Students

Advising the next generation.

Three decades of graduate supervision — doctoral, master's and honors students at HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal and Middlebury College, plus international co-supervision in Brazil and Sweden. Recent HEC listings at hec.ca/warin.

9
doctoral (Ph.D.) students
100+
students supervised
6
universities
2002–25
across three decades
Doctoral supervision · Ph.D.
2024–Elizabeth Viau — Ph.D. candidate, Polytechnique Montréal. Inequalities in the deployment of Agriculture 4.0 in Canada.
2025–Sine Ruitz — Ph.D. candidate, HEC Montréal. Data-driven governance, AI and international economic decision-making.
2025–Manolito Hibanada — Ph.D. candidate, Uppsala University. Data science, AI and quantitative geopolitical analysis.
2024–Cristiane Melchior — Ph.D., UFRGS, Brazil. Misinformation dynamics and the societal impacts of technology.
2020–24Daniel Kouloukoui — Ph.D., Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. Corporate climate-risk management (co-supervisor).
2014–19William Sanger — Ph.D., Polytechnique Montréal. "Science des données et politique : quatre essais pour comprendre les processus démocratiques."
2012–18Farnaz Farnia — Ph.D., Polytechnique Montréal. Non-tariff and technical barriers to international trade.
2012–17Marine Hadengue — Ph.D., Polytechnique Montréal. Diffusion des technologies et innovation inverse. · Prix Udayan Rege & AIMS best-thesis awards
2011–15Vahid Hosseinali-Mirza — Ph.D., Polytechnique Montréal. Crisis communication and reputational risk in an era of social media.
Thesis committees & post-doctoral / visiting scholars
2014Nadjib Lakhlef — thesis committee
2014Ksénia Kodorski — thesis committee
2015Qi Guo — thesis committee
2015Vahid Hosseinali-Mirza — post-doc, Polytechnique Montréal
2014Pompeo Della Posta — visiting, University of Pisa, Italy
2013–14Kay Ondelansek — visiting, HEC Montréal
2010–11Aleksandar Stojkov — visiting, Ss. Cyril & Methodius University, Skopje
Master's · HEC Montréal
2023Aïchata Souleymane Koné — The Covid-19 Vaccine Production Supply Chain – a Data Science Perspective · co-direction with Valérie Bélanger
2023Rami Osman — Exploring Uncovered Business Opportunities: a Data Science Perspective Into Ambidexterity · co-direction with Valérie Bélanger
2015Mathilde Mur — Union bancaire européenne et risque systémique : une analyse de l'intégration financière en Europe
Oct. 2025Brian Marcon — Eritrea Digital Gateway 2030 : Connecter un pays après l'isolement
Sept. 2025Hyuntae Hwang — L'impact de l'intelligence artificielle sur la croissance économique et sur les inégalités · co-direction with Saad Ali Khan
Sept. 2025Anastasiia Subbotina — Interest Rate Transmission in a Dollarized Environment: A Cambodian Bank Case Study
Nov. 2024Giovanni Bursi — Insolvency Risk Assessment: A Comprehensive Machine-Learning Approach to Bankruptcy Prediction for U.S. Public Companies to Enhance Investor Decisions
Oct. 2024Idriss Khayatei Houssaini — L'implémentation de la blockchain dans l'industrie automobile mondiale : Transformer les chaînes de valeur et les systèmes d'approvisionnement
Mar. 2024Mohamed Zineddine Hacene — Le cas Casino
Oct. 2023Mohammed Bilal Siddika — A Case Study on Emaww: an Emotion Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough
Oct. 2023Greta Bassano — Private Equity Ownership Effect on Operating Performance and EBITDA Multiple Expansion: Empirical Evidence from Europe and North America
Oct. 2023Johanna Major — L'attraction d'investissements directs étrangers provenant de l'Asie-Pacifique : les défis liés à la prospection dans l'ère de l'intelligence artificielle
Mar. 2023Shruti Jhunjhunwala — Cross-border e-commerce as a new driver of exports for SMEs in China
Nov. 2022Gioele Massimino — Emotions in Time and Space: an Analysis Using Touch Emotion AI Analytics
May 2022Pietro Virginio — The factors behind the international success of a food-delivery platform: a pathway to a new internationalization model
Mar. 2022Marie Wetzel — Etude de cas sur la Commission baleinière internationale (CBI) : les votes dans les organisations multilatérales, un jeu couru d'avance?
Mar. 2022Diana Maria Aruxandei — The Impact of CEO Succession on Firm Performance: A Comparative Analysis of CEO Background Features Versus Degree of Control
Jan. 2022Simrandeep Singh — How can NLP study of central bank speeches facilitate the firms in their investment decisions?
Jan. 2021Andrea Carrara — Dialectica Ltd.: The Expansion Dilemma
September 2019Marine Leroi — Émergence d'une grappe industrielle: L'Intelligence Artificielle à Montréal
May 2019Mosché Amouyal — Mise en place d'une stratégie d'incubation d'innovations dans un contexte multiculturel
November 2018Philippe Antoine Raymond — Caractéristiques et enjeux des grappes industrielles en aérospatiale et en technologies de l'information et des communications de Montréal et Seattle
