Azadeh Hassanpour

Name: Azadeh Hassanpour
Affiliated member of our team
E-Mail: azadeh.hassanpour”€”uni-goettingen.de
Affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences
Division of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Azadeh is actively involved in our community in the "Plant" Division.
Start of PhD project and thesis: 01.02.2021
Presumed end of PhD project and thesis: 07.01.2025
Working title of PhD thesis: ‘Development of an optimization framework for complex breeding programs based on the Modular Breeding Program Simulator (MoBPS)’.

We aim to provide a framework to perform mathematical optimization for problems with many input parameters, auxiliary constraints, and stochastic outputs. In addition to the development of the methodology itself, the aim is to develop this framework to enable general usage. This framework is developed as an extension of the MoBPS simulator but is also compatible with other simulation tools. This framework allows for the identification and implementation of optimized breeding strategies, facilitating effective resource allocation. This will provide breeders with increased flexibility and control over their breeding programs.

The PhD project is supervised by Henner Simianer (although since 2022 in pension). Current PhD thesis committee: Henner Simianer; Martin Schlater, Antje Rohde, Torsten Pook.
Financial basis of PD project: Research is supported by the BASF Belgium Coordination Center Comm. V.
End of that financing was 31.09.2023. Budget of the PhD until fall 2024 was acquired by Henner Simianer; budget since 01.10.2024 provided by Christine Große-Brinkhaus; since then, Scientific Assistant to Große-Brinkhaus (Division of Animal Breeding).