Lin, Z. et al. 2025. Optimizing task assignment and routing operations with a heterogeneous fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles for emergency healthcare services. Computers and Operations Research 174 106890. (10.1016/j.cor.2024.106890)
- Liu, M. , Demir, E. and Jian, L. 2025. Reinforcement learning for the vehicle routing problem: Methodologies, applications, and research outlook. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (10.1007/s13369-025-10744-3)
- Moghdani, R. et al., 2025. A metaheuristic approach for the multi-objective sustainable vehicle routing problem. Annals of Operations Research (10.1007/s10479-025-06904-1)
- Silva de Assis, L. et al., 2025. Operational research on dengue: critical review and research agenda. Journal of the Operational Research Society 76 (7), pp.1391-1413. (10.1080/01605682.2024.2436622)
- Sun, R. et al. 2025. A comprehensive analysis of strategies for reducing GHG emissions in maritime ports. Marine Policy 171 106455. (10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106455)
- Sun, R. , Abouarghoub, W. and Demir, E. 2025. Enhancing data quality in maritime transportation: A practical method for imputing missing ship static data. Ocean Engineering 315 119722. (10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.119722)
- Sun, R. et al. 2025. Impact of imputation methods for ship technical parameters on emission estimations in ports. Maritime Policy and Management 52 (1)(10.1080/03088839.2025.2463635)
- Zhang, Q. and Demir, E. 2025. Parcel locker solutions for last mile delivery: A systematic literature review and future research directions. Frontiers in Future Transportation 6 (10.3389/ffutr.2025.1654621)
2024
- Hao, X. and Demir, E. 2024. Artificial intelligence in supply chain decision-making: An environmental, social, and governance triggering and technological inhibiting protocol. Journal of Modelling in Management 19 (2), pp.605-629. (10.1108/JM2-01-2023-0009)
- Hao, X. , Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2024. Exploring collaborative decision-making: a quasi-experimental study of human and generative AI interaction. Technology in Society 78 102662. (10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102662)
- Hedayati, S. et al., 2024. A new approach to the joint order batching and picker routing problem with alternative locations. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 35 (2), pp.241-265. (10.1093/imaman/dpad016)
- Hedayati, S. et al., 2024. Re-supplying autonomous mobile parcel lockers in last-mile distribution. Future Transportation 4 (4), pp.1266-1296. (10.3390/futuretransp4040061)
- Lai, D. et al., 2024. The pollution-routing problem with speed optimization and uneven topography. Computers and Operations Research 164 106557. (10.1016/j.cor.2024.106557)
- Le, B. L. et al., 2024. A* search algorithm for an optimal investment problem in vehicle-sharing systems. Presented at: Computational Data and Social Networks Hanoi, Vietnam 11-13 December 2023. Published in: Ha, M. , Zhu, X. and Thai, M. eds. Conference proceedings: Computational Data and Social Networks, CSoNet 2023. Vol. 14479.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Singapore: Springer. , pp.162–173. (10.1007/978-981-97-0669-3_16)
- Sun, R. et al. 2024. Cost evaluation of the environmental impact of container ships during red sea crisis. Presented at: International Association of Maritime Economists 2024 Conference Valencia, Spain 26-28th June 2024. IAME 2024 Conference Proceedings. IAME.
- Wang, X. et al. 2024. Algorithm aversion during disruptions: The case of safety stock. International Journal of Production Economics 278 109442. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109442)
2023
- Cheng, C. and Demir, E. 2023. Enhancing last mile logistics efficiency and sustainability through autonomous technologies. Presented at: Annual Conference OR65 12-14 September 2023.
- Mogale, D. G. et al. 2023. Modelling and analysing supply chain disruption: A case of online grocery retailer. Operations Management Research 16 (4), pp.1901-1924. (10.1007/s12063-023-00405-9)
- Zhang, Z. et al. 2023. Understanding freight drivers’ behavior and the impact on vehicles’ fuel consumption and CO2e emissions. Operational Research - An International Journal 23 59. (10.1007/s12351-023-00798-2)
2022
- Chen, C. and Demir, E. 2022. Drones and delivery robots: models and applications to last mile delivery. In: Salhi, S. and Boylan, J. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Operations Research. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. , pp.859-882.
- Chen, C. and Demir, E. 2022. The adoption of autonomous assistants in route optimization. Presented at: EURO 2022 Espoo, Finland 3-6 July 2022.
- Demir, E. , Syntetos, A. and van Woensel, T. 2022. Last mile logistics: Research trends and needs. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 33 (4), pp.549-561. (10.1093/imaman/dpac006)
- Lai, D. et al., 2022. Self-adaptive randomized constructive heuristics for the multi-item capacitated lot-sizing problem. Computers and Operations Research 147 105928. (10.1016/j.cor.2022.105928)
- Masmoudi, M. A. , Coelho, L. C. and Demir, E. 2022. The plug-in hybrid electric refuse vehicle routing problem for waste collection. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 166 102875. (10.1016/j.tre.2022.102875)
- Mohammadi, D. et al., 2022. Quantum Henry gas solubility optimization algorithm for global optimization. Engineering with Computers 38 , pp.2329-2348. (10.1007/s00366-021-01347-1)
2021
- Chen, C. , Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2021. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows and delivery robots. European Journal of Operational Research 294 (3), pp.1164-1180. (10.1016/j.ejor.2021.02.027)
- Chen, C. et al., 2021. The adoption of self-driving delivery robots in last mile logistics. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 146 102214. (10.1016/j.tre.2020.102214)
- Demir, E. , Eyers, D. and Huang, Y. 2021. Competing through the last mile: strategic 3D printing in a city logistics context. Computers and Operations Research 131 105248. (10.1016/j.cor.2021.105248)
- Hrusovsky, M. et al., 2021. Real-time disruption management approach for intermodal freight transportation. Journal of Cleaner Production 280 (P2) 124826. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124826)
- Marrekchi, E. et al., 2021. A review of recent advances in the operations research literature on the green routing problem and its variants. Annals of Operations Research 304 , pp.529-574. (10.1007/s10479-021-04046-8)
- Moghdani, R. et al., 2021. The green vehicle routing problem: a systematic literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production 279 123691. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123691)
- Sanchez Rodrigues, V. et al. 2021. Measurement, mitigation and prevention of food waste in supply chains: an online shopping perspective. Industrial Marketing Management 93 , pp.545-562. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.09.020)
- Tikani, H. , Setak, M. and Demir, E. 2021. A risk-constrained time-dependent cash-in-transit routing problem in multigraph under uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research 293 (2), pp.703-730. (10.1016/j.ejor.2020.12.020)
- Tikani, H. , Setak, M. and Demir, E. 2021. Multi-objective periodic cash transportation problem with path dissimilarity and arrival time variation. Expert Systems with Applications 164 114015. (10.1016/j.eswa.2020.114015)
- Zhang, Z. , Demir, E. and Mason, R. 2021. Green logistics and transportation: fuel consumption formula based on driver behaviour. Presented at: 22nd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2021) Seoul, South Korea 23-27 August 2021.
