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Olivier Bahn
Professor, Department of Decision Sciences

Contact information
HEC Montréal3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montréal (Québec)
Canada H3T 2A7
Email : olivier.bahn@hec.ca
Phone : 514 340-6503
Secretary: 514 340-6472
Fax : 514 340-5634
Office : 4.355
Personal page
Other title(s)
- Director, Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD)
- Codirector of the e3 Hub: Expertise in Energy and Environment
- Member, Institut de l’environnement, du développement durable et de l’économie circulaire (Institut EDDEC)
Education
- Diplôme d'ingénieur, Institut d'Informatique d'Entreprise (CNAM, Paris)
- Doctorat en sciences économiques et sociales (mention économie commerciale et industrielle), Université de Genève
Expertise
- Operational research
- Mathematical models in economy / energy / environment
- Climate changes
This publication selection covers the last five years.
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Journal articles (20)
KOUCHAKI-PENCHAH, Hamed, BAHN, Olivier, VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, MOREAU, Lucas, THIFFAULT, Evelyne, LEVASSEUR, Annie;
« Impact of Biogenic Carbon Neutrality Assumption for Achieving a Net-Zero Emission Target: Insights from a Techno-Economic Analysis »,
Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 57, no 29, 2023, p. 10615-10628.
BAILIE, Alison, PIED, Marie, VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, BAHN, Olivier, KOASIDIS, Konstantinos, GAMBHIR, Ajay, WACHSMUTH, Jakob, WARNKE, Philine, MCWILLIAMS, Ben, DOUKAS, Haris, NIKAS, Alexandros;
« Co-creating Canada's path to net-zero: a stakeholder-driven modelling analysis »,
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition, vol. 4, 2023, p. 1-14.
ALIAKBARI SANI, Sajad, BAHN, Olivier, DELAGE, Erick, FOGUEN TCHUENDOM, Rinel;
« Robust Integration of Electric Vehicles Charging Load in Smart Grid’s Capacity Expansion Planning »,
Dynamic Games and Applications, vol. 12, no 3, 2022, p. 1010-1041.
ZHANG, Shipeng, GHOULEH, Zaid, MUCCI, Alfonso, BAHN, Olivier, PROVENÇAL, Richard, SHAO, Yixin;
« Production of cleaner high-strength cementing material using steel slag under elevated-temperature carbonation »,
Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 342, 2022, p. 1-12.
ZOD, Nada, MUCCI, Alfonso, BAHN, Olivier, PROVENÇAL, Richard, SHAO, Yixin;
« Steel slag-bonded strand board as a carbon-negative building product »,
Construction and Building Materials, vol. 340, 2022, p. 1-12.
ALIAKBARI SANI, Sajad, MAROUFMASHAT, Azadeh, BABONNEAU, Frédéric, BAHN, Olivier, DELAGE, Erick, HAURIE, Alain, MOUSSEAU, Normand, VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen;
« Energy Transition Pathways for Deep Decarbonization of the Greater Montreal Region: An Energy Optimization Framework »,
Energies, vol. 15, no 10, 2022, p. 1-18.
ALIAKBARI SANI, Sajad, BAHN, Olivier, DELAGE, Erick;
« Affine decision rule approximation to address demand response uncertainty in smart Grids’ capacity planning »,
European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 303, no 1, 2022, p. 438-455.
KOUCHAKI-PENCHAH, Hamed, BAHN, Olivier, VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, LEVASSEUR, Annie;
« The contribution of forest-based bioenergy in achieving deep decarbonization: Insights for Quebec (Canada) using a TIMES approach »,
Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 252, 2022, p. 1-12.
NICOLAS, Claire, TCHUNG-MING, Stéphane, BAHN, Olivier, DELAGE, Erick;
« Robust Enough? Exploring Temperature-Constrained Energy Transition Pathways under Climate Uncertainty »,
Energies, vol. 14, no 24, 2021, p. 1-31.
BABONNEAU, Frédéric, BAHN, Olivier, HAURIE, Alain, VIELLE, Marc;
« An Oligopoly Game of CDR Strategy Deployment in a Steady-State Net-Zero Emission Climate Regime »,
Environmental Modeling & Assessment, vol. 26, no 6, 2021, p. 969-984.
GIAROLA, Sara, MOLAR CRUZ, Anahi, VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, BAHN, Olivier, SARMIENTO, Luis, HAWKES, Adam, BROWN, Maxwell;
« The role of energy storage in the uptake of renewable energy: A model comparison approach »,
Energy Policy, vol. 151, 2021, p. 1-19.
BAHN, Olivier, SAMANO, Mario, SARKIS, Paul Anthony;
« Market Power and Renewables: The Effects of Ownership Transfers »,
Energy Journal, vol. 42, no 4, 2021, p. 195-225.
SIDDIQUI, Sauleh, VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, BAHN, Olivier, VICTOR, Nadejda, NICHOLS, Christopher, AVRAAM, Haralampos, BROWN, Maxwell;
« Integrated North American energy markets under different futures of cross-border energy infrastructure »,
Energy Policy, vol. 144, 2020, p. 1-11.
BAHN, Olivier, VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen;
« Implications of EMF 34 scenarios on renewable deployment and carbon abatement in Canada: Insights from a regionalized energy model »,
Energy Policy, vol. 142, 2020, p. 1-8.
BAHN, Olivier, DE BRUIN, Kelly, FERTEL, Camille;
« Will Adaptation Delay the Transition to Clean Energy Systems? An Analysis with AD-MERGE »,
Energy Journal, vol. 40, no 4, 2019, p. 207-233.
VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, BAHN, Olivier, LEVASSEUR, Annie;
« The role of bioenergy in low-carbon energy transition scenarios: A case study for Quebec (Canada) »,
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 102, 2019, p. 24-34.
BAHN, Olivier;
« The Contribution of Mathematical Models to Climate Policy Design: a Researcher’s Perspective »,
Environmental Modeling & Assessment, vol. 23, no 6, 2018, p. 691-701.
VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, BAHN, Olivier, ROY, Pierre-Olivier, PATREAU, Valérie;
« Is there a future for new hydrocarbon projects in a decarbonizing energy system? A case study for Quebec (Canada) »,
Applied Energy, vol. 218, 2018, p. 114-130.
LEVASSEUR, Annie, BAHN, Olivier, BELOIN-SAINT-PIERRE, Didier, MARINOVA, Mariya, VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen;
« Assessing butanol from integrated forest biorefinery: A combined techno-economic and life cycle approach »,
Applied Energy, vol. 198, 2017, p. 440-452.
VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, BAHN, Olivier, FRENETTE, Erik, SIGVALDASON, Oskar;
« Exploring deep decarbonization pathways to 2050 for Canada using an optimization energy model framework »,
Applied Energy, vol. 195, 2017, p. 774-785.
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Book chapters (4)
BAHN, Olivier, HAURIE, Alain;
« A Steady-State Game of a Net-Zero Emission Climate Regime »,
Games in Management Science: Essays in Honor of Georges Zaccour, Springer, 2020, p. 115-130.
VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, BAHN, Olivier, EL MAGHRAOUI, Nadia;
« History and Recent State of TIMES Optimization Energy Models and Their Applications for a Transition Towards Clean Energies »,
Accelerating the Transition to a 100% Renewable Energy Era, Springer, 2020, p. 113-130.
VAILLANCOURT, Kathleen, BAHN, Olivier, SIGVALDASON, Oskar;
« The Canadian Contribution to Limiting Global Warming Below 2 °C: An Analysis of Technological Options and Regional Cooperation »,
Limiting Global Warming to Well Below 2 °C: Energy System Modelling and Policy Development, Springer, 2018, p. 227-244.
BAHN, Olivier, HAURIE, Alain, MALHAME, Roland P.;
« Limit Game Models for Climate Change Negotiations »,
Advances in Dynamic and Mean Field Games: Theory, Applications, and Numerical Method, Springer, 2017, p. 27-47.
This selection of supervision activities covers the last five years.
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Dissertation direction – PhD in Administration (1)
In codirection with : DELAGE, Erick
A Robust Integration of Demand Response into Smart Grid's Capacity Expansion Planning: Considering the Uncertainty of Electric Vehicle's Charging Behavior, by Sajad Aliakbari Sani
May 2022
A Robust Integration of Demand Response into Smart Grid's Capacity Expansion Planning: Considering the Uncertainty of Electric Vehicle's Charging Behavior, by Sajad Aliakbari Sani
May 2022
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Master's thesis direction – MSc in Management (1)
In codirection with : SAMANO, Mario
Comportements concurrentiels dans le secteur de production d'électricité en Ontario, by Paul Anthony Sarkis
October 2017
Comportements concurrentiels dans le secteur de production d'électricité en Ontario, by Paul Anthony Sarkis
October 2017
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Supervised project supervision – MSc in Management (15)
Short-Term Peak Load Forecasting in Toronto Region , by Yifan Yin
August 2023
August 2023
Automation development and ESG risk exploration in the banking industry , by Ning Ye
March 2022
March 2022
CO2 Emission Forecast in Business Aviation Industry , by Yuan Wang
November 2021
November 2021
Organisation et gestion de la connaissance du parc de bâtiments et d'installations techniques , by Jean-François Marquis
September 2021
September 2021
Using machine learning model to carry out pre-research project in Netease , by Yanhan Peng
September 2021
September 2021
CCS feature recommendations for Ada-BaHaMa model , by Zihui Deng
March 2021
March 2021
Text analysis in Python: finding the root cause in aircraft issue , by Guangmei Ye
March 2021
March 2021
Market intelligence for Bombardier's business jet sector , by Yang Yu
March 2021
March 2021
Prospects for the Development of a Hydrogen Economy: Logistic issues (Production and Distribution) , by Xuan Zhao
November 2020
November 2020
Development of Integrated Reporting Tools with Multiple ERP Systems , by Yujie Shang
September 2020
September 2020
Pratt & Whitney, Canada: General Aviation PT6A Engine Deliveries Forecasting , by Meng Peng
September 2020
September 2020
Modeling Direct Air Capture in an Integrated Assessment Model , by Liudmyla Kotusenko
September 2020
September 2020
Improve the Modeling of Cementing Material in a TIMES Model , by Lili Wang
September 2020
September 2020
Applying Analytics to monitor KPIs and product performance for SAP , by Junyuan Lin
September 2020
September 2020
Calcul de l'empreinte carbone d'actifs financiers dans une perspective d'alignement avec les recommandations de la TCFD , by Bachir Mouhyi
March 2020
March 2020
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Integrative project supervision – Master's (2)
La consommation responsable au Québec , by Alfonso Magana Casillas
September 2021
September 2021
Économie Circulaire et Industrie 4.0 : Revue des Concepts et Synergies , by Pierre-Alexandre Guillemette
September 2021
September 2021
Summer 2023
MATH 50671
MATH 50672
Winter 2023
MATH 40600A
Summer 2022
MATH 50672
MATH 50671
MATH 50671A