Ali Gul Qureshi

Ali Gul Qureshi serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Management at Kyoto University, Japan, where he combines his civil engineering background with specialized expertise in transportation engineering, logistics, and operations research. His research portfolio encompasses a wide range of topics, including exact and heuristic optimization of vehicle routing problems, facility location challenges, and their integration into multi-agent systems frameworks. His work has significantly contributed to the evaluation of city logistics measures and the development of efficient urban transportation solutions. In recent years, he has expanded his research focus to include humanitarian logistics, particularly addressing post-disaster scenarios. His teaching responsibilities at Kyoto University span various subjects including Planning and Management of Social Systems, Urban and Regional Planning, Transport Policy, Advanced Calculus, and Fundamental Physics, where he effectively bridges theoretical concepts with practical applications. Through his research and teaching, he continues to advance the field of transportation engineering and urban logistics, particularly in developing innovative solutions for complex urban mobility challenges and disaster response scenarios.