H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair and
Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Operations Research, Carnegie Mellon University
- M.S. Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University
- M.S. Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University
- B.S. Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University
Expertise
- Health systems
- Humantarian Systems
- Supply Chain and Logistics
- Optimization
About
Pinar Keskinocak is the H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair and Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech. She is also co-founder and director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems. Previously, she served as the Associate Chair for Faculty Development in ISyE, as College of Engineering ADVANCE Professor and as interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Scholarship. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, she worked at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. She received her Ph.D. in Operations Research from Carnegie Mellon University, and her M.S. and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University.
She is an INFORMS Fellow and an IISE Fellow. She served as the president of INFORMS in 2020. Previously she served as the Secretary of INFORMS, a department editor for Operations Research (Policy Modeling and Public Sector area), associate editor for Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and INFORMS Vice President of Membership and Professional Recognition. She served as the co-founder and past-president of INFORMS Public Sector OR section, and the president of the INFORMS Health Applications Society.
Research
Dr. Keskinocak's research focuses on the applications of operations research and management science with societal impact, particularly health and humanitarian applications, supply chain management, and logistics/transportation. Her recent work has addressed infectious disease modeling (including Covid-19, polio, malaria, Guinea worm disease, pandemic flu), evaluating intervention strategies, and resource allocation; catch-up scheduling for vaccinations; hospital operations management; disaster preparedness and response (e.g., prepositioning inventory); debris management; centralized and decentralized price and lead time decisions. She has worked on projects with companies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and healthcare providers, including American Red Cross, CARE, Carter Center, CDC, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, and Intel Corporation.
Awards and Honors
- Fellow, IISE.
- Harold Larnder Prize, Canadian Operational Research Society.
- George E. Kimball Medal, INFORMS.
- INFORMS President’s Award.
- Member, Science Academy (Bilim Akademisi) of Turkey.
- Class of 1934 Outstanding Service Award, Georgia Tech.
- Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development, Georgia Tech.
- Women in Operations Research and Management Science Award, INFORMS.
- Outstanding Professional Education Award, Georgia Tech 2018
- Denning Award for Global Engagement, Georgia Tech, April 2016
- INFORMS Fellow 2015
- Women in Engineering Excellence Teaching Faculty Award (Georgia Institute of Technology) 2005
- CETL (Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning)/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (Georgia Institute of Technology) 2005
- Moving Spirit Award for outstanding volunteers, who have been “moving spirits” in their chapters or subdivisions, INFORMS 2005
- Meritorious Service Award, Operations Research, 2002
- NSF CAREER Award 2001
Representative Publications
- H. Smalley, P. Keskinocak, J. Swann, M. Delea, O. Eneanya, A. Weiss, “Proactive Tethering to Prevent Guinea Worm Infections among Dogs in Chad: An Analysis of the Impacts of Timing and Dog Selection,” American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 113(2):317-323. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0673.
- Y. Sun, P. Keskinocak, L. Steimle, S. Kovacs, S. Wassilak (2024), “Modeling the spread of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 outbreaks and interventions: A case study of Nigeria,” Vaccine X, Mar 16:18:100476.
- E. Mark, D. Goldsman, B. Gurbaxani, P. Keskinocak, J. Sokol (2023), “Predicting a Kidney Transplant Patient’s Pretransplant Functional Status Based on Information at Waitlist Registration,” Scientific Reports, Apr 15;13(1):6164. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33117-y
- A. Baxter, P. Keskinocak, M. Singh (2023), “Heterogeneous Multi-Resource Planning and Allocation under Stochastic Demand,” INFORMS Journal on Computing, Vol.35, No.5, 909-1213.
- O. Ergun, W. Hopp, P. Keskinocak (2023), “A Structured Overview of Insights and Opportunities for Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience,” IISE Transactions, Vol. 55, No.1, 57-74.
- A. Baxter†, B.E. Oruc Aglar†, J. Asplund, P. Keskinocak, N. Serban (2022), “Evaluating Scenarios for School Reopening Under COVID19,” BMC Public Health, 22:496.
- P. Keskinocak, B.E. Oruc†, A. Baxter†, J. Asplund, N. Serban (2020), “The impact of social distancing on COVID19 spread: State of Georgia case study,” PLoS One 15(10): e0239798.