Université Laval
Faculty of Business Administration

Irène
Abi-Zeid

Ph. D.

Full Professor

Department of Operations and Decision Systems
FSA ULaval
Pavillon Palasis-Prince
Local 2513

Fields of Interest and Research

  • Decision support systems
  • Assessment and optimization in management
  • Decisions and risk analysis
  • Quantitative methods for environmental sciences
  • Transport planning
  • General statistical methods

Education

  • Philosophiae Doctor, in cotutelle, Statistical Hydrology - Applied Statistics (Ph. D.), French National School of Forestry
  • M.Sc. Mathematics (M. Sc.), University of Ottawa
  • B.Sc. Honors Mathematics - Sciences (B. Sc.), University of Ottawa

Publications

Articles

  • Thermes, M., Abi-Zeid, I., Sentis, A., Taillandier, F., & Niquil, N. (2026). From participation to management: Coconstructing sustainable practices in the Saint Lawrence Beluga Habitat. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 36(3), e70352. DOI : 10.1002/aqc.70352
  • Cailhier, A., Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., Marleau Donais, F., & Cerutti, J. (2025). Where to plan shared streets: Development and application of a multicriteria spatial decision support tool. European Journal of Operational Research, 322(2), 665-678. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejor.2024.11.012
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Bouchard, N., Bousquet, M., Cerutti, J., Dupéré, S., Fortier, J., Lavoie, R., Mauger, I., Raymond, C., Richard, E., & Savard, L. (2024). A multicriteria vulnerability index for equitable resource allocation in public health funding. Revue canadienne de santé publique/Canadian Journal of Public Health. DOI : 10.17269/s41997-024-00903-8
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Cerruti, J. (2024). Multi-criteria decision aiding for built heritage value assessment: Model and application in Québec City, Canada. Annals of Operations Research, 353, 77-92. DOI : 10.1007/s10479-024-06059-5
  • Marais, A. E., Abi-Zeid, I., Rodriguez, M., & Lavoie, R. (2024). A multicriteria model for the assessment of source water contamination by anthropogenic activities to support land use management. Environmental Modeling and Assessment. DOI : 10.1007/s10666-024-09964-y
  • Abdollahi, S., Waygoodm, O., Tavakoli, Z., Cloutier, M. S., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). Understanding the factors affecting traffic danger for children: insights from focus group discussion. Urban planning, 9, 8481. DOI : 10.17645/up.8481
  • Cerutti, J., Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., Lavoie, R., & J. Rodriguez, M. (2023). A case-based reasoning tool to recommend drinking water source protection actions. Journal of Environmental Management, 331, 117228. DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117228
  • Morin, M., Abi-Zeid, I., & Quimper, C.-G. (2023). Ant colony optimization for path planning in search and rescue operations. European Journal of Operational Research, 305(1), 53-63. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejor.2022.06.019
  • Cerutti, J., Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., Lavoie, R., & Rodriguez, M. (2023). A case-based reasoning system to recommend solutions for source water protection: Knowledge acquisition and modelling. Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 20(6), 828-842. DOI : 10.1080/14778238.2022.2075808
  • Laperrière-Robillard, T., Morin, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2022). Supervised learning for maritime search operations: An artificial intelligence approach to search efficiency evaluation. Expert Systems with Applications, 206, 117857. DOI : 10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117857
  • Delhomme, B., Taillandier, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Thomopoulos, R., Baudrit, C., & Mora, L. (2022). An interface between natural language and abstract argumentation frameworks for real-time debate analysis. Decision Support Systems, 154, 113694. DOI : 10.1016/j.dss.2021.113694
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, E. O. D., & Lavoie, R. (2022). Municipal decision-making for sustainable transportation: Towards improving current practices for street rejuvenation in Canada. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 156, 152-170. DOI : 10.1016/j.tra.2021.12.009
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2021). A Framework for Post-Project Evaluation of Multicriteria Decision Aiding Processes from the Stakeholders’ Perspective: Design and Application. Group Decision and Negotiation, 30(5), 1161-1191. DOI : 10.1007/s10726-021-09753-y
  • Madhooshiarzanagh, P., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2021). A disaggregation approach for indirect preference elicitation in Electre TRI-nC: Application and validation. Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 28(3-4), 144-159. DOI : 10.1002/mcda.1730
  • Cerutti, J., Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., & J. Rodriguez, M. (2021). Portait de la mise en œuvre de la protection des sources d’eau potable au Québec. VertigO, Revue des sciences de l'environnement, 12(1). DOI : 10.4000/vertigo.31489
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, E. O. D., & Lavoie, R. (2019). A review of cost-benefit analysis and multicriteria decision analysis from the perspective of sustainable transport in project evaluation. EURO Journal on Decision Processes, 7(3), 327-358. DOI : 10.1007/s40070-019-00098-1
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, E. O. D., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Assessing and ranking the potential of a street to be redesigned as a Complete Street: A multi-criteria decision aiding approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 124, 1-19. DOI : 10.1016/j.tra.2019.02.006
