Dr. Atiq Siddiqui

Associate Professor of MIS

Biography:

Dr. Atiq Siddiqui holds a Ph.D. in Operations & Information Management from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, an M.S. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from N.E.D. University, Pakistan.

His career highlights include:

Research: Publications in transportation planning, energy & transportation economics, academic term planning, and process modeling areas.

Academic: Teaching and supervision at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Leading the development of M.Sc. in Business Analytics and B.Sc. in Information Systems and Business Analytics programs.

Services: Leadership role in transforming academic term planning to an analytics-based system. Served on several key administrative committees.

His research profiles can be accessed here: Web-of-Science: AAG-3454-2019 | SCOPUS Author: 56818482100 | Google Scholar | ORCID: 0000-0003-3811-5973

Publications:

Raza, S. A., & Siddiqui, A. W. (2024). Exploring temporal demand patterns of refined petroleum products: Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic as a black swan event. The Extractive Industries and Society, 17, 101388.

SIDDIQUI, A.W., Sarhadi, H., & Verma M. (2023) A Robust Optimization Approach to Risk-Averse Routing of Marine Crude Oil Tankers. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 175 (108878), 1-13.

SIDDIQUI, A.W., Raza S.A., Elahi M.A., Minhas K.S., & Butt F.M. (2022) Temporal Impacts of Road Safety Interventions: A Structural-shifts-based Method for Road Accident Mortality Analysis. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 174 (106767).

Raza S.A., SIDDIQUI, A.W., Butt F.M., Elahi M.A., Minhas K.S., (2022) Saudi Arabian Road Accident Mortality and Traffic Safety Interventions Dataset (2010–2020). Data in Brief, 44 (108502).

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Raza, S.A. (2022) A Statistical Approach to Discovering Process Regime Shifts and Their Determinants. Algorithms, 15 (4), 1-21.

Sepehri, A., Vandchali, H.R., SIDDIQUI, A.W., & Montewka, J. (2021) The impact of shipping 4.0 on controlling shipping accidents: A systematic literature review. Ocean Engineering. (110162), doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.110162.

SIDDIQUI, A.W.  & Basu, R. (2021) Disentangling the relationship between oil demand and tanker charter rates using frequency-decomposed components. Research in Transportation Business & Management. 41 (100623), 1-15.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Raza S.A. (2021) A General Ontological Timetabling-Model Driven Metaheuristics Approach Based on Elite Solutions. Expert Systems with Applications, 170 (114268), 1-20.

SIDDIQUI, A.W.  & Basu, R. (2020) An Empirical Analysis of Relationships Between Cyclical Components of Oil Price and Tanker Freight Rates. Energy. 200 (117494), 1-21.

Raza, S.A., SIDDIQUI, A.W., & Standing, C. (2019) Exploring Systemic Problems in I.S. Adoption using Critical Systems Heuristics. Systemic Practice and Action Research. 32(2), 125-153.

SIDDIQUI, A.W., Raza, S.A., & Tariq, Z.M. (2018) A Web-Based Decision Support System for Academic Term Planning. Decision Support Systems. 114C, 1-17.

SIDDIQUI, A.W., Verma M. & Verter V. (2018) An Integrated Framework for Inventory Management and Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products: Pipeline or Marine? Applied Mathematical Modelling. 55, 224-247.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. (2018) Assessing Risk in the Intercontinental Transportation of Crude oil. Maritime Economics & Logistics, 20(2), 280-299.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. (2017) A CVaR-based Portfolio Management Approach to Intermediate-Term Planning of Crude Oil Tanker Fleet. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 113, 405-418.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. (2016) An Ontological Process Modelling Framework for Stochastic Systems. International Journal of General Systems. 45(7-8), 803-814.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Raza S.A. (2015) Electronic Supply Chains: Status and Perspective. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 88, 536–556.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. (2015) A Bi-objective Approach to Routing and Scheduling Maritime Transportation of Crude Oil. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 37(-):  65–78.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. (2013) An Expected Consequence Approach to Intercontinental Maritime Transportation of Crude Oil. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 33(11): 2041-2055.