March 2018Nicolas Trudel — SimActive au coeur de la transformation du marché: La cartographie d'urgence comme avantage compétitif
March 2018Aurélie Ryckebusch — Prévision de la tendance pour la demande dans l'aviation commerciale
March 2018Xavier Skoczek — La relation commerciale entre le Québec et les États-Unis à l'heure de Trump
October 2017Guillaume Sabourin — La diplomatie économique: stratégie internationale du Québec et du Canada dans la poursuite d'intérêts nationaux
March 2017Caroline Laberge — Corporate social responsibility and performance: A social media approach
May 2016Claudel Caron Prévost — Efficacité des politiques macro-prudentielles : une analyse des expositions bancaires des pays membres de l'OCDE
March 2016David Molina — Le marché de l'éolien domestique à l'international selon le modèle SCP: étude de cas de l'entreprise Idénergie
September 2015Johanne Basile — Interlocking directorships in the Financial Industry: Global Perspective
Summer 2014Siptène Pribay — A global outlook of the luxury industry in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis
2015Mur, Mathilde — Union bancaire européenne et risque systémique: une analyse de l'intégration financière en Europe
Master's, engineering & undergraduate · Polytechnique Montréal
2022–2023LeRouge, Lucas — Transformation numérique dans l'agriculture · M.Sc.
2014–2015Digoin, Guillaume — Firms' Reputation and Social Media · M.Sc.
2014Vakilian, Bahram — e-waste international trade · M.Sc.
2014Sanger, W. — Big data and Finance · M.Sc.
2014Nembot, B. — Big data and Reputation · M.Sc.
2014CLAIRE, Arthur — International Trade of Recycled Products · M.Sc.
2014VERGNE, Guillaume — International Trade of Recycled Product · M.Sc.
2014MONDIN, Christophe — Behavioral Finance · M.Sc.
2013MOUCHIKHINE, Vincent — Oil Volatility: An Experimental Perspective · M.Sc.
2012Ghalati, Azam — Mediterranean Union Integration · M.Sc.
2011Normandin, Alban — Creation of the ASEAN free-trade area and trade distortion · M.Sc.
2013Déga, Cynthie — M.Eng.
2013SIMARD, Stéfan — Oligopolies in the Construction Industry in Québec · M.Eng.
2013Touré, Abdou — Offshoring in the airplane industry · M.Eng.
2013JUVANON, Romaric — Firm's Reputation: A Strategic Asset · M.Eng.
2013OKOMOROU, Mauril R.IBARA — Fabrication additive et réindustrialisation: les enjeux pour les pays développés · M.Eng.
2012VALENSI, Jérémy — Obstetrical Risks and Economic Development · M.Eng.
2012RUTYNA, Christophe — Socio-economic impacts of natural gaz supply in Quebec · M.Eng.
2012GARAT, éric — Research project on Nanotechnologies · M.Eng.
2012HANI, Salim — Refurbished Medical Equipment: A field study & analysis of the Lebanese market, its size, fears and potential · M.Eng.
2012LACHAPELLE-NEVEU, Mathieu — Innovation Implementation at EDF · M.Eng.
2012HAMOUD, Naja — Organizational Changes · M.Eng.
2012HAMOUD, Naja — Process Changes at the Canadian Space Agency · M.Eng.
2012POULIOT-DESCHAMPS, Alexis — B.A.A.
2012GUEDIRA, Mehdi — B.A.A.
2011Sanger, W. — B.A.A.
2011PROVOST, Valérie — B.A.A.
2011CARPENTIER, Julie — B.A.A.
2011LAZIKA, Victoria — B.A.A.
2011Côté, Fannie — B.A.A.
2011Ghalati, Azam — B.A.A.
2011Troadec — M.Sc.
Honors theses · Middlebury College (USA)
2009–2010Butera, Rachel — Honors thesis
2009–2010Granger, A. — Honors thesis
2009–2010Blakely, A. — Honors thesis
2009–2010Tengia, O. — Honors thesis
2009–2010BECKER, Aaron — Honors thesis
2009–2010SILBERMAN, Ted — Honors thesis
2009–2010Mommsen, Mike — Honors thesis
2009–2010GULLICKSON, Emily — Honors thesis
2009–2010VELGUE, Frederico — Honors thesis
2008–2009Clayton, Jessica — Honors thesis
2008–2009YEO, Pamela — Honors thesis
2008–2009ERLER, D.a — Honors thesis
2008–2009SONG, Louise — Honors thesis
2008–2009ELLENBERGER, Julie — Honors thesis
2008–2009NUKUSHEVA, Zura — Honors thesis
2008–2009COUGHLAN, Kelley — Honors thesis
2008–2009WILLMAN, Abby — Honors thesis
2008–2009DOYLE, Matthias — Honors thesis
2008–2009GOLDSTEIN, Jennie — Honors thesis
2007–2008CHAMBERS, Andrew — Honors thesis
2007–2008UZUMCU, Gokce — Honors thesis
2007–2008ERTEM, Irem — Honors thesis
2006–2007KLEIN, Melissa — Honors thesis
2005–2006Donahue, K. — Honors thesis
2005–2006Leiter, D. — Honors thesis
2004Bloomer, Alison — Honors thesis
2004Laouenan, Morgan — Honors thesis
2003–2004SCHWARTZ, David — Honors thesis
2003–2004Wolff, Lindsay — Honors thesis
2003–2004Svaton, Pavel — Honors thesis
2003–2004Janicki, Hubert — Honors thesis
2002–2003SENDKER, Rebecca — Honors thesis
2002–2003DAN, Victor — Honors thesis
2002–2003DOLATABADI, Negar — Honors thesis
2002–2003Hennessy, Peter — Honors thesis
Internships
fall 2015KHAFAGY, Mohamed — M.Sc. Toulouse School of Economics
June-August 2015Troadec, Juliette — M.Sc. Toulouse School of Economics
January-April 2015MATHIEU, Emily — Msc U. of Montreal
June-August 2014Camara, Thibault — M.Sc. Toulouse School of Economics