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2018). Évaluation du potentiel des rues à être réaménagées en rues conviviales : Une approche multicritère. Routes et Transports, 47(1), 34-38.
  • Tremblay, J., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2015). Value-based argumentation for policy decision analysis: Methodology and an exploratory case study of a hydroelectric project in Québec. Annals of Operations Research, 236(1), 233-253. DOI : 10.1007/s10479-014-1774-4
  • Couture-Grenier, N., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2015). MCDA ULaval: A Multi-Platform Multicriteria Software. Newsletter of EURO Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, Serie 3(31), 8-11. http://www.cs.put.poznan.pl/ewgmcda/newsletter/Spr15.pdf
  • Mailly, D., Abi-Zeid, I., & Pepin, S. (2014). A Multi-Criteria Classification Approach for Identifying Favourable Climates for Tourism. Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 21(1-2), 65-75. DOI : 10.1002/mcda.1507
  • Taillandier, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Taillandier, P., Sauce, G., & Bonetto, R. (2014). An interactive decision support method for real estate management in a multi-criteria framework - REMIND. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 18(3), 265-278. DOI : 10.3846/1648715X.2014.941432
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2013). On Argumentation Theory - A Very Brief Overview. Newsletter of EURO Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, Series 3(27), 1-6. http://www.cs.put.poznan.pl/ewgmcda/newsletter/Spr13.pdf
  • Taillandier, F., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2013). A multicriteria evaluation of real estate properties based on environmental impacts. International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making, 3(4), 303-324. DOI : 10.1504/IJMCDM.2013.056778
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Nilo, O., & Lamontagne, L. (2011). A Constraint Optimization Approach for the Allocation of Multiple Search Units in Search and Rescue Operations. INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, 49(1), 15-30. DOI : 10.3138/infor.49.1.015
  • Ba, F., Bouchard, C., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2011). Analyse multicritère pour la priorisation des interventions en matière d’approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural au Sénégal : cas de la région de Diourbel. Revue des Sciences de l'Eau/Journal of Water Science, 24(1), 9-22. DOI : 10.7202/045824ar
  • Doré, P. E., Martin, A., Abi-Zeid, I., Jousselme, A. L., & Maupin, P. (2010). Belief functions induced by multimodal probability density functions, an application to the search and rescue problem. RAIRO - Operations Research, 44(4), 323-343. DOI : 10.1051/ro/2011001
  • Frenette, C., Beauregard, R., Abi-Zeid, I., Derome, D., & Salenikovitch, A. (2010). Multicriteria decision analysis applied to the design of light-frame wood wall assemblies. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 3(1), 33-52. DOI : 10.1080/19401490903395133
  • Bouchard, C., Abi-Zeid, I., Beauchamp, N., Lamontagne, L., Desrosiers, J., & Rodriguez, M. (2010). Multicriteria decision analysis for the selection of a small drinking water treatment system. Journal of Water Supply, 59(4), 230-242. DOI : 10.2166/aqua.2010.071
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Schvartz, S., Tourigny, N., & Lamontagne , L. (2008). Modélisation au niveau des connaissances du raisonnement pour la localisation d'un aéronef porté disparu. Artificial Intelligence, 26(2), 757-790.
  • Schvartz, S., Abi-Zeid, I., & Tourigny, N. (2007). Knowledge engineering for modelling reasoning in a diagnosis task: Application to search and rescue. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des sciences de l'administration, 24(3), 196-211. DOI : 10.1002/cjas.24
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Frost, J. R. (2005). SARPlan: A decision support system for Canadian search and rescue operations. European Journal of Operational Research, 162(3), 630-653. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejor.2003.10.029
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Parent, E., & Bobée, B. (2004). The stochastic modeling of low flows by the alternating point processes approach: Methodology and application. Journal of Hydrology, 285(1-4), 41-61. DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.08.009
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Doyon, B. (2003). Using a geographic decision support system to plan search and rescue operations. International journal of emergency management, 1(4), 346-362. DOI : 10.1504/IJEM.2003.004357
  • Yagouti, A., Abi-Zeid, I., Ouarda, T. B., & Bobée, B. (2001). Revue de processus ponctuels et synthèse de tests statistiques pour le choix d'un type de processus. Revue des Sciences de l'Eau/Journal of Water Science, 14(3), 323-361. DOI : 10.7202/705423ar
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Bobée, B. (1999). La modélisation stochastique des étiages : une revue bibliographique. Revue des Sciences de l'Eau/Journal of Water Science, 12(3), 459-484. http://rse.inrs.ca/art/volume12/v12n3_459.pdf
  • Summer, W., & Abi-Zeid, I. (1992). Simulation und Vorhersage von Schwebstoffreinhen der Donau. Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft, 44(1-2), 11-15.
  • Villeneuve, J. P., Marcoux, C., Cyr, J.-F., Lavallée, P., Abi-Zeid, I., & Benoît, J. (1992). La gestion dynamique des eaux de débordement de réseaux unitaires sur le territoire de la communauté urbaine de Québec. Sciences et techniques de l'eau, 26(2), 229-237.

