RUTCOR Alumni
| 1. | Yves Crama | Recognition of Solution of Structured
Discrete Optimization Problems Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - October 1987 Current affiliation: University of Liege, Belgium Yves.Crama@ulg.ac.be |
| 2. | Shi-Hui Lu |
| Essays on Global Optimization-Theory and
Algorithms Adviser: Pierre Hansen - October 1989 Current affiliation: Sun Microsystem, San Jose, CA shihuilu@yahoo.com |
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| 3. | Frederic Maffray |
| Structural Aspects of perfect Graphs Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - October 1989 Current affiliation: Laboratoire Leibniz-IMAG, Grenoble, France |
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| 4. | Garth T. Isaak |
| Odd Forests, Reversing Numbers, and
Discrete Representations of Interval Orders Adviser: Fred S. Roberts - October 1990 Current affiliation: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA |
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| 5. | Guoli Ding |
| The Immersion Relation on Webs Adviser: Paul D. Seymour - October 1991 Current affiliation: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA |
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| 6. | Ansu Bagchi |
| Optimality Conditions and Algorithms for
Homogeneous and Quadratic Minimization over Spheres and their
Applications in Local Optimization Adviser: Bahman Kalantari - October 1991 Current affiliation: Merck & Co. Inc., Rahway, NJ |
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| 7. | Chi Wang |
| Competition Graphs, Threshold Graphs, and
Threshold Boolean Functions Adviser: Fred Roberts - October 1991 Current affiliation: University of Louisville, KY |
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| 8. | Caterina De Simone |
| The Max Cut Problem Adviser: Pierre Hansen - January 1992 Current affiliation: IASI, National Research Council, Rome, Italy |
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| 9. | Xueqing Tang |
| Topics in Optimization and Combinatorics Adviser: Adi Ben-Israel - May 1992 Current affiliation: LINDO Systems, Chicago,IL |
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| 10. | Maolin Zheng |
| Perfect Matchings in Benzenoid Systems Adviser: Pierre Hansen - October 1992 Current affiliation: Fair Isaac & Co., San Rafael, CA maolin.zheng@gmail.com |
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| 11. | Michael Murr |
| Some Stochastic Problems in Fiber Production
Adviser: Andras Prekopa - October 1992 Current affiliation: |
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| 12. | Denise Sakai Troxell |
| Generalized Graph Colorings and Unit
Interval Graphs Adviser: Fred Roberts - October 1992 Current affiliation: Babson College, MA |
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| 13. | Alice (Pey-Chun) Chen |
| Vertex Enumeration Methods and Continuous
Location Theory Adviser: Pierre Hansen - October 1992 Current affiliation: AT&T Bell Labs, Somerset, NJ |
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| 14. | Richard (Xiaorong) Sun |
| Combinatorial Algorithms for Boolean and
Pseudo-Boolean Functions Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - October 1992 Current affiliation: |
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| 15. | Keh-Wei Lih |
| Applications of Zero-One Linear Programming
with Multiple-Choice Constraints Adviser: Pierre Hansen - January 1993 Current affiliation: AT&T Bell Labs, Somerset, NJ |
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| 16. | Hernan Abeledo |
| The Stable Matching Problem Adviser: Uriel Rothblum - May 1993 Current affiliation: George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
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| 17. | Janice Kim Winch |
| Optimal Design and Control of Production
Queueing Networks Adviser: Benjamin Avi-Itzhak - October 1993 Current affiliation: Pace University, New York, NY |
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| 18. | Andras Pluhar |
| Positional Games on the Infinite Chessboard
Adviser: Jozsef Beck - May 1994 Current affiliation: University of Szeged, Hungary pluhar@inf.u-szeged.hu |
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| 19. | Marc Breitfeld |
| Penalty-Barrier Methods for Nonlinear
Programming Adviser: David F. Shanno - October 1994 Current affiliation: |
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| 20. | Jianming Miao |
| Topics in Matrix Theory and Optimization
Adviser: Adi Ben-Israel - May 1995 Current affiliation: AT&T, Short Hills, NJ |
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| 21. | Wen-Zhong Li |
| Dual Method and Bounding for Stochastic
Programs with Applications in Activity Networks Adviser: Andras Prekopa - May 1995 Current affiliation: Sun Microsystem, San Jose, CA Wenzhong.Li@SUN.com |
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| 22. | Jianmin Long |
| Some New Probability Bounds and Their
Applications Adviser: Andras Prekopa - May 1995 Current affiliation: Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, NJ |
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| 23. | Ondrej Cepek |
| Structural Properties and Minimization of
Horn Boolean Functions Adviser: Endre Boros - October 1995 Current affiliation: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
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| 24. | Dale Peterson |
