Stefano Novellani: Current Position
Stefano Novellani: Current Position
Stefano Novellani: Current Position
Current position
2015-2020 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Operation Research, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Areas of specialization
Operations Research; Combinatorial Optimization; Stochastic Programming; Branch-and-cut; Meta-
heuristic Algorithms; Vehicle Routing; Earthwork Optimization; Bike sharing Rebalancing; 3D
Printing; Drones Optimization
Education
2015 PhD in Automatic Control Systems and Operations Research, University of Bologna.
2011 Master in Industrial Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Final Grade 106/110)
2008 Bachelor in Industrial Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Final Grade 104/110)
Teaching
2017-2020 Lecturer of Ottimizzazione Lineare e Intera (Bachelor Degree in Computer Science), FIM, UNIMORE,
Italy
2017–2020 Teaching Assistant of the course Ricerca Operativa (Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering),
DIEF, UNIMORE, Italy
2019–2020 Teaching Assistant of the course Ricerca Operativa (Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering),
DISMI, UNIMORE, Italy
2018-2019 Lecturer of Numerical Methods for Optimization in English (Master Degree in Energy Engineering),
POLIMI, Italy
2016–2019 Co-lecturer of the course Ricerca Operativa (Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering), DISMI,
UNIMORE, Italy
2016-2017 Co-Lecturer of Applicazioni della Ricerca Operativa (Master Degree in Computer Science), FIM,
UNIMORE, Italy
2012–2016 Teaching Assistant for the course Metodi di Ottimizzazione per la Logistica (Bachelor Degree in
Computer Science), FIM, UNIMORE, Italy
2012–2016 Teaching Assistant for the course Ricerca Operativa (Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering),
DISMI, UNIMORE, Italy
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2011–2016 Teaching assistant for the course Metodi di Ottimizzazione per la Logistica e la Produzione (Master
Degree in Management Engineering), DISMI, UNIMORE, Italy
2016-2017 Minicourse in 3° Edizione del Corso Design & Management dei Servizi Integrati, Coopservice, Reggio
Emilia, Italy.
2016-2017 Minicourse in PhD Course Collaboration and Cooperation in Industrial Robotics, Scuola di Dottorato
in Ingegneria dell’Innovazione Industriale, DISMI, UNIMORE, Italy.
Projects
2014-2018 Project Proposal Coordinator, UNIMORE referent and Project manager, and developer for the
SUCCESS Project. European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme project
founded under grant agreement No 633338.
2014 Part of the Research Project - Project Call MEC/MCTI/CAPES/CNPq/FAPs No 71/2013 Science
Without Borders Program titled Optimizing freight transportation: Models and Algorithms
Grants
2014 Grant for research projects abroad in Brazil.
2013 Scholarship for attending the VeRoLog 2013 conference, Southampton, UK.
2010 Grant for research projects abroad from Chamber of Commerce of Reggio Emilia.
2008 Erasmus for European exchanges and studies abroad.
Publications
Journal articles
2021 Giovanni Buzzega, Stefano Novellani (2021) “Last mile deliveries with lockers: solving the single
and multiple vehicle case”. Technical Report. To be submitted.
2021 Mauro Dell’Amico, Roberto Montemanni, Stefano Novellani (2020) “Modeling the Flying Sidekick
Traveling Salesman Problem with Multiple Drones”. TO be published on Netwroks.
2020 Mauro Dell’Amico, Roberto Montemanni, Stefano Novellani (2020) “Algorithms based on Branch
and Bound for the Flying Sidekick Traveling Salesman Problem”. Submitted and under review.
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2020 Mauro Dell’Amico, Roberto Montemanni, Stefano Novellani (2020) “Exact models for the Flying
Sidekick Traveling Salesman Problem”. Submitted and under review.
2020 Mauro Dell’Amico, Roberto Montemanni, Stefano Novellani (2020) ”Matheuristic algorithms for
the parallel drone scheduling traveling salesman problem” Annals of Operations Research 289:211–
226.
2019 Mauro Dell’Amico, Roberto Montemanni, Stefano Novellani (2019) ”Drone-assisted deliveries: new
formulations for the Flying Sidekick Traveling Salesman Problem” (2019) Optimization Letters 1-32.
2019 Mauro Dell’Amico, Fuellerer Guenther, Hoefinger, Stefano Novellani (2019) ”A Decision Support
System for Earthwork Activities in Construction Logistics” To be published on: A View of Opera-
tions Research Applications in Italy, 2018 167-178.
2018 Mauro Dell’Amico, Manuel Iori, Stefano Novellani, Anand Subramanian, (2018) ”The Bike sharing
Rebalancing Problem with Stochastic Demands” Transportation Research B 118:362-380.
2016 Mauro Dell’Amico, Guenther Fuellerer, Gerhard Höfinger, Manuel Iori, Stefano Novellani, (2016)
”A decision support system for highway construction: The Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda”
Interfaces 46:245-263.
2016 Mauro Dell’Amico, Manuel Iori, Stefano Novellani, Thomas Stützle (2016) ”A destroy and repair
algorithm for the Bike sharing Rebalancing Problem” C&OR 71:149-162.
2016 Stefano Novellani (2016) ”Models and algorithms for the optimization of real-world routing and
logistics problems”, 4OR 14:331 -332.
2015 Christian Bogenberger, Mauro Dell’Amico, Guenther Fuellerer, Gerhard Hoefinger, Manuel Iori,
Stefano Novellani, Barbara Panicucci (2015) ”Two-Phase Earthwork Optimization Model for High-
way Construction”, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 141:1-11.
2014 Mauro Dell’Amico, Eleni Hadjiconstantinou, Manuel Iori, Stefano Novellani (2014) ”The Bike Shar-
ing Rebalancing Problem: Mathematical formulations and benchmark instances”, Omega 45:7-19.
Conference articles
2021 Mauro Dell’Amico, Roberto Montemanni, Stefano Novellani (2021) “A Random Restart Local Search
Matheuristic for the Flying Sidekick Traveling Salesman Problem”. To be published. 2021 8th Inter-
national Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (Europe) (ICIEA 2021-Europe).
2020 Manuel Iori, Stefano Novellani (2020) ”Optimizing the Nozzle Path in the 3D Printing Process”
ADM2019 International Conference Modena, Italy. In: Rizzi C., Andrisano A., Leali F., Gherardini
F., Pini F., Vergnano A. (eds) Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering. ADM 2019. Lecture
Notes in Mechanical Engineering.
2017 Mauro Dell’Amico, Stefano Novellani (2017) ”A two-echelon facility location problem with stochas-
tic demands for urban construction logistics: An application within the SUCCESS project” 2017
IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics Bari, Italy - Septem-
ber 18-20, 2017.
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Languages
Italian • Mother-tongue
English • Proficient user
Spanish • Proficient user
French • Independent user
Portuguese • Independent user
Chinese (Mandarin) • Basic user