Books

Chapters in Collective Works

  • Abi-Zeid, I., Marleau Donais, F., & Cerutti, J. (2023). Multicriteria Decision Aiding – An overview of some challenges during interventions in real-life applications. In M.-F. Norese, M. A. De Vicente y Oliva et I. Abi-Zeid (Ed). Multicriteria Decision Aiding Interventions - Applications for Analysts (pp. 161-186). Springer. doi : 10.1007/978-3-031-28465-6_6.
  • Morin, M., Papillon, A. P., Abi-Zeid, I., Laviolette, F., & Quimper , C.-G. (2012). Constraint programming for path planning with uncertainty: Solving the optimal search path problem. Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 988-1003). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi : 10.1007/978-3-642-33558-7_70.
  • Lamontagne, L., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2006). Combining multiple similarity metrics using a multicriteria approach. In Roth-Berghofer, T.R., Göker, M.H., Güvenir, H.A (Ed). Advances in Case-Based Reasoning. ECCBR 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 412-428). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  • Chebchoub, A., Bargaoui, Z., Abi-Zeid, I., & Bobee, B. (1999). Modélisation de l'occurrence des étiages à partir des débits moyens journaliers à l'aide des processus pontuels. AISH publication (pp. 155-163).
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., & Yang, Q. (1999). Is CBR Applicable to the Coordination of Search and Rescue Operations? A Feasibility Study. In Klaus-Dieter Althoff, Ralph Bergmann, L.Karl Branting (Ed). Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development (pp. 358-370). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi : 10.1007/3-540-48508-2_26.
  • Carrick, C., Yang, Q., Abi-Zeid, I., & Lamontagne, L. (1999). Activating CBR Systems through Autonomous Information Gathering. In Klaus-Dieter Althoff, Ralph Bergmann, L.Karl Branting (Ed). Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development (pp. 74-88). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi : 10.1007/3-540-48508-2_6.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1998). L'estimation de l'intensité d'un processus de Poisson inhomogène par une méthode bayésienne. In E. Parent, P. Hubert, B. Bobée, J. Miquel (Eds.) (Ed). Selected papers from the International Conference on Statistical and Bayesian Methods in Hydrological Sciences in honor of Professor Jacques Bernier (11-13 Sept. 1995), Technical Documents in Hydrology, UNESCO (pp. 63-78). https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000114628.
  • Yang, Q., Abi-Zeid, I., & Lamontagne, L. (1998). An agent system for intelligent situation assessment. In Fausto Giunchiglia (Ed). Artificial Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, and Applications (pp. 466-474). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi : 10.1007/BFb0057467.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Bobée, B. (1994). Some Reliability Measures for Nonstationary Markov Chains. In L. Duckstein, E. Parent (Ed). Engineering Risk in Natural Resources Management (pp. 149-158). Springer Netherlands. doi : 10.1007/978-94-015-8271-1_8.