| Gridline Graphs and the Choice Number of
Perfect Line Graphs Adviser: Fred Roberts - October 1995 Current affiliation: US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO dale.peterson@stanfordalumni.org |
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| 25. | Wenan Zang |
| Three Topics in Graph Theory Adviser: Vasek Chvatal - October 1995 Current affiliation: University of Hong Kong |
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| 26. | Jonathon Phillips |
| Problems in Biometrics and Biomedical
Imaging Adviser: Yehuda Vardi - January 1996 Current affiliation: National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, MD |
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| 27. | Arun Balakrishnan |
| Hardware/Software Techniques for Sequential
Logic Testing Adviser: Endre Boros - May 1996 Current affiliation: LSI Logic Corp., Milpitas, CA |
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| 28. | Partha Narasimhan |
| QoS-Based Bandwidth Allocation in Wireless
Networks Adviser: Roy Yates - May 1996 Current affiliation: Aruba Wireless Networks, San Jose, CA |
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| 29. | Tamas Badics |
| Approximation of Some Nonlinear Binary
Optimization Problems Adviser: Endre Boros - May 1996 Current affiliation: |
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| 30. | Oya Ekin Karasan |
| Special Classes of Boolean Functions Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - May 1997 Current affiliation: Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey karasan@bilkent.edu.tr |
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| 31. | Therese Biedl |
| Orthogonal Graph Visualization: The
Three-Phase Method with Applications Adviser: Endre Boros - May 1997 Current affiliation: University of Waterloo, Ontario, CA |
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| 32. | David Rader |
| The Structure and Solution of Various
Quadratic Pseudo-Boolean Optimization Problems Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - May 1997 Current affiliation: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre-Haute, IN |
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| 33. | Lorant Porkolab |
| On the Complexity of Real and Integer
Semidefinite Programming Adviser: Leonid Khachiyan - October 1997 Current affiliation: |
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| 34. | Reuben Settergren |
| Theory and Algorithms for Physical Mapping
of DNA Adviser: Farid Alizadeh - January 1998 Current affiliation: BAE Systems, San Diego, CA ruberad@gmail.com |
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| 35. | Mario Cordova |
| Applications of Network Flows to
Computerized Adaptive Testing Adviser: Ronald Armstrong - January 1998 Current affiliation: University of Puerto Rico |
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| 36. | Shaoji Xu |
| Cycle Space: Cycle Bases, Signed Graphs and
Marked Graphs Adviser: Fred Roberts - May 1998 Current affiliation: AT&T, Middletown, NJ |
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| 37. | Li Sheng |
| Some Graph Theoretic Approaches to Problems
of the Social and Biological Sciences: Social Roles, Phylogenetic
Trees, and Physical Mapping Adviser: Fred Roberts - October 1998 Current affiliation: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 38. | Duane Christ |
| Strategic Equilibria for Competitive Servers
Adviser: Benjamin Avi-Itzhak - October 1998 Current affiliation: |
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| 39. | Fuan Zhao |
| Envelope Theorem and Duality of
Optimization Problems Adviser: Adi Ben-Israel - October 1998 Current affiliation: Instinet, NY |
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| 40. | Jorge Villavicencio |
| Approximation Algorithms for Min-Max
Structured Optimization Adviser: Michael Grigoriadis - May 1999 Current affiliation: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile |
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| 41. | Tonguc Unluyurt |
| Sequential Testing of Complex Systems Adviser: Endre Boros - October 1999 Current affiliation: Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey tonguc@sabanciuniv.edu |
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| 42. | Stefan Schmieta |
| Application of Jordan Algebras to the
Design and Analysis of Interior-Point Algorithms for Linear,
Quadratically Constrained Quadratic, and Semi-Definite Programming Adviser: Farid Alizadeh - OCtober 1999 Current affiliation: Axioma, Atlanta, GA |
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| 43. | Jason Schattman |
| Portfolio Selection Under Nonconvex
Transaction Costs and Capital Gains Taxes Adviser: Michael Rothkopf - May 2000 Current affiliation: High School Teacher, Waterloo, Ontario |
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| 44. | Unsal Ozdogru |
| Performance Analysis of Continuous Material
Flow Systems Adviser: Tayfur Altiok - October 2000 (Masters Degree in May 1997) Current affiliation: Nielsen Co., Chicago, IL |
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| 45. | Luz Pinzon |
| Developing Sequential Controllers for
Discrete Event Systems Adviser: M.A. Jafari - January 2001 (Masters Degree in October 1997) Current affiliation: Lucent Technologies, CA |
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| 46. | Linchun Gao |
