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Soumaya Yacout

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EDUCATION

1985D.Sc. The GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

WashingtonD.C., U.S.A.

Major: Operations Research

Title of dissertation: Optimal Value Bounds for Non Convex Parametric Nonlinear Programs

1981Applied Scientist. The GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

WashingtonD.C., U.S.A.

Major: Operations research in industrial engineering

Title of thesis: Applications of Nonlinear Programming

1979M.Sc. CairoUniversity

Cairo, Egypt

Major: Industrial Engineering

Title of thesis: Applications of Quantitative Techniques in Forecasting Manpower Requirements

1975B.Sc. CairoUniversity

Cairo, Egypt

Major: Mechanical Engineering Design and Production

SCHOLARSHIPS

1970For undergraduate studies at CairoUniversity. The Government of Egypt.

1975For graduate studies at CairoUniversity. The Government of Egypt.

1980For Doctoral degree at the GeorgeWashingtonUniversity. Peace fellowship: The United Statesand the Egyptian Governments.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

  1. Design for Six Sigma, Orlando, Florida, 2000.

2.Measurement and Planned Experimentation in a Chemical Plant, Houston, Texas, 1999.

3. Quality Costs for Manufacturing. American Society for Quality Control, San Antonio, Texas, 1993.

4.ISO 9000 Series Training Course. Quality Management Institute, Mississauga, Ontario, 1992.

5.Développer un programme qualité Z 299. Accademia Qualitas, an affiliation of Quality Management Institute. Laval, Québec, 1992.

6.Introduction to Auditing. Quality Management Institute, Mississauga, Ontario, 1992.

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ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

1999-2003Vice Director General(Academics)

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Responsibilities:

  • 5500 students and 230 professors
  • A budget of 10 million dollars
  • Undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs
  • Student services
  • The Registrar’s office
  • The Center of Teaching and Learning
  • The Cooperative Programs Administration Office
  • The students employment office
  • The academic staff administration office
  • International Relations and Exchange Programs

1997-1999Dean

School of Engineering

Université de Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Responsibilities:

  • 500 students and 50 professors
  • 2 million dollar budget
  • Undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs
  • Management of daily operations
  • Long term development of the School

1996-1997 Vice-Dean

School of Engineering

Université de Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

1997-1996Department Head

Industrial Engineering

School of Engineering

Université de Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1999-presentProfessor of Industrial Engineering

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Montréal, Québec, Canada

1996-1999Professor of Industrial Engineering

School of Engineering, Université de Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

1991-1995Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering

School of Engineering, Université de Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

1985 - 1990Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, CairoUniversity

Cairo, Egypt

1975 - 1985Teaching and Research Assistant

Faculty of Engineering, CairoUniversity

Cairo, Egypt

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate:Simulation of Manufacturing Systems

Reliability and Maintenance

Quality Control

Quality Assurance

Operations Management

Operations Research

Design of Production Systems

Industrial Processes

Production Engineering

Properties of Materials

Graduate:Reliability and Maintenance

Operations Research

Seminars in Engineering Research

Supervision of 20 Master and 3 Doctoral theses

Continuing Education:Courses offered to engineers and managers in the industry

Quality assurance, ISO 9000

Preventive maintenance

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1995-1998Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA.

Member of a Canadian mission of experts to Mauritania as part of a 2 million dollar project

between l’Université de Moncton and NouakchottUniversity.

Offered consultation and training seminars on quality assurance, quality control, the International

Standards ISO 9000 and preventive maintenance, in particular for the food industry and for seafood

production.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

1991-1997Development of decision support systems for quality assurance for the food and seafood products industry.Moncton, New Brunswick.

1988 - 1990Solving the Cutting Stock Problem at Metalco,an Egyptian company manufacturing metal structures.Cairo, Egypt.

