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Mehmet Begen is an Associate Professor at the Ivey Business School, Western University, specializing in Management Science. He holds a PhD and MS degrees in management science, along with a BS degree in industrial engineering from Middle East Technical University. His academic journey includes working in management consulting prior to his doctoral studies and he is a certified analytics professional. Professor Begen has received various research grants, including NSERC Discovery Grants and a Cancer Care Ontario Research Grant. His research primarily focuses on scheduling, healthcare analytics, and the application of management science within operations management industries. His work has earned him recognition, such as the top prize in the "Optimize Real World" competition hosted by FICO, where he demonstrated the use of analytics in solving real business problems and developing mathematical models for obtaining managerial insights. He teaches courses on analytical modeling, financial analytics, project management, and big data tools within statistics. Professor Begen has also served as president of the Canadian Operational Research Society, and is an award recipient of their Practice Prize.
Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.