Dr. Mark Lewis

Professor

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Biography

Mark E. Lewis is a Professor at Cornell University in the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering. He holds undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Political Science from Eckerd College, a Master's degree in Theoretical Statistics from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests center on Stochastic Processes with an emphasis on queueing theory. Notably, his thesis work contributed to the realm of Markov Decision Processes, which has been foundational in various applications involving queue systems. He has spent time as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia in the Centre for Operations Excellence, collaborating with Martin L. Puterman. His work includes advancements in average cost Markov decision processes and optimal resource allocation in dynamically changing systems, making significant contributions to both theoretical and applied aspects of industrial engineering.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Cornell University • Ithaca, NY

Teaching and conducting research in Operations Research and Information Engineering.

Postdoctoral Fellow

— Present

University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC

Worked in the Centre for Operations Excellence under Martin L. Puterman.

Researcher

— Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Conducted research in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering.

Courses

ORIE 561: Queueing Theory ORIE 6570: Stochastic Dynamic Programming ORIE 6500: Applied Stochastic Processes ORIE 6510: Probability Theory ORIE 3510: Introductory Engineering Stochastic Processes

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture