TAEWOO LEE
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto
5 King’s College Road, Toronto, Ontario M5S3G8, Canada
taewoo [dot] lee [at] utoronto [dot] ca
individual.utoronto.ca/taewoo_lee
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral fellow: Operations Research, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
PhD: Operations Research, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,
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2014
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Advisor: Timothy C. Y. Chan
Thesis: Generalized inverse optimization and applications to cancer therapy
MEng: Operations Research, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,
2010
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
BEng: Industrial Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
2008
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
a. Journal papers
[a1] J. J. Boutilier, T. Lee, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, T. C. Y. Chan, “Models for predicting objective
function weights in prostate cancer IMRT,” Medical Physics, 42 (4), 1586–1595, 2015
[a2] T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, T. Lee, M. B. Sharpe, “Generalized inverse multi-objective optimization
with application to cancer therapy,” Operations Research, 62 (3), 680–695, 2014
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First prize at 2013 Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Student Paper Competition
First prize at 2013 INFORMS Healthcare Applications Society (HAS) Student Paper Competition
[a3] T. Lee, M. Hammad, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Predicting objective function weights
from patient anatomy in prostate IMRT treatment planning,” Medical Physics, 40 (12), 121706, 2013
b. Papers submitted
[b1] T. C. Y. Chan, T. Lee, “Preference preservation in inverse multi-objective convex optimization,”
under review
c. Working papers
[c1] T. C. Y. Chan, T. Lee, D. Terekhov, “Addressing the mismatch between model and data in inverse
optimization: establishing connection to regression.”
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[c2] T. C. Y. Chan, T. Lee, “Learning parameters for stochastic dynamic optimization”
[c3] J. J. Boutilier, A. Goli, T. Lee, T. C. Y. Chan, “Sensitivity analysis on the effect of importance factors
on IMRT treatment quality.”
d. Refereed journal abstracts
[d1] J. J. Boutilier, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, T. Lee, M. B. Sharpe, “A logistic regression model to predict
objective function weights in prostate cancer IMRT,” Medical Physics, 41 (6), 395, 2014
[d2] T. Lee, M. Hammad, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Predicting objective function weights
for IMRT prostate treatment planning using patient anatomy,” Medical Physics, 40 (6), 356, 2013
[d3] T. Lee, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Determining critical objectives and importance
factors for prostate IMRT treatment planning,” Medical Physics, 39 (6), 3845, 2012
[d4] T. C. Y. Chan, T. Lee, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Determining objective function weights in prostate
IMRT using inverse optimization,” Medical Physics, 38 (6), 3687, 2011
e. Conference presentations (*presenting author)
[e1] J. J. Boutilier*, T. Lee, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, T. C. Y. Chan, “Models for predicting objective
function weights in prostate cancer IMRT,” INFORMS 2014, San Francisco, CA, Nov 2014
[e2] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, “Preference preservation in radiation therapy treatment planning via inverse
convex optimization,” INFORMS 2014, San Francisco, CA, Nov 2014
[e3] J. J. Boutilier*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, T. Lee, M. B. Sharpe, “A logistic regression model to predict
objective function weights in prostate cancer IMRT,” AAPM 2014, Austin, TX, July 2014
[e4] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, “Preference learning in radiation therapy treatment planning via inverse
convex optimization,” CORS 2014, Ottawa, ON, May 2014
[e5] D. Terekhov*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Lee, “Stepwise inverse optimization for IMRT treatment plan
optimization,” INFORMS 2013, Minneapolis, MN, Oct 2013
[e6] T. Lee*, M. Hammad, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Predicting objective function weights
for multi-criteria IMRT planning using patient anatomy,” INFORMS 2013, Minneapolis, MN, Oct
2013
[e7] T. Lee*, M. Hammad, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Predicting objective function weights
for IMRT prostate treatment planning using patient anatomy,” AAPM 2013, Indianapolis, IN, Aug
2013
[e8] T. Lee*, M. Hammad, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Predicting objective function weights
for multi-criteria IMRT planning using patient anatomy,” INFORMS Healthcare 2013, Chicago, IL,
June 2013
[e9] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Generalized inverse multi-objective optimization
with application to cancer therapy,” INFORMS Healthcare 2013, Chicago, IL, June 2013
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[e10] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Generalized inverse multi-objective optimization
with application to cancer therapy,” CORS 2013, Vancouver, BC, May 2013
[e11] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Determining convex objective functions in the
multi-objective IMRT treatment planning problem,” INFORMS 2012, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 2012
[e12] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Determining critical objectives and importance
factors for prostate IMRT treatment planning,” AAPM 2012, Charlotte, NC, July 2012
[e13] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Determining critical objective functions for a
multi-objective IMRT treatment planning problem,” CORS 2012, Niagara Falls, ON, June 2012
[e14] T. C. Y. Chan*, T. Lee, T. Craig. M. B. Sharpe, “Approximate inverse optimization for intensitymodulated radiation therapy treatment planning,” INFORMS 2011, Charlotte, NC, Nov 2011
[e15] T. C. Y. Chan*, T. Lee, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “Determining objective function weights in prostate
IMRT using inverse optimization,” AAPM/COMP 2011, Vancouver, BC, July 2011
[e16] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig. M. B. Sharpe, “Approximate inverse optimization for intensitymodulated radiation therapy treatment planning,” INFORMS Healthcare 2011, Montreal, QC, June
2011
[e17] T. Lee*, T. C. Y. Chan, T. Craig, M. B. Sharpe, “An inverse optimization approach to determine
objective function weights in radiation therapy,” INFORMS 2010, Austin, TX, Nov 2010
AWARDS AND HONORS
Paper competitions
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First prize at the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Student Paper Competition
2013
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First prize at the INFORMS Healthcare Applications Society (HAS) Student Paper Competition
2013
Scholarships
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The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology
(QEII-GSST) ($15,000)
2013-2014
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Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) ($15,000)
2012-2013
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MITACS Accelerate ($30,000)
2012-2013
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The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology
(QEII-GSST) ($15,000)
2011-2012
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Barbara and Frank Milligan Graduate Fellowship, University of Toronto ($1,000)
2010-2011
Other awards and honors
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The INFORMS Student Chapter Award: Cum Laude
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2013-2014
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The INFORMS Doctoral Colloquium
2013-2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching assistant
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MIE262: Operations research I (undergrad)
2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015
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MIE335: Algorithms and numerical methods (undergrad)
2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015
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MIE376: Mathematical programming (undergrad)
2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015
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MIE1620: Linear programming and network flow (grad)
2011-2012, 2012-2013
Guest lecturer
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MIE1620: Linear programming and network flow (grad);
On the topics of network optimization and interior point method
2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014
SERVICE
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Session chair
- Optimization methods for cancer therapy, INFORMS International 2015, Montreal, QC
- Optimization methods for radiation therapy treatment planning, INFORMS International 2015,
Montreal, QC (different from the above)
- Inverse optimization in healthcare, INFORMS 2014, San Francisco, CA
- Optimization in radiation therapy treatment planning, CORS 2014, Ottawa, ON
- Optimization in radiation therapy treatment planning, INFORMS 2013, Minneapolis, MN
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
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External outreach, INFORMS/CORS Student Chapter
(University of Toronto Operations Research Group)
- The INFORMS Student Chapter Annual Award: Cum Laude
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MITACS Globalink student advisor, MITACS
2011
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Organizing committee/abstract reviewer, MIE Research Symposium, University of Toronto
2011
2013-2014
OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
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NSERC CREATE PhD student: Healthcare Operations & Information Management
2010-2014
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Trainee, University of Toronto Prospective Professors in Training (PPIT) program
2013-2014
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MITACS Internship, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON
2012-2013
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REFERENCES
Available upon request
Last updated: March, 2015
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