Sepideh Kaffash, PhD

Biography

Professor Kaffash instructs courses in Data and Decision Analysis, Solving Business Problems, and Predictive Analytics, employing various statistical tools. Her research encompasses a broad array of subjects, including Data Analysis, Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Performance Measurement; Information Evaluation; Descriptive, Predictive and Prescriptive Analysis with a focus on the transportation, sustainability, finance, and insurance sectors. Her contributions have been featured in esteemed publications like the European Journal of Operational Research, Annals of Operations Research, and the International Journal of Production Economics.

Prior to her tenure at Suffolk, Professor Kaffash contributed as a researcher and adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and East End College in London. She has also held significant positions in the financial sector, such as Financial Trade Manager and Director of Credit Risk Analytics at Bank Melli, Iran's premier banking institution. In addition to her editorial role at the Decision Analytics Journal, she actively participates in peer review for various reputable journals, including OMEGA, EJOR, IJPE, and Annals of Operation Research, among others. Professor Kaffash is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Boston chapter of Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS).

Professional Activities

• Associate Editor, Decision Analytics Journal at Elsevier (2023- )
• Member, Transportation Research Board (2024-)
• Member, Boston chapter of Women's Transportation Seminar (2024-)

Publications

Recent Intellectual Contributions

Khezrimotlagh, D., Kaffash, S., Zhu, J. (2022). U.S. Airline Mergers’ Performance and Productivity Change. Journal of Air Transport Management.

Kaffash, S., Khezrimotlagh, D. (2022). U.S. network and low-cost carriers' performance in response to COVID-19: Strictness of government policies and passengers' panic. Research in Transportation Business & Management.

Kaffash, S., Nguyen, A. T., & Zhu, J. (2021). Big data algorithms and applications in intelligent transportation system: A review and bibliometric analysis. International Journal of Production Economics, 231, N.PAG.

Kaffash, S., Azizi, R., Huang, Y., & Zhu, J. (2020). A survey of data envelopment analysis applications in the insurance industry 1993-2018. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 284(3), 801–813.

Kaffash, S., Aktas, E., & Tajik, M. (2020). The impact of oil price changes on efficiency of banks: An application in the Middle East oil exporting countries using SORM-DEA. RAIRO -- Operations Research, 54(3), 719–748.

Kaffash, S., Kazemi Matin, R., & Tajik, M. (2018). A directional semi-oriented radial DEA measure: an application on financial stability and the efficiency of banks. Annals of Operations Research, 264(1/2), 213–234.

Kaffash, S., & Marra, M. (2017). Data envelopment analysis in financial services: a citations network analysis of banks, insurance companies and money market funds. Annals of Operations Research, 253(1), 307–344.

Tajik, M., Aliakbari, S., Ghalia, T., & Kaffash, S. (2015). House prices and credit risk: Evidence from the United States. ECONOMIC MODELLING, 51, 123–135. 

Intellectual Contributions

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