1985 - 1988Solving a Product Scheduling Problem at Miraco York,U.S.-Egyptian joint venture, manufacturing air conditioning units.Cairo, Egypt

RESEARCH GRANTS

2008-2012 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, NSERC. Canada. Testing and comparing the application of new techniques to condition based maintenance.

2001-2006Natural Sciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil, NSERC. Canada. Optimization of production costs and quality when a new product is developed.

1998Canadian Fund for Innovation,(CFI).Canada. Researcherand member of the research group for the project aiming at developing a laboratory for composites materials and non destructive testing.

1997-2001Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council,NSERC. Canada.Decision support system for quality planning.

1997-2000Faculté des études supérieures et de la recherche, (FESR). Université de Moncton. Le développement d'un système informatisé d'assurance qualité.

1994-1996Faculté des études supérieures et de la recherche, (FESR), Université de Moncton. Le développement d'un système informatisé d'assurance qualité pour l'industrie de transformation des produits de mer.

1994-1995Department of Intergovernmental Affairs, New Brunswick. Analyse coût-efficacité des programmes d'assurance qualité.

1992-1995Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, (NSERC).Canada. Optimization of Machining Operation by Nonlinear Parametric Analysis.

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1992Economic Development and Tourism, New Brunswick. The introduction of a new course for the industry on Quality Assurance, School of Engineering, Université de Moncton.

1988 - 1990The EgyptianAcademy for Scientific Research and Technology. Egypt. Application of New and Recurrent Energy in New Cities and Communities.

1985 - 1990Ministry of Industry.Egypt. Industrialization Policies and EnergyDemands.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

-Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. Canada

-Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineering. U. S. A.

-Member of the Canadian Operations Research Society.Canada

-Senior Member of the American Society for Quality.U. S. A.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2004-2007 Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. Member.

2003-2004 The EgyptianArabicSchool. Member of the Board of directors, responsible of the educational committee.

2001-2004Superior Council of Education of Québec.Member of the University Teaching and Research Committee.

2001-2003Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada. Member of the Research Program Committee.

1998-1999Committee on the Status of Women at l’Université de Moncton. President.

1997-1999Moncton Flight College. Board Member.

1977-1999TheFoundation for Education.The Association of Professional Engineers of NewBrunswick. Board Member.

1993-1995Le Garoussie Day Care. President of the Parents’Committee.

ACADEMIC SERVICES

Member of the group of programs’ visitors of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) at l’Université de Québec and the University of British Colombia. (1996 and 2005).

Co-President of the Atlantic Conference of the Canadian Society for Operational Research. (1995-1996).

Reviewer of articles in: International Journal of Production Research, Computer and Industrial Engineering, INFOR.

