About Me

About Me

I am a second year Ph.D. student in T&O at the Ross School of Business (University of Michigan) where I am advised by Izak Duenyas and Roman Kapuscinski. I am also pursuing an M.S. in Statistics. Previously, I earned a Ph.D. in Transportation Systems Engineering, and an M.Sc. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, and dual B.Sc. degrees in Mathematics and Civil Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.

My research focuses on developing dynamic policies, inspection mechanisms, and experimentation frameworks in strategic and uncertain environments. I integrate techniques from online decision-making, statistical inference, and operations research—drawing on tools such as stochastic systems analysis, approximation algorithms, online learning, and large deviation theory. My work also extends to applications in online decision-making, the sharing economy, and automated transportation systems, where I have published several studies. My work has been recognized with honors such as IBM best student paper award finalist (2024) and the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship (2022).

Residency

I hold U.S. permanent residency (Green Card).

Education

• Ph.D. in Technology and Operations (2024–present), Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (GPA: 4.1/4.0)
• Ph.D. in Transportation Systems Engineering (2023), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (GPA: 4.2/4.0)
• MSc in Industrial & Operations Engineering (2021), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (GPA: 4.2/4.0)
• B.Sc. in Mathematics and Civil Engineering (2018), Sharif University of Technology (GPA: 3.92/4.0; Math GPA: 4.0/4.0)

Publications

Work in Progress

14. Abdolmaleki, M., Duenyas, I., Kapuscinski, R. "Dynamic Staged Financing under Asymmetric Information and Inspection." Under preparation.
15. Abdolmaleki, M. "Approximation Algorithms and Hardness of Approximation for Itinerary Planning of Cooperative Truck Platooning." Under preparation.

Working Paper

12. Abdolmaleki, M., Momot, R. "Encrypted Personalized Revenue Management." Under preparation for submission.
    Award: Finalist IBM student paper award.
    Invited for INFORMS Annual Meeting (2024).
13. Abdolmaleki, M., Chao, X., Radvand, T., Yin, Y. "Joint pricing and delayed empty relocation policies for ride-sourcing systems." Under preparation for submission.
    Presentation: INFORMS RMP Conference (2024), UCI (2024), NYU Stern (2024), MIT IDSS (2023), UMN ISyE (2023).
14. Abdolmaleki, M., Yin, Y. "Intersection Control in a Connected and Automated Vehicle Environment: A Unifying Graph Coloring Approach." In preparation.
    Presentation: MIT Mobility Initiative (2021).
15. Radvand, T., Abdolmaleki, M., Mostagir, M., Tewari, A. "Zero-Shot Statistical Tests for LLM-Generated Text Detection using Finite Sample Concentration Inequalities." Under preparation.
    Junior Mentorship
    GitHub Repository | Live Demo
16. Abdolmaleki, M., Sahin, O., Kapucinski, R. "Price Restraining Policies and Search Costs: Economic Analysis and Implications." Under preparation.
    Presentation: INFORMS RMP Conference (2025). Invited for INFORMS Annual Meeting (2024).

Published Papers

7. Abdolmaleki, M., Shahabi, M., Yin, Y., Masoud, N. "Itinerary Planning for Cooperative Truck Platooning." Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 153 (2021): 91-110.
8. Abdolmaleki, M., Masoud, N., Yin, Y. "Transit timetable synchronization for transfer time minimization." Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 131 (2020): 143-159.
9. Abdolmaleki, M., Masoud, N., Yin, Y. "Vehicle-to-vehicle wireless power transfer: Paving the way toward an electrified transportation system." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 103 (2019): 261-280.
10. Tafreshian, A., Abdolmaleki, M., Masoud, N., Wang, H. "Proactive shuttle dispatching in large-scale dynamic dial-a-ride systems." Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 150 (2021): 227-259.
11. Sun, X., Wu, H., Abdolmaleki, M., Yin, Y., Zou, B. "Investigating the Potential of Truck Platooning on Energy Savings: an Empirical Study on the US National Highway Freight Network." Transportation Research Record (Accepted).
12. Abdolmaleki, M., Hutchinson, J.P., Ilchi, S.Gh., Mahmoodian, E.S., Matsumoto, N., Shabani, M.A. "On uniquely k-list colorable planar graphs, graphs on surfaces, and regular graphs." Graphs and Combinatorics 34.3 (2018): 383-394.
13. Abdolmaleki, M., Ilchi, S.Gh., Mahmoodian, E.S., Shabani, M.A. "On decomposing complete tripartite graphs into 5-cycles." arXiv:1907.06187.

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant, Infrastructure Systems Optimization, University of Michigan (Fall 2021)
• Teaching Assistant, Transportation Network Modeling, University of Michigan (Winter 2021)
• Teaching Assistant, Linear Algebra, Sharif University of Technology (Fall 2015)

Honors and Awards

• IBM best student paper award finalist (2024)
• Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan (2022)
• Member of the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, University of Michigan (2022)
• Third Prize, 23rd International Mathematical Competition for University Students, Bulgaria (2016)
• Silver Medal, 40th Iranian Mathematical Society Competition (Ranked 5th) (2016)
• Bronze Medal, 29th Iranian National Mathematical Olympiad (2010)

Service

• Journals Refereed: Management Science, Operations Research, Transportation Research Part B, C, & E (2019–Present)
• Session Chair, INFORMS (2019–2022)
• DEI Committee/K-12 Activities Chair, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society (2022)