Alexander Nikolaev
PhD
Research Topics
Operations research; decision-making under uncertainty; machine learning; social network analysis; causal inference; e-health; e-learning.
Education
- PhD, Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008
- MS, Industrial Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2003
- MS, Applied Physics and Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 2001
- BS, Applied Physics and Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1999
Honors & Awards
Personal Awards
- 2018 INFORMS Impact Prize (with Sheldon Jacobson, Laura Albert, Adrian Lee, & Kenneth Fletcher)2017 University at Buffalo Teaching Innovation Award
- Per the criteria on the UB website, this award recognizes outstanding and widely disseminated achievement in teaching innovation that has a demonstrable effect on enhancing student-learning outcomes.
- 2017 Nursing Outlook Excellence in Research Award, by “Nursing Outlook” journal 2016 and 2015 U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (AF SFFP), sponsored by the AirForce Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Feature Article, July 2016 Issue, in “Socio-Economic Planning Sciences” journal Finalist, 2013 INFORMS Junior Faculty Paper Competition Honorary Mention, 2011 Best Paper in “Computational Optimization and Applications” Journal
Student Awards
- (John Fontecha) 2018 NSF ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & EXPO Travel Award
- (Alireza Farasat) 2016 University at Buffalo Graduate School's Excellence in Teaching Award
- (Alireza Farasat) 2015 INFORMS Annual Meeting Poster Competition Runner-Up Award
- (Mohammad Samadi) 2015 ISE Best Poster Award, 2015 NSF ICS Conference Student Travel Award
- (Sabrina Casucci) 2013 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference Best Student Paper Award