Optimal unlabeled set partitioning with application to risk-based quarantine policies

J Lin, H Aprahamian, H El-Amine - IISE Transactions, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We consider the problem of partitioning a set of items into unlabeled subsets so as to
optimize an additive objective, ie, the objective function value of a partition is equal to the …

An Optimization-Based Order-and-Cut Approach for Fair Clustering of Data Sets

S Li, H Aprahamian, M Nouiehed… - INFORMS Journal on …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Machine learning algorithms have been increasingly integrated into applications that
significantly affect human lives. This surged an interest in designing algorithms that train …

Optimal targeted mass screening in non‐uniform populations with multiple tests and schemes

J Lin, H Aprahamian, G Golovko - Naval Research Logistics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We study the problem of designing optimal targeted mass screening of non‐uniform
populations. Mass screening is an essential tool that is widely utilized in a variety of settings …

A proactive/reactive mass screening approach with uncertain symptomatic cases

J Lin, H Aprahamian, G Golovko - PLoS computational biology, 2024 - journals.plos.org
We study the problem of mass screening of heterogeneous populations under limited testing
budget. Mass screening is an essential tool that arises in various settings, eg, the COVID-19 …

An optimization-based framework to minimize the spread of diseases in social networks with heterogeneous nodes

S Li, H Aprahamian - IISE Transactions, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We provide an optimization-based framework that identifies social separation policies to
mitigate the spread of diseases in social networks. The study considers subject-specific risk …

Affect under need satisfaction and need thwarting: A new classification for the prediction of creative performance

L Ye, H Sun, J Zhang, B Dong, X Chu, J Tao, N Zhang… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Affect plays a pivotal role in fostering creative performance, and there is increasing
recognition that different levels and types of affect may exert distinct impacts on creative …

Set Partitioning: Applications in Health Care

H Aprahamian, H El-Amine - Encyclopedia of Optimization, 2022 - Springer
The set partitioning problem (SPP) is the task of partitioning a finite set of items in a manner
that optimizes a certain objective function. For a given finite set made up of N∈ N+ items …