Works (37)

Updated: March 7th, 2025 09:15

2024 journal article

Risk score models for urinary tract infection hospitalization

PLOS ONE, 19(6).

By: N. Alizadeh n, K. Vahdat n, S. Shashaani n, J. Swann n & O. Ozaltin n

Ed(s): G. Villavicencio

topics (OpenAlex): Urinary Tract Infections Management; Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection; Pelvic floor disorders treatments
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: June 15, 2024

2024 article

Solving a class of two-stage stochastic nonlinear integer programs using value functions

Zhang, J., Oezaltin, O. Y., & Trapp, A. C. (2024, September 21). JOURNAL OF GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION, Vol. 9.

By: J. Zhang, O. Oezaltin & A. Trapp

author keywords: Nonlinear integer programming; Value function; Stochastic programming; Generalized assignment problem
topics (OpenAlex): Process Optimization and Integration; Risk and Portfolio Optimization; Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 30, 2024

2024 journal article

Temporal pattern mining for knowledge discovery in the early prediction of septic shock

PATTERN RECOGNITION, 151.

By: R. Li*, J. Agor* & O. Ozaltin n

author keywords: Temporal pattern mining; Feature selection; Electronic health records; Knowledge discovery; Sepsis
topics (OpenAlex): Time Series Analysis and Forecasting; Data Mining Algorithms and Applications; Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 20, 2024

2023 article

Detecting Human Trafficking: Automated Classification of Online Customer Reviews of Massage Businesses

Li, R., Tobey, M., Mayorga, M. E., Caltagirone, S., & Ozaltin, O. Y. (2023, February 22). M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, Vol. 2.

By: R. Li n, M. Tobey n, M. Mayorga n, S. Caltagirone & O. Ozaltin n

author keywords: human trafficking; massage businesses; online customer reviews; Natural Language Processing; ensemble learning
topics (OpenAlex): Sex work and related issues; Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies; Spam and Phishing Detection
TL;DR: The proposed models can save countless hours in IMB investigations by automatically sorting through large quantities of data to flag potential illicit activity, eliminating the need for manual screening of these reviews by law enforcement and other stakeholders. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 20, 2023

2023 journal article

Quantifying