2020
- Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2020. Reshaping supply networks to enable manufacturing. Focus Jan , pp.54-55.
- Eshtehadi, R. , Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2020. Solving the vehicle routing problem with multi-compartment vehicles for city logistics. Computers and Operations Research 115 104859. (10.1016/j.cor.2019.104859)
- Masmoudi, M. A. et al., 2020. Container truck transportation routing as a mixed fleet heterogeneous dial-a-ride problem. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM2018) Cape Town, South Africa 24-26 November 2018. Vol. 312.(10.1051/matecconf/202031202005)
- Masmoudi, M. A. et al., 2020. Hybrid adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the mixed fleet heterogeneous dial-a-ride problem. Journal of Heuristics 26 (1), pp.83-118. (10.1007/s10732-019-09424-x)
- Moghdani, R. et al., 2020. Multi-objective volleyball premier league algorithm. Knowledge-Based Systems 196 105781. (10.1016/j.knosys.2020.105781)
2019
- Demir, E. 2019. Truck platooning: The future?. Presented at: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2019 Northamption, UK 4-6 September 2019. Building a platform for international success. CILT UK. , pp.255-259.
- Demir, E. et al. 2019. Green intermodal freight transportation: bi-objective modeling and analysis. International Journal of Production Research 57 (19), pp.6162-6180. (10.1080/00207543.2019.1620363)
- Demir, E. et al. 2019. Vehicle routing problem: Past and future. In: Wells, P. ed. Contemporary Operations and Logistics: Achieving Excellence in Turbulent Times. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.97-117. (10.1007/978-3-030-14493-7_7)
- Ghiami, Y. et al., 2019. A deteriorating inventory routing problem for an inland liquefied natural gas distribution network. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 126 , pp.45-67. (10.1016/j.trb.2019.05.014)
- Hrusovsky, M. et al., 2019. Innovative approaches for supporting sustainable and reliable planning of rail and intermodal transport. Presented at: EURO 2019 Dublin, Ireland 23-26 June 2019. , pp.-.
- Hrusovsky, M. et al., 2019. Supporting sustainable freight transport by introducing innovative planning approaches. Presented at: Operations Research 2019 Dresden, Germany 3-6 Sept 2019.
- Jelodari, E. et al., 2019. An Improved Tabu search algorithm for the multi-period bid generation problem with the consideration of delivery lead times. Presented at: 9th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control 28-30 August 2019.
- Mamaghani, E. J. et al., 2019. An Improved Tabu Search algorithm for a multi-period bid generation problem with the consideration of delivery lead time. IFAC-PapersOnLine 52 (13), pp.2602-2607. (10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.11.599)
- Masmoudi, M. A. , Hosny, M. and Demir, E. 2019. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the green dial‐a‐ride problem. In: Besbes, W. et al., Solving Transport Problems: Towards Green Logistics. Wiley. , pp.1-26. (10.1002/9781119686750.ch1)
- Wang, X. , Sanchez Rodrigues, V. and Demir, E. 2019. Managing your supply chain pantry: food waste mitigation through inventory control. IEEE Engineering Management Review 47 (2), pp.97-102. (10.1109/EMR.2019.2915064)
2018
- Demir, E. 2018. Value creation through green vehicle routing. In: Zeimpekis, V. et al., Sustainable Freight Transport:Theory, Models, and Case Studies. Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series Springer. , pp.63-78.
- Demir, E. , Abouarghoub, W. and Syntetos, A. 2018. Modelling the delivery slots for the last mile delivery: Costs and emissions. Presented at: The 23rd International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2018) Bali, Indonesia 8-11 July 2018.
- Demir, E. et al. 2018. Methodological approaches to reliable and green intermodal transportation. In: Cinar, D. , Gakis, K. and Pardalos, P. M. eds. Sustainable Logistics and Transportation: Optimization Models and Algorithms. Springer. , pp.153–179. (10.1007/978-3-319-69215-9_7)
- Eshtehadi, R. et al., 2018. A hybrid metaheuristic algorithm for the robust pollution-routing problem. Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering 11 (1), pp.244-257.
- Ghilas, V. et al., 2018. Branch-and-price for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. Transportation Science 52 (5), pp.1191-1210. (10.1287/trsc.2017.0798)
- Hrusovský, M. et al., 2018. Hybrid simulation and optimization approach for green intermodal transportation problem with travel time uncertainty. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal 30 (3), pp.486-516. (10.1007/s10696-016-9267-1)
- Masmoudi, M. A. et al., 2018. A study on the heterogeneous fleet of alternative fuel vehicles: Reducing CO2 emissions by means of biodiesel fuel. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 63 , pp.137-155. (10.1016/j.trd.2018.04.025)
- Masmoudi, M. A. et al., 2018. The dial-a-ride problem with electric vehicles and battery swapping stations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 118 , pp.392-420. (10.1016/j.tre.2018.08.005)
- Sanchez Rodrigues, V. et al. 2018. Food waste in the online grocery supply chain: The case of Ocado’s salads. Presented at: Efficient Customer Response Meeting Lisbon, Portugal 23-24 October 2018.
