Group Highlights
GAMMA Graduate: Fatemeh Mousapour defends her dissertation - On the Development and Analysis of a Comprehensive Police
Patrilling Model
GAMMA Graduate: John E. Fontecha defends his thesis - Mathematical Models for the Design of Policies to Promote Behavior/Product Adoption
GAMMA Seminar Series: Stochastic Decision Making in Optical Networks
On April 28, 2021, Dr. Merve Bodur will present their research on two problems related
routing and wavelength assignment in telecommunication networks. Each problem is modeled
as a two-stage stochastic integer program and solved through a decomposition-based approach.
Dr. Bodur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at
the University of Toronto. For information on how to join this seminar, click "Learn More".
GAMMA Seminar Series: Mixed Integer Bilevel Optimization with
k-optimal Follower: A Hierarchy of Bounds
On April 7, 2021, Dr. Oleg Prokopyev will present his research on bilevel mixed integer
optimization problems. In particular, this work focuses on a Stackelberg game where the
follower is not completely rational, and may not solve their problem to optimality. Dr.
Prokopyev is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of
Pittsburgh. For information on how to join this seminar, click "Learn More".
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GAMMA Seminar Series: Fall 2020 Schedule
We are happy to announce our GAMMA seminar series speakers for the Fall 2020 semester! Each
seminar will feature current research from a graduate student, professor, or industry expert
from outstide of the University at Buffalo. Seminars will be held on Thursdays at 3:00pm.
Click "Learn More" to get the full
schedule for the semester.
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GAMMA Graduate: Ningji Wei begins post-doc at Carnegie Mellon
University
Since defending his dissertation last May, Ningji Wei
has accepted a position as a postdoctoral reserach fellow at Heinz College at Carnegie
Mellon University. He is collaborating with Dr. Peter Zhang where his current research
involves affinely
adjustable policies of robust optimization models.
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GAMMA Graduate: Cai Gao defends his thesis - On Routing Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles for Surveillance and Reconnaissance Activities
GAMMA Graduate: Luca Wrabetz completes M.S., next chapter at
University of Pittsburgh
Upon being conferred his M.S. with concentration in Operations Research from UB's ISE
department, Luca is moving to the University of
Pittsburgh to pursue a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. Here, he will be advised by Dr. Oleg
Prokopyev, an academic "brother" of Dr. Walteros. Dr. Prokopyev leads work in interdiction
optimization, with particular interest in applications addressing
challenges such as incomplete information or sequential games. Good luck, Luca!
Rishabh Bhandawat receives the UB ISE Student Service and Leadership
Award (Honorable Mention)
This award is presented to a graduate student who has shown their willingness to support
others and that has dedicated significant time, effort and leadership to serve the
university, school and/or department. This is an acknowledgement for Rishabh's leadership and dedication to the ISE
department through the several activities that he conducts.
John Fontecha receives the UB ISE Student Service and Leadership
Award
This award is presented to a graduate student who has shown their willingness to support
others and that has dedicated significant time, effort and leadership to serve the
university, school and/or department. This is an acknowledgement for John’s leadership and dedication to the ISE Graduate
Student Association (ISE-GSA) and the Group for Applied Mathematical Modeling and Analytics
(GAMMA) as well as other small acts of service that impact positively the campus.
Rishabh Bhandawat and John Fontecha receive the UB ISE Teaching Award
(Honorable Mention)
This award is presented to a graduate student for demonstrating exceptional qualities as a
teaching assistant or instructor through effective course material delivery, enthusiasm,
responsibility, and professional demeanor. This is an acknowledgement for Rishabh and John’s
qualities as instructors for IE320 Engineering Economy and IE306 Statistics for Engineers,
respectively.
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GAMMA seminar: Advances in Optimization and Control Techniques for
Resilient Systems of Interdependent Infrastructure Networks
In this seminar, Dr. Andrés D. González (Assistant Professor at School of Industrial and
Systems Engineering at University of Oklahoma) presents his research on the resilience of
critical interdependent infrastructure networks.
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GAMMA seminar: Post-Graduate School and Industry Work Discussion
Dr. Ethan Malinowski (former UB ISE Ph.D. student) presents an overview of personal industry
experience with expectations and advice to current graduate students. He talks about topics
ranging from work structure and environments to potential roles students could expect to
occupy after completing their time in graduate school.
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