Samira Keivanpour
B.Sc. (Iran), MBA (Iran), Ph.D. (Canada)
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering
Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering
Areas of expertise
Operations management Logistics Industry 4.0 Expert systems Artificial intelligence
Operations management Logistics Industry 4.0 Expert systems Artificial intelligence
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
- Sustainable solutions in supply chain and logistics
- Design for environment and Design for "X"
- End of life products management and AI driven circularity
- Digital supply chain and industry 4.0
- Machine learning and Reinforcement learning
Affiliation(s)
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 1600 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Publications
Recent publications
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Miyangaskary, M. K., Keivanpour, S., Kordler, A. E., Safari, H., & Lamghari, A. (2025). Enhancing sustainability performance of a closed-loop supply chain for protein products using a fully fuzzy multi-objective optimisation. International Journal of Systems Science Operations & Logistics, 12(1), 28 pages.
Kheirabadi, M., Keivanpour, S., Frayret, J.-M., & Chinniah, Y. A. (2025). Safety-driven optimisation of human–robot collaborative assembly line balancing. International Journal of Production Research, 1-26.
Jamshidi, S., Amirnia, A., Nikanjam, A., Wazed Nafi, K., Khomh, F., & Keivanpour, S. (2025). Self-adaptive cyber defense for sustainable IoT: A DRL-based IDS optimizing security and energy efficiency. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 104176.
Sibille, A., Ashkbous Esfahani, M., Doublet, L. H. C., Farahani, R. D., Binet, F., Bodkhe, S., Therriault, D., & Keivanpour, S. (2025). The sustainability of recycled polylactic acid via fused filament fabrication: environmental impacts across cycles. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 14 pages.
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Biography
Samira earned her Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and MBA in Operation Management from Iran. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Laval University. Samira was a postdoctoral fellow and professional researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Laval University during 2015-2017. She was a faculty member at Thompson Rivers University before joining Polytechnique Montréal. Her research interests include Sustainable solutions in supply chain and logistics, end of life products treatment, digital supply chain, and industry 4.0.
Teaching
Manufacturing planning and control
Sustainable production systems
Sustainable manufacturing
Education
- Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Canada
- MBA, gestion des opérations, Iran
- BSC, Electrical Engineering, Iran
Supervision at Polytechnique
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Master's Thesis (5)
- Bas, T. A. (2023). Modèles d'affaires durables et innovants pour les plateformes de fret intelligentes : une approche multi-outils stratégiques et un guide pour les start-ups [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Yang, Y. (2023). Integrating X-Reality and Lean Into End-of-Life Product Disassembly Planning in Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0: A Critical Review [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Mirzaei, F. (2022). Developing a Decision Support Tool for Co-Design of Open-Architecture Products Considering Sustainability Criteria [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Padidar, M. (2022). A Hybrid Modeling Approach to Joint Matching and Pricing in an Intelligent Freight Transportation Platform [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Rezazadeh, M. (2021). Opportunities and Challenges of Industry 4.0 in OH&S Management System: A Critical Review [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
Press review about Samira Keivanpour

November 25, 2023,
Le Devoir,
Améliorer le traitement des avions et des appareils électroniques en fin de vie
Dans le cahier spécial consacré au 150e anniversaire de Polytechnique Montréal, l'université lance des pistes de recherche pour favoriser le recyclage des déchets électroniques et proposer des solutions écoresponsables aux cimetières d'avions.