Bismark Singh

Bismark Singh

Associate Prof. Dr. Dr. habil.
Senior Member, IEEE.
Fellow, Institute of Mathematics & its Applications.
Associate Fellow, The OR Society.

Publications

I publish in a diverse variety of journals reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my research. For citation counts or other metrics, please see my Google Scholar, Scopus, or MathSciNet pages.

Indexing and Recognition

  • 17 publications in journals indexed in the 2024 German VHB Rating for Operations Research (OR):
    • A-rated: [30], [28], [25], [24], [23], [15], [9]
    • B-rated: [29], [27], [21], [15], [12], [11], [10], [7], [6], [5]
  • 18 publications in journals indexed in the 2023 AMS MathSciNet list:
    [28], [26], [25], [24], [23], [22], [21], [20], [17], [13], [12], [11], [10], [9], [8], [7], [6], [2]
  • 9 publications in journals indexed in the National Library of Medicine PubMed list:
    [18], [16], [15], [14], [13], [5], [4], [3], [1]

Publications co-authored with my students are indicated with an asterisk (*) next to the student’s name.

Articles currently under peer-review:

  • [R9] B. Singh "On the resolution of ties in fair convex allocation problems".
  • [R8] A. Saifutdinova, S. Reshetnikova(*), B. Singh "Optimizing petroleum distribution in the Volga-Urals: The case of Bashkirnefteprodukt".
  • [R7] T. Roberts(*), I. Williams, S. Jones, B. Singh "Designing emotive visual campaigns: A data-driven study of artwork and pro-environmental intent".
  • [R6] Y. Akbulut, B. Singh "On the optimal control of initial velocity in a hyperbolic beam equation by the variational method".
  • [R5] B. Singh, A. Dubickas "Constrained enumeration of lucky tickets: Prime digits, uniqueness, and greedy heuristics".
  • [R4] B. Singh, D. Gromov "Mathematically modeling worried-well behavior during infectious disease outbreaks".
  • [R3] M. Jaidee(*), B. Singh "The prime programming problem: Formulations and solution methods".
  • [R2] B. Singh "Quantifying geography- and gender-based inequity in travel behavior of the Indian population".
  • [R1] C. Schmitt(*), B. Singh "An analytical lower bound for a class of minimizing quadratic integer optimization problems".

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:

2025

  • [30] B. Singh, S. Rebennack. "Release immediately or sequentially? Strategies for allocating scarce therapeutic resources during disease outbreaks".
    In: IISE Transactions
  • [29] N. Suresh(*), B. Singh. "Optimizing a heritage railway provider’s volunteer workforce allocation: The case of Swanage Railways"
    In: INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics
  • [28] M. Schmidt(*), B. Singh. "The balanced facility location problem: Complexity and heuristics".
    In: INFORMS Journal on Computing

2024

  • [27] B. Singh. "A mathematical programming approach for Mongolia’s 'The Four Strongest' puzzle".
    In: INFORMS Transactions on Education
  • [26] B. Singh, Y. Akbulut. "Promoting mathematics via banknotes: Two examples from Turkey".
    In: British Journal for the History of Mathematics
  • [25] M. Schmidt(*), B. Singh. "Selectively closing recycling centers in Bavaria: Reforming waste-management policy to reduce disparity".
    In: Networks
  • [24] C. Schmitt(*), B. Singh. "Quadratic optimization models for balancing preferential access and fairness: Formulations and optimality conditions".
    In: INFORMS Journal on Computing

2022

  • [23] B. Singh, L. Oberfichtner(*), S. Ivliev. "Heuristics for a cash-collection routing problem with a cluster-first route-second approach".
    In: Annals of Operations Research
  • [22] L. Xue, X. Ren, W. Sun, X. Zheng, Z. Peng, B. Singh. "Seasonal transmission dynamics and optimal control strategies for tuberculosis in Jiangsu Province, China".
    In: Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences
  • [21] B. Singh, O. Rehberg(*), T. Groß, M. Hoffmann, L. Kotzur, D. Stolten. "Budget-cut: introduction to a budget based cutting-plane algorithm for capacity expansion models".
    In: Optimization Letters
  • [20] B. Singh. "A large controversy from a small town: Johann Georg von Soldner of Feuchtwangen".
    In: The Mathematical Intelligencer

