Hi, I’m Naimur.
I turn complexity
into possibility.
At the intersection of operations research and machine learning, I build decision tools for a more equitable, resilient world.
Naimur Rahman
Chowdhury.
Applied Scientist II @ Amazon
Bellevue, Washington
News.
Our CoRe-MARL preprint is on arXiv, studying cooperative relief redistribution under uncertain, evolving supply and demand.
Our preprint Beyond Similarity is on arXiv, exploring graph learning for food substitution in charitable food agencies.
Completed my PhD studies in Industrial Engineering at NC State. My dissertation brings together location-allocation and multi-agent preferences in a food-bank network.
Joined Amazon as an Applied Scientist II, working in Modeling and Optimization with simulation, mathematical models, and reinforcement learning.
Our study of alliance norms in humanitarian food agencies appears in the Winter Simulation Conference proceedings.
Earlier updates
Started my Research Scientist internship at Amazon in Bellevue, studying stochastic optimization for fulfillment sortation.
Received the Summer Graduate Award from the NC State College of Engineering.
Research & projects.
About me.
Good science starts
with a human problem.
How can food reach the people who need it most? How can organizations make better decisions with limited resources? These are the questions that guide my work.
I bring mathematical optimization, statistical learning, and simulation together to study food-bank networks, equitable access, and collaboration in humanitarian supply chains.
I’m an Applied Scientist II at Amazon in Bellevue, Washington. My academic journey connects industrial and production engineering at BUET with doctoral research at NC State. Along the way, I’ve taught engineering and explored how research translates into practical decisions.
Experience & education.
Work experience
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May 2026 – presentCurrent
Applied Scientist II
Amazon · Bellevue, Washington
Working in Modeling and Optimization (MOP), using simulation, mathematical models, and reinforcement learning to improve processes.
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May – Aug 2025
Research Scientist Intern
Amazon · Bellevue, Washington
Developed a two-stage stochastic optimization model for a large-scale fulfillment sortation center and compared it with a deterministic baseline.
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Aug 2022 – May 2026
Research & teaching appointments
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, North Carolina
Graduate Research Assistant
May 2024 – May 2026Developed stochastic and decomposition-based optimization models for decision-making under uncertainty.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Aug 2023 – May 2024Supported ISE 510: Applied Engineering Economy.
Summer Graduate Fellow
Jun – Aug 2023Received the College of Engineering’s Summer Graduate Award.
Teaching Assistant in Industrial Engineering
Aug 2022 – Aug 2023Supported undergraduate teaching in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, including ISE 416 in Fall 2022.
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Jan 2020 – Aug 2022
Lecturer
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology · Bangladesh
Taught theoretical and laboratory courses in Industrial and Production Engineering using outcome-based education, and contributed to curriculum development.
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Feb – Apr 2018
Industrial Engineering Intern
Fakir Apparels Ltd. · Bangladesh
Education
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Aug 2022 – Jul 2026
PhD, Industrial Engineering
North Carolina State University
Dissertation: Location-Allocation and Multi-Agent Preferences in a Food Bank Network.
Advisors: Osman Ozaltin and Julie Simmons Ivy.
Research in stochastic optimization, food access, network capacity, and preference learning. Served as Vice President of the INFORMS NC State Student Chapter.
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Aug 2022 – Dec 2023
Master of Industrial Engineering
North Carolina State University · GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
Graduate study in optimization, supply chains, and statistics. Served as General Secretary of the Bangladeshi student sports community at NC State.
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2015 – 2019
BSc, Industrial & Production Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Placed third in undergraduate merit in the department and received a University Merit Scholarship in February 2019. Served as Vice President of the BUET Photographic Society in 2018–2019.
Let’s connect the dots.
Research ideas, interesting problems, or just a hello.
I’m always happy to connect.