
Professor Alizamir’s research interests lie in the areas of social responsibility and sustainability as well as healthcare operations. His research is mainly focused on public policy-related problems in these settings that involve dynamic decision-making and learning. In studying private-public interactions, he incorporates operational elements into his analytical models and applies various tools from Operations Research and game theory. The goal of his research is to provide normative recommendations that can inform better policy decisions, especially in areas where not enough data exists to run full-fledged empirical studies. He has worked on government subsidy instruments in renewable energy industry and agriculture as well as optimal control of diagnostic systems such as nurse triage.
Expertise
Education
- PhD, Duke University, 2013
- MS, University of Florida
- BS, Sharif University of Technology
Courses
- Operations Engine MGT 422
- Managing Sustainable Operations MGT 872
Selected Articles
Search under Accumulated Pressure
Warning Against Recurring Risks: An Information Design Approach
An Analysis of Price vs. Revenue Protection: Government Subsidies in the Agriculture Industry
Efficient Feed-In-Tariff Policies for Renewable Energy Technologies
Diagnostic Accuracy Under Congestion
Working Papers
Electricity Pricing with Limited Consumer Response
Impact of Network Structure on New Service Pricing
Competing to Discover Compliance Violations: Self-Inspections and Enforcement Policies
Achievements
- Second Place Award, 2019 Best Publication in Environment and Sustainability Competition, ENRE (Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment section of INFORMS)
- Winner of Best Paper Award in Humanitarian Operations & Crisis Management Track of POM Society, 2018
- Finalist for the INFORMS M&SOM Society Best Paper Award in Service Special Interest Group (SIG), INFORMS M&SOM Society, 2016
- Excellence in Teaching Award, EMBA Sustainability Track, Yale School of Management, Spring, 2016