Professor Dr. Melissa Tilashalski

Biography

Melissa Tilashalski is a lecturer in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, where she also serves as the director of undergraduate studies for systems engineering. Her academic interests encompass heuristic techniques and variants of the vehicle routing problem, along with optimization in production and manufacturing systems. Additionally, she emphasizes curriculum engagement in undergraduate systems engineering, focusing on the incorporation of games and experiential learning activities in the classroom. Tilashalski holds a BS in mathematics, an MA in curriculum instruction, and a PhD in industrial systems engineering from Virginia Tech. She also earned an MS degree in computational operations research from William & Mary. Prior to her current role, she worked in public education, serving students in high needs populations.

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