Former Ph.D. Students:
- Jean-Paul Arnaout, Ph.D. in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (ODU)
Professor and Dean of Business Administration Department, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait, Graduated in Fall, 2006
Dissertation: A Robust Reactive Scheduling System with Application to Parallel Machine Scheduling
- Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering, Colorado State University – Pueblo, Graduated in Fall, 2007
Dissertation: Exact and Heuristic Algorithms for the Job Shop Scheduling Problem with Earliness and Tardiness Over a Common Due Date
- Okay Isik, Assistant Professor at Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey, Graduated in Fall 2009
Dissertation: An Integrated Probability-Based Approach for Multiple Response Surface Optimization
- Sean Deller, Senior Director Of Technical Operations at Allievex Corporation, Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Graduated in Summer 2009
Dissertation: Towards the Quantitative Analysis of the Connectivity Value of Networked Operations
- Chris Garcia, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Business, University of Mary Washington, Graduated in Fall 2010
Dissertation: Optimization Models and Algorithms for Spatial Scheduling
- Sezgin Kaplan, Istanbul, Turkey, Graduated in Spring 2011
Dissertation: Optimization Models And Approximate Algorithms For The Aerial Refueling Scheduling And Rescheduling Problems
- Elkin Rodriquez, Assistant Professor, National University of Colombia, Colombia, Graduated in Summer 2011
Dissertation: Random Keys Genetic Algorithm Scheduling and Rescheduling System for Common Production Systems
- Mahmoud Khasawneh, Associate Professor, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas; Graduated in Summer 2012
Dissertation: A Discrete Event Simulation of Network Centric Operations: Modeling Unbalanced Combat Configurations in Symmetric Engagements
- Nevan Shearer, Research Scientist, Sandia Labs, Albuquerque, New Mexico Graduated in Summer 2012
Dissertation: Examining Combat Effectiveness in Asymmetric Engagements with Balanced Forces using the Information Age Combat Model
- Arif Arin, Founder & CEO at Indata Analytics, Istanbul, Turkey (Retired Lieutenant Colonel, the Turkish Army), Graduated in Summer 2012
Dissertation: Incorporating Memory and Learning Mechanisms into Meta-RaPS (Meta-Heuristic for Randomized Priority Search)
- Gulsah Hancerliogullari, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, (currently lecturer at the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida ), Graduated in Summer 2013
Dissertation: Approximate algorithms for the combined arrival-departure aircraft sequencing and reactive scheduling problems on multiple runways
- Fatemah Al-Duoli, Microsoft, Technical Project Manager, Graduated in Summer 2015.
Dissertation: Meta-Raps Hybridization with Machine Learning Algorithms
- Mark Doran, US Coast Guard and Adjunct Professor, Old Dominion University,Norfolk, Virginia Graduated in Summer 2016
Dissertation: Profit Based Simulation Model for the Rail Transportation Industry
- Bulent Soykan, Associate Research Scientist, Institute for Simulation & Training, University of Central Florida, Graduated in Summer 2016
Dissertation: A Hybrid Tabu/Scatter Search Algorithm for Simulation-Based Optimization of Multi-Objective Runway Operations Scheduling
15. Mariam Kotachi, Assistant Professor, Shenandoah University, Graduated in Summer 2018
Dissertation: Sequence-Based Simulation-Optimization Framework with Application to Port Operations at Multimodal Container Terminals
16. Ahmed Hamdy, Senior Project Manager, STIHL, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA. Graduate in Summer 2019
Dissertation: Optimization Of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) Fleet Size with Incorporation of Battery Management
17. Hesamoddin Tahami, Post doc at University of Central Florida, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Graduated in Spring 2023
Dissertation: Electric Vehicle Routing Problem: Models and Algorithms
18. Wael Khallouli, Ph.D. in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (ODU), Assistant Research Professor, School of Cyber Security, Old Dominion University, Graduated in Summer 2024
Dissertation: Harnessing Social Media for Disaster Response: Intelligent Identification for Reliable Rescue Requests during Hurricanes.
Current Ph.D. Students:
- Ahmad Bany Abdelnabi
- Daniel Kennedy