At the School of Engineeringof l’Université de Moncton

-Member of the Committeefor Graduate Studies

-Member of the Planning Committee

-Member of the Committeefor Academic Subjects

-Member of the Committee of Women in Engineering

At l’Université de Moncton

-Invited Member of the Council of Governors of l’Université de Moncton

-Invited Member of the Régie of l’Université de Moncton

-Member of the committee studying administrative procedures for student services

-Member of the Organizing Committeefor the Competition of l’ACFAS

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Hakim Aoudjit, M. Salah Ouali, Soumaya Yacout, 2007. Modélisation et analyse de sensibilité d’un processus de dégradation stochastique composé. Revue JESA, Vol. 41, no. 9-10.
  1. Luc Adjengue, Soumaya Yacout, 2007. Parameters Estimation for Condition Based Maintenance with Uncorrelated and Correlated Observations. Quality Engineering,Vol. 19, pp. 197-206.
  1. A. Ghasemi, S. Yacout, M. S. Ouali, 2007. Optimal Condition Based Maintenance with Imperfect Information and the Proportional Hazards Model. International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 989-1012.
  1. Alireza Ghasemi, Soumaya Yacout, M-Salah Ouali, 2007. Modèle d’évaluation de la durée de vie résiduelle d’un système basé sur de l’information imparfaite. 7e Congrès international de génie industriel. Trois-Rivières, Canada.
  1. David Salamanca, Soumaya Yacout, 2007. Condition Based Maintenance with Logical Analysis of Data. 7e Congrès international de génie industriel. Trois-Rivières, Canada.
  1. Chantal Baril et Soumaya Yacout, 2007. Un algorithme interactif considérant les préférences des équipes de travail pour la résolution de problèmes à multiples objectifs en conception de produit.7e Congrès international de génie industriel. Trois-Rivières, Canada.
  1. Moraima Portillo, Soumaya Yacout, Marc Boudreau, 2007. La détection de l’usure d’un outil à l’aide des cartes de contrôle. 7e Congrès international de génie industriel. Trois-Rivières, Canada.
  1. Ilk Ozlem, Yacout Soumaya, 2006. Application of Auto-Regressive Models on Condition Based Maintenance Problem with Imperfect Information. CORS/Optimization Days, Montréal, Canada.
  1. Badaweya Kamal, Soumaya Yacout, Osman Mohamed, 2006. Interactive Nonlinear Multi Objectives Goal programming Algorithm for Generating Pareto Optimal Solutions. CORS/Optimization Days, Montréal, Canada.
  1. Soumaya Yacout, Alireza Ghasemi, 2005. Condition-based maintenance using the proportional hazard model with imperfect information. International Maintenance Excellence Conference, Toronto, Canada.
  1. Hugo Piedras, Soumaya Yacout, Gilles Savard, 2005. Concurrent Optimization of Customer Requirements and the Design of a New Product. International Journal of Production Research,Vol.44, No.13, pp. 4401-4416.
  1. Luc Adjengue, Soumaya Yacout, 2005. Parameters Estimation for Condition Based Maintenance with Imperfect Information. Proceedings of the 35th Computers and Industrial Engineering Conference. Istanbul, Turkey.

13.Alireza Ghasemi, Soumaya Yacout, 2005. Optimal Condition Based Maintenance Policy for System with Unobservable States. Proceedings of the 35th Computers and Industrial Engineering Conference. Istanbul, Turkey.