| New Probability Bounds with Applications in
Cellular Telecommunication Networks Block Placement Problem Adviser: Andras Prekopa - May 2001 Current affiliation: AT&T, Florham Park, NJ |
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| 47. | Tiina Heillinen |
| On Resource Allocation in Externality
Networks Adviser: Andras Prekopa - May 2001 Current affiliation: University of Lund, Sweden |
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| 48. | Yuri Levin |
| Directional Newton Methods: Theory and
Applications Adviser: Adi Ben-Israel - October 2001 Current affiliation: Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada YLevin@business.queensu.ca (http://www.yurilevin.com) |
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| 49. | Concetta DePaolo |
| A Stochastic Programming Model for Optimal
College Enrollments Adviser: Andrzej Ruszczynski - October 2001 (Masters Degree in May 1996) Current affiliation: Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN Concetta.DePaolo@indstate.edu |
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| 50. | Lijie Shi |
| Bounds on the Size of Turan-type Families
and Datamining Adviser: Endre Boros - October 2001 Current affiliation: NY City Office of Management & Budget |
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| 51. | Pierangela Veneziana |
| Combinatorics of Boole's Problem Adviser: Endre Boros - January 2002 Current affiliation: SUNY Rochester, NY |
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| 52. | Mikhail Nediak |
| Convexity Cuts and Integrality Merit
Functions for Mixed Integer Programming Adviser: Jonathan Eckstein - October 2002 Current affiliation: Queens University, Kingston, Ontario |
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| 53. | Sandor Szedmak |
| Methods for Solving Ill-conditioned and
Large Scale Probability Bounding and Discrete Moment Problems Adviser: Andras Prekopa - October 2002 Current affiliation: ISIS Group, Electronics & CS, University of South Hampton, England |
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| 54. | Ying Liu |
| Combinatorial Box Partitioning, Box Packing
and their Applications Adviser: Endre BOros - October 2003 Current affiliation: Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario |
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| 55. | Sorin Alexe |
| Learning Binary Functions: Combinatorial
Prognosis and Diagnosis Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - January 2004 Current affiliation: WorldQuant, LLC, Greenwich, CT |
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| 56. | Gabriela Alexe |
| Combinatorial Enhancements of Logical
Analysis of Data: Applications to Genomics, Proteomics and Biomaterial
Design Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - January 2004 Current affiliation: Broad Institute/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
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| 57. | Rodica Boliac |
| NP-hard Graph Problems and Boundary Classes
of Graphs Adviser: Vadim Lozin - January 2005 Current affiliation: |
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| 58. | Shuo Pan |
| Hybrid Network Simulation Adviser: Benjamin Melamed - May 2005 Current affiliation: Teleglobe, Princeton, NJ |
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| 59. | Tongyin Liu |
| A New Method to Solve Stochastic
Programming Problems under Probabilistic Constraint with Discrete
Random Variables Adviser: Andras Prekopa - January 2006 (Master's Degree in OCtober 2005) Current affiliation: ACE USA, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 60. | Igor Zverovich |
| Hereditary Classes of Graphs, Hypergraphs
and Boolean Functions Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - May 2006 Current affiliation: |
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| 61. | Konrad Borys |
| On Generation of Cut Conjunctions, Minimal
Connected and Spanning Subsets and Vertices Adviser: Endre Boros - October 2006 Current affiliation: Sabre, Dallas, TX kborys@gmail.com |
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| 62. | Nilay Noyan |
| Optimization with First Order Stochastic
Dominance Constraints Adviser: Andrej Ruszczynski - October 2006 (Master's Degree in January 2004) Current affiliation: Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 63. | Xiaoling Hou |
| New Results in Stochastic Programming under
Incomplete Information Adviser: Andras Prekopa - October 2006 (Master's Degree in October 2005) Current affiliation: |
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| 64. | Ersoy Subasi |
| Sharp Bounds for Expectations and
Probabilities in a Distribution with Given Shape Information Adviser: Andras Prekopa - January 2007 Current affiliation: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL |
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| 65. | Martin Milanic |
| Algorithmic Developments and Complexity
Results for Finding Maximum and Exact Independent Sets in Graphs Adviser: Vadim Lozin - May 2007 (Master's Degree in January 2006) Current affiliation: University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia martin.milanic@upr.si |
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| 66. | Marcin Kaminski |
| New Algorithmic and Hardness Results on