- Sanchez Rodrigues, V. , Wang, X. and Demir, E. 2018. Ocado salads waste project - A modelling project from Cardiff University. Presented at: Efficient Customer Response Meeting Hamburg, Germany 7 June 2018.
- Sever, D. et al., 2018. The dynamic shortest path problem with time-dependent stochastic disruptions. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 92 , pp.42-57. (10.1016/j.trc.2018.04.018)
- Soysal, M. , Cimen, M. and Demir, E. 2018. On the mathematical modeling of green one-to-one pickup and delivery problem with road segmentation. Journal of Cleaner Production 174 , pp.1664-1678. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.040)
2017
- Dabia, S. , Demir, E. and Woensel, T. V. 2017. An exact approach for a variant of the pollution-routing problem. Transportation Science 51 (2), pp.607-628. (10.1287/trsc.2015.0651)
- Eshtehadi, R. , Fathian, M. and Demir, E. 2017. Robust solutions to the pollution-routing problem with demand and travel time uncertainty. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 51 , pp.351-363. (10.1016/j.trd.2017.01.003)
- Franceschetti, A. et al., 2017. A metaheuristic for the time-dependent pollution-routing problem. European Journal of Operational Research 259 (3), pp.972-991. (10.1016/j.ejor.2016.11.026)
- Masmoudi, M. A. , Demir, E. and Hosny, M. 2017. Metaheuristic approaches for the multi-period vehicle routing problem with synchronization constraints and refuelling. Presented at: VEROLOG Amsterdam, The Netherlands 10-12 July 2017.
2016
- Bektas, T. , Demir, E. and Laporte, G. 2016. Green vehicle routing. In: Green Transportation Logistics. Vol. 226, Kluwer. , pp.243-265. (10.1007/978-3-319-17175-3_7)
- Demir, E. 2016. An integrated simulation and optimization towards sustainable transportation. Presented at: 9th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN16) Aruba 13-17 June 2016.
- Demir, E. 2016. Green vehicle assignment problem. Presented at: POMS Orlando, USA 6-9 May 2016.
- Demir, E. et al. 2016. A green intermodal service network design problem with travel time uncertainty. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 93 (Part B), pp.789-807. (10.1016/j.trb.2015.09.007)
- Ghilas, V. , Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2016. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. Computers & Operations Research 72 , pp.12-30. (10.1016/j.cor.2016.01.018)
- Ghilas, V. , Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2016. The pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. INFOR 54 (2), pp.147-167. (10.1080/03155986.2016.1166793)
- Ghilas, V. , Demir, E. and Woensel, T. V. 2016. A scenario-based planning for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows, scheduled lines and stochastic demands. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 91 , pp.34-51. (10.1016/j.trb.2016.04.015)
2015
- Demir, E. 2015. Creating green logistics value. Presented at: Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China
- Demir, E. 2015. Green intermodal service network design problem. Presented at: VEROLOG Vienna, Austria 8-10 June 2015.
- Demir, E. et al. 2015. A selected review on the negative externalities of the freight transportation: modeling and pricing. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 77 , pp.95-114. (10.1016/j.tre.2015.02.020)
2014
- Demir, E. 2014. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the PDP-FSL. Presented at: VEROLOG 2014 Oslo, Norway 22-25 June 2014.
- Demir, E. 2014. Vehicle assignment problem. Presented at: IFORS 2014 Barcelona, Spain 13/18 July 2014.
- Demir, E. , Bektas, T. and Laporte, G. 2014. A review of recent research on green road freight transportation. European Journal of Operational Research 237 (3), pp.775-793. (10.1016/j.ejor.2013.12.033)
- Demir, E. , Bektas, T. and Laporte, G. 2014. The bi-objective Pollution-Routing Problem. European Journal of Operational Research 232 (3), pp.464-478. (10.1016/j.ejor.2013.08.002)
- Demir, E. , Van Woensel, T. and de Kok, T. 2014. Multidepot distribution planning at logistics service provider Nabuurs B.V.. Interfaces 44 (6), pp.591-604. (10.1287/inte.2014.0742)
2013
- Demir, E. 2013. Branch-and-price algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: EURO-INFORMS 2013 Rome, Italy 1-4 July 2013.
- Demir, E. 2013. Environmental impacts of intermodal freight transportation. Presented at: VEROLOG 2013 Southampton, United Kingdom 7-10 June 2013.
- Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2013. Mathematical modeling of CO2e emissions in one-to-one pickup and delivery problems. Presented at: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM) Bangkok, Thailand 10-13 December 2013. Published in: Adulbhan, P. , Laosirihongthong, T. and Jiao, R. eds. Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. , pp.63-67. (10.1109/IEEM.2013.6962375)
2012
- Demir, E. 2012. A bi-objective pollution-routing problem: trade-offs between fuel consumption and driving time. Presented at: EURO 2012: 25th Europan Conference on Operational Research Vilnius, Lithuania 8-11 July 2012.
- Demir, E. 2012. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: VEROLOG 2012 Bologna, Italy 18-20 June 2012.
- Demir, E. 2012. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: JOPT 2012 Montreal, Canada 7-9 May 2012.
- Demir, E. , Bekta, T. and Laporte, G. 2012. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the Pollution-Routing Problem. European Journal of Operational Research 223 (2), pp.346. (10.1016/j.ejor.2012.06.044)
2011
- Demir, E. 2011. A review and comparison of fuel consumption models and carbon dioxide emissions. Presented at: LASS 2011 Southampton, United Kingdom
- Demir, E. 2011. An algorithm to solve the speed optimization problem in vehicle routing. Presented at: ECCO 2011 Amsterdam, The Netherlands 30 June - 1 July 2011.
