<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/faculty-research/faculty-profiles/profile/mbaghersad.php" dsn="faculty"><username>mbaghersad</username><profile-img><img src="https://business.fau.edu/images/faculty-profiles/Baghersad.Milad.jpg" alt="Milad  Baghersad"/></profile-img><first-name>Milad</first-name><middle-name/><last-name>Baghersad</last-name><rank>Associate Professor</rank><department>Information Technology and Operations Management Department</department><department-url>/departments/information-technology-operations-management/</department-url><cob-media/><expertise>Supply Chain Management, Disaster Resilience, Business Analytics, Machine Learning</expertise><room-num>Fleming Hall - Room 215 (Boca Raton)</room-num><email>mbaghersad@fau.edu</email><phone>5612973179</phone><fax/><website/><bio/><education>PhD (2018) Business Administration, Virginia Tech University|MS (2013) Industrial Engineering, University of Tehran|BS (2011) Industrial Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology</education><certifications>(20 hours) -- ACUE -- 4 Microcredentials --- 1. Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment, 2. Designer Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses, 3. Inspiring Inquiry and Lifelong Learning in Your Online Course, 4. Promoting Active Learning Online.</certifications><contributions>Baghersad, Milad; Zobel, Christopher; Farahani, Mehdi; Behara, Ravi. (2025). Trade-offs Between Equity and Efficiency in Prioritizing Critical Infrastructure Investments: A Case of Stormwater Management Systems<em>, Production and Operations Management</em>, 34(4), 590-611|Baghersad, Milad; Gumus, Gulcin; Huang, Derrick; Behara, Ravi. (2024). Regional Policy Coordination of Pandemic Responses Using an Iterative Mobility-Driven Algorithm<em>, Regional Studies</em>, 58(2), 393-408|Ahmed, N.; Menachof, David; Baghersad, Milad; Yoo, Chul Woo. (2023). Evaluation Of Charging Station Locations: Infrastructure for Fully Electric Semi-Trucks in the U.S.A.<em>, Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight Transport, Cambridge, UK</em>|Baghersad, Milad; Emadikhiav, Mohsen; Huang, Derrick; Behara, Ravi. (2023). Modularity Maximization to Design Contiguous Policy Zones for Pandemic Response<em>, European Journal of Operational Research</em>, 304(1), 99-112|Baghersad, Milad; Zobel, C.; Lowry, P.B.; Chatterjee, Sutirtha. (2022). The Roles of Prior Experience and the Location on the Severity of Supply Chain Distruptions<em>, International Journal of Production Research</em>, 60(16), 5051-5070|Kazemian, I.; Torabi, S.; Zobel, C.; Li, Y.; Baghersad, Milad. (2022). A multi-attribute supply chain network resilience assessment framework based on SNA-inspired indicators<em>, Operational Research</em>, 22(3), 1853-1883|Baghersad, Milad; Zobel, C.. (2022). Organizational Resilience to Disruption Risks: Developing Metrics and Testing Effectiveness of Operational Strategies<em>, Risk Analysis: An International Journal</em>, 42(3), 561-579|Huang, Derrick; Baghersad, Milad; Behara, Ravi; Zobel, C.W.. (2022). Optimal Investment in Prevention and Recovery for Mitigating Epidemic Risks<em>, Risk Analysis: An International Journal</em>, 42(1), 206-220|Baghersad, Milad; Zobel, C.. (2021). Assessing the Extended Impacts of Supply Chain Distruptions on Firms: An Empirical Study<em>, International Journal of Production Economics</em>, 231, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107862; Article 107862|Zobel, C.; MacKenzie, C.A.; Baghersad, Milad; Li, Y.. (2021). Establishing a Frame of Reference for Measuring Disaster Resilience<em>, Decision Support Systems</em>, 140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2020.113406; Article 113406|Koufteros, X.; Babbar, Sunil; Behara, Ravi; Baghersad, Milad. (2021). OM Research: Leading Authors and Institutions<em>, Decision Sciences</em>, 52(1), 8-77|Baghersad, Milad; Zobel, C.W.; Behara, Ravi. (2020). Evaluation of Local Government Performance after Disasters<em>, Proceedings of the 17th International ISCRAM Conference</em>|Sithipolvanichgul, J.; Abrahams, A.S.; Goldberg, D.M.; Zaman, N.; Baghersad, Milad; Nasri, L.; Ractham, P.. (2020). Safeguarding Korean Export Trade through Social Media-Driven Risk Identification and Characterization<em>, Journal of Korea Trade</em>, 24(8), 39-62|Mena, C.; Melnyk, S.A.; Baghersad, Milad; Zobel, C.W.. (2020). Sourcing Decisions Under Conditions of Risk and Resilience: a Behavioral Study<em>, Decision Sciences</em>, 51, 985-1014|Zobel, C.W.; Baghersad, Milad. (2020). Analytically comparing disaster resilience across multiple dimensions: Leveraging 311 data<em>, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences</em>, 69, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2018.12.005; Article 100678|Zobel, C.W.; Baghersad, Milad; Zhang, Y.. (2018). An Approach for quantifying the multidimensional nature of disaster resilience in the context of municipal service provision<em>, The Urban Book Series, Springer</em>|Nasri, L.; Baghersad, Milad; Gruss, R.; Marucchi, N.; Abrahams, A.S.; Ehsani, J.P.. (2018). An investigation into online videos as a source of safety hazard reports<em>, Journal of Safety Research</em>, 69, 89-99|Zobel, C.W.; Baghersad, Milad; Zhang, Y.. (2017). Calling 311: evaluating the performance of municipal services after disasters<em>, Proceedings of the 14th International ISCRAM Conference</em>|Torabi, S.A.; Aghajani, M.; Baghersad, Milad. (2016). A novel procurement model for humanitarian relief supply chains<em>, Proceedings of POMS 27th Annual Conference</em>|Torabi, S.A.; Baghersad, Milad. (2016). Multi-attribute decision making techniques: an applied approach<em>, University of Tehran Press</em>|Baghersad, Milad; Zobel, C.W.. (2015). Economic impact of production bottlenecks cause by disasters impacting interdependent industry sectors<em>, International Journal of Production Economics</em>, 168, 71-80|Torabi, S.A.; Baghersad, Milad; Mansouri, S.A.. (2015). Resilient supplier selection and order allocation under operational and disruption risks<em>, Transportation Research Part E</em>, 79, 22-48|Baghersad, Milad; Azadeh, A.; Farahani, M.H.; Zarrin, M.. (2015). Semi-online patient scheduling in pathology laboratories<em>, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine</em>, 64(3), 217-226|Azadeh, A.; Hosseinabadi Farahani, M.; Torabzadeh, S.; Baghersad, Milad. (2014). Scheduling prioritized patients in emergency department laboratories<em>, Transportation Research Part E</em>, 117(2), 61-70|Torabi, S.A.; Baghersad, Milad. (2013). A multi-objective inventory routing problem with back-order and lateral trans-shipments<em>, Proceedings of the 9th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Iran</em>|Rabbani, M.; Baghersad, Milad; Jafari, R.. (2013). A new hybrid GA-PSO method for solving multi-period inventory routing problem with considering financial decisions<em>, Journla of Industrial Engineering and Management</em>, 6(4), 909-929|Torabi, S.A.; Meisami, A.; Baghersad, Milad. (2013). Emergency relief routing and temporary depots location problem with considering roads restoration<em>, Proceedings of POMS 24th Annual Conference</em></contributions><research-interests>Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Disruptions, Disaster Resilience, Machine Learning, Data Analytics</research-interests></item>