  1. A. Lamghabbar, S. Yacout, M.S. Ouali, 2004. Concurrent Optimization of the Design and Manufacturing Stages of Product Development. International Journal of Production Research, Volume 42, No. 21, pp.4495-4512.
  1. Alireza Ghasemi, Soumaya Yacout, 2004. Optimal Replacement in the Proportional Hazard Model of a Partially Observed System. CORS/INFORMS International Conference.Banff, Canada.
  1. Alireza Ghasemi, Soumaya Yacout, 2004. Optimal Replacement Policy of a Condition Based Maintenance Model and Imperfect Data. Optimization Days, Montréal, Canada.
  1. Anas Lamghabbar, Soumaya Yacout, Mohamed Salah Ouali.2003.Simultaneous Optimization of Design and Manufacturing Phases of a Product. Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference. Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
  1. M-Salah Ouali, Soumaya Yacout. 2003. Optional Preventive Replacement Policy for Two-Component System. Journal of Decision Systems. Volume 12, no. 1, pp.11-21.
  1. Anas Lamghabbar, Soumaya Yacout, M. S. Ouali, 2003. Intégration du Déploiment de la Fonction Qualité et de la Programmation mathématique pour L’optimisation des Phases de Conception et de Fabrication d’un Produit. Proceedings of the 5th International Industrial Engineering Conference. Québec, Canada.
  1. Chantal St-Pierre, Soumaya Yacout.2002-2003.A Framework for the Development of en Environmental Management System: A Case Study in a Thermal Power Plant. Quality Engineering, Volume 15, No. 1, pp. 49-65.
  1. Hugo Esteban Piedras, Soumaya Yacout, Gilles Savard. 2001. An Integrated Approach for Optimizing the Houses of Quality of QFD.Proceedings of 29th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. Montréal, Canada.
  1. M-Salah, Ouali, Soumaya Yacout. 2001.Simulation of Inspection and Replacement Maintenance Strategies for a Fleet of Military Trucks. Proceedings of 4th International Industrial Engineering Conference.Marseille, France.
  1. Soumaya Yacout, Nidhal Regg, Franck Sylvestre. 2001.Implementation of a Computer Based Monitoring Loop for Quality Control of Production Systems. Quality Engineering, Volume 13, No. 3.
  1. Soumaya Yacout, Jacqueline Boudreau. 2001.HACCP and ISO 9000 in Food Processing Industry: Quality Engineering, Volume 13, No. 4.
  1. Soumaya Yacout and Nancy Gautreau. 2000.A Partially Observable Simulation Model for Quality Assurance Policies. International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 253-267.
  1. Soumaya Yacout, Jacqueline Boudreau. 1999.Computer Decision Support System for Quality Planning. Proceedings of theAmerican Statistical Association and the Fall Technical Conference, pp. 297-299.
  1. Isabelle Renaud, Soumaya Yacout. 1999. Quality Assurance in a Lobster Processing Company: A Case Study. Quality Engineering, vol. 12, n 1, pp. 73-82.
  1. Isabelle Renaud, Soumaya Yacout. 1999. Étude de l'assurance de la qualité dans une compagnie de transformation de homards. Revue de l'Université de Moncton. Numéro hors série, pp. 1149-58.
  1. Soumaya Yacout, Anthony Fiacco. 1999. Bornes paramétriques de la fonction de valeur optimale du problème de chemin critique d'un projet. Revue de l'Université de Moncton, pp. 59-67.
  1. Abdel Haleem, S. Yacout. 1998-1999.Simulation of Components Replacement Policies for a Fleet of Military Trucks. Quality Engineering. 11 (2), pp. 303-308.
  1. Soumaya Yacout, Jacqueline Boudreau. 1998. «Computer Simulation: A Decision Support Tool for Quality Planning». Proceedings of theAmerican Statistical Association. Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences, p. 265-269.
  1. Soumya Yacout, Patrick Bourbonnais, Jacqueline Boudreau. 1998. Integrating ISO-9000 with HACCP Programs in Seafood Processing Industry. Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 35, n 1-2, pp. 245-248.
  1. Soumaya Yacout, Jacqueline Boudreau. 1998. Assessment of Quality Activities Using Taguchi’s Loss Funtion. Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 35, n 1-2, pp. 229-232.

34. Soumaya Yacout, Yusuo Chang. 1997. Modeling Process Quality Costs for Alternative Quality Plans. Quality Engineering, 9 (3), pp. 419-431.

35. Nancy Gautreau, Soumaya Yacout, Réjean Hall. 1997. Simulation of Partially Observed Markov Decision Process and Dynamic Quality Improvement. Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 32, n 4, pp. 691-700.

36. B. Adbel Haleem, S. Yacout. 1997. Simulation of Maintenance Policies for a Fleet of Forklift Trucks Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering.

37.Soumaya Yacout, Yehia Raafat. 1996. Optimisation et analyse de la sensibilité d’un système de boues activées. Revue de l’Université de Moncton, vol. 29, nº 1-2, p. 1-15.

38. Isabelle Renaud, Soumaya Yacout. 1996. Resource Allocation and Optimal Product Mix at a Fish and Seafood Processing Company. Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 31, nº 112, pp. 355-358

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  1. Nancy Gautreau, Soumaya Yacout, Réjean Hall. 1996. Using Computer Simulation to Model Process Quality. Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 31, nº 1-2, pp. 343-346.

40. Soumaya Yacout, Yusuo Chang. 1996.Using Control Charts for Parameter Estimation of a Homogeneous Poisson Process. Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 31, nº 1-2, pp. 269-271.

41.Isabelle Renaud, Soumaya Yacout. 1995. Decision Support System for Quality Assurance Programs in the Fish and Seafood Processing Industry. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 29, September 1995, pp. 31-35.

