Dr Salem Chakhar
Biography
I joined the Faculty of Business and Law in August 2013 as a Research Fellow in the Operations & Systems Management subject group. I have a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Paris-Dauphine (Paris, France), an MPhil degree in Computer Science and Modelling from the High School of Management of Tunis (Tunis, Tunisia), and a degree in Computer Science from the Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Sfax (Sfax, Tunisia).
Before joining the Faculty of Business and Law, I worked at the Centre for Research in Regional Planning and Development, University Laval (Québec, QC, Canada), the University of Paris-Dauphine (Paris, France), the High School of Economic and Commercial Sciences (University of Tunis, Tunisia), the Institute of Higher Commercial Studies (University of Carthage, Tunisia), and Regional Institute in Computer Sciences and Telecommunications (Tunis, Tunisia). I also worked as an analyst and developer in computer science with IF and COFAT companies (Tunis, Tunisia).
I am a member of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) commission on geospatial analysis and modelling.
Research interests
My present research interests include multicriteria analysis, group decision making, decision support systems, geographical information science and systems, spatial modelling and analysis, database and information systems, Web services, fuzzy theory and applications, and knowledge management.
Research outputs
2026
Leveraging DRSA and SRAM for an optimised green car adoption model
Lin, Y., Chakhar, S., Yang, R.
28 Apr 2026,
Research output: Conference contribution
Academic regulation alignment in transnational education partnerships
Lin, Y., Yang, R., Chakhar, S.
28 Apr 2026,
Research output: Conference contribution
Two--stage approach for prioritising resilience-oriented recommendations using pairwise dominance and rank aggregation
Chakhar, S., Frini, A., Labib, A.
21 Apr 2026, In: Procedia Computer Science, 8p.
Research output: Article
Preference learning based approach to assess depressive symptoms and depression intensity in online forums
Chakhar, S., Crestani, F., Ishizaka, A.
18 Apr 2026, In: European Journal of Operational Research
Research output: Article
Fuzzy semantic query processing using middleware-based mapping to SQL3
Ben Ahmed Daho, A., Chakhar, S., Younsi, F., Brahmia, Z.
8 Jan 2026,
Research output: Conference contribution
2025
Systematic Translation of Fuzzy Semantic Model (FSM) RETRIEVE Queries to Standard ANSI SQL for Enhanced RDBMS Interoperability
Brahmia, Z., Ben Ahmed Daho, A., Chakhar, S., Younsi, F.
30 Nov 2025,
Research output: Conference contribution
Maritime corridor siting using Voronoi diagram-based approach with fuzzy distance
Masmoudi, M., Chakhar, S., Chabchoub, H.
11 Sep 2025,
Research output: Conference contribution
Bivariate Grid Scale based Multiple Attribute Evaluation Technique (GAMETE) with Incomplete Information on Weights
Souissi, M., Zavadskas, E. K., Chakhar, S.
8 Sep 2025, In: Technological and Economic Development of Economy. 31, 4, p. 1206-1236
Research output: Article
Digital twin based framework to enhance productivity processes in retail industry
Arshad, R., Chakhar, S., Hedaux, S., Williams, N. L., Smart, E., Simms, C., Bolle, J.
17 Jan 2025,
Research output: Conference contribution
2024
Estimating relative importance of criteria by post-processing dominance-based rough set approach's outputs
Atteya, T., Chakhar, S., Labib, A., Cox, A., Ishizaka, A.
8 Mar 2024, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 315, 3, p. 1096-1122
Research output: Article