Dr Fatima Ezzahra Achamrah

Fatima Ezzahra Achamrah is a Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management at Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Fatima Ezzahra holds a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Paris Saclay University, CentraleSupelec, France, and an engineering degree (MEng/CEng) in process engineering from the National School of Applied Sciences, Morocco.

Before joining the Management School, Fatima Ezzahra worked as a postdoc researcher at the Centre for Management Science of Mines Paris - PSL University, France, and as an R&D Engineer at HEC Liège, Ecole Centrale Casablanca, and GE.

Her research interests are at the forefront of the intersection between operations research and machine learning, particularly focused on combinatorial optimization problems. She employs an interdisciplinary approach that integrates advanced AI techniques, such as reinforcement learning, with both exact and meta-heuristic methods. This enables her to tackle complex challenges in diverse areas, including vehicle routing, inventory routing, selective maintenance, and 3D bin packing problems. A significant aspect of her work also involves delving into flow and disruption management within cyber-physical networks, with a special emphasis on the ground-breaking concept of the 'Physical Internet'. Her overarching goal is to enhance the efficiency and resilience of these systems, thereby contributing to the advancement of these critical fields.