HEC Montréal invites students with outstanding academic record to apply to its PhD program in Management Science. The application deadline is January 6, 2023 for the September 2023 cohort.
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PhD in Management Sciences
- This specialization is designed for PhD candidates with an interest in the following fields:
- Business analytics
- Combinatorial optimization
- Dynamic optimization
- Game theory
- Energy modelling and policy
- Stochastic and Robust optimization
- Simulation-based and Bayesian optimization
- For a general overview of our program, please visit our website.
- If you have specific questions about this specialization, contact Erick Delage (delage@hec.ca).
RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT.
The department of Decision Sciences offers a dynamic research community of 34 professors focusing on methodological, applied, and empirical research. More information on the professors specifically involved in the Management Science specialization can be found on their websites:
- Arslan, Okan (combinatorial optimization, design and management of large-scale networks)
- Bahn, Olivier (mathematical models in economy/energy/environment, climate changes)
- Ben Ameur, Hatem (financial engineering, stochastic processes/simulation)
- Breton, Michèle (game theory, mathematical models in finance and in energy)
- Caporossi, Gilles (data mining, combinatorial optimization)
- Daryalal Maryam (sequential decision making under uncertainty)
- Delage, Erick (robust optimization, stochastic programming, data-driven optimization)
- Denault, Michel (financial engineering, environmental finance)
- Firoozi, Dena (stochastic control, mean field games, financial engineering)
- Osorio, Carolina (simulation-based optimization, urban transportation problems)
- Perron, Sylvain (combinatorial optimization, column generation)
- Pineau, Pierre-Olivier (energy policy, electricity markets)
- Zaccour, Georges (game theory, quantitative marketing)
Examples of active research topics can be found on this website.
Students will also have the opportunity to become a part of leading research and knowledge transfer centers:
- Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD)
- Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT)
- The Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO)
- Several Research Chairs :
HEC Montréal is a center of excellence in logistics, operations management, operations research, management sciences, and machine learning, with world-renowned professors in these fields. Our PhD students publish their research in top-tier journals, including:
- Operations Research
- Management Science
- INFORMS Journal on Computing
- International Journal of Production Economics
- Computers & Operations Research
- Transportation Science
- Omega
- European Journal of Operational Research
STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM.
HEC Montréal's PhD program is offered in partnership with three other Montréal universities (Concordia University, McGill University, and UQAM). This means that students benefit from a rich offering of courses and a large body of expertise. PhD students in Management Sciences take a minimum of 7 PhD courses (see the structure for Management Sciences). The program can be followed completely in English. The PhD program is a full-time program only.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT. In terms of financial support, PhD students in Management Science are guaranteed annual funding of $ 25 000 and exemption for tuition fees over four years, once they have started their courses in their major. They are encouraged, supported, and usually successful at securing additional funding through an extensive set of available scholarship programs.
HOW TO APPLY. The application deadline for the Fall 2023 admission is January 6, 2023. Please visit the PhD Program admission website.
Candidates must hold a Master's level degree, with a strong academic record from a recognized university. Typical applicants hold an undergraduate and/or a master's degree in related disciplines (engineering, applied mathematics, etc.).
The Admission Committee will carefully review every application, which must include the following documents:
- Grade transcripts from all universities attended
- GMAT or GRE official score, or TAGE-MAGE for francophone students.
- Proof of English proficiency (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS), or French proficiency
- Three letters of recommendation, preferably from professors
- Statement of purpose for applying to the PhD program
- Curriculum Vitae
For the TAGE MAGE, a minimum of 283 is required. No minimum is required for the GMAT and GRE.
For the language test, an level of 'Advanced level' is required in English or French. For TOEFL, the PhD program requires a minimum of 100.
For detailed instruction on the application procedure and the required supporting documents, please visit the PhD Program admission website.
Admissions are decided on a competitive basis. Selection of the candidates is only done once we have received all the applications, and it is mainly based on the academic excellence of the student, the fit with the research interests of our professors and the availability of funding and time from the professors. We only consider applicants who have submitted a complete application file.
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Erick Delage
Full professor
HEC Montréal
Montreal QC
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