Antoine Sauré
Associate Professor
Telfer Research Fellowship in Healthcare Analytics
B.Sc. Eng. (University of Chile),
B.Eng. (University of Chile),
M.Sc. (University of Chile),
Ph.D. (UBC)
- Location
- DMS 6103
- Telephone
- 613-562-5800 x 8838
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Biography
Dr. Sauré completed his Ph.D. in Management Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2012 under the supervision of Prof. Martin L. Puterman and Prof. Jonathan Patrick. He received his M.Sc. degree in Operations Management and his professional degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Chile in 2002. Dr. Sauré has over twelve years of experience developing, implementing and applying advanced analytics techniques to large-scale, real-world business problems in several industries. He is an expert in the development of advanced capacity planning and scheduling techniques. Dr. Sauré has worked with the British Columbia Cancer Agency on numerous patient scheduling projects as well as other projects aimed to provide timely access to quality cancer care. He has previously taught several undergraduate and graduate courses at UBC and at the University of Chile.
Research areas
Dr. Sauré's research interests include advanced modelling and decision-making under uncertainty and their applications to large-scale problems in service operations. In particular, the study of resource allocation problems in health care and other areas. From a methodological point of view, his research focuses on the development of advanced analytics techniques for dynamic resource allocation problems.
Teaching interests
Pillars
Publications during the last 7 years
Papers in Refereed Journals
- Constabel Butz, C., Acevedo, F., Cataldo, A., Rey, P.A., Sánchez, C., Sauré, A., Walbaum, B. 2026. Ki67 is an Age-Dependent Prognostic Factor in Early-Stage HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer. Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes, 37(2): 253-262.
- Moradi, S., Sauré, A., Patrick, J. 2025. Advance Multi-Priority, Multi-Appointment Patient Scheduling with Dependent Demand and Lead Times. Production and Operations Management, 35(3): 855-875.
- Lavergne, M.R., Easley, J., Grudniewicz, A., Hedden, L., McDonald, T., Rudoler, D., Sauré, A., Correia, R., Dufour, É., Gallant, F., Hakim, J., Johnson, C., Jose, C., Katz, A., MacKenzie, A., Martin-Misener, R., McCracken, R., Nethery, E., Piccinini-Vallis, H., Peterson, S., Scott, I., Shiplett, H., Simkin, S., Spencer, S., Thelen, R., Welton, S., Wilson, E. 2025. Changing primary care capacity in Canada: Protocol for a cross-provincial mixed methods study. BMJ Open, 15(3): e099302.
- Lessard, L., Sauré, A. 2025. Enabling Decision-Making and Innovation in Learning Health Systems through Simulation Modeling. Healthcare Management Forum, 38(5): 470-476.
- Redondo, S., Cataldo, A., Marquinez, J.T., Rey, P.A., Sauré, A. 2025. Improving Scholarship Assignment Using Approximate Dynamic Programming: A Chilean Case Study. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 102: 102296.
- Dehnoei, S., Sauré, A., Ozturk, O., Gardner, W., Pajera, K., Sheppard, R., Patrick, J. 2024. A stochastic optimization approach for staff scheduling decisions at inpatient units. International Transactions in Operational Research, 31(3): 1762-1790.
- Wenzel, A., Sauré, A., Cataldo, A., Rey, P.A., Sánchez, C. 2024. An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach to Network-Based Scheduling of Chemotherapy Treatment Sessions. International Journal of Production Research, 62(12): 4314-4330.
- Khorasanian, D., Patrick, J., Sauré, A. 2024. Dynamic Home Care Routing and Scheduling Problem with Uncertain Number of Visits per Referral. Transportation Science, 58(4): 841-859.
- Cataldo, A., Rey, P.A., Sauré, A. 2024. La revolución de la ciencia de datos y la inteligencia artificial en la medicina moderna. ARS MEDICA Revista de Ciencias Médicas, 49(1): 3-4.
- Kamyabniya, A., Sauré, A., Salman, S., Benichou, N., Patrick, J. 2024. Optimization Models for Disaster Response Operations: A Literature Review. OR Spectrum, 46(3): 737-783.
- Lyon, G., Cataldo, A., Angulo, G., Rey, P.A., Sauré, A. 2023. A Column Generation Approach to Intraday Scheduling of Chemotherapy Patients. International Journal of Production Research, 61(7): 2231-2249.
- Cataldo, A., Sufan, S., Lorca, A., Andresen, M., Sánchez, C., Sauré, A. 2023. Multi-stage process for chemotherapy scheduling and effective capacity determination. International Transactions in Operational Research, 30(1): 151-180.
- Babashov, V., Sauré, A., Ozturk, O., Patrick, J. 2023. Setting Wait Time Targets in a Multi-Priority Patient Setting: An Inverse Optimization Approach. Production and Operations Management, 32(6): 1958-1974.
- Coates, A., Chung, A.Q.H., Lessard, L., Grudniewicz, A., Espadero, C., Gheidar, Y., Da Silva, E., Sauré, A., King, J., Fung-Kee-Fung, M. 2023. The use and role of digital technology in learning health systems: A scoping review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 178: 105196.