- Demir, E. , Bektaş, T. and Laporte, G. 2011. A comparative analysis of several vehicle emission models for road freight transportation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 16 (5), pp.347-357. (10.1016/j.trd.2011.01.011)
2008
- Demir, E. 2008. Formulations for school bus routing problems. Presented at: ECCO 2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia
2007
- Demir, E. 2007. Integer programming models for school bus routing problems. Presented at: XXVII National Conference in Operational Research and Industrial Engineering Izmir, Turkey
2006
- Demir, E. 2006. New mathematical formulations for generalized traveling salesman problem. Presented at: XXVI National Conference in Operational Research and Industrial Engineering Kocaeli, Turkey
2005
- Demir, E. 2005. Mathematical formulations for generalized traveling salesman problem. Presented at: XXV National Conference in Operational Re- search and Industrial Engineering Istanbul, Turkey
Articles
- AlMazrouei, W. and Demir, E. 2025. Value creation in parcel delivery: A systematic literature review and research agenda. Sustainable Futures 10 101557. (10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101557)
- Bencharif, B. , Beghoura, M. A. and Demir, E. 2025. The volume-based pollution-routing problem with time windows: A case study. Modelling 6 (1) 6. (10.3390/modelling6010006)
- Bidgoli, M. M. and Demir, E. 2026. A reinforcement learning framework using pointer networks to address tampering of pollutant control systems in freight transportation. Expert Systems with Applications 296 (PartC) 129178. (10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129178)
- Chen, C. , Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2021. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows and delivery robots. European Journal of Operational Research 294 (3), pp.1164-1180. (10.1016/j.ejor.2021.02.027)
- Chen, C. et al., 2021. The adoption of self-driving delivery robots in last mile logistics. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 146 102214. (10.1016/j.tre.2020.102214)
- Cheng, C. et al., 2025. Transforming last mile delivery with heterogeneous assistants: drones and delivery robots. Journal of Heuristics 31 8. (10.1007/s10732-024-09543-0)
- Cheng, C. et al., 2025. A matheuristic approach for the mobile parcel locker delivery system with delivery robots and drone resupply. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 99 102182. (10.1016/j.swevo.2025.102182)
- Dabia, S. , Demir, E. and Woensel, T. V. 2017. An exact approach for a variant of the pollution-routing problem. Transportation Science 51 (2), pp.607-628. (10.1287/trsc.2015.0651)
- Demir, E. , Bekta, T. and Laporte, G. 2012. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the Pollution-Routing Problem. European Journal of Operational Research 223 (2), pp.346. (10.1016/j.ejor.2012.06.044)
- Demir, E. , Bektaş, T. and Laporte, G. 2011. A comparative analysis of several vehicle emission models for road freight transportation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 16 (5), pp.347-357. (10.1016/j.trd.2011.01.011)
- Demir, E. , Bektas, T. and Laporte, G. 2014. A review of recent research on green road freight transportation. European Journal of Operational Research 237 (3), pp.775-793. (10.1016/j.ejor.2013.12.033)
- Demir, E. , Bektas, T. and Laporte, G. 2014. The bi-objective Pollution-Routing Problem. European Journal of Operational Research 232 (3), pp.464-478. (10.1016/j.ejor.2013.08.002)
- Demir, E. et al. 2016. A green intermodal service network design problem with travel time uncertainty. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 93 (Part B), pp.789-807. (10.1016/j.trb.2015.09.007)
- Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2020. Reshaping supply networks to enable manufacturing. Focus Jan , pp.54-55.
- Demir, E. , Eyers, D. and Huang, Y. 2021. Competing through the last mile: strategic 3D printing in a city logistics context. Computers and Operations Research 131 105248. (10.1016/j.cor.2021.105248)
- Demir, E. et al. 2019. Green intermodal freight transportation: bi-objective modeling and analysis. International Journal of Production Research 57 (19), pp.6162-6180. (10.1080/00207543.2019.1620363)
- Demir, E. et al. 2015. A selected review on the negative externalities of the freight transportation: modeling and pricing. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 77 , pp.95-114. (10.1016/j.tre.2015.02.020)
- Demir, E. , Syntetos, A. and van Woensel, T. 2022. Last mile logistics: Research trends and needs. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 33 (4), pp.549-561. (10.1093/imaman/dpac006)
- Demir, E. , Van Woensel, T. and de Kok, T. 2014. Multidepot distribution planning at logistics service provider Nabuurs B.V.. Interfaces 44 (6), pp.591-604. (10.1287/inte.2014.0742)
- Eshtehadi, R. , Demir, E. and Huang, Y. 2020. Solving the vehicle routing problem with multi-compartment vehicles for city logistics. Computers and Operations Research 115 104859. (10.1016/j.cor.2019.104859)
- Eshtehadi, R. , Fathian, M. and Demir, E. 2017. Robust solutions to the pollution-routing problem with demand and travel time uncertainty. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 51 , pp.351-363. (10.1016/j.trd.2017.01.003)
- Eshtehadi, R. et al., 2018. A hybrid metaheuristic algorithm for the robust pollution-routing problem. Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering 11 (1), pp.244-257.