Communications in a Conference with Proceedings

  • Esmaeilpour, A., Morin, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2025). Toward blackbox optimization for maritime search and rescue. Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference, Halifax, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Cerutti, J. (2023). Multi-Criteria Decision Aiding (MCDA) for Built Heritage Value Assessment - Model and Application in Québec City, Canada. European Working group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, Paris, France.
  • Norese, M. F., De Vicente Y Oliva, M. A., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2023). Multicriteria Decision Aiding Interventions. Applications for Analysts. European Working group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, Jean, Spain.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Marais, A. (2021). MCDA-ULaval software for ELECTRE methods - Application to water source protection. EURO 2021, Athènes (en ligne), Greece.
  • Marais, A., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2021). Who should I involve in my project?. 92nd meeting of European Working group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, online, Cracow, Poland.
  • Cerruti, J., Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., & Rodriguez, M. (2020). Bridging the Knowledge Gap Using Design Science Research: The Design of a Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) Application for Source Water Protection in Environmental Decision-Making. Proceedings of the International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD), Matera, Italy.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2020). Step by step toward a multicriteria spatial decision support system for shared streets: The case of Sherbrooke, Canada. INFORMS annual conference (November, online).
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, E. O. D., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Prioritizing the redesign of streets according to complete streets principles: A multicriteria approach. 2019 Canadian Operation Research Society Conference, Saskatoon, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Morin, M., & Nilo, O. (2019). Decision Support for Planning Maritime Search and Rescue Operations in Canada. Proceedings of International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Vol. 1. 316-327, Heraklion, Greece (Best paper award, Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems), Heraklion, Greece.
  • Cerutti, J., Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., & Rodriguez, M. (2019). An IDSS to identify and implement actions to protect drinking water sources in land use planning: Exploration and use of knowledge and past experiences. Doctoral Consortium of the 27th International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning – 19-23, Otzenhausen, Germany.
  • Cerutti, J., Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., Lavoie, R., & Rodriguez, M. (2019). Towards a knowledge-based decision support system for source water protection. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Systems (KMIS) (Best Ph. D. project award), Vienne, Austria.
  • Marleau Donais, F., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2018). Learning multi-criteria decision-aiding workshop facilitation: Experience from student case studies. Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Operational Research EURO, Valence, Spain.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie , R. (2018). Integrating sustainable transportation in decision-making processes : A comparison between Cost-Benefit Analysis and Multi-Criteria Decision aiding. Proceedings of the CTRF 53rd Annual Conference, Gatineau, Canada.
  • Taillandier, F., Delhomme, B., Abi-Zeid, I., Thomopoulos, R., Baudrit, C., & Mora, L. (2017). Designing and argumentative decision-aiding tool for urban planning. Proceedings 7th colloque du Réseau OPDE (Outils Pour Décider Ensemble), « Concevoir, adapter, évaluer des dispositifs pour faciliter et étendre la participation des acteurs aux décisions », Montpellier, France.
  • Taillandier, F., Delhomme, B., Abi-Zeid, I., Thomopoulos, R., & Baudrit, C. (2017). Designing an argumentative decision-aiding method for urban planning. Proceedings of the 86th Multicriteria Desicion Analysis Workshop, Paris, France.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., & Lavoie, R. (2017). Building a Shared Model for Multi-Criteria Group Decision Making. In Schoop M., Kilgour D. (eds) Group Decision and Negotiation. A Socio-Technical Perspective. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 293. Springer, Cham. 175-186. Runner Up: 2017 GDN Springer Young Researcher Award, Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2017). Assessing the Potential of streets to be redesigned as Complete Streets: A multi-criteria approach. Conference of the Institute of Transportation Engineers 2017, ITE, Toronto, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood , O., & Lavoie, R. (2017). Integrating sustainable transportation in decision-making processes: A comparison of Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Cost-Benefit Analysis. 17th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, MCDM, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Marif, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Hajji, A. (2017). Conception d'un Système d'Indicateurs de Performance Cohérent SIPCo : une approche intégrée. Actes de la 12e édition du Congrès International de Génie Industriel (CIGI 2017), Compiègne, France.
  • Morin, M., Abi-Zeid, I., Quimper, C.-G., & Nilo, O. (2017). Decision support for search and rescue response planning. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Albi, France.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., & Lavoie, R. (2017). A Loose-Coupling Integration of the MACBETH Approach in ArcGIS. In Linden I., Mareschal B., Liu S. Papathansiou, J. and Colot C. (eds). Proceedings of the EWG-DSS 2017 International Conference on Decision Support System Technology (ICDSST), Namur, Belgium.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Lavoie, R., Waygood, O., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2017). Élaboration d'outils d'aide à la décision pour intégrer la mobilité durable. 52e congrès de l'AQTR, Montréal, Canada.
  • Morin, M., Thomopoulos, R., Abi-Zeid, I., Léger, M., Grondin, F., & Pleau, M. (2016). Explaining the Results of an Optimization-Based Decision Support System: A Machine Learning Approach. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Applied Mathematical Programming and Modeling (APMOD 2016), Brno, Czechia.
  • Tremblay, J., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2013). Value-Based Argumentation and Decision Analysis: Methodology and a Case Study of an Environmental Project in Québec. Proceedings of the 78th Meeting of the European Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, Catania, Italy.
  • Taillandier, F., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2013). Multi-Criteria Decision Modeling for the Selection of Timber in Building Structures. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, session M2-9, paper 468, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Morin, M., Abi-Zeid, I., Nguyen, T. T., Lamontagne, L., & Maupin, P. (2013). Search and Surveillance in Emergency Situation - A GIS Based Approach to Construct Near-Optimal Visibility Graphs. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2013), Baden-Baden, Germany.
  • Tremblay, J., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2013). Value-Based Argumentation and Multicriteria Decision Analysis - Methodology and a Case Study of an Environmental Project in Québec. Proceedings of the III Congreso Internacional Logica, Argumentacion y Pensamiento Critico, Santiago, Chile.
  • Morin, M., Abi-Zeid, I., Petillot, I., & Quimper, C.-G. (2013). A hybrid algorithm for coverage path planning with imperfect sensors. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference.
  • Taillandier, F., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). Multicriteria Decision Support for Real Estate Property Management; Elaboration of an Environmental Action Plan. 71st Meeting of the European Working Group « Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding », Torino, Italy.
  • Doré, P. E., Abi-Zeid, I., Martin, A., Jousselme, A. L., & Maupin, P. (2009). Theory of belief functions for information combination and update in search and rescue operations. Information Fusion, 12th International Conference.
  • Morin, M., Lamontagne, L., Abi-Zeid, I., Lang, P., & Maupin, P. (2009). The optimal searcher path problem with a visibility criterion in discrete time and space. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Information Fusion, Seattle, United States of America.
  • Ba, F., Bouchard, C., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2008). Démarche d’aide multicritère pour l’allocation prioritaire des ressources en eau en milieu rural au Sénégal. Actes du Colloque outils pour décider ensemble, Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Longpré, E., Bouchard, C., & Rodriguez, M. (2004). The development of a multicriteria decision-aid framework for the selection of a drinking water treatment system. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference in Decision making in urban civil engineering (DMUCE-4), Porto, Portugal.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2004). Effort Allocation Algorithms for Search and Rescue Operations. Actes du Congrès 2004 de l'Association des sciences administratives du Canada - Association des sciences administratives du Canada (ASAC), Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2001). SARPlan: A decision support system for Canadian Search and Rescue Operations. International conference on enterprise information systems, ICEIS, Setùbal, Portugal.
  • Lamontagne, L., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2000). A problem solving method for the cooperative information gathering in the search and rescue domain. 4th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems (COOP), Nice, France.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Bobée, B. (1999). La modélisation stochastique des étiages par les processus ponctuels. Colloque sur l'analyse du risque, ENIT, Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Chebchoub, A., Bargaoui, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Bobée, B. (1999). Modélisation stochastique des étiages à partir des débits moyens journaliers à l'extrême nord de la Tunisie. Colloque sur l'analyse du risque, ENIT, Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Bélanger, M., Guitouni, M., & Martel, J.-M. (1998). A multicriteria method for evaluating courses of action for Canadian airspace violation. Fourth International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Parent, E., & Bobée, B. (1998). Computing risk indices based on drought durations. International Symposium on Water Supply and Treatment, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Summer, W., Klaghofer, E., Abi-Zeid, I., & Villeneuve, J. P. (1992). Critical reflections on long term sediment monitoring programmes demonstrated on the Austrian Danube. Erosion and Sediment Transport Monitoring Programmes in River Basins (Proceedings of the Oslo Symposium.
  • Villeneuve, J. P., Lavallée, P., Cyr, J.-F., Marcoux, C., Abi-Zeid, I., & Benoît, J. (1991). Stormwater management: A reliable technique for managing and minimizing the environmental impacts of combined sewer overflows. Risk and reliability in water resources environmental engineering , NATO ASI, Porto Carras, Greece.
  • Villeneuve, J. P., Lavallée, P., Cyr, J.-F., Marcoux, C., Abi-Zeid, I., & Benoît, J. (1991). La gestion dynamique des eaux de débordement de réseaux unitaires sur le territoire de la Communauté Urbaine de Québec. 14ième Symposium international sur le traitement des eaux usées, 3ième atelier sur l'eau potable, Association Québécoise des Techniques de l'Eau, Montréal, Canada.
  • Cyr, J.-F., Marcoux, C., Benoît, J., Abi-Zeid, I., Lavallée, P., & Villeneuve, J.-P. (1991). Gestion automatisée des réseaux d'interception de la Communauté Urbaine de Québec. Assises annuelles de l'association québécoise de l'eau, Centre des Congrès de Québec, Québec, Canada.