Graph Partitioning Problems Adviser: Vadim Lozin - May 2007 Current affiliation: Algorithms Research Group, ULB, Belgium |
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| 67. | Irina Lozina |
| Composite Boolean Separators for Data
Analysis with Applications in Computed Tomography and Gene Expression
Microarray Data Advisers: Peter L. Hammer and Alex Kogan - May 2007 (Master's Degree in May 2003) Current affiliation: University of Warwick, England |
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| 68. | Tiberius Bonates |
| Optimization in Logical Analysis of Data
Advisers: Peter L. Hammer and Alex Kogan - October 2007 Current affiliation: University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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| 69. | Cem Iyigun |
| Probabilistic Distance Clustering Adviser: Adi Ben-Israel - January 2008 (Master's Degree in May 2004) Current affiliation: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey |
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| 70. | Mine Subasi |
| New Results in Probability Bounding: A
Convexity Statement and Unimodality of Multivariate Discrete
Distributions Adviser: Andras Prekopa - May 2008 Current affiliation: Florida Institute of Technology |
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| 71. | Gabriel Tavares |
| New Algorithms for Quadratic Unconstrained
Binary Optimization (QUBO) with Applications in Engineering and Social
Sciences Advisers: Peter L. Hammer and Endre Boros - May 2008 Current affiliation: FICO, New York, NY |
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| 72. | Naomi Miller |
| Mean-Risk Portfolio Optimization Problems
with Risk-Adjusted Measures Adviser: Andrej Ruszczynski - October 2008 Current affiliation: |
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| 73. | Liliya Fedzhora |
| A Linear Programming Model for Sequential
Testing Adviser: Endre Boros - October 2008 Current affiliation: Dept.of Transportation, Richmond, VA |
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| 74. | Gabor Rudolf |
| New Results in Optimization with Functional
Constraints Adviser: Farid Alizadeh - October 2009 Current affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
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| 75. | Anupama Reddy |
| Combinatorial Pattern-based Survival
Analysis with Applications in Biology and Medicine Advisers: Peter L. Hammer and Endre Boros - October 2009 Current affiliation: Novartis, Cambridge, MA |
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| 76. | Noam Goldberg |
| Optimization for Sparse and Accurate
Classifiers Adviser: Jonathan Eckstein - January 2010 Current affiliation: The Technion, Haifa, Israel |
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| 77. | Xiang Zhao |
| Multivariate Autoregressive Modular
Processes Adviser: Benjamin Melamed - May 2010 Current affiliation: Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA |
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| 78. | Ricardo Collado Soto |
| Scenario Decomposition of Risk-Averse
Stochastic Optimization Problems Adviser: Andrzej Ruszczynski - October 2010 Current affiliation: New York University - Post-Doctoral Fellow |
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| 79. | David Papp |
| Optimization Models for Shape-Constrained
Function Estimation Problems Involving Nonnegative Polynomials and
Their Restrictions Adviser: Farid Alizadeh - May 2011 Current affiliation: Northwestern University - Post-Doctoral Fellow |
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| 80. | David Neu |
| Feature Selection with Applications to Text Classification Adviser: Endre Boros - May 2012 Current affiliation: |
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| 81. | Ozlem Cavus |
| Risk-Averse Control of Undiscounted Transient Markov Models Adviser: Andrej Ruszczynski - October 2012 Current affiliation: Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey |
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| 82. | Merve Unuvar |
| New Results for Optimization in Stochastic Networks Adviser: Andras Prekopa - October 2012 Current affiliation: IBM, New York |
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| 83. | Vladimir Oudalov |
| Two new computer-based results in game theory related to combinatorial games and Nash equilibria Adviser: Vladimir Gurvich - January 2013 Current affiliation: |
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| 84. | Selim Bora |
| Inventory and scheduling problems in supply chain management Adviser: Endre Boros - January 2013 Current affiliation: Texas A&M at Qatar |
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| 85. | Christie Leigh Nelson |
| Real Time Optimization of Emergency Response Adviser: William Pottenger - October 2013 Current affiliation: |
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| 86. | Kunikazu Yoda |
| Properties and Solutions of a Class of Stochastic
Programming Problems with Probabilistic Constraints Adviser: Andras Prekopa - October 2013 Current affiliation: |
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| 87. | Tsvetan Asamov |
| Time-Consistent Approximations of Risk-Averse Multistage Stochastic Optimization Problems Adviser: Andrej Ruszczynski - October 2013 Current affiliation: |
Masters Degrees
| 1. | Boris Furchin |
| January 1995 Current affiliation: Computer Software Co., New York, NY |
