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Rim Hariss

Title: 
Assistant Professor, Operations Management
Rim Hariss
Contact Information
Email address: 
rim.hariss [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate email address: 
gina.ceolin [at] mcgill.ca
Address: 

Bronfman Building []
1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H3A 1G5

Degree(s): 

PhD in Operations Research (2019), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

MSÌý in Applied Mathematics (2014), Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, FRANCE

BS in Mathematics and EngineeringÌý(2013), Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, FRANCE

Area(s): 
Operations Management
Office: 
530
Courses: 

MGCR 472- Operations Management

MGSC 434- Data-driven models for Operations Analytics

MGSC 695- Decision Analytics and Modelling for Operations

Group: 
Faculty
Tenured & Tenure Track
Research areas: 
Big Data & Machine Learning
Data Analytics
Dynamic Pricing & Inventory Control
Empirical/Behavioral Operations Management
Retail Operations Management
Revenue Management
Selected publications: 

Operations Management / Operations Research

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  • Alley, M., Biggs, M., Hariss, R., Hermann, C., Li, M., Perakis, G., , Articles in AdvanceÌýinÌýManufacturing & Service Operations Management
  • Biggs, M., Hariss, R., Perakis, G., , Articles in Advance inÌýProduction and Operations Management
  • Hariss, R., Perakis, G., Sinchaisri, W., Zheng, Y., ,Ìýmajor revision in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
  • Hariss, R. , Perakis, G., Zheng, Y., Promotions in the Presence of Rewards Programs,Ìýworking paper
  • Hariss, R. , Sun, W., Gifford, W., Location-based Audience Segmentation and Personalized Geo-targeting via Random Walks,Ìýworking paper

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Control and Equilibrium Models

  • Thai, J., Hariss, R., Bayen, A.,Ìý,ÌýÌýAmerican Control Conference (ACC), 2015, 689-695
  • Thai, J., Hariss, R., Bayen, A.,Ìý, ÌýEuropeanÌýControl Conference (ECC), 2015, 322-327

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Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Awards

  • 2019 FinalistÌýMSOM Practice Based Research Competition forÌýPricing for Heterogeneous Products: Analytics of Ticket Reselling
  • 2018 Winner of INFORMS Data Mining Best Theoretical Paper Competition for Optimizing Objective Functions Determined from Random Forests
  • 2017 Runner-up Best Operations Research Center Student Paper- MIT for Markdown Pricing with Quality Perception and Optimism

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Grants and Fellowships

  • Internal Social Sciences and Humanities Development Grant.
    Role: Principal Investigator.
    Title: Optimal Promotional Budget Allocation for Jointly Maximizing Revenue and Customer Retention in Subscription Retailing
    Length: 2021-2023.
    Total Amount: $5,000 (Share: 100%).
  • ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Startup Grant: Amount: $45,000, 2019-2022
  • Jean Gaillard Fellowship award,Ìý2014
  • Egide grantÌýawarded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2011-2014
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