Communications in a Conference Without Proceedings

  • Morin, M., Laperrière-Robillard, T., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2025). Optimization of Maritime search operations: Metamodels to the rescue. CORS Annual Conference, Edmonton, Canada.
  • Laperrière-Robillard, T., Morin, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2025). Machine learning for search and rescue decision support. 11th International Conference on Decision Support System Technology, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Esmaeilpour, A., Morin, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2025). Bringing modeland-solve back into Maritime search and rescue mission planning. Journée de l optimisation / Optimization Days, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Marais, A. (2024). A method for stakeholder identification. Workshop, MCDA for energy system transformation, Helmholz MCDA workshop. Helmholz MCDA workshop, Karlsruhe University, Online, Germany.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). Introduction à l’aide multicritère à la décision. The City of Westmount, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). Relevant MCDA. Round table on multicriteria decision aiding and behavioral Operations research. European Working group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding and Behavioral OR, Catania, Italy.
  • Abbasiparisi, S., Morin, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). A benders decomposition algorithm for the overland search and rescue problem considering search area selection. 25th International symposium on mathematical programming (ISMP 2024), Montréal, Canada.
  • Abbasiparisi, S., Morin, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). An overland search and rescue problem with search area selection and path optimization. Canadian Operations Society Annual Conference (CORS), London, Canada.
  • Abbasiparisi, S., Morin, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). Solving an optimal search path problem considering search area selection using GRASP and benders decomposition algorithms. Journée de l’optimisation / Optimization days, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abdollahi, S., Waygood, O., Cloutier, M. S., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). A comprehensive multi-criteria decision analysis tool for assessing traffic danger at urban intersections: Enhancing road safety for vulnerable groups in Montreal. Urban transitions 2024, Sitges, Spain.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Thermes, M., Taillandier, F., Sentis, A., & Niquil, N. (2024). Participatory modelling and multicriteria decision aiding for marine ecosystem management. European Working group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding and Behavioral OR, Catania, Italy.
  • Abdollahi, S., Waygood, O., Cloutier, M. S., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). Safe streets for kids: Evaluating traffic danger through a multi-criteria decision-aiding approach. MultiCriteria Decision Making Conference (MCDM 2024), Hammamet, Tunisia.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., & Cerruti, J. (2024). Vulnerability evaluation and budget allocation for public health programs using multicriteria decision aiding, EWG-OR applied to health services. ORHS 2024, Turin, Italy.
  • Abdollahi, S., Waygood, O., Cloutier, M. S., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). Safe streets for kids: Evaluating traffic danger on streets through a multi-criteria decision-aiding. Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP) conference, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Morin, M., Laperrière-Robillard, T., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2023). Metamodels of a search simulator for maritime search operations efficiency evaluation. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, United States of America.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Cerutti, J. (2023). Multi-Criteria Decision Aiding (MCDA) for Built Heritage Value Assessment - Model and Application in Québec City, Canada. Conference of the German OR Society, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Abbasiparisi, S., Morin, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2023). An overland search and rescue problem with search area selection. CORS Annual Conference / Optimization Days, Montréal, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2023). How to integrate complete streets into the planning of infrastructure rehabilitation? A multi-criteria analysis approach. Advanced Infrastructure Planning course, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Morin, M., Abi-Zeid, I., & Quimper, C.-G. (2023). Ant colony optimization for path panning in search and rescue operations. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, United States of America.
  • Gilbert, E., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2023). Le dépistage et l’évaluation des troubles du spectre de l’autisme: l’apport de l’intelligence artificielle. Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., Cerruti, J., & Bousquet & Métivier, S. (2022). Programs for optimal development of disadvantaged young children - Vulnerability evaluation and budget allocation using MCDA. European Working group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, Agios Nikolaos, Greece.
  • Dorval, C., Savard, C., Cadorette, A., Daignault, F., Morin, M., Abi-Zeid, I., & Gilbert, E. (2022). Identifying Gender Differences on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale: Preliminary Results. International Society for Autism Research annual Meeting, Austin, United States of America.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2022). Outil multicritère d'aide à la décision multicritère dans le contexte de répartition du budget du programme Services intégrés en périnatalité et pour la petite enfance. Table des organisateurs communautaires, du au centre intégré universitaire en santé et service sociaux – capitale nationale, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2020). Planifier la réfection et le réaménagement des rues dans une perspective de mobilité durable - Portrait de municipalités québécoises. Séminaire du CRAD, Québec, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Réfection de rues, analyse multicritère et potentiel d'aménagement de rues conviviales : Portrait des enjeux et défis pour les municipalités québécoises. Congrès INFRA du centre d'expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2019). Multicriteria decision making a brief overview. Professur für Wirtschaftsinformatik N. Kliewer. Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Decision Analysis Meets Sustainable Planning in Quebec City : The case of Multicriteria Decision Aiding and Complete Streets. INFORMS Annual Meeting (20 au 23 octobre), Seattle, United States of America.