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| 2. | Goksel Goncu |
| May 1996 Current affiliation: |
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| 3. | Yuan Lin |
| October 1998 Current affiliation: Graphnet Inc., Teaneck, NJ |
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| 4. |
Slava Brover Master of Philosophy Best Patterns and Clustering Adviser: Peter L. Hammer - May 1999 Current affiliation: Molsoft, L.L.C., San Diego, CA vbrover@gmail.com |
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Alexander Lawrenz Master of Philosophy Generalized Rank Functions and an Entropy Argument Adviser: Jeff Kahn - May 2000 Current affiliation: Opix AG, Berlin, Germany |
| 6. | Andras G. Andras |
| May 2000 Current affiliation: Lattice Financial, Princeton Junction, NJ |
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| 7. | Di Bai |
| October 2000 Current affiliation: AT&T |
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| 8. | Thomas Davoine |
| October 2000 Current affiliation: Ph.D. Student in Switzerland |
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| 9. | Yuming Zhang |
| October 2000 Current affiliation: Luminant, NY |
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| 10. | Murat Aksozek |
| October 2001 Current affiliation: Turkish Naval Academy |
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| 11. | Mevlut Bilican |
| May 2002 Current affiliation: Turkish Naval Academy |
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| 12. | Marcelo Mydarz |
| May 2003 Current affiliation: |
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| 13. | Karchana Panichakaran |
| May 2003 Current affiliation: |
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| 14. | Murat Akarca |
| Assessing the value of information and information superiority in military operations by using game theory and Lanchester's Equations Adviser: Endre Boros - May 2004 Current affiliation: Turkish Military Service |
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| 15. | Kyusam Park |
| May 2004 Current affiliation: |
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| 16. | Jose Torres |
| May 2004 Current affiliation: |
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| 17. | Hambir Chavan |
| October 2004 Current affiliation: |
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| 18. | Rupasari Bhatt |
| October 2004 Current affiliation: |
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| 19. | Nithin Kotla |
| January 2004 Current affiliation: |
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| 20. | Ali Unlu |
| A Simulation Study on Container Security
Operations at Transshipment Seaports Adviser: Endre Boros - October 2005 Current affiliation: Turkish Land Forces Command |
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| 21. | Vimla Gulabani |
| January 2006 Current affiliation: |
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| 22. | Devon Morresse |
| May 2006 Current affiliation: |
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| 23. | Natalia Santamaria |
| May 2007 Current affiliation: Ph.D. student, Smeal College, Penn State University |
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| 24. | Anthony Marinos |
| A Linear Programming Model to Minimize the
Cost of Rental Truck Hikers Adviser: Sylvia Halasz - May 2008 Current affiliation: Returned to active duty in US Army |
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| 25. | Mustafa Yazici |
| May 2008 Current affiliation: |
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| 26. | Jonathan Word |
| October 2008 Current affiliation: |
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| 27. | Olga Gisin |
| January 2011 Current affiliation: |
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| 28. | Jian Li |
| January 2011 Current affiliation: |
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| 29. | Randyn Bartholomew |
| May 2011 Current affiliation: |
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| 30. | Matthew Peragine |
| May 2011 Current affiliation: |
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| 31. | Santino Fanelli |
| Probability of a Feasible Flow in a Stochastic Transportation Network Advisor: Andras Prekopa - January 2012 Current affiliation: |
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| 32. | Abhijit Ravipati |
| January 2012 Current affiliation: |
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| 33. | Mehmet Turkoz |
| May 2012 Current affiliation: |
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| 34. | Akin Ozdemir |
| January 2013 Current affiliation: |
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| 35. | Jose Benedicto B. Duhaylongsod |
| Vendor Financing and Its Impact on Vendor's Optimal policies Adviser: Benjamin Melamed - May 2013 Current affiliation: |
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| 36. | Joon An |
| May 2013 Current affiliation: |
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| 37. | Sicong Hou |
| May 2013 Current affiliation: |
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| 38. | Sonam Punjabi |
| May 2013 Current affiliation: |
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| 39. | Rohan Vijay Guthal |
| October 2013 Current affiliation: |
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