• Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering (Health Systems Engineering Lab), University of Southern California, 2017
• M.S. in Operations Research Engineering, University of Southern California, 2016
• M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering (Health Systems Specialization), University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2011
• B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2010

• Faculty member in Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in simulation, data analytics, engineering economy, and healthcare quality.
• Principal Investigator of research projects funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and international partners.
• Mentor and supervisor of graduate research students in applied health systems engineering.

• Assistant Professor, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, Kuwait University (2017–Present)
• Research Fellow, Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School (2023–Present)
• Research Fellow, GeoHealth Lab, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait (2020–Present)
• Visiting Research Fellow, London School of Economics, Middle East Centre (2019)

• Health systems engineering and policy evaluation
• Simulation modeling (agent-based, hybrid, and system dynamics) for health policy and financing
• Digital systems and sectoral transformation in Kuwait and the GCC
• Health economics and value-based healthcare design
• Applications of data analytics, geospatial modeling, and process mining

• ENGR 209: Engineering Economy
• IMSE 381: Data & Decision Analysis
• IMSE 459: Quality in Healthcare
• IMSE 481: Systems Simulation
• IMSE 465: Industrial Engineering Capstone Projects
• IMSE 553: Simulation Systems (Graduate)
• IMSE 563: Data Analytics (Graduate)
• IMSE 599: Master’s Thesis Supervision

• Alibrahim, A., Kelendar, H., & Alhenaidi, A. (2025). Patterns of Claims and Determinants of Claim Rejections in Kuwait's National Health Insurance for Retirees (AFYA): A Comprehensive Analysis. Frontiers in Public Health.
• Alibrahim, A., Noh, Y., & Sawas, H. (2025). AFYA Crossroads: Balancing Public Expectations with Fiscal Responsibility in Kuwait’s Health Insurance for Retirees. World Medical & Health Policy.
• Alsabah, H., & Alibrahim, A. (2025). The Weekend Effect on Rewards-Based Crowdfunding. Journal of Engineering Research.
• AlRuthia, Y., Aldallal, S., …, & Alibrahim, A. (2025). Healthcare Systems and Health Economics in GCC Countries. Frontiers in Public Health.
• Alibrahim, A., & Al-Ajeel, A. (2022). Noncommunicable Diseases and Hospital Utilization in Kuwait. Medical Principles and Practice.
• Alibrahim, A., & Wu, S. (2019). Modeling Competition in Healthcare Markets as a Complex Adaptive System: An Agent-Based Framework. Health Systems

Full list available at: abdullahalibrahim.com