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Professor

Bassem Jarboui

Professor Bassem Jarboui is a distinguished academic with over two decades of academic and consulting experience spanning Tunisia, France, and the United Arab Emirates. He is particularly interested in the application of data-driven approaches to solve complex problems arising from operations research, logistics and supply chains, circular economy, and healthcare management.

Before joining Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Professor Jarboui served as Professor and Chair of Excellence: Transport, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Supply Chain at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France. His work focuses on developing innovative, sustainable, and technology-driven solutions to complex logistical and operational challenges.

He is the author of several books and numerous peer-reviewed research papers published in leading international journals, contributing significantly to the advancement of his fields. Professor Jarboui has led and collaborated on projects in smart city logistics, sustainable transportation, and advanced optimization. Passionate about shaping future leaders, he promotes applied research that delivers real-world benefits to organizations and society.

School of Business & Quality Management

Academic Biography

  • Operations research
  • Operations management
  • Logistics and supply chains
  • Circular economy
  • Healthcare management
     

PhD – Sfax University 

  • 2025–Present Professor of Business, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), UAE
  • 2023–2025 Professor and Chair of Excellence: Transport, Circular Economy, and Sustainable Supply Chain. Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
  • 2019–2023 Professor of Supply Chain Management, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
  • 2016–2019 Professor & Head, Industrial Management Department, Emirates College of Technology, UAE
  • 2011–2016 Associate & Full Professor of Operations Research, IHEC Sfax (Institute of High Commercial Studies), Tunisia
  • 2016 Visiting Professor, University of Jean Monnet, France Research on operating room scheduling and home healthcare optimization.
  • 2014 Visiting Professor, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis, France Project: SYFRA – Smart road and parking applications.
  • 2012 Visiting Researcher, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis, France Google ROADEF/EURO challenge – 4th place (senior category).
  • 2011 Visiting Professor, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis, France Research on Vehicle Routing Problem variants.
  • 2009–2011 Assistant Professor of Operations Research, Higher Institute of Commerce and Accounting, Bizerte, Tunisia
  • 2006–2009 lecture in Operations Research, Higher Institute of Business Administration, Sfax, Tunisia

Recent Publications

Data-Driven Waste Revolution. Springer, Singapore

[1] Jarboui B, Toumi S, Siarry P (eds) (2025)

Circular Economy Supply Chains: Optimizing via Data Science. Springer, Singapore.

[2] Jarboui B, Toumi S, Siarry P (eds) (2024)

Metaheuristics for Machine Learning: New Advances and Tools. Springer, Singapore.

[3] Eddaly M, Jarboui B, Siarry P (eds) (2023)

Operations Research and Simulation in Healthcare. Springer, Cham.

[4] Masmoudi M, Jarboui B, Siarry P (eds) (2021)

Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining in Healthcare. Springer, Cham.

[5] Masmoudi M, Jarboui B, Siarry P (eds) (2021)

Green Transportation and New Advances in Vehicle Routing Problems. Springer, Cham.

[6] Derbel H, Jarboui B, Siarry P (eds) (2020)

Modeling and Optimization in Green Logistics. Springer, Cham.

[7] Derbel H, Jarboui B, Siarry P (eds) (2020)

Energy minimizing capacitated covering vehicle routing problem.

Vukićević M, Ratli M, Rivenq A, Todosijević R, Jarboui B (2025)

Generalized variable neighborhood search algorithm for vehicle routing problem with time windows and synchronization.

Masmoudi M, Borchani R, Jarboui B (2025)

Epsilon Oscillation Algorithm for the bi-objective green identical parallel machine scheduling problem

Jarboui B, Masmoudi M, Eddaly M (2024)

Iterative integer linear programming-based heuristic for solving the multiple-choice knapsack problem with setups.

Adouani Y, Masmoudi M, Jarray F, Jarboui B (2024)

LP relaxation and dynamic programming enhancing VNS for the multiple knapsack problem with setup.

Masmoudi M, Adouani Y, Jarboui B (2024)

A branch-and-bound approach to the no-idle flowshop scheduling problem.

Jarboui B, Eddaly M (2024)

Skewed general variable neighborhood search to solve the multi-compartment vehicle routing problem.

Arousse A, Ben AA, Cheikh M, Jarboui B (2024)

Efficient metaheuristics for the home (health)-care routing and scheduling problem with time windows and synchronized visits

Masmoudi M, Jarboui B, Borchani R (2023)

How to use K-means for big data clustering?

Mussabayev R, Mladenovic N, Jarboui B, Mussabayev R (2023)

Mixed integer linear programming formulations for the permutation flow shop scheduling problem with preventive maintenance activities.

Jomaa W, Eddaly M, Jarboui B (2023)