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PhD Students

Ph.D. Alumni:

  • Qian Cheng, Ph.D. 2023, Dissertation title: “A Data-Driven Approach to Describe, Predict, and Reduce Crowding and Health Disparities in an Emergency Department” (co-advised with Serhan Ziya)
  • Zheqi Zhang, Ph. D., 2019. Dissertation title: “Prioritization and Distribution of Casualties in Disaster Response Management” (co-advised with Serhan Ziya)
  • Wanyi Chen, Ph. D., 2018. Dissertation title: “A Data-driven Approach for Operations Improvement in Emergency Departments” (co-advised with Serhan Ziya)
  • Huiyin Ouyang, Ph.D., 2016. Dissertation title: “Prioritization in Service Systems with Nonlinear Delay Costs” (co-advised with Serhan Ziya)
  • Zhankun Sun, Ph.D., 2014. Dissertation title: “Priority Scheduling of Jobs with Unknown Types” (co-advised with Serhan Ziya)
  • Alex Mills, Ph.D., 2012, Dissertation title: “Patient Prioritization in a Mass-Casualty Incident with Resource Limitations” (co-advised with Serhan Ziya)
  • Chao Deng, Ph.D., 2012, Dissertation title: “Optimal Design and Control of Resources for Finite-Population Service Systems” (co-advised with Vidyadhar Kulkarni)
  • Yi-Chun Tsai, Ph.D., 2011, Dissertation title: “Control and Design of Assembly-type Queueing Systems”
  • Evin Uzun Jacobson, Ph.D., 2010, Dissertation Title: “Scheduling in Service Systems with Impatient Customers and Insights on Mass-casualty Triage”