- Kamyabniya, A., Noormohammadzadeh, Z., Sauré, A., Patrick, J. 2021. A Robust Integrated Logistics Model for Age-Based Multi-Group Platelets in Disaster Relief Operations. Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 152: 102371.
- Marquinez, J.T., Sauré, A., Cataldo, A., Ferrer, J.C. 2021. Identifying Dynamic ICU Patient Admission, Transfer and Diversion Policies in a Public-Private Hospital Network. European Journal of Operational Research, 295(1): 306-320.
- Kandakoglu, A., Sauré, A., Michalowski, W., Aquino, M., Graham, J., McCormick, B. 2020. A Decision Support System for Home Dialysis Visit Scheduling and Nurse Routing. Decision Support Systems, 130: 113224.
- Sauré, A., Begen, M., Patrick, J. 2020. Dynamic Multi-Priority, Multi-Class Patient Scheduling with Stochastic Service Times. European Journal of Operational Research, 280(1): 254-265.
- Bikker, I.A., Mes, M.R.K., Sauré, A., Boucherie, R. 2020. Online Capacity Planning for Rehabilitation Treatments: An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach. Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, 34(3): 381-405.
- Liu, E., Ma, X., Weber, L., Tyldesley, S., Sauré, A., Weber, R. 2019. Improving Patient Access to Chemotherapy through Enhanced Capacity Planning and Patient Scheduling. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 9(1): 1-13.
- Lessard, L., Grudniewicz, A., Sauré, A., Szczotka, A., King, J., Fung-Kee-Fung, M. 2019. The type and use of digital technology in learning health systems: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 9(5): e026204.
Funded Research during the last 7 years
| From-To | Source | Title | Purpose | Type | Role | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2026 | Telfer School of Management Research Grants (SMRG) | 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine | S | I | PI | $5,000 |
| 2026-2026 | University of Ottawa, uoConnect Grant Program | 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine | S | I | PI | $5,000 |
| 2026-2026 | Artificial Intelligence Journal, Funding for Promoting AI Research | 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine | S | O | PI | $2,800 |
| 2024-2028 | CIHR | Changing Primary Care Capacity in Canada (4C): A Cross-Provincial Mixed Methods Study to Inform Workforce Planning | R | C | Co-PI | $262,785 |
| 2023-2027 | The National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT) Chile, Regular Grant Competition | Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Improved Design of Public Policies regarding Medical Treatments | R | O | Co-I | $370,000 |
| 2021-2024 | National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Small Teams Initiative | Resilience and Adaptation to Climatic Extreme (RACE) Wildfires (Research initiative with a budget of $1,921,000 dollars) | R | G | Co-I | $75,000 |
| 2021-2021 | Telfer School of Management Research Grants (SMRG), Student Thesis Research Grant | A Patient-Oriented Learning Cycle for Treatment Decision-Making (Raphaël Ménard-Grenier) | R | I | Co-I | $4,000 |
| 2020-2020 | Telfer School of Management Research Grants (SMRG), Student Thesis Research Grant | A Stochastic Optimization Approach for Staff Scheduling Decisions at Inpatient Clinics (Sajjad Dehnoei) | R | I | Co-I | $4,000 |
| 2019-2022 | The National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT) Chile, Initiation Projects | Design of Public Policies for a Public Health Network through Markov Decision Processes | R | O | Co-I | $143,500 |
| 2019-2020 | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Seed Funding Opportunity | Long-Term Bed Management for Critical Care Patients | R | O | Co-I | $9,500 |
| 2019-2020 | Telfer School of Management Research Grants (SMRG), Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Support Grant | Home Health Care Scheduling and Routing (Danial Khorasanian) | R | I | Co-I | $30,000 |
| 2019-2019 | University of Ottawa, Interdisciplinary Research Group Funding Opportunity (IRGFO) – Stream 1 – Research Team Creation | Adapting Digital Platforms to Drive Learning in Health Systems | R | I | Co-I | $9,940 |
| 2019-2019 | Telfer School of Management Research Grants (SMRG), Student Thesis Research Grant | A General Design Methodology for Postpartum Nurse-Led Clinics (Jacqueline Novotny) | R | I | Co-I | $4,000 |
| 2018-2026 | NSERC - Discovery Grants Program | Approximate Dynamic Programming Methods for Dynamic Resource Allocation Problems in Health Care | R | C | PI | $229,500 |
| 2018-2019 | University of Ottawa, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) | Dynamic Appointment Scheduling for New Patient Consults (Patrick Fillion) | R | I | Co-I | $1,500 |
LEGEND:
Purpose
C: Contract (R and D) | E: Equipment Grant | R: Research Grant | S: Support Award | P: Pedagogical Grant | O: Other, U: Unknown
Type
C: Granting Councils | G: Government | F: Foundations | I: UO Internal Funding | O: Other | U: Unknown
Role
PI = Principal Investigator | Co-I = Co-Investigator | Co-PI = Co-Principal Investigator
