Alexander Nikolaev
PhD
Research Topics
Operations research; decision-making under uncertainty; machine learning; social network analysis; causal inference; e-health; e-learning.
Top Publications
- Courtney J. Burris, Alexander Nikolaev, Himangshu Paul, & Lan Peng, “Create-Rank-Compete Crowdlearning”, Advances in Engineering Education, to appear, 2023.
- Laura Albert, Alexander Nikolaev, & Sheldon Jacobson, “Homeland Security Research Opportunities”, IISE Transactions, pp. 1-10, 2022.
- Himangshu Paul, & Alexander Nikolaev, “Fake Review Detection on Online E-Commerce Platforms: a Systematic Literature Review”, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 35(5), pp. 1830-1881, 2021.
- Zulqarnain Haider, Alexander Nikolaev, Jee Eun Kang, & Changhyun Kwon, “Inventory Rebalancing through Pricing in Public Bike Systems”, European Journal of Operational Research, 270(1), pp. 103-117, 2018.
- Sabrina Casucci, Li Lin, Sharon Hewner, & Alexander Nikolaev, “Estimating the Causal Effects of Chronic Disease Combinations on 30-day Hospital Readmissions based on Observational Medicaid Data”, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 25(6), pp. 670-678, June 2018.
- Aashwinkumar Devari, Alexander Nikolaev, & Qing He, “Crowdsourcing the Last Mile Delivery of Online Orders Exploiting the Social Networks of Retail Store Customers”, Transportation Research: Part E, 105, pp. 105-122, July 2017.
- Lei Sun, & Alexander Nikolaev, "Mutual Information Based Matching for Causal Inference with Observational Data”, Journal of Machine Learning Research, 17(199), pp. 1-31, 2016.
- Alexander Nikolaev, Shounak Gore, & Venu Govindaraju, “Engagement Capacity and Engaging Team Formation for Reach Maximization of Online Social Media Platforms,” the 22nd ACM SIGKDD Conference, pp. 225-234, 2016.
- Mohammadreza Samadi, Alexander Nikolaev, & Rakesh Nagi, “A Subjective Evidence Framework for Influence Maximization in Online Social Networks”. OMEGA, 59(B), pp. 263-278, 2016.
- Anshuman Kumar, Jamie Kang, Chang Kwon, & Alexander Nikolaev, “Inferring OD-Pairs and Utility-Based Travel Preferences of Shared Mobility System Users in a Multi-Modal Environment”, Transportation Research B: Methodology, 91, pp. 270-291, 2016.
- Alexander Nikolaev, Raihan Razib, & Ashwin Kucheriya, "On Efficient Use of Entropy Centrality for Community Detection in Social Networks". Social Networks, 40, pp. 154-162, 2015.
- Alexander Nikolaev, Sheldon H. Jacobson, Wendy K. Tam Cho, Jason Sauppe, & Edward C. Sewell "Balance Optimization Subset Selection (BOSS): An Alternative Approach to Causal Inference with Observational Data". Operations Research, 61(2), pp. 398-412, 2012.
- Alexander Nikolaev, & Sheldon H. Jacobson "Stochastic Sequential Decision-Making with a Random Number of Jobs". Operations Research, 54(4p1), pp. 1023-1027, 2010.
- Alexander Nikolaev, Matthew J.D. Robbins, & Sheldon H. Jacobson "Evaluating the Impact of Legislation Prohibiting Cell Phone Use While Driving". Transportation Research A: Policy, pp. 182-193, 2010.
- Alexander Nikolaev & Sheldon H. Jacobson "The Theory and Practice of Simulated Annealing" in Handbook on Metaheuristics, vol. 146. (Ed.), New York: Springer, pp. 1-40, 2010.
- Alexander Nikolaev, Sheldon H. Jacobson, & Laura A. McLay "A Sequential Stochastic Security System Design Problem for Aviation Security". Transportation Science, 41(2), pp. 182-194, 2007.