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Simge Küçükyavuz is the David Karen Richards Sachs Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University. Her research interests lie in theoretical and methodological expertise in Mixed-Integer Programming, Large-Scale Optimization, Uncertainty, and Network Optimization. She has applied these concepts in various sectors, including infrastructure systems and humanitarian logistics. Küçükyavuz has been active in the field of operations research and optimization, with a focus on statistical learning and supply chain management. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley. Her academic contributions have been recognized through various prizes, including the Nelson Student Paper Prize and the Mixed-Integer Programming Workshop Student Poster Prize Honorable Mention. As a prolific researcher, she has numerous publications in renowned journals related to optimization and operations research, making substantial contributions to her field.
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences • Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Leading the department and overseeing academic and administrative functions.
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