- Franceschetti, A. et al., 2017. A metaheuristic for the time-dependent pollution-routing problem. European Journal of Operational Research 259 (3), pp.972-991. (10.1016/j.ejor.2016.11.026)
- Ghiami, Y. et al., 2019. A deteriorating inventory routing problem for an inland liquefied natural gas distribution network. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 126 , pp.45-67. (10.1016/j.trb.2019.05.014)
- Ghilas, V. et al., 2018. Branch-and-price for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. Transportation Science 52 (5), pp.1191-1210. (10.1287/trsc.2017.0798)
- Ghilas, V. , Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2016. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. Computers & Operations Research 72 , pp.12-30. (10.1016/j.cor.2016.01.018)
- Ghilas, V. , Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2016. The pickup and delivery problem with time windows and scheduled lines. INFOR 54 (2), pp.147-167. (10.1080/03155986.2016.1166793)
- Ghilas, V. , Demir, E. and Woensel, T. V. 2016. A scenario-based planning for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows, scheduled lines and stochastic demands. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 91 , pp.34-51. (10.1016/j.trb.2016.04.015)
- Gil, C. et al., 2025. A simulation-based analysis for the road freight transport decarbonization: A case study of Colombia. Energy and Climate Change 6 100216. (10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100216)
- Hao, X. and Demir, E. 2024. Artificial intelligence in supply chain decision-making: An environmental, social, and governance triggering and technological inhibiting protocol. Journal of Modelling in Management 19 (2), pp.605-629. (10.1108/JM2-01-2023-0009)
- Hao, X. and Demir, E. 2025. Artificial intelligence in supply chain management: Enablers and constraints in pre-development, deployment, and post-development stages. Production Planning and Control 36 (6), pp.748-770. (10.1080/09537287.2024.2302482)
- Hao, X. , Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2025. Beyond human-in-the-loop: Sensemaking between artificial intelligence and human intelligence collaboration. Sustainable Futures 10 101152. (10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101152)
- Hao, X. , Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2025. Critical success and failure factors in the AI lifecycle: A knowledge graph-based ontological study. Journal of Modelling in Management (10.1108/JM2-06-2024-0204)
- Hao, X. , Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2024. Exploring collaborative decision-making: a quasi-experimental study of human and generative AI interaction. Technology in Society 78 102662. (10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102662)
- Hao, X. et al. 2026. Susceptible-infected diffusion of food safety opinion dissemination: Infrastructure-driven spread and behavior-embedded substance. Expert Systems with Applications 295 128886. (10.1016/j.eswa.2025.128886)
- Hao, X. et al. 2025. When customers know It’s AI: Experimental comparison of human and LLM-based communication in service recovery. Journal of Marketing Communications (10.1080/13527266.2025.2540376)
- Hao, X. et al. 2025. Visual narratives and audience engagement: edutainment interactive strategies with computer vision and natural language processing. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing (10.1108/JRIM-02-2024-0088)
- Hedayati, S. et al., 2024. A new approach to the joint order batching and picker routing problem with alternative locations. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 35 (2), pp.241-265. (10.1093/imaman/dpad016)
- Hedayati, S. et al., 2024. Re-supplying autonomous mobile parcel lockers in last-mile distribution. Future Transportation 4 (4), pp.1266-1296. (10.3390/futuretransp4040061)
- Hrusovský, M. et al., 2018. Hybrid simulation and optimization approach for green intermodal transportation problem with travel time uncertainty. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal 30 (3), pp.486-516. (10.1007/s10696-016-9267-1)
- Hrusovsky, M. et al., 2021. Real-time disruption management approach for intermodal freight transportation. Journal of Cleaner Production 280 (P2) 124826. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124826)
- Jelodari Mamaghani, E. et al., 2025. A green multi-period request assignment problem for road freight transport. Journal of Cleaner Production 519 145855. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145855)
- Khan, N. T. et al., 2025. Beyond lotka-volterra: A game-theoretic exploration of two-dimensional airline competition. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 200 104619. (10.1016/j.tra.2025.104619)
- Lai, D. et al., 2024. The pollution-routing problem with speed optimization and uneven topography. Computers and Operations Research 164 106557. (10.1016/j.cor.2024.106557)
- Lai, D. et al., 2022. Self-adaptive randomized constructive heuristics for the multi-item capacitated lot-sizing problem. Computers and Operations Research 147 105928. (10.1016/j.cor.2022.105928)
- Lin, Z. et al., 2025. An advanced hybrid approach for emergency healthcare pickup and delivery with unmanned aerial vehicles under a stochastic environment. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 204 104395. (10.1016/j.tre.2025.104395)
- Lin, Z. et al., 2025. An advanced hybrid approach for emergency healthcare pickup and delivery with unmanned aerial vehicles under a stochastic environment. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 204 104395. (10.1016/j.tre.2025.104395)
- Lin, Z. et al. 2025. Optimizing task assignment and routing operations with a heterogeneous fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles for emergency healthcare services. Computers and Operations Research 174 106890. (10.1016/j.cor.2024.106890)
- Liu, M. , Demir, E. and Jian, L. 2025. Reinforcement learning for the vehicle routing problem: Methodologies, applications, and research outlook. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (10.1007/s13369-025-10744-3)
- Mamaghani, E. J. et al., 2019. An Improved Tabu Search algorithm for a multi-period bid generation problem with the consideration of delivery lead time. IFAC-PapersOnLine 52 (13), pp.2602-2607. (10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.11.599)
- Marrekchi, E. et al., 2021. A review of recent advances in the operations research literature on the green routing problem and its variants. Annals of Operations Research 304 , pp.529-574. (10.1007/s10479-021-04046-8)
- Masmoudi, M. A. , Coelho, L. C. and Demir, E. 2022. The plug-in hybrid electric refuse vehicle routing problem for waste collection. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 166 102875. (10.1016/j.tre.2022.102875)