  • Cerutti, J., Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Addressing Water Quality Issues with Land-Use Planning Actions: A Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) Application for Source Water Protection. 33rd Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, E. O. D., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Évaluation du potentiel des rues à être réaménagées en rues conviviales : analyse post-projet d'un outil cartographique multicritère. 2e Rencontres francophones transport mobilité, Montréal, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, E. O. D., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Beyond the multicriteria decision aiding process: A post-project monitoring of involved stakeholders in an urban planning case study. European Conference on Operational Research, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Marais, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Rodriguez, M. (2019). Ranking with ELECTRE III: Difficulties encountered in a real life project with a large set of alternatives. 89th Multicriteria Decision Analysis Workshop, Trente, Italy.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, E. O. D., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Au-delà des rues conviviales : suivi d'un outil de priorisation multicritère. 54e Congrès de l'Association Québécoise des transports, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, E. O. D., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Analyse post-projet d'un outil cartographique multicritère : le cas des rues conviviales à Québec. 3e Colloque interuniversitaire urbain, Montréal, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., & Lavoie, R. (2019). L'analyse multicritère pour une planification multidisciplinaire : Le cas des rues conviviales à Québec. Séminaire de l'Association des ingénieurs municipaux du Québec, Sherbrooke, Canada.
  • Marais, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Rodriguez, M. J. (2018). A multicriteria approach for risk evaluation and classification of activities in a drinking water source watershed: A case study in Quebec City (Canada). 88e rencontre biannuelle du Groupe de travail Européen en Aide à la décision multicritère.
  • Cantin, A.-M., Marais, A., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2018). Associer aménagement et environnement : analyse des activités incompatibles dans le bassin versant d'une prise d’eau. Symposium sur la gestion de l'eau 2018, St-Hyacinthe, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2017). Challenge and issues in building shared model for multi-criteria group decision making: A case study from sustainable transportation. 21st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2017). Introduction aux approches multicritères à la décision (2017). MBA pour cadres en exercice. Outils d'aide à la décision, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Lavoie, R., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2016). Comment intégrer les rues conviviales dans la planification des travaux de réfection?. 22e Congrès INFRA 2016 - CERIU, Montréal, Canada.
  • Lavoie, R., Abi-Zeid, I., & Marleau Donais, F. (2016). Elaboration of a Collaborative Process Based on the MACBETH Approach for the Assessment of Street Potential in Quebec City. 84th Meeting of the European Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, Vienna, Austria.
  • Morin, M., Abi-Zeid, I., & Nilo, O. (2016). The Multiple Rectangular Search Areas Problem and Its Application to Maritime Search and Rescue. 58th Canadian Operational Research Society Annual Conference (CORS 2016), Banff, Canada.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Lavoie, R., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2016). Pas à pas vers des Complete Streets : élaboration d'une démarche d'analyse multicritère pour la réfection de rues intégrées à Québec. 51e congrès de l'AQTR, Québec, Canada.
  • Madhooshiarzangh, P., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2016). A Preference Disaggregation Model for ELECTRE TRI-NC: Application and Validation. 83rd Meeting of the European Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Couture-Grenier, N. (2015). MCDA-ULaval: A Multicriteria Decision Aiding Tool. European Conference for Operational Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2015). Introduction aux approches multicritères à la décision. The 1st International Conference on Applied Automation and Industrial Diagnostics (ICAAID 2015), Djelfa, Algeria.
  • Couture-Grenier, N., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2014). MCDA-ULaval: Un outil d'aide à la décision multicritère. 80th Multicriteria Decision Analysis Workshop, Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2014). Value-Based Argumentation for Policy Decision Analysis: Methodology and an Exploratory Case Study of a Hydroelectric Project in Québec. Séminaire du GERAD - HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
  • Morin, M., Fruitet, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Quimper, C.-G. (2014). Bicriteria Trajectory Planning in Demining Operations. CORS Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2012). Modeling and Optimization of Search and Rescue Operations. Institut de recherche en informatique et systèmes aléatoires (IRISA), Université de Rennes, Lannion, France.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2012). Optimal Effort Allocation for Planning Search Operations. CANSARP / Automated Search Planning Tool Working Group, Victoria, Canada.
  • Morin, M., Lamontagne, L., Abi-Zeid, I., & Mauphin, P. (2012). Introducing Lexicographic and Pareto Ant Search to Solve the Multi-Criteria OSPV Problem. Optimization Days, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2012). Modeling and Optimization of Search and Rescue Operations. Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2011). Modeling and Optimization of Search and Rescue Operations. Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Morin, M., & Nguyen, T. T. (2011). « Vers une planification multicritère dans le cadre de missions de recherche et sauvetage terrestres ». 73rd Meeting of the European Working Group MCDA, Corte, France.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2011). Introduction générale à l'aide à la décision. 3e FORUM Ville Région Monde sur les méthodologies Innovantes: Analyse Multicritère et territoires, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2011). Decision Sciences and its Application to Search and Rescue. Conference of the Institute for Defence and Government Advancement - Search and Rescue, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Taillandier , F., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2011). Stratégie environnementale dans la gestion d'un parc immobilier. Paper presented at the 29ième Rencontres de l'Association Universitaire de Génie Civil, Tlemcen, Algeria.
  • Tremblay, J., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). Value based argumentation and decision making: a case study. International Society for the Study of Argumentation conference, ISSA, Amsterdam, Netherlands (The).
  • Tremblay, J., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). Décision multicritère et argumentation: analyse d'un mandat de Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement. 78th congrès de l'ACFAS, Montréal, Canada.
