Bio

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance and Risk Engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

I earned my Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. I worked with Professor Chi-Guhn Lee at the Dynamic Optimization & Operations Management Lab. I was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Fellowship and by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies (FRQNT) fellowship.

I also earned Dual Bachelor and Master Degrees in Engineering Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Astrophysics and Applied Mathematics from ISAE-SUPAERO and Polytechnique Montréal, as well as  a Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation Management from HEC Paris where I specialized in strategies for the Aerospace sector. In these programs, I focused on physics, applied mathematics, engineering, and strategy.

I worked at the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Data Science for Real-Time Decision-Making (CERC-DS4DM) led by Professor Andrea Lodi. I also worked on an Astrophysics project at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA-Saclay), a Radiation Oncology Physics project at the Cancer University Institute of Toulouse (Oncopole), and a Planetology project related to the MARS InSight Mission with NASA-JPL.

My CV can be found here.

Funded Research Grants

  • Chi-Guhn Lee, Amine Mohamed Aboussalah, LG Sciencepark Research Proposal – $525,000 (2019).
    Transfer learning in a changing environment. Conceived project, wrote proposal, supervised MS student.
  • Chi-Guhn Lee, Amine Mohamed Aboussalah, Huawei-UoT Joint Lab Research Proposal – $161,000 (2019).
    Transfer learning approaches to the graph-structured data. Conceived project, wrote proposal.
  • Chi-Guhn Lee, Amine Mohamed Aboussalah, Fujitsu Co-Creation Research Laboratory – $100,000 (2019).
    Deep Reinforcement learning and Quantum Annealing on DAU. Conceived project, wrote proposal, conducted research.

Scholarships and Awards

  • Diploma in Operational Research from the Canadian Operational Research Society (2021).
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship Award (OGS) – $15,000 (2021).
  • U of T COVID-19 Student Engagement Award – $3,000 (2021).
  • MIE Group Teaching Assistant Award – Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (University of Toronto) – $300 (2021).
  • NSERC Research Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (MSFSS) Award to support work at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (deferred due to COVID) – $6,000 (2021).
  • Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Fellowship (CGS D) – Ranked 7th Nationwide – $70,000 (2019-2021).
  • Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies (FRQNT) – $42,000 (2017-2019).
  • Barbara and Frank Milligan Graduate Fellowship – $5,460 (2017).
  • CAE-R. Fraser Elliott Scholarship – $2,000 (2017).
  • Polytechnique Montréal Graduate Scholarship Award – $20,000 (2016).
  • Award of Excellence of the Director General of Polytechnique Montréal (2014).
  • International Profile Award of Polytechnique Montréal (2014)
  • Pegasus Award in Engineering (2014).
  • Selected for the Québec Lieutenant Governor’s Medal (2013).
  • Exchange Student Mobility Scholarship – $10,000 (2011-2013).
  • Roasters Foundation Distinction Scholarship – $2,500 (2011)
  • Unit Participation and Initiation Research Scholarship – $1,500 (2011).
  • Arthur Yelon and John Brebner Low Award – $4,800 (2011).
  • Québec Advanced Materials Group Award (RQMP) – $5,000 (2010).
  • National Merit Scholarship by the Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research – $28,000 (2008-2011).

Sports Awards

  • Champion of Tri-Campus League, UofT St. George Black Team (Toronto, 2022).
  • Champion of Intramurals Athletics League, 1st Division Soccer SGS Team (Toronto, 2021).
  • Champion of GECOS Soccer Tournament (Gold medal), MIE Team, Toronto, 2019.
  • French Football Federation (FFF) License Futsal Player, 2011.
  • Best soccer player “Artist Prize”, CEPSUM soccer tournament, Montreal, 2010.
  • Top scorer player, CEPSUM soccer tournament, Montreal, 2009.
  • Fath Union Sport (FUS) Football Academy, Rabat, Morocco, 1999-2003.
  • Champion and vice champion of Morocco in Taekwondo under 16, gold medal in 2001 and silver medal in 2002.