42.Soumaya Yacout, Yusuo Chang. 1994. Mathematical Model for Measuring Quality Costs. Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference on Reliability, Quality Control, and Risk Assessment, pp. 50-53.

43.Soumaya Yacout, Yehia Raafat. 1994. Nonlinear Sensitivity Analysis of an Activated Sludge System. 3rd Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 273-278.

44.S.M. Yacout. 1993. Sensitivity and parametric bound analysis for a single pass machining problem. European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 65, n° 3, March 26, pp. 351-361.

45.Abdel Haleem, B.; Yacout, S.; Osman, M.; Hassan, M.F. 1993. Simplified Interactive Multiple Objective Nonlinear Programming Technique for Parameter Selection in Metal Cutting. Proceedings of the 2nd Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Los Angeles, California, pp. 340-344.

46.Soumaya Yacout, Gaston Losier. 1993. Philosophie de juste à temps: Vue d'ensemble et aperçu de ces possibilités au Nouveau-Brunswick. Revue de l'Université de Moncton, vol. 26, no 1, pp. 235-242.

47.Soumaya Yacout, Réjean Hall. 1993. «Les femmes en ingénierie: analyse et commentaires sur les recommandations du Comité canadien des femmes en ingénierie. ». Revue de l'Université de Moncton, vol. 26, no 1, pp. 223-234.

48.Mona Roushdy, Essam Sharaf, Soumaya Yacout. 1990. Development and Application of New Techniques for Highway Pavement Maintenance Priority Setting in Egypt. The Arab Road Association Magazine, vol. 2, pp.8-16.

49.S.M. Yacout, Badawia A.K. Abdel Haleem. 1989. A Simplified Interactive Multiple Objective Nonlinear Programming Procedure. The Third Conference on Operations Research and Its Military Applications, pp. MCD-9-95 - MCD-9-105.

50.M.F. Hassan, S. Yacout, A.M. Aly. 1988. Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis of a SinglePass Machining Problem Using Nonlinear Programming. The Fourth International Conference on Mechanical Design and Production, CairoUniversity, pp. 653-660.

51.M.F. Hassan, Soumaya Yacout. 1988. Industrialization policies and Energy Demand in Egypt Till Year 2000. The Thirteen International Congress for Statistics, Computer Science, Social and Demographic Research, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 207-240.

52.A.V. Fiacco, S.M. Yacout. 1988. An Expository Summary of a Procedure for Calculating Parametric Bounds for Nonconvex Separable Problems. The Fourth International Conference on Mechanical Design and Production, CairoUniversity, pp. 645-651.

53.S. Yacout. 1987. Cost-Profit Analysis of a New Energy Saving Gadget. The SecondAinShamsUniversity Conference on Production Engineering and Design, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 639-649.

54.A.V. Fiacco, S. Yacout. 1987. Parametric Bounds for Separable Problems. The Second Conference on Operations Research and its Military Applications. The TechnicalMilitaryCollege, Cairo, Egypt, pp. MPR-4-181 - MPR-4-193.

55.A.V. Fiacco, S. Yacout. 1986. Bounds on the Efficient Frontier of a Portfolio Selection Model and Analysis of the Effect of Uncertainty in Returns and Risks. Technical report, Institute of Management Science and Engineering. The GeorgeWashingtonUniversity, WashingtonD.C. U. S. A.

56.A.V. Fiacco, S. Yacout. 1986. Computer Implementation of Optimal Value Function Bounds and Solution Vector Estimates for Parametric Linear and Nonlinear Program (SENSUMT). Technical report, Institute of Management Science and Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

57.A.V. Fiacco, S. Yacout. 1986. Sensitivity Analysis and Parametric Optimal Value Bounds for a Nonconvex Programming Model: International Intro Company Transfer Pricing. Technical report, Institute of Management Science and Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington D.C., U.S.A.