Current Ph.D. Students
- Ayush Mohanty – Decentralized Machine Learning
- Michael Ibrahim – Distributionally Robust Machine Learning
- Nazal Mohamed – Decentralized Machine Learning
- Andrea Hernández Guzmán – Optimization and Logistics
Former Ph.D. Students
- Heraldo Rozas – (PhD 2024): Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
- Dissertation: Advances in Optimizing Condition-based Maintenance and Spare Parts Logistics.
- INFORMS ENRE Student Best Paper Award (2023)
- Benjamin Peters – (PhD 2021): Assistant Professor, Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley.
- Dissertation: Real-time data analytics for condition monitoring of energy systems.
- Dan Li (PhD 2021, co-advised with Kamran Paynabar): Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
- Dissertation: Cyber-security for industrial control systems using predictive analytics.
- IISE Data Analytics Information Systems (DAIS) Best Student Paper Award, 2021
- IISE Energy System Best Student Paper Award, 2019.
- IISE Data Analytics Information Systems (DAIS) Best Student Paper Finalist, 2019.
- IISP Cyber-security Summit Poster session 2nd Prize, 2019.
- NSF CAREER Award (2023).
- Xuejian Gong (PhD 2021, co-advised with Jianxin Xiao):
- Dissertation: Platform-driven crowd-sourced manufacturing for Manufacturing-as-a-Service.
- Paritosh Ramanan (PhD 2020, co-advised with Edmond Chow, CSE) – Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University.
- Dissertation: Large-scale decentralized optimization for network applications.
- Co-founder – Blockalytics LLC.
- Sam Nunn Security Fellowship award, 2019.
- Delivered briefings to former Deputy Secretary of Energy, Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Fmr. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Retd. Admiral James Alexander Winnefeld Jr., Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations, and Retd. General Philip Mark Breedlove.
- Delivered a talk at the Special Operations Command Center (SOCOM) of the United States Department of Defense.
- Beste Basciftci (PhD 2019, co-advised with Shabbir Ahmed): Assistant Professor, Tippie College of Business at The University of Iowa.
- Dissertation: Data-driven stochastic optimization approaches with applications in power systems.
- Winner of Georgia Tech ISyE Alice and John Jarvis PhD Student Research Award, 2019.
- Winner of INFORMS Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment, ENRE, Section, Best Student Paper Award, 2018.
- Tennenbaum Fellowship Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015 – 2017.
- Xiaolei Fang (PhD 2018, co-advised with Kamran Paynabar): Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Caroline State University.
- Dissertation: Predictive analytics for complex engineering systems using high-dimensional signals.
- Sigma Xi Best PhD. Thesis Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019.
- Georgia Tech ISyE Alice and John Jarvis PhD Student Research Award, 2018.
- Murat Yildirim (PhD 2016, co-advised with Andy Sun): Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Wayne State University.
- Dissertation: Predictive analytics and optimization for improved electric power network reliability and operations.
- Li Hao (PhD 2015 co-advised with Jianjun Shi): Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon.
- Dissertation: Residual life prediction and degradation-based control of multi-component systems.
- Linkan Bian (PhD 2013): Thomas B. & Terri L. Nusz Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Mississippi State University.
- Dissertation: Stochastic modeling and prognostic analysis of complex systems using condition-based real-time sensor signals.
- 2016 Best Paper Award of IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering.
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Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF) (2022 – 2024)
- Rensheng Zhou (PhD 2012, co-advised with Nicoleta Serban): Head of Data Science, Airbnb, China.
- Dissertation: Degradation modeling and monitoring of engineering systems using functional data analysis.
- Alaa Elwany: (PhD 2011): Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University.
- Dissertation: Sensor-based prognostics and structured maintenance policies for components with complex degradation.
- NSF CAREER Award (2019)
- Assistant Director for Technology – US Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (2021 – 2022)
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(2022 – 2024)
Fromer M.S. Students
- Kevin Kaiser: (MSIE 2007, The University of Iowa): Senior Director of Software Development at Oracle Health
- Carlos Ray (MSIE 2007, The University of Iowa) – Industrial Engineering Professional
Postdoctoral Researchers
- Tangbin Xia, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Salah Haridy, Associate Professor, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Murat Yildirim, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
- Paritosh Ramanan, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma state University
Visiting Scholar
Naipeng Li, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University.