Professor Hatem Masri
Professor of Business Analytics | President of Applied Science University, Bahrain
Advancing decision sciences, academic excellence and positive societal impact through research, university leadership and international collaboration.

Research · Leadership · Community Impact
My career brings together rigorous research in optimisation and analytics, academic programme innovation, university leadership and service to the international research community.
Research & Publications
Decision sciences, operations research, artificial intelligence, stochastic programming, financial decision-making and sustainable applications.
Academic Leadership
University leadership, academic transformation, quality assurance, new programmes and international partnerships.
Professional Service
Scholarly societies, academic mentoring, conference organisation, and international research collaboration.
Selected Research Contributions
- Belief Linear Programming — International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (2010). Read publication.
- A Shariah-Compliant Portfolio Selection Model — Journal of the Operational Research Society (2018). Read publication.
- Sequential Artificial Intelligence Models to Forecast Urban Solid Waste in Sousse, Tunisia — IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (2021). Read publication.
Academic & Professional Engagement
I am founder and chair of the INFORMS Bahrain International Group, a past president of the African Federation of Operational Research Societies (AFROS), general secretary of the Tunisian Decision Aid Society, and an AACSB volunteer and mentor. My work also includes academic conferences, journal editing, doctoral supervision, and research community development.
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ASU’s QS & THE Rankings
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