  • Taillandier , F., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). Envrionmental decision making in real estate property management using LCA. 4th Canadian Forum on the Life Cycle Management of Products and Services, Montréal, Canada.
  • Morin, M., Lamontagne, L., Abi-Zeid, I., & Maupin, P. (2010). The Ant Search Algorithm: Path Planning for Search and Rescue. MITACS/CORS Annual Conference, Edmonton, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). Towards a SAR Knowledge System of the Future. Canadian Search and Rescue conference, SARSCENE, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). Decision Sciences and Search Planning - Using Mathematics to save Lives. International Search and Rescue conference, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). L'aide à la décision multicritère - Introduction. Tutoriel aux journées de l'optimisation, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2009). Problems in Search theory. MITACS annual conference, Fredericton, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., & Morin, M. (2009). Multicriteria path planning for Search and Rescue: The Optimal Searcher Path Problem with Visibility. CORS/INFORMS International Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Tremblay, J. (2009). Décision multicritère et argmumentation : le processus d’évaluation de projets du Bueau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement. Journées de l’optimisation, Montréal, Canada.
  • Morin, M., Lamontagne, L., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2009). Multi-Criteria Path Planning for Search and Rescue: A Multi-Criteria Formulation for the Optimal Searcher Path Problem with Visibility. MITACS Annual Conference, Fredericton, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2009). L'aide à la décision multicritère - Introduction. Cours « Cadres sociopolitiques en environnement I et II », Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
  • Bouchard, C., Abi-Zeid, I., Desrosiers, J., & Rodriguez , M. (2005). Développement d’un outil d’aide à la décision pour le choix d’un système de production d’eau potable. 17e Atelier sur l’eau potable - Réseau Environnement, Sherbrooke, Canada.
  • Lamontagne, L., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2005). L'intégration d'une approche multicritère dans le raisonnement à base de cas. FRANCORO VI, Fribourg, Switzerland.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2005). The Application of Constraint Satisfaction Programming to the multiple search aircraft problem for Search and Rescue Planning. Congrès de la société canadienne de recherche opérationnelle, Halifax, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2005). Airspace management - the potential of decision aid tools to support airspace deconfliction. Centre de Commandement Maritime Pacifique des Forces Armées Canadiennes (MARPAQ), Victoria, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2004). Advanced Integrated Multi-sensing Surveillance (AIMS) System. Centre de Commandement Maritime Atlantique des Forces Armées Canadiennes (MARLANT), Halifax, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2004). Advanced Integrated Multi-sensing Surveillance (AIMS) System. Directorate of Air requirements, quartier général du ministère de la défense, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2004). SARPlan: Un système d'aide à la décision pour la planification des opérations de recherche et sauvetage. presented to GuavaBox, RDDC-Valcartier, Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2004). Opheleia: A knowledge-based system for SAR case prosecution in the JRCC/MRSC. Secrétariat national de recherche et sauvetage, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2003). SARPlan: A Decision Support System for Optimal Planning of Overland SAR Operations. presented to EMS Technologies, RDDC-Valcartier, Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2003). SARPlan: A Decision Support System for Optimal Planning of Overland SAR Operations (1999-2003). Annual training courses of Search and Rescue coordinators. Canadian Coast Guard College, Sydney, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2001). SARPlan: A Decision Support System for Optimal Planning of Overland SAR Operations. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) conference on Search and Rescue, Montréal, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2001). SARPlan: A Decision Support System for Optimal Planning of Overlanf SAR Operations. NASA Working Group: National Search and Rescue Committee on Search planning, Virginie, United States of America.
  • Yagouti, A., Abi-Zeid, I., Ouarda, T., & Bobée, B. (2001). L'analyse du risque d'étiage en vue de l'amélioration de la qualité des milieux aquatiques. Actes du colloque franco-québécois sur la pluridisciplinarité dans les problèmes de l'environnement : les interactions Air Sol Eau, Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2000). Uncertainty modeling in the Search and Rescue domain. CRDV-TNO Uncertainty workshop. Centre de recherches pour la défense Valcartier, Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2000). SARPlan. conférence T. I. Contacts, Centre des Congrès, Québec, Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2000). SARPlan an innovative tool for optimal planning of Search and Rescue missions. Conférence canadienne sur la recherche et sauvetage: SARSCENE 2000, Laval, Canada.
  • Alvo, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2000). Determining the Probability of Containment in Canada Search and Rescue Operations. Intelligent Data Analysis conference, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Ben Amor, S., Abi-Zeid, I., & Martel, J. M. (1999). Les incertitudes dans l'aide multicritère à la décision: l'intérêt de leur modélisation. 41e congrès annuel de la Société Canadienne de recherche opérationnelle. CORS Annual Conference, Windsor, Canada.
  • Labé, O., Abi-Zeid, I., & Martel, J. M. (1999). Comparaison de deux méthodes multicritères traitant de l'informaiton mixte: NAIADE et PAMSSEM. Optimization days, Montréal, Canada.
  • Guitouni, A., & Abi-Zeid, I. (1998). SOS-PAMC: Système Opérationnel de Sélection de Procédure d'Agrégation MultiCritère. 48th Multicriteria Decision Analysis Workshop, Québec, Canada.
  • Martel, J.-M., Guitouni, A., Bélanger, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (1998). Construction d'une famille de critères dans le cadre d'opérations militaires. 66ème Congrès de l'ACFAS, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
  • Martel, J.-M., Guitouni, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Bélanger, M. (1997). Construction d'une famille cohérente de critères dans le cadre du projet CESA. 46th Multicriteria Decision Analysis Workshop, Bastia, France.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1995). On the dependance of the intensity function of a doubly stochastic process of low flows on external factors. Meeting of the European Geophysical Society, Hamburg, Germany.