- Masmoudi, M. A. et al., 2018. A study on the heterogeneous fleet of alternative fuel vehicles: Reducing CO2 emissions by means of biodiesel fuel. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 63 , pp.137-155. (10.1016/j.trd.2018.04.025)
- Masmoudi, M. A. et al., 2020. Hybrid adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the mixed fleet heterogeneous dial-a-ride problem. Journal of Heuristics 26 (1), pp.83-118. (10.1007/s10732-019-09424-x)
- Masmoudi, M. A. et al., 2018. The dial-a-ride problem with electric vehicles and battery swapping stations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 118 , pp.392-420. (10.1016/j.tre.2018.08.005)
- Mogale, D. G. et al. 2023. Modelling and analysing supply chain disruption: A case of online grocery retailer. Operations Management Research 16 (4), pp.1901-1924. (10.1007/s12063-023-00405-9)
- Moghdani, R. et al., 2025. A metaheuristic approach for the multi-objective sustainable vehicle routing problem. Annals of Operations Research (10.1007/s10479-025-06904-1)
- Moghdani, R. et al., 2020. Multi-objective volleyball premier league algorithm. Knowledge-Based Systems 196 105781. (10.1016/j.knosys.2020.105781)
- Moghdani, R. et al., 2021. The green vehicle routing problem: a systematic literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production 279 123691. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123691)
- Mohammadi, D. et al., 2022. Quantum Henry gas solubility optimization algorithm for global optimization. Engineering with Computers 38 , pp.2329-2348. (10.1007/s00366-021-01347-1)
- Sanchez Rodrigues, V. et al. 2021. Measurement, mitigation and prevention of food waste in supply chains: an online shopping perspective. Industrial Marketing Management 93 , pp.545-562. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.09.020)
- Sever, D. et al., 2018. The dynamic shortest path problem with time-dependent stochastic disruptions. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 92 , pp.42-57. (10.1016/j.trc.2018.04.018)
- Silva de Assis, L. et al., 2025. Operational research on dengue: critical review and research agenda. Journal of the Operational Research Society 76 (7), pp.1391-1413. (10.1080/01605682.2024.2436622)
- Soysal, M. , Cimen, M. and Demir, E. 2018. On the mathematical modeling of green one-to-one pickup and delivery problem with road segmentation. Journal of Cleaner Production 174 , pp.1664-1678. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.040)
- Sun, R. et al. 2025. A comprehensive analysis of strategies for reducing GHG emissions in maritime ports. Marine Policy 171 106455. (10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106455)
- Sun, R. , Abouarghoub, W. and Demir, E. 2025. Enhancing data quality in maritime transportation: A practical method for imputing missing ship static data. Ocean Engineering 315 119722. (10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.119722)
- Sun, R. et al. 2026. Geopolitical disruptions and maritime transitions: Environmental and economic costs of rerouting. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 203 104737. (10.1016/j.tra.2025.104737)
- Sun, R. et al. 2025. Impact of imputation methods for ship technical parameters on emission estimations in ports. Maritime Policy and Management 52 (1)(10.1080/03088839.2025.2463635)
- Tikani, H. , Setak, M. and Demir, E. 2021. A risk-constrained time-dependent cash-in-transit routing problem in multigraph under uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research 293 (2), pp.703-730. (10.1016/j.ejor.2020.12.020)
- Tikani, H. , Setak, M. and Demir, E. 2021. Multi-objective periodic cash transportation problem with path dissimilarity and arrival time variation. Expert Systems with Applications 164 114015. (10.1016/j.eswa.2020.114015)
- Vali-Siar, M. M. et al., 2026. Resilient supply chain network design under super-disruption considering inter-arrival time dependency: A new data-driven stochastic optimization approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
- Wang, X. et al. 2024. Algorithm aversion during disruptions: The case of safety stock. International Journal of Production Economics 278 109442. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109442)
- Wang, X. , Sanchez Rodrigues, V. and Demir, E. 2019. Managing your supply chain pantry: food waste mitigation through inventory control. IEEE Engineering Management Review 47 (2), pp.97-102. (10.1109/EMR.2019.2915064)
- Zhang, Q. and Demir, E. 2025. Parcel locker solutions for last mile delivery: A systematic literature review and future research directions. Frontiers in Future Transportation 6 (10.3389/ffutr.2025.1654621)
- Zhang, Z. et al. 2023. Understanding freight drivers’ behavior and the impact on vehicles’ fuel consumption and CO2e emissions. Operational Research - An International Journal 23 59. (10.1007/s12351-023-00798-2)
Book sections
- Bektas, T. , Demir, E. and Laporte, G. 2016. Green vehicle routing. In: Green Transportation Logistics. Vol. 226, Kluwer. , pp.243-265. (10.1007/978-3-319-17175-3_7)
- Chen, C. and Demir, E. 2022. Drones and delivery robots: models and applications to last mile delivery. In: Salhi, S. and Boylan, J. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Operations Research. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. , pp.859-882.
- Demir, E. 2018. Value creation through green vehicle routing. In: Zeimpekis, V. et al., Sustainable Freight Transport:Theory, Models, and Case Studies. Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series Springer. , pp.63-78.
- Demir, E. et al. 2018. Methodological approaches to reliable and green intermodal transportation. In: Cinar, D. , Gakis, K. and Pardalos, P. M. eds. Sustainable Logistics and Transportation: Optimization Models and Algorithms. Springer. , pp.153–179. (10.1007/978-3-319-69215-9_7)
- Demir, E. et al. 2019. Vehicle routing problem: Past and future. In: Wells, P. ed. Contemporary Operations and Logistics: Achieving Excellence in Turbulent Times. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.97-117. (10.1007/978-3-030-14493-7_7)
- Masmoudi, M. A. , Hosny, M. and Demir, E. 2019. An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the green dial‐a‐ride problem. In: Besbes, W. et al., Solving Transport Problems: Towards Green Logistics. Wiley. , pp.1-26. (10.1002/9781119686750.ch1)
Conferences
- Bilal, B. , Beghoura, M. A. and Demir, E. 2025. A simple tabu search with crowdsourcing data using Google services API for green logistic: A case study. Presented at: 2025 7th International Conference on Pattern Analysis and Intelligent Systems (PAIS) Laghouat, Algeria 23-24 April 2025. 2025 7th International Conference on Pattern Analysis and Intelligent Systems (PAIS). IEEE. , pp.1-6. (10.1109/pais66004.2025.11126048)
- Chen, C. and Demir, E. 2025. Hybrid matheuristics for mobile parcel locker delivery with robots and drone resupply. Presented at: 2025 INFORMS International Meeting Singapore 20-23 July 2025.
