Biography
Martin Cousineau is an assistant professor in the Department of Logistics and Operations Management at HEC Montréal and a professor at the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO). He co-leads the Sustainable Health axis at Obvia and is a member of the Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT). His expertise lies in methods at the intersection of operations research and machine learning, with a focus on logistics, transportation, and healthcare applications.
Interests
- Decision Support System
- Operations Research
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Logistics, Transportation and Healthcare Applications
Education
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Ph.D. in Management, 2020
McGill University
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M.Sc. in Administration, 2013
HEC Montréal
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B.Ing. in Mechanical Engineering, 2010
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Projects
Integration of machine learning and operations research
Machine learning presents a promising avenue for solving combinatorial optimization problems, either directly or in combination with operations research methods. My projects in this area include:
- Applying reinforcement learning for the end-to-end control of an electric vehicle fleet;
- Using reinforcement learning for inventory control;
- Gamifying dynamic combinatorial optimization problems like the vehicle routing problem with stochastic requests;
- Employing multi-armed bandits to learn implicit multiple time windows in the traveling salesman problem;
- Using a supervised learning-based matheuristic to solve a gas pipeline surveillance problem.
Another related project involves the use of constrained optimization for causal inference.
Logistics, transportation and healthcare applications
Other projects include:
- Analyzing the impact of geopolitical tensions on supply chains;
- Addressing the on-demand bus routing problem;
- Investigating the influence of visibility on forecasting and inventory performance;
- Examining the effects of frequency decisions in a clinic for patients with treatment-resistant depression.
Publications
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(2024).
Solving the on-demand bus routing problem.
Working paper.
(2024).
Optimizing strategic personal protective equipment stockpiling: An assessment using Morris sensitivity analysis.
Engineering Proceedings.
(2024).
Friendshoring: How geopolitical tensions affect foreign sourcing, supply base complexity, and sub-tier supplier sharing.
International Journal of Operations & Production Management.
(2024).
The effect of visibility on forecast and inventory management performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Journal of Production Research.
(2024).
Gamifying the vehicle routing problem with stochastic requests.
Working paper.
Supervision
Current students/researchers/postdocs
- Alireza Ghahtarani, Postdoc (HEC Montréal), Sept. 2024 – present, co-supervised J.E. Mendoza
- Nadia Ghernaout, Ph.D. candidate (University of Angers), May 2022 – present, co-supervised with C. Guéret and D. Bigaud
- Seyedhamid Seyedifazlollahi, Ph.D. candidate (École Polytechnique de Montréal), Nov. 2021 – present, co-supervised with J. Carreau and M. Gendreau
- Qihua Zhong, Ph.D. candidate (HEC Montréal), Aug. 2019 – present, co-supervised with Y. Adulyasak and R. Jans
- Lucien Shoon, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Thesis), Nov. 2023 – present, co-supervised with R. Jans
- Arzhang Khoshghalb, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Thesis), May 2023 – present, co-supervised with V. Bélanger
- Érika Lajeunesse, M. Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Sept. 2024 – present, co-supervised with G. Vial
- Thomas Vaillancourt, M. Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2024 – present
- Tom Heo, M. Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2024 – present
- Olivier Demers, undergraduate project (HEC Montréal), May 2024 – present
Former students/researchers/postdocs
- Wenjing Ding, M. Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2024 – Oct. 2024, co-supervised with R. Charpin
- Zhixuan Li, M. Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2024 – Sept. 2024, co-supervised with C. Rebolledo
- Sasa Matovic, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Aug. 2023 – Sept. 2024, co-supervised with C. Rebolledo
- Valentin L’Hermite, undergraduate project (Polytech Tours & Université de Sherbrooke), Apr. 2024 – Aug. 2024, co-supervised with C. Guéret and D. Bigaud
- Richard Pholvichith, undergraduate project (Polytechnique Paris), Apr. 2024 – Aug. 2024, co-supervised with R. Jans and M. Gruson
- Alexandre Pawlotsky, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2024 – Jun. 2024
- Xiaoxuan Jiang, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2024 – Apr. 2024
- Rayan Saad, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May. 2023 – Jan. 2024, co-supervised with V. Bélanger
- Ange Ernestine Iradukunda, visiting master’s student (Carnegie Mellon University Africa), Sept. 2023 – Dec. 2023
- Jitong Feng, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2023 – Oct. 2023
- Elodie Benoit-Cattin, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2023 – Sept. 2023
- Nikita Dudorov, undergraduate project (Polytechnique Paris), Apr. 2023 – Sept. 2023, co-supervised with J.E. Mendoza
- Ruiqi Zhang, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Aug. 2022 – May 2023, co-supervised with R. Jans
- Abhishek Abhishek, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Aug. 2022 – Apr. 2023, co-supervised with C. Rebolledo
- Shadé Andjorin, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Thesis), Aug. 2020 – Jan. 2023, co-supervised with V. Bélanger
- Kaveh Dehkhoda, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Thesis), Jul. 2020 – Jan. 2023, co-supervised with V. Bélanger
- Yi Li, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2022 – Dec. 2022
- Jingjing Lu, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2022 – Dec. 2022, co-supervised with R. Charpin
- Ashish Dave, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2022 – Nov. 2022
- Hajar Zegrati, visiting master’s student (University of Brescia), Jul. 2022 – Oct. 2022, co-supervised with M. Gendreau
- Catherine Jodoin, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2022 – Aug. 2022, co-supervised with V. Bélanger
- Fanny Laliberté, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2022 – Aug. 2022
- Paul Mulot, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jun. 2021 – Dec. 2021, co-supervised with M.-C. Arellano-Caro
- Aayush Dhanuka, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2021 – Dec. 2021, co-supervised with V. Bélanger
- Florent Delforge, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2021 – Dec. 2021
- Andrea Leitch, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2021
- Yifan Bai, research intern, Apr. 2021 – Nov. 2021, co-supervised with J.E. Mendoza
- Mengwei Sun, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2021 – Aug. 2021
- Shubham Bhardwaj, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2021 – Aug. 2021, co-supervised with J. Mendoza
- Ying Wang, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2021 – Aug. 2021, co-supervised with V. Bélanger
- Arthur Kennel, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Oct. 2020 – Aug. 2021
- Li Li, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Aug. 2020 – Aug. 2021, co-supervised with R. Charpin
- Maaz Ahmad, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Jan. 2021 – May 2021
- Godefroy Lavirotte, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2020 – Apr. 2021, co-supervised with V. Bélanger
- Diana Di-Paolo, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), May 2020 – Dec. 2020, co-supervised with R. Charpin
- Cody MacKay, M.Sc. candidate (HEC Montréal, Project), Aug. 2019 – Jun. 2020
- Zakaria Rayadh, undergraduate project (HEC Montréal), May 2019 – Nov. 2019, co-supervised with J.-F. Cordeau
- Clément Grodecoeur, undergraduate project (Polytech Tours), May 2019 – Sept. 2019, co-supervised with J.E. Mendoza
Teaching
I teach the following courses at HEC Montréal.
Contact
- martin.cousineau@hec.ca
- 3000 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montréal, QC H3T 2A7
- Google Scholar
- GitHub