SIDDIQUI, A.W., Verma M., & Tulett D. (2013) A Periodic Planning Model for Maritime Transportation of Crude Oil. EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, 2(4): 307-335.

SIDDIQUI, A.W., Akhtar, S. & Khan, M. (2008) Supply Chain Simulator: A Simulation Game to Enhance Student Learning and Motivation. Computers & Education, 51(1): 252-261.

Duffuaa, S.O. & SIDDIQUI, A.W. (2003) Process Targeting with Multi-Class Screening and Measurement Error. International Journal of Production Research, 41(7): 1373-1391.

Duffuaa, S.O. & SIDDIQUI, A.W. (2002) Integrated process targeting and product uniformity model for three-class screening. International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, 9(3): 261-274.

Conferences:

- CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS -

SIDDIQUI, A.W., and Syed Arshad Raza. "Managing the Reliability of Multistage Processes Facing Stochastic Failures." 2023 IEEE Smart World Congress (S.W.C.). IEEE, 2023.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Raza, S.A. Predicting Propane Demand Generation with Autoregressive Artificial Neural Networks. 4th International Conference on Computing & Information Sciences, November 29-30, 2021, Karachi, Pakistan.

Raza, S.A. & SIDDIQUI, A.W. Discovering COVID-19 Induced Shifts in Refined Petroleum Products Demand: A Sequence-based Time Series Mining Approach. 2021 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/IOP/SCI), pp. 642-646, October 18 – October 21, 2021, Atlanta, U.S.A. doi.org/10.1109/SWC50871.2021.00095

SIDDIQUI, A.W., & Raza, S.A. Analyzing COVID-19 Induced Behavioral Shifts in Saudi Food Sectors using Time-Series Analytics. The 8th International Conference on Marketing and Retailing (8th INCOMAR), August 24 – August 25, 2021, Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. Predicting Natural Gas Spot Prices Using Artificial Neural Network. 2nd International Conf. on Computer Applications. & Info. Security (ICCAIS'19), May 1 – May 3, 2019, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. A CVaR Approach to Planning Crude Oil Tanker Fleet. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM) Conference, June 29 – June 30, 2015, Toronto, Canada.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. A Risk-Cost Approach to Routing & Scheduling Crude Oil Tankers. 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC), May 31 – June 3, 2014, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Received Operations Research's "Best Paper" Award)

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. A Cost-of-Spill Approach to Selecting Routes for Maritime Transportation of Crude Oil. 55th Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, June 9 – 12, 2012, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. An Expected Consequence Approach to Intercontinental Transportation of Crude Oil. Proceedings of the 9th AIMS Inter. Conf. on Management, January 1 – 4, 2012, Pune, India.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. An Analytical Approach to Maritime Crude Oil Transportation. 1st conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG), December 7 – 10, 2011, Bangalore, India.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. Scheduling of Crude Oil Deliveries through VLCC/ULCC Tankers. 54th Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, July 2 – 5, 2011, Montréal, Québec, Canada. (Received Management Science Division's "Honorable Mention" Award)

Khan, M.A., SIDDIQUI, A.W., & Abdul-Majid, M. Interactive Learning for Waveform Dynamics of Diode Rectifiers and RC Filter in D.C. Power Supply. Industrial Electronics, 2008. IECON 2008. 34th Annual Conference of IEEE, November 10 – 13, 2008, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Khan, M. Behavior of a Production System with Constant (Exponential) Failure Rate: A System-Dynamics Study. Proceedings Atlantic Schools of Business ASB-2008, October 17 – 19, 2008, St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Elshafei M., SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Duffuaa S. Optimal Process Targeting of Multi-Components Multi-Characteristics Products. 4th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR 2006), September 5 – 7, 2006, Liverpool, England.