2021

  • [19] L. Kotzur, L. Nolting, M. Hoffmann, T. Groß, A. Smolenko, J. Priesmann, H. Bußing, R. Beer, F. Kullmann, B. Singh, A. Praktiknjo, D. Stolten, M. Robinius. "A modeler’s guide to handle complexity in energy systems optimization".
    In: Advances in Applied Energy
  • [18] H. Yang, Ö. Sürer, D. Duque, D. P. Morton, B. Singh, et al. "Design of COVID-19 staged alert systems to ensure healthcare capacity with minimal closures".
    In: Nature Communications
  • [17] B. Singh, B. Knueven. "Lagrangian relaxation based heuristics for a chance-constrained optimization model of a hybrid solar-battery storage system".
    In: Journal of Global Optimization
  • [16] B. Singh. "International comparisons of COVID-19 deaths in the presence of comorbidities require uniform mortality coding guidelines".
    In: International Journal of Epidemiology
  • [15] S. Risanger, B. Singh, D. Morton, L. A. Meyers. "Selecting pharmacies for COVID-19 testing to ensure access".
    In: Health Care Management Science

2020

  • [14] B. Singh, S. Risanger, D. Morton, M. Pignone, L. A. Meyers. "Expanding access to COVID-19 tests through US Postal Service Facilities".
    In: Medical Decision Making
  • [13] D. Duque, D. P. Morton, B. Singh, Z. Du, R. Pasco, L. A. Meyers. "Timing social distancing to avert unmanageable COVID-19 hospital surges".
    In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • [12] B. Singh, B. Knueven, J.-P. Watson. "Modeling flexible generator operating regions via chance-constrained stochastic unit commitment".
    In: Computational Management Science
  • [11] B. Singh. "Fairness criteria for allocating scarce resources".
    In: Optimization Letters
  • [10] B. Singh. "Tighter reformulations using classical Dawson and Sankoff bounds for approximating two-stage chance-constrained programs".
    In: Optimization Letters

2019

  • [9] S. Rebennack, O. A. Prokopyev, B. Singh. "Two-stage stochastic minimum s–t cut problems: Formulations, complexity and decomposition algorithms".
    In: Networks
  • [8] B. Singh. "Popov, Berg, Sokolov: A street with three plaques".
    In: The Mathematical Intelligencer
  • [7] B. Singh, J.-P. Watson. "Approximating two-stage chance-constrained programs with classical probability bounds".
    In: Optimization Letters

2018

  • [6] B. Singh, D. P. Morton, S. Santoso. "An adaptive model with joint chance constraints for a hybrid wind-conventional generator system".
    In: Computational Management Science

2017

  • [5] H.-C. Huang, B. Singh, D. P. Morton, G. P. Johnson, B. Clements, L. A. Meyers. "Equalizing access to pandemic influenza vaccines through optimal allocation to public health distribution points".
    In: PLOS ONE
  • [4] B. Singh, L. A. Meyers. "Estimation of single-year-of-age counts of live births, fetal losses, abortions, and pregnant women for counties of Texas".
    In: BMC Research Notes

2016

  • [3] Influenza Forecasting Contest Working Group. "Results from the CDC’s predict the 2013-2014 Influenza Season Challenge".
    In: BMC Infectious Diseases
  • [2] B. Singh. "Reminiscences of two evenings with Dmitry Borisovich Gnedenko".
    In: The Mathematical Intelligencer

2015

  • [1] B. Singh, H.-C. Huang, D. P. Morton, G. P. Johnson, A. Gutfraind, A. P. Galvani, B. Clements, L. A. Meyers. "Optimizing distribution of pandemic influenza antiviral drugs".
    In: Emerging Infectious Diseases

Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings & Book Chapters

2023

2020

2019

2012

Peer-reviewed Poetry