Nafiseh Ghorbani Renani

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Methodological domains: mathematical modeling, network optimization, network interdiction, novel and hybrid solution algorithms, and production planning and inventory management.

Impact domains: infrastructure risk, supply chain risk, and energy efficiency and the utilization of smart and connected communities.

Dr. Nafiseh Ghorbani-Renani is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Enterprises. Her research focuses primarily on the problem of risk and resilience control in interconnected networks, such as interdependent infrastructure systems, production networks, supply chains, and transshipment networks. She investigates strategies to mitigate the impacts of failures or delays within these networks, aiming to enhance their robustness and efficiency. In addition to her work on network resilience, Dr. Ghorbani-Renani has also integrated operations research and computational tools into projects studying energy efficiency and the optimization of smart, connected communities. Her interdisciplinary approach combines system analysis, decision-making, and emerging technologies to address critical problems in network management and sustainable development.

Dr. Nafiseh Ghorbani-Renani earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Yazd University in Iran and UTM University in Malaysia, respectively. She completed her Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA. Dr. Ghorbani-Renani's research has been presented at several prominent conferences, including the annual meetings of INFORMS and IISE. Her work has also been published in leading journals, including Reliability Engineering and System Safety and Computers and Industrial Engineering. Her research primarily focuses on the control of risk and resilience in interconnected networks, such as interdependent infrastructure networks, production networks, supply chains, and transshipment networks, particularly in the context of mitigating the impact of failures or delays. She is currently serving as a Teaching Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology in the Department of Systems and Enterprises.

Faculty Advisor, Software Division
Department of Systems and Enterprises

Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Systems and Enterprises, Aug 2022 - Present

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
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Ghorbani-Renani, N., González, A.D. & Barker, K. (2025). Hybrid algorithms for enhanced efficiency and scalability of network-based tri-level interdiction models. J Heuristics 31, 20.

Ramineni, G., Ghorbani-Renani, N., Barker, K., Razzaghi, T., González, A.D., & Radhakrishnan, S. (2023). Machine Learning Approaches to Modeling Interdependent Network Restoration Time. Environment Systems and Decisions, Vol. 43, No. 1, 22-35.

Soltanisehat, L., Ghorbani-Renani, N., Barker, K., & González, A.D. (2022). Assessing Production Fulfillment Time Risk: Application to Pandemic-Related Health Equipment. International Journal of Production Research. 1-22

Maraqa, S., Karakoc, D.B., Ghorbani-Renani, N., Barker, K., & González, A.D. (2022). Project Network Implementation of Infrastructure System Restoration. Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 170, 108342.

Ghorbani-Renani, N., González, A., & Barker, K. (2021). A Decomposition Approach for Solving Tri-level Defender-Attacker-Defender Problems. Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 153, 107085.

Ghorbani-Renani, N., González, A., Barker, K., & Morshedlou, N. (2019). Protection-Interdiction-Restoration: Tri-level Optimization for Enhancing Interdependent Network Resilience. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 199, 106907.

Abdi, E., Rangraz Jeddi, A., Ghorbani-Renani, N., Ghasemi, I., & Azarpajuh, A. (2016). Relationship among 5M in the Value Chain of Nanotechnology and Cost Leadership Strategy. Mediterranean Journal of Social Science, Vol. 6, No. 2.

Rangraz Jeddi, A., Malek, A., Khademi, A., Ghorbani Renani, N., & Noordin, M.Y. (2013). Multi Objective Optimization of Servers Number in Auto After-Sale Service. International Review on Modelling and Simulations, Vol. 6, No. 1, 270-276.

BOOK CHAPTER

Cilali, B., Ghorbani-Renani, N., Barker, K., & González, A.D. (2021). Toward Decentralized Decision Making for Interdependent Infrastructure Network Resilience. Dynamics of Disasters, Springer Optimization and Its Applications.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Ghorbani-Renani, N., Preziuso, D., Odonkor, P. (2022). Addressing social vulnerability in community microgrids: an equity-centered peer-to-peer electricity trading model. Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, 310-314.

Ghorbani-Renani, N., Odonkor, P. (2022). A Multi-Objective Optimization for Clustering Buildings into Smart Microgrid Communities. 2022 IEEE Green Energy and Smart System Systems (IGESSC), 1-6.

Ghorbani-Renani, N., Odonkor, P. (2022). An Energy Cost Optimization Model for Electricity Trading in Community Microgrids. 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), 1-7.

Ghorbani Renani, N., Helmi, S.A., Hisjam, M., & Rangraz Jeddi, A. (2018). Analytic Hierarchy Process Model for Optimum Distribution Network Selection in Food Industries. International Conference on Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Surakarta, Indonesia, October 2018.

Ojaghi, Y., Khademi, A., Noordin M.Y., Ghorbani Renani, N., & Helmi, S.A. (2014). Production Layout Optimization for Small and Medium Scale Food Industry. 12th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, September 2014.

Rangraz Jeddi, A., Ghorbani Renani, N., Khademi, A., Shokri Aliabadi,V., & Noordin, M.Y. (2013). Low-Cost Strategy Factors in Airline Industry: The AirAsia Case. 1st International Materials, Industrial, and Manufacturing Conference, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, December 2013.

SSW 215 - Individual Software Engineering
SSW 500 - Introduction to Software Development
SSW 555 - Agile Methods for Software Development