- Chen, C. and Demir, E. 2022. The adoption of autonomous assistants in route optimization. Presented at: EURO 2022 Espoo, Finland 3-6 July 2022.
- Cheng, C. and Demir, E. 2023. Enhancing last mile logistics efficiency and sustainability through autonomous technologies. Presented at: Annual Conference OR65 12-14 September 2023.
- Demir, E. 2012. A bi-objective pollution-routing problem: trade-offs between fuel consumption and driving time. Presented at: EURO 2012: 25th Europan Conference on Operational Research Vilnius, Lithuania 8-11 July 2012.
- Demir, E. 2011. A review and comparison of fuel consumption models and carbon dioxide emissions. Presented at: LASS 2011 Southampton, United Kingdom
- Demir, E. 2014. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the PDP-FSL. Presented at: VEROLOG 2014 Oslo, Norway 22-25 June 2014.
- Demir, E. 2012. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: VEROLOG 2012 Bologna, Italy 18-20 June 2012.
- Demir, E. 2012. Adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: JOPT 2012 Montreal, Canada 7-9 May 2012.
- Demir, E. 2011. An algorithm to solve the speed optimization problem in vehicle routing. Presented at: ECCO 2011 Amsterdam, The Netherlands 30 June - 1 July 2011.
- Demir, E. 2016. An integrated simulation and optimization towards sustainable transportation. Presented at: 9th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN16) Aruba 13-17 June 2016.
- Demir, E. 2013. Branch-and-price algorithm for the pollution-routing problem. Presented at: EURO-INFORMS 2013 Rome, Italy 1-4 July 2013.
- Demir, E. 2015. Creating green logistics value. Presented at: Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China
- Demir, E. 2013. Environmental impacts of intermodal freight transportation. Presented at: VEROLOG 2013 Southampton, United Kingdom 7-10 June 2013.
- Demir, E. 2008. Formulations for school bus routing problems. Presented at: ECCO 2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Demir, E. 2015. Green intermodal service network design problem. Presented at: VEROLOG Vienna, Austria 8-10 June 2015.
- Demir, E. 2016. Green vehicle assignment problem. Presented at: POMS Orlando, USA 6-9 May 2016.
- Demir, E. 2007. Integer programming models for school bus routing problems. Presented at: XXVII National Conference in Operational Research and Industrial Engineering Izmir, Turkey
- Demir, E. 2005. Mathematical formulations for generalized traveling salesman problem. Presented at: XXV National Conference in Operational Re- search and Industrial Engineering Istanbul, Turkey
- Demir, E. 2006. New mathematical formulations for generalized traveling salesman problem. Presented at: XXVI National Conference in Operational Research and Industrial Engineering Kocaeli, Turkey
- Demir, E. 2019. Truck platooning: The future?. Presented at: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2019 Northamption, UK 4-6 September 2019. Building a platform for international success. CILT UK. , pp.255-259.
- Demir, E. 2014. Vehicle assignment problem. Presented at: IFORS 2014 Barcelona, Spain 13/18 July 2014.
- Demir, E. , Abouarghoub, W. and Syntetos, A. 2018. Modelling the delivery slots for the last mile delivery: Costs and emissions. Presented at: The 23rd International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2018) Bali, Indonesia 8-11 July 2018.
- Demir, E. and Van Woensel, T. 2013. Mathematical modeling of CO2e emissions in one-to-one pickup and delivery problems. Presented at: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM) Bangkok, Thailand 10-13 December 2013. Published in: Adulbhan, P. , Laosirihongthong, T. and Jiao, R. eds. Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. , pp.63-67. (10.1109/IEEM.2013.6962375)
- Hrusovsky, M. et al., 2019. Innovative approaches for supporting sustainable and reliable planning of rail and intermodal transport. Presented at: EURO 2019 Dublin, Ireland 23-26 June 2019. , pp.-.
- Hrusovsky, M. et al., 2019. Supporting sustainable freight transport by introducing innovative planning approaches. Presented at: Operations Research 2019 Dresden, Germany 3-6 Sept 2019.
- Jelodari, E. et al., 2019. An Improved Tabu search algorithm for the multi-period bid generation problem with the consideration of delivery lead times. Presented at: 9th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control 28-30 August 2019.
- Le, B. L. et al., 2024. A* search algorithm for an optimal investment problem in vehicle-sharing systems. Presented at: Computational Data and Social Networks Hanoi, Vietnam 11-13 December 2023. Published in: Ha, M. , Zhu, X. and Thai, M. eds. Conference proceedings: Computational Data and Social Networks, CSoNet 2023. Vol. 14479.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Singapore: Springer. , pp.162–173. (10.1007/978-981-97-0669-3_16)
- Masmoudi, M. A. et al., 2020. Container truck transportation routing as a mixed fleet heterogeneous dial-a-ride problem. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM2018) Cape Town, South Africa 24-26 November 2018. Vol. 312.(10.1051/matecconf/202031202005)
- Masmoudi, M. A. , Demir, E. and Hosny, M. 2017. Metaheuristic approaches for the multi-period vehicle routing problem with synchronization constraints and refuelling. Presented at: VEROLOG Amsterdam, The Netherlands 10-12 July 2017.
- Sanchez Rodrigues, V. et al. 2018. Food waste in the online grocery supply chain: The case of Ocado’s salads. Presented at: Efficient Customer Response Meeting Lisbon, Portugal 23-24 October 2018.
- Sanchez Rodrigues, V. , Wang, X. and Demir, E. 2018. Ocado salads waste project - A modelling project from Cardiff University. Presented at: Efficient Customer Response Meeting Hamburg, Germany 7 June 2018.
- Sun, R. et al. 2024. Cost evaluation of the environmental impact of container ships during red sea crisis. Presented at: International Association of Maritime Economists 2024 Conference Valencia, Spain 26-28th June 2024. IAME 2024 Conference Proceedings. IAME.
