Dr Sona Taheri

Research interests

• Nonsmooth optimisation
• Nonconvex optimisation
• DC optimisation
• Operations research
• Data mining
• Machine learning
• Deep learning
• Cyber security

Book: Numerical Nonsmooth Optimization

Book: Partitional Clustering via Nonsmooth Optimization

Book: Nonsmooth Optimization in Honor of the 60th Birthday of Adil M. Bagirov

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Academic activities

• Guest Editor in the Special Issue of "Algorithms" Journal (ISSN 1999-4893) on “Nonsmooth Optimization in honor of the 60th birthday of Adil M. Bagirov", 2019
• Technical program committee Hot Topics in Networking Track in the 29th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2020), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• Program Committee Member of C4W 2020, November 10-13, 2020, Guangzhou, China
• Program Committee Member of 18th IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing (DASC 2020) Calgary, Canada
• Secretary in IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS), Victorian Section 2018

Professional memberships and associations

• Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Research visits

• University of Calabria, Italy (2020, 1 week)
• University of Turku, Finland (2019, 10 days)
• University of Turku, Finland (2018-2019, 5 months)
• University of Calabria, Italy (2018, 1 week)
• University of Turku, Finland (2017, 2 weeks)
• University of Tabriz, Iran (2017, 1 week)

• Long, Q.,Baigrov, A.,Taheri, S.,Sultanova, N.,Wu, X. (2023). Methods and Applications of Clusterwise Linear Regression: A survey and comparison In: ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data, 17, 1 - 54
• Baghirov, A.,Taheri, S.,Bai, F.,Zheng, F. (2023). Nonsmooth Optimization-Based Model and Algorithm for Semisupervised Clustering In: IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 34, 5517 - 5530
• Lee, K.,ABDOLLAHIAN, M.,Schreider, S.,Taheri, S. (2023). Supply Chain Demand Forecasting and Price Optimisation Models with Substitution Effect In: Mathematics, 11, 1 - 28
• Gaudioso, M.,Taheri, S.,Bagirov, A.,Karmitsa, N. (2023). Bundle Enrichment Method for Nonsmooth Difference of Convex Programming Problems In: Algorithms, 16, 1 - 21
• Karmitsa, N.,Taheri, S.,Joki, K.,Paasivirta, P.,Baghirov, A.,Makela, M. (2023). Nonsmooth Optimization-Based Hyperparameter-Free Neural Networks for Large-Scale Regression In: Algorithms, 16, 1 - 18
• Karmitsa, N.,Taheri, S.,Baghirov, A.,Makinen, P. (2022). Missing Value Imputation via Clusterwise Linear Regression In: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge & Data Engineering, 34, 1889 - 1901
• Baigrov, A.,Taheri, S.,Karmitsa, N.,Sultanova, N.,Asadi, S. (2022). Robust piecewise linear L-1-regression via nonsmooth DC optimization In: Optimization Methods and Software, 37, 1289 - 1309
• Insani, N.,Akman, D.,Taheri, S.,Hearne, J. (2022). Short-notice flood evacuation plan under dynamic demand in high populated areas In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 74, 1 - 18
• Thapa, N.,Seifollahi, S.,Taheri, S. (2022). Hospital Readmission Prediction Using Clinical Admission Notes In: Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Science Week (ACSW 2022), Brisbane, Australia, 14–17 February 2022
• Baigrov, A.,Hoseini Monjezi, N.,Taheri, S. (2022). A Novel Optimization Approach Towards Improving Separability of Clusters In: Computers & Operations Research, 152, 1 - 13

• Spatio-temporal analysis of charging requirements for Victoria's Electric Bus Fleet. Funded by: IMOVE CRC from (2023 to 2025)