Dr. Fatih Erenay

Associate Professor

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Biography

Fatih Safa Erenay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on stochastic modeling optimization, particularly Markov decision processes and partially observable Markov decision processes, as well as dynamic programming and simulation models. Professor Erenay conducts extensive research in medical decision-making, organ transplantation, cancer screening, and healthcare delivery. His work has been recognized in competitions, notably for his paper "Broader View Designing Liver Allocation System." He emphasizes the importance of production planning and multi-criteria scheduling in his research. Professor Erenay mentors graduate students and continues to teach a variety of courses related to engineering economics, stochastic models, and probabilistic models in operations research.

Research Interests

Stochastic Modeling Optimization Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes Dynamic Programming Simulation Models Medical Decision Making Organ Transplantation Cancer Screening Health Care Delivery Production Planning Multicriteria Scheduling Data Analytics

Courses

MSCI 261 - Engineering Economics: Financial Management for Engineers MSCI 431 - Stochastic Models Methods MSCI 531 - Stochastic Processes Decision Making MSCI 631 - Probabilistic Models Operations Research MSE 251 - Probability Statistics 1 MSE 431 - Stochastic Models Methods MSE 631 - Probabilistic Models Operations Research

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.