- Zhang, Z. , Demir, E. and Mason, R. 2021. Green logistics and transportation: fuel consumption formula based on driver behaviour. Presented at: 22nd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2021) Seoul, South Korea 23-27 August 2021.
Research
Research interests
- Green and Sustainable Logistics
- Intermodal and Multimodal Transportation
- City Logistics and Last Mile Delivery
- Operational Research and Optimisation
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Human-AI Collaborative Decision-Making
Research grants
- Colombia-UK PACT Programme (2023-2024): GIRO-ZERO - Steering the Colombian road freight sector towards a zero emissions strategy: Giro-Zero
- Colombia-UK PACT Programme (2022-2023): GIRO-ZERO - Steering the Colombian road freight sector towards a zero emissions strategy: Giro-Zero
- Ocado Group plc (2022): Operational excellence in logistics and supply chain management: Executive training
- Colombia-UK PACT Programme (2021-2022): GIRO-ZERO - Steering the Colombian road freight sector towards a zero emissions strategy: Giro-Zero
- Ocado Group plc (2021): Operational excellence in logistics and supply chain management: Executive training
- Ocado Group plc (2019-2020): Developing and testing analytical models to measure and optimise food waste in the Ocado supply chain
- ESRC - Cheshire & Warrington LEP (2019): Analytical support for local industrial strategies: Researcher placements in local enterprise partnerships
- Ocado Group plc (2019-2021): Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project: Enhancing the routing system to allow optimisation of a country-wide home delivery network: KTP
- CILT Seed corn funding (2018-2019): Truck Platooning
- Ocado Group plc (2018): Addressing Salad Supply Chains
- ESRC/Panalpina (2017-2018): Conquering the last mile
- ESRC/Panalpina (2017-2018): Same day, same way?
Teaching
Current teaching commitments
- BS3010 Analysing and Improving Operations, Module Leader
- BS3008 Logistics in the Digital Age, Module Leader
- MSc Dissertation Supervision
Previous teaching commitments
- MSc Grand Challenges in Logistics and Operations Management
- BSc Advanced Operations Management (Year 3)
- BSc Operations Management (Year 2)
- MBA Strategic Operations Management
- MBA Dissertation Supervision
Previous academic leadership commitments
- Logistics and Operations Management (LOM) section - Deputy Head of Section (Learning & Teaching) (August 2021 - October 2022)
- Logistics and Operations Management (LOM) section - Senior Coordinator of Learning & Teaching (October 2020 - July 2021)
- Programme Director of MSc Logistics and Operations Management (August 2018 -September 2022)
Biography
Qualifications
- 2012 - PhD in Management Science, Southampton University, Southampton, United Kingdom (academic scholarship)
- 2008 - MSc in Industrial Engineering, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey (academic scholarship)
- 2005 - BSc (4 years) in Industrial Engineering, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey (partial academic scholarship)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Director of Business & Economics Artificial Intelligence Research (BEAR) Network
- Member of INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
- Co-Director PARC Institute of Manufacturing, Logistics and Inventory
- Member of Logistics and Systems Dynamics Group (LSDG)
- Member of COPIOR (The Committee of Professors of Operational Research)
Academic positions
- 2021 - Present: Professor of Operational Research
- 2019 - Reader in Management Science
- 2016 - Senior Lecturer in Management Science
- 2013 - Assistant Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
- 2012 - Postdoc Researcher, School of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
- 2009 - 2012: PhD Candidate, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton
- 2005 - 2009: Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering, Baskent University, Turkey
Committees and reviewing
- Area Editor (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) of Journal of Heuristics (2018 - )
- Associate Editor of IMA Journal of Management Mathematics (2019 - )
- Associate Editor of Frontiers in Future Transportation - Freight Transport and Logistics (2019 - )
- Associate Editor of OR Spectrum Journal (2021 - )
- Associate Editor (Engineering) of Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2025 - )
Supervisions
Current PhD students
- First Supervisor, Q. Zhang - "Last-Mile Delivery - Parcel Locker Systems"
- First Supervisor, M. Nie - "Integrated 3DP and Transportation"
- First Supervisor, Q. Meng - "AI-Enabled Decision-Making for Green Maritime Corridors"
- First Supervisor, M. Alzahrani - "Urban Mobility and Public Perception"
Visiting PhD student
- B. Wu - "Risk-Averse Stochastic Optimisation for Perishable Production-Inventory-Routing Problem"
I welcome applications from prospective PhD students interested in the following areas:
- Green and sustainable logistics: Decarbonisation strategies, low-emission supply chains, and sustainability in freight transport.
- Vehicle routing and network optimisation: Modelling and solving complex routing and scheduling problems using advanced algorithms.
- Intermodal and multimodal transportation: Planning and optimisation of integrated transport systems for efficiency and environmental performance
- Emerging technologies in logistics: Assessing the impact of innovations such as 3D printing, AI, and automation.
- Heuristics and metaheuristics: Design and application of innovative solution algorithms for large-scale optimisation problems.
- Artificial Intelligence and machine learning: Application of AI and data-driven methods to logistics and operational research.
- Human–AI collaborative decision-making: Integrating human judgment with AI-enabled optimisation and decision-support systems.
Current supervision
Past projects
- First Supervisor, Dr. Z. Zhang - "The Role of Driver Behaviour in Greener Road Freight Transportation"
- First Supervisor, Dr. X. Hao - "Human and Artificial Intelligence Collaborative Decision-Making in Operations and Supply Chain Management"
- Second Supervisor, Dr. R. Sun - "Modelling and Estimation of In-port Ship Emissions: Scalable Multi-Stage Data-Driven Framework"
- Second Supervisor, Dr. V. Sarma - "Collaborative decision-making for hierarchical forecasts: A multi-sector perspective”
Contact Details
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Research themes
Specialisms
- Artificial intelligence
- Reinforcement learning
- Transportation, logistics and supply chains
- Operational research
- Production and operations management