Juan Sebastian Riveros Perez is a Ph.D. student in Logistics and Operations Management at HEC Montréal, under the supervision of Professors Jorge E. Mendoza and Jean-François Cordeau. His research focuses on the Mixed Capacitated Arc Routing Problem with Intermediate Facilities under Time Restrictions and Stochastic Demands (MCARPTIF-SD), a novel optimization problem inspired by municipal waste collection in Greater Montréal. His work combines stochastic modeling, spatial data analysis, and large-scale optimization to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban service systems.

Prior to his doctoral studies, Juan Sebastián completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Industrial Engineering at Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. His academic background includes applied research in vehicle routing for agricultural supply chains, as well as machine learning projects for the mining sector through a collaboration with AltaML and the Government of Alberta.

Beyond his research, he is actively involved in academic leadership and community engagement. He serves as a Student Representative and member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee at GERAD, and is Vice President of Communications for the revived Montreal Student Chapter of the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS), which brings together graduate students in Operations Research from across the city.