Al-Turki U., SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Andijani A. ERP Implementations in Saudi Arabia:  A Survey with Saudi Companies. The 36th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Challenges for Advanced Technology Industries, June 20 – 23, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Duffuaa S., & SIDDIQUI, A.W. Integrated Process Targeting and Product Uniformity Model for Three-Class Screening. The Seventh ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design, August 11 – 13, 2001, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

-NON-REFEREED PROCEEDINGS/INVITED PRESENTATIONS-

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Raza S.A. Oil Supply Chain in the Digital Era: Logistics Planning Using Analytics. First National Forum for Business Transformation, November 30, 2019, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. A Portfolio Management Approach to Planning Crude Oil Tanker Fleet. CORS/INFORMS 2015 Annual Conference, June 14 – June 17, 2015, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. A Risk-Cost Approach Maritime Transportation of Crude Oil. CORS 2014 Annual Conference, May 25 - May 27, 2014, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. Verma M., & Tulett D. A Periodic Requirement Scheduling Approach to Maritime Transportation of Crude Oil. CORS 2012 Annual Conf., June 11 – 13, 2012, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. A Risk Assessment Model for Maritime Crude Oil Transportation. CORS 2011 Annual Conference, May 30 – June 1, 2011, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M. A Time-Dependent Scheduling Model for Crude Oil Transportation. CORS 2011 Annual Conference, May 30 – June 1, 2011, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

SIDDIQUI, A.W. & Verma M., & Tulett D. An Analytical Approach to Periodic Scheduling Problem Involving Maritime Oil Transportation Tankers. MITACS/CORS 2010 Annual Conference, May 25 – 28, 2010, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Teaching:

Al Yamamah university BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS

Courses: probability and statistics, Design of Experiments, Introduction to Engineering Design

College of Business Admin., IAU MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS (I.U.)

Courses: Decision Making & Optimization; Business Problem Analysis & Planning; Math & Stats for Analytics, Analytics in Industry

Supervision:

-       Theses: Three students – All expected to finish in June 2024.

-       Capstone Projects: Four students – All expected to finish in June 2024.

 

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Courses: Business Analytics; Project Management, Applied Project Management

Supervision:

-       Thesis: One student – Expected to finish in June 2024.

-       Capstone projects: Fourteen project management students (2017-2020).

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS

BBA: Operations Management; Busi. Intelligence; Programming for Busi.; Decision Support Systems; Mathematics for Busi., HCI; spreadsheet modeling; Project Management

Faculty of Business Admin., MUN BBA: Operations Management; Quant. Methods for Busi.
Systems Eng., KFUPM BSc: Engineering Economics; Labs: Probability & Statistics; Operations Research I; Stochastic Systems Simulation

Services:

Chair, Quality and Accreditation Unit, Al Yamamah University (Khobar) (August 2024-present)

Member, Curriculum Unit, Al Yamamah University (Khobar) (August 2024-present)

Member, Performance Excellence Unit, Al Yamamah University (Khobar) (August 2024-present)

Member, Advisory Board, Department of M.I.S., College of Business Admin., IAU (Sep 2021-present)

Director, M.Sc. in Business Analytics Program, College of Business Admin., IAU (Sep. 2022-Aug. 2024)

Chair, Curriculum Development & management of M.Sc. in Business Analytics & B.Sc. in Information Systems & Analytics programs, College of Business Admin., IAU (Sep. 2018-Aug. 2024)

Assistant Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Business Admin., IAU (Jan. 2020-Aug. 2024)

Head, Term Planning Unit, College of Business Admin., IAU (Sep. 2014-Aug. 2024)

Chair, M.B.A. Operational Planning Committee, College of Business Admin., IAU (May 2016-July 2016)

Member, Research Committee, College of Business Admin., IAU (2015- 2017)

Member, M.B.A. Curriculum Development Committee, College of Business Admin., IAU (2013-2014)

Member, B.B.A. Curriculum Review Committee, College of Business Admin., IAU (2013-2014)

Member, Scheduling Committee, Systems Engineering, KFUPM (2007-2008)

Member, Organization Committee, International Conf. on Info. & Comp. Sc., KFUPM (2003-2004)