Web-Based User Interfaces for Mathematical Models to Support Decisions: The Fuel Distribution Network Optimizer

  • Focus Area Evaluation of Public Investment Projects Evaluation of Public Investment Projects
  • Type Methodology paper
  • Date 30 September 2024
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Abstract

Mathematical models provide quantitative analyses that can inform policy decisions. We argue that two attributes can support models’ adoption by policymakers: an intuitive graphical interface and active engagement between modelers and policymakers.

Authors

Nourah Al Hosain

Nourah Al Hosain

Manager- Geographic Information Solution Nourah is a manager in the Solutions Productization program. Her work focuses on geospatial analysis and modeling. Nourah was previously…

Nourah is a manager in the Solutions Productization program. Her work focuses on geospatial analysis and modeling. Nourah was previously in KAPSARC’s Policy and Decision Science program, where she was part of the KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB) development team. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Prince Sultan University.

Expertise

  • Policy Analysis
  • Sustainable Cities and Geospatial Analysis and Modeling

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Jaidaa Alidrisi

Jaidaa Alidrisi

Manager- Product Engineering Jaidaa Alidrisi is a Product Engineer Manager within the Solutions Productization team. She specializes in developing, optimizing, and deploying cutting-edge…

Jaidaa Alidrisi is a Product Engineer Manager within the Solutions Productization team. She specializes in developing, optimizing, and deploying cutting-edge web-based simulators for energy models. With strong expertise in software engineering, product development, and user-centered design,  Jaidaa  excels in transforming complex computational models into intuitive, user-friendly web applications. These tools empower policymakers, industry professionals, and stakeholders to make informed, data-driven decisions that drive efficiency, sustainability, and innovation in the energy sector.

Expertise

  • Generative AI
  • Web development
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Product management

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Walid Matar

Walid Matar

Principal Fellow- Oil & Gas Walid works on modeling energy systems. He is developing or has developed the following components of the KAPSARC Energy Model…

Walid works on modeling energy systems. He is developing or has developed the following components of the KAPSARC Energy Model (KEM): electric power generation, oil refining, petrochemicals and fertilizers, cement production, and iron and steel. He is also working on a bottom-up residential electricity use framework that merges microeconomics with the physical laws governing electricity use.

Expertise

  • Energy Systems Modeling
  • Optimization
  • Electricity Prices
  • Energy Efficiency and the Interdisciplinary Connection Between Energy Economics and Engineering

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Abdelrahman Muhsen

Abdelrahman Muhsen

Director- Geographic Information Solution Abdel is a geospatial leader, certified in GIS (GISP), with over 18 years of experience in GIS and spatial data…

Abdel is a geospatial leader, certified in GIS (GISP), with over 18 years of experience in GIS and spatial data management. He has a proven track record of leading and delivering enterprise GIS projects for international corporations in North America and the Middle East.

His work focuses on spatial economic modeling to better understand and forecast the interactions between economic activities, energy demand, land use, and transportation in urban areas.

Before KAPSARC, Abdel worked for world-renowned, global companies, such as Accenture and ESRI, in North America and the Middle East. He served as a technical leader and a senior consultant, guiding clients in the energy sector on how to extract value out of geospatial data assets and GIS investments. Abdel holds an M.Sc. in geomatics engineering from the University of Calgary, Canada.

Expertise

  • GIS
  • Sustainability
  • Urban Analytics
  • Location Intelligence
  • Spatial Data Science
  • Earth Observation and Remote Sensing

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Pavithra Kumar Shetty

Pavithra Kumar Shetty

Director- Product Engineering As a senior web developer in the Energy Information Management team, Shetty is responsible for developing and architecting web applications…

As a senior web developer in the Energy Information Management team, Shetty is responsible for developing and architecting web applications needed for KAPSARC insights. Shetty led the development of KAPSARC research insight web app and building the energy efficiency Java server to run from the web. He has over 14 years of development experience in all areas of web software development including user interfaces, middleware, and cloud infrastructure. He has mastered full stack development using Java, MongDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, and NodeJS. Formerly, Shetty was the principal architect at a technology-driven real estate startup in India called Grabhouse, with responsibility for building a highly available and scalable web portal and backend processes. Prior to that Shetty worked as principal software engineer at IHS and played a key role in building the web product suite for their electronics database solution.

Expertise

  • Distributed systems
  • Blockchain
  • Machine learning and software architecture

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Lama Yaseen

Lama Yaseen

Fellow- Transportation & Infrastructure Lama is a fellow working under the Transportation and Infrastructure Content Center. Lama has a B.Sc. degree in computer science…

Lama is a fellow working under the Transportation and Infrastructure Content Center. Lama has a B.Sc. degree in computer science from Effat University and an M.Sc. degree in software engineering from the University of Oxford. Lama is a programmer, data modeler and software engineer working in data modeling and software integration. She is also part of the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) team, working in spatial analytics and modeling.

Lama was also one of the main contributors to the KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB).

Expertise

  • Energy Sustainability and Social Science

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Abeer AlGhamdi

Abeer AlGhamdi

Senior Manager- Product Management Abeer is a senior manager in product management with expertise in energy data management and energy research apps. Her experience…

Abeer is a senior manager in product management with expertise in energy data management and energy research apps. Her experience has focused on data analysis for research use, analyzing the Saudi and GCC energy data in various energy fields. She has led related energy data projects such as the Saudi Arabia energy balance, and energy database. She has worked on building and developing the KAPSARC data portal and research apps for energy and transportation.

Expertise

  • Energy data management
  • Data sciences and research apps

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