Ph.D. Graduate Students

"Facility Design for Retail Enterprises," Haluk Yapiocoglu, Ph.D. Dissertation, expected graduation: August 2008. (Auburn University)

"Optimal Deployment Strategy of Mobile Agents to Maintain Connectivityand Performance in Mobile Ad hoc Networks," Orhan Dengiz, Ph.D. Dissertation, December 2007. (Auburn University)

"Facility Layout and Relayout Under Uncertainty," Sadan Kulturel, Ph.D. Dissertation, May 2002, currently Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Penn State - Berks. (Auburn University)

"Ant Colony Methods for Combinatorial Optimization," Yun-Chia Liang, Ph.D. Dissertation, December 2001, currently Associate Professor - Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. (Auburn University).

"A Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm Approach to Telecommunication Network Design Problems Considering Reliability and Performance," Abdullah Konak, Ph.D. Dissertation, August 2000, currently Assistant Professor of Information Systems, Penn State - Berks. (University of Pittsburgh)

"Metamodeling for Sensitivity Analysis of Capital Projects," Ravipim Chaveesuk, Ph.D. Dissertation, December 2000, currently Head - Agro-Industrial Technology Program, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. Royal Thai Scholar. (University of Pittsburgh)

"Improved Prediction and Validation Using Resampled Neural Networks: Committee Networks and Hybrid Validation," Sarah Lam, Ph.D. Dissertation, August 1999, currently Associate Professor - Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, Binghamton University (S.U.N.Y.). (University of Pittsburgh)

"Stochastic Simulation Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms," Chen-Yu Fei, Ph.D. Dissertation, April 1997, Colonel in the Taiwanese Army. (University of Pittsburgh)

"Curve Fitting and Function Selection with a Hierarchical Genetic Algorithm," Mehmet Gulsen, Ph.D. Dissertation, April 1997, currently Senior Consultant, JDA Software, Atlanta GA. (University of Pittsburgh)

"Optimization of Reliability Design Problems Considering the Uncertainty in Component Reliability and Time-to-Failure," David W. Coit, Ph.D. Dissertation, August 1996, currently Associate Professor - Department of Industrial Engineering, Rutgers University. NSF CAREER awardee. (University of Pittsburgh)

"Nonparametric Error Evaluation Methods for Evaluating and Validating Artificial Neural Networks," Janet M. Twomey, Ph.D. Dissertation, January 1995, currently National Science Foundation Program Director of Manufacturing Systems in the DMI Division and Associate Professor - Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Wichita State University. NSF CAREER awardee. (University of Pittsburgh)

M.S. Graduate Students

"Artificial Intelligence Applications to Grain Boundary Detection in Fuzzy Images," Orhan Dengiz, M.I.S.E. Project, December 2002. (Auburn University)

"Predictive Modeling for Time Estimation in the Custom Garment Industry," Arthur Griffin, M.I.S.E. Project with Russell Corporation, May 2001. GEM Scholar. (Auburn University)

"Neural Network Approach to All-Terminal Network Reliability Estimation," Chat Srivaree-ratana, M.S.I.E. Thesis, August 1998. (University of Pittsburgh) (deceased)

"A Genetic Algorithm for Solving a Generalized Network Design Problem," Darren L. Deeter, M.S.I.E. Thesis, August 1996. (University of Pittsburgh)

"A Hierarchical Neural Network Approach to Modeling the Wave Solder Process," Bonnie Turner Jackson, M.S.I.E. Thesis, December 1995. National Science Foundation Minority Fellowship. (University of Pittsburgh)

"Improving Neural Network Simulation Metamodels Using Iterative Training," Saniye B. Ozserim, M.S.I.E. Thesis, September 1995. (University of Pittsburgh)

"Reduction in Cycle Time for Acceptance Testing of Shipboard Propulsion Plant Valves," Lee A. Gregory, M.S. Manufacturing Systems Engineering Thesis, April 1995. (University of Pittsburgh)

"Process Planning and Process Standard Time Prediction Using an Integrated Expert System and Neural Networks Approach," Mark Wilhelm, M.S.I.E. Thesis, April 1994. (University of Pittsburgh)