Decision Sciences

Gerold LaCava

(PhD 1971)
Initial Placement: Boise State University
Dissertation: “In Stochastic Linear Programming: A Study of Risk-Aversion and Duality”, Chairperson: Larry Sherr

Henry Person

(PhD 1974)
Initial Placement: University of Minnesota
Dissertation: “A Methodology for Designing Conversational Decision Systems with Applications to Project Selection Problems Formulated as 0-1 Integer Linear Programming Problems”, Chairperson: Dean Lebestky

Robert Miller

(PhD 1975)
Initial Placement: Northern Illinois University
Dissertation: “Bounds for the Solution of Two-Stage Programming with Random Technology Matrix”, Chairperson: Dean Lebestky

Su-Jin Chan

(PhD 1983)
Initial Placement: IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory
Dissertation: “Decision Dynamics, Habitual Domains, and Conflict Solvability”, Chairperson: Po-Lung Yu

Teresita Leyell Salinas

(PhD 1983)
Initial Placement: Washburn University
Dissertation: “Modeling Time Series with Trading Day Variation”, Chairperson: Steve Hillmer

R. Natarajan

(PhD, 1984) Professor, Tennessee Technological University
Initial Placement: Tennessee Tech
Dissertation: "Equilibrium and Efficiency with Information as a Public Good," Chairperson: Young K. Kwon

Henry Rasch

(PhD 1985)
Initial Placement: Kentucky University
Dissertation: “An Extension of Compromise Fractional Factorial Designs with Applications to Holistic Orthogonal Parameter Estimation”, Chairperson: F. Hutton Barron

Yoon-Ro Lee

(PhD 1986)
Initial Placement: Hofstra University
Dissertation: “A Linear Feasibility Transformation and Interactive Goal-Seeking Approach for Multicriteria Decision Problems”, Chairperson: Po-Lung Yu

Antonie Stam

(PhD 1986), Professor, Management Information Systems, The University of Georgia Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of MS & IT, University of Georgia
Dissertation: "Order Reductions for the Marginal of Multivariate ARMIA Time Series Models", Chairperson: Steven Hillmer

Khaled Mellouli (PhD, 1987) Assistant Professor, University of Tunis
Initial Placement: University of Tunis
Dissertation: "On the Propogation of Beliefs in Networks Using Dempster-Shafer Theory of Evidence," Chairpersons: Glen Shafer and Prakash P. Shenoy

Abdelwahad Trabelsi

(PhD, 1987) Assistant Professor, University of Tunis
Initial Placement: University of Tunis
Dissertation: "Sequential Adjustments of Time Series to Multiple Stochastic Benchmarks: A Constrained Signal Extraction Approach," Chairperson: Steve Hillmer

Francis Wondolowski

(PhD 1989)
Initial Placement: East Carolina University
Dissertation: “A Model of Methodology for the Effective Use of Linear Programming in Decision Support Systems”, Chairperson: Dennis Karney

Dazhi Zhang

(PhD 1990)
Initial Placement: Iona College
Dissertation: “Competence Set Analysis: Process and Stability”, Chairperson: Po-Lung Yu

Yong Shi

(PhD, 1991)
Initial Placement: University of Nebraska, Omaha
Dissertation: "Optimal Linear Production Systems: Models, Algorithms, and Computer Support System," Chairperson: Po-Lung Yu

Pierre Ndilikilikesha

(PhD 1992), Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Duke University Initial Placement: Duke University
Dissertation: "A Study of Influence Diagrams and Their Generalizations", Chairperson: Glenn Shafer

Ali Jenzarli

(PhD 1995), Chair/Associate Professor, Information & Technology Management, The University of Tampa
Initial Placement: University of Tampa, Florida
Dissertation: "Modeling Dependence in Project Management", Co-Chairpersons: Glenn Shafer and Prakash Shenoy

Liping Liu

(PhD, 1995) Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University
Initial Placement: Albany State College
Dissertation: "A Theory of Coarse Utility and Its Applications to Portfolio Analysis," Chairperson: Prakash P. Shenoy

Jae Joon Lee

(PhD, 1998) Assistant Professor, State University of New York, New Paltz
Initial Placement: State University of New York, New Paltz
Dissertation: "Eliminating Parameter Unvertainty in Signal Extraction Using Bayesian Inference with Monte Carlo Integration," Chairperson: Steve Hillmer

Riza Demirer

(PhD, 2003) Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University
Initial Placement: Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
Dissertation: “Two Essays on Derivatives: Asymmetric Correlations of Futures Markets and Optimal Hedging, and Modeling Real Options using Influence Diagrams: Valuing a Biotechnology Firm” Chairperson: John Charnes

Phan Hong Giang

(PhD, 2003) Staff Scientist, Siemens Medical Solutions USA
Initial Placement: Siemens Medical Solutions USA
Dissertation: “A Decision Theory for Non-Probabilistic Uncertainty and Its Applications” Chairperson: Prakash Shenoy

Barry Cobb

(PhD 2005),
Initial Placement: Virginia Military Institute
Dissertation: "Inference and Decision Making in Hybrid Probabilistic Graphical Models," Chairperson: Prakash Shenoy

Saverio Manago

(PhD 2005),
Initial Placement: United States Army
Dissertation: "Knowledge-Based Bayesian Networks for Discriminant Analysis," Chairperson: Prakash Shenoy

Mohammad Rahman

(PhD 2006)
Initial Placement: Redlands University
Dissertation: “Essays Analyzing Essays Analyzing Blogs and Wikipedia,” Chairperson: Prakash Shenoy

Esma Nur Cinicioglu

(PhD 2008)
Initial Placement: Istanbul University
Dissertation: "On Solving Stochastic PERT Networks and Using RFIDs for Operations Management," Chairperson: Prakash Shenoy