Gilbert Laporte
Member, GERAD
![Gilbert Laporte](/system/assets/000/000/854/854.LaporteG2_medium.jpg)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Decision Sciences, HEC Montréal
Phone: 514 343-6143
Research Axes
Research Applications
Publications
Aug 2024
Meike Reusken, Gilbert Laporte, Sonja Rohmer, and Frans C.A.M. Cruijssen
European Journal of Operational Research, 317(1), 111–127, 2024
BibTeX reference
Aug 2024
Pedram Beldar, Maria Battarra, and Gilbert Laporte
Computers & Operations Research, 168, Paper no: 106708, 2024
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Jun 2024
David Canca, Eva Barrena Algara, and Gilbert Laporte
Computers & Operations Research, 166, Paper no: 106632, 2024
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News
May 21, 2024
Research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers, released in November 2023 the 3rd edition of its ranking of the top 1000 scientists in several fields.
Nov 14, 2023
Several GERAD researchers appear in a ranking of research citations updated in October 2023 and published on the Mendeley website, a search tool belonging to Elsevier, the Dutch scientific publisher.
Jul 10, 2023
For the second year running, a team including two HEC Montréal professors has won the SEIO-BBVA Fondation prize for the best article in applied operations research. The article appeared in Production and Operations Management 30(12), 4541-4565. The prize is worth 6,000 euros.
Events
Oct 27, 202310:00 AM — 11:30 AM
Workshop
Room 4488, André-Aisenstadt Building, Université de Montréal Campus
Nov 12, 202102:00 PM — 03:30 PM
Dec 2, 202011:00 AM — 12:00 PM
“Meet a GERAD researcher!” seminar
Hani Zbib – HEC Montréal
Hani Zbib – HEC Montréal
Online meeting
Prizes and awards
2001 – 2021
Canada Research Chair in Distribution Management
Chair
2024
Editor’s Award for Excellence in Reviewing
European Journal of Operational Research
2023
Best applied contribution in Operations Research
For the article "A Cost-Sharing Mechanism for Multi-Country Partnerships in Disaster Preparedness", J. Rodríguez-Pereira, B. Balçik, M.-È. Rancourt and G. Laporte
SEIO-Fondation BBVA
2023
Doctorate honoris causa
Molde University College
2023
Knight of the Ordre National du Québec
2023
Elected Fellow
Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association
2022
Goodeve Medal 2022 for the best paper published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society in 2021
Bruno, G., Cavola, M., Diglio, A., Laporte, G., Piccolo, C., “Reorganizing Postal Collections in Urban Areas as a Result of Declining Mail Volumes – A Case Study in Bologna, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 72, 1591-1606, 2021.
2022
Professor among the top scientists in the fields of mathematics and computer science
Research.com
2022
Facility Logistics Publication Award
for the article: Schiffer, M., Boysen, N., Klein, P.S., Laporte, G., Pavone, M., "Optimal Picking Policies in E-Commerce Warehouses", Management Science, 68, 1-21, 2022.
INFORMS Transportation Science
2022
Euro Gold Medal
The Association of European Operational Research Societies
2022
Best applied contribution in Operations Research
For the article "Optimizing Access to 5 Drinking Water in Remote Areas. Application to Nepal", G. Laporte, M.-È. Rancourt, J. Rodríguez-Pereira, S. Silvestri
SEIO-Fondation BBVA
2022
Best Editor Award
Communications in Transportation Research
2021
Transportation Science Meritorious Service Award
2021
Professor among the world’s most influential researchers in 2020 and in career
Mendeley (Elsevier)
2021
Honorary doctorate
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2021
Professor Emeritus
HEC Montréal
2021
Prix Killam
Canada Council for the Arts
2020
Roger-Charbonneau Award
HEC Montréal
2020
Professor among the world’s most influential researchers in 2019 and in career
Mendeley (Elsevier)
2020
Honorary Professor
HEC Montréal
2020
Emeritus Member
Canadian Operational Research Society
2019
Fellow
EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics Optimization (VeRoLog)
2019
Elected as an international member
National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
2018
Member of the Order of Canada
The Governor General of Canada
2018
Marie-Victorin award
Government of Quebec
2018
Honorary doctorate
Université de Liège
2017
Named the world’s most influential author in operations research/management science
Omega journal
2017
Prize of Excellence
FRQNT
2016
Editors' Choice Articles
Heuristics for dynamic and stochastic inventory-routing'', Computers & Operations Research, 52, part A, 55-67, 2014 (with J.-F. Cordeau and L. Coelho)
Computers & Operations Research
2016
First Practice Prize
Canadian Operational Research Society
2016
Urgel-Archambault Prize
Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS)
2016
Honorary doctorate
Eindhoven University of Technology
2014
Lifetime Achievement in Location Analysis Award
INFORMS
1998
Elected member
Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
Editorial Boards & Comittees
Editor-in-Chief
- 2003-2006, Computers & Operations Research
- 1995-2002, Transportation Science
- 1987-1992, INFOR: Information Science and Operational Research
Associate Editor
- Operations Research
- Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
- Networks
- Naval Research Logistics
- Journal of the Operational Research Society
- TOP
- INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research
- Decision Analytics
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board
- Transportation Science
Member of the Editorial Board
- Computers & Operations Research
- European Journal of Operational Research
- EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics
- EURO Journal on Computational Optimization
- Pesquisa Operacional
- Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
- European Journal of Industrial Engineering
- International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics
- Communications in Transport Research
- Operations Research Perspectives
- Frontiers of Engineering Management
- Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Analytics
Supervision
Tsimafei Nemytau
Ph.D.
Hosang Song
Ph.D.
Maryam Haghi
Postdoctoral research
Christina Liepold
Master's degree
![Hani Zbib](/system/assets/000/001/972/1972.HaniZibib_card.jpg)
Hani Zbib
Postdoctoral research
Homayoun Shaabani
Ph.D.
Jessica Rodríguez-Pereira
Postdoctoral research
Diego Ponce
Postdoctoral research
Maryam Darvish
Postdoctoral research