Presentations at a Research Seminar

  • Morin, M., Lamontagne, L., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). Planification de chemins dans le contexte de la recherche sauvetage. MITACS-OSD Seminar Series, Québec, Canada.

Research Reports

  • Bousquet, M., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2024). Outil d'aide multicritère à la décision dans le contexte de la détermination des possibilités forestières du Québec. Rapport de recherche pour le Bureau du Forestier en Chef, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, 56 pages.
  • Cerutti, J., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2023). Évaluation multicritère de l’intérêt patrimonial des bâtiments à la Ville de Québec, Rapport de recherche pour la ville de Québec, 52 pages. Université Laval.
  • Journeault, M., Abi-Zeid, I., & Perron, A. (2022). Mesures d’évaluation de la stratégie gouvernementale de simplification des services aux citoyens et aux entreprises. Rapport de recherche pour le Ministère du Travail et de Solidarité Sociale (MTESS), Québec, Canada, 25 pages.
  • Bousquet, M., Cerruti, J., Métivier, S., Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., & Dupéré, S. (2022). Outil d'aide multicritère à la décision dans le contexte de répartition équitable du budget du programme SIPPE, Rapport de recherche pour le CIUSSS-CN, 59 p..
  • Marais, A., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2021). A Method to Identify, Characterize and Engage Relevant Stakeholders in Decision Processes. Rapport de recherche pour le projet Children's Independant Mobility Environnements, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, 57 pages. Faculté des sciences de l'administration, Université Laval http://www.fsa.ulaval.ca/sirul/2021-001.pdf.
  • Martins, E., Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., Cailhier, A., & Marleau Donais, F. (2021). Outil d'aide à la décision multicritère dans le contexte de projets municipaux. Rapport de recherche pour Planifika et la ville de Granby, 71 pages. Université Laval.
  • Cerutti, J., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2021). Repenser la portée du rôle de la Commission d’Urbanisme et de Conservation de Québec (CUCQ) par une approche multicritère. Rapport de recherche pour la ville de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, 57 pages. Université Laval.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Nilo, O. (2020). Developing Search Optimization Methodologies for the Canadian, Coast Guard Maritime Search and Rescue, Final Report, Contract number, FP802-150046, 76 pages.
  • Cailhier, A., Abi-Zeid, I., Lavoie, R., & Marleau Donais, F. (2020). Évaluation du potentiel des rues de la Ville de Sherbrooke à être transformées en rues partagées. Rapport de recherche pour la Ville de Sherbrooke, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, 156 pages. Université Laval.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., Waygood, O., & Lavoie, R. (2019). Analytics meets sustainable planning in Quebec City. The case of multicriteria decision aiding and complete streets. Winner of the Canadian Operations Research Society best practice prize, 25 pages.
  • Marais, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Rodriguez, M. (2018). Classement multicritère des propriétés potentiellement polluantes de la Ville de Québec situées dans le bassin versant de la prise d’eau de la rivière Saint-Charles, Rapport de recherche pour la Ville de Québec, 195 pages. Université Laval.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Nilo, O., & Morin, M. (2018). Developing Search Optimization Methodologies for the Canadian Coast Guard Maritime Search and Rescue, Detailed Methodology SAROptimizer - ASPT, Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 102 pages.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Abi-Zeid, I., & Waygood, O. (2017). Mise à jour et calcul du potentiel de rues conviviales pour l’ensemble du territoire de la ville de Québec. Rapport de recherche pour la ville de Québec, 39 pages. Université Laval.
  • Marleau Donais, F., Lavoie, R., Abi-Zeid, I., & Delisle, J.-P. (2016). Évaluation du potentiel des rues à être aménagées en rues conviviales : une approche par analyse multicritère, Rapport de recherche pour la ville de Québec, 58 pages. Université Laval.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Nilo, O., & Morin, M. (2016). Developing Search Optimization Methodologies for the Canadian Coast Guard Maritime Search and Rescue, Preliminary Methodology for the Maritime ASPT software, Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 22 pages.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Nilo, O., & Morin, M. (2016). Developing Search Optimization Methodologies for the Canadian Coast Guard Maritime Search and Rescue, Final Requirement Specifications - SAR Optimizer, Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 43 pages.
  • Demers, H., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2010). Enhancing Reasoning Capabilities for the Multi-Intelligence Tools Suite – Maritime, A Case-Based Reasoning Analysis, prepared for DRDC-Valcartier by OODA Techologies, 21 pages. DRDC-Valcartier by OODA Techologies.
  • Morin, M., Abi-Zeid, I., & Lamontagne, L. (2010). An algorithm for the optimal search path with visibility problem, Report III, prepared for Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, 20 pages.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (2008). Towards a Search and Rescue Knowledge System of the Future, prepared for CAE Consulting Services within the contract « Technical Proposal for the Canadian SAR Software of the Future and Identification of Current Capability Gaps », prepared for Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, 24 pages. CAE Consulting Services within the Contract "Technical Proposal for the Canadian SAR Software of the Future and Identification of Current Capability Gaps".
  • Lamontagne, L., Rouet, F. H., Abi-Zeid, I., & Potvin, J.-F. (2008). Étude d'algorithmes de poursuite-évasion sur graphes de visibilité, prepared for Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, by MITACS, 40 pages.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., & Kadri, L. (2008). Revue d’algorithmes de la théorie de la recherche, prepared for Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, 44 pages.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., Nilo, O., & Lacasse, P. (2005). Airspace Management - the Potential of Decision Aid Tools to Support Airspace Deconfliction, prepared for Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, 34 pages.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Lamontagne, L., & Nilo, O. (2005). Definition of the Mission Planning Component Within the AIMS TDP, prepared for Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, 42 pages..
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Lamontagne, L. (2005). Airspace Management - the Potential of Decision Aid Tools to Support Airspace Deconfliction. Prepared for Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, 15 pages.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Lamontagne, L. (2004). Definition of the Mission Planning Component Within the AIMS Technology Development Project, prepared for Defense R&D Canada - Valcartier, 24 pages.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Lamontagne, L. (2004). A Functional Decomposition Model of Case Prosecution in Rescue Coordination Centers and Related R&D DREV Projects. Defence R&D Canada. R&D pour la défense Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Lamontagne, L. (2003). Le modèle de connaissance CommonKADS pour la recherche et sauvetage. Defence R&D Canada. R&D pour la défense Canada.
  • Martel, J.-M., Guitouni, A., Abi-Zeid, I., Bélanger, M., Chraygane, Z., & Zaras, K. (1998). Construction d'une famille de critères dans le cadre du projet CESA. Document du Lamsade, Université Paris-Dauphine.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Bélanger, M., Guitouni, A., & Martel, J. M. (1997). The reformulation of the family of criteria in commander's expert system advisor (CESA), Defence R&D Canada, DREV TM-9739.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1997). L'application des réseaux de neurones artificiels aux processus chimiques et biologiques, INRS-Eau, no. R-513.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1997). L'application de l'analyse multicritère au contrôle des niveaux des Grands Lacs, INRS-Eau, rapport de recherche no. R-515.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Bélanger, M., Guitouni, A., & Martel, J.-M. (1997). The reformulation of the family of criteria in commander's expert system advisor (CESA), Defence R&D Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1997). L'application des réseaux de neurones artificiels aux processus chimiques et biologiques. INRS-Eau.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1997). L'application de l'analyse multicritère au contrôle des niveaux des Grands Lacs. INRS-Eau.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1997). Le Développement d'une méthode d'estimation bayésienne pour des séries d'événements non stationnaires. Defence R&D Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Mathier, L., & Bobée, B. (1996). La génération de données synthétiques : comparaison des approches directes et indirectes. INRS-Eau.
  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1994). Comparative Lethality Assessment of the 105-MM shell filled with Comp B vs TNT. Defence R&D Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., & Lahaye, C. (1994). Fragmentation and Lethality evaluation of the 81-MM C70A1 Mortar Cartridge. Defence R&D Canada.
  • Abi-Zeid, I., Cyr, J.-F., Marcoux, C., Benoît, J., Lavallée, P., & Villeneuve, J. P. (1991). Contrôle de l'opération des ouvrages d'assainissement de la CUQ, Comparaison des performances des modes de contrôle. Consultants BPR-INRS-Eau.

Thesis and Dissertation

  • Abi-Zeid, I. (1997). La modélisation stochastique des étiages et de leurs durées en vie de l'analyse du risque [ INRS, Ottawa, Canada].

Postings

  • Thermes, M., Niquil, N., Taillandier, F., Sentis, A., & Abi-Zeid, I. (2023). Modélisation et simulation participatives pour la cogestion des écosystèmes marins. Symposium béluga, Montréal, Canada. [Poster].
  • Dorval, C., Cadorette, A., Giroux, C., Savard, C., Morin, M., Ruiz, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Gilbert, E. (2021). L’application des méthodes de l’intelligence artificielle pour l’aide au dépistage et au diagnostic du trouble du spectre de l’autisme. 43e congrès annuel de la Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie, online. [Poster].
  • Marais, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Rodriguez, M. J. (2018). Polluants rejetés à proximité des sources d'eau potable : quels sont les plus problématiques? Journées de la recherche en santé 2018, Québec, Canada. [Poster].
  • Colin, A., Abi-Zeid, I., & Lamontagne, L. (2011). L'aide à la décision au Bureau d'évaluation de la satisfaction des clientèles. Journées scientifiques de Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, « de l'évaluation à la prise de décision », Québec, Canada. [Poster].

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