Andre Augusto Cire is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research Strategic Initiatives in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where he is also cross-appointed in the Operations Management area at the Rotman School of Management. His research focuses on developing new methodologies to tackle large-scale, complex optimization problems faced by organizations, with a recent emphasis on discrete optimization and scheduling. Additionally, Andre explores applications related to social good and healthcare. His research agenda incorporates rigorous methodologies that include mathematical programming, dynamic programming, and artificial intelligence, aimed at deriving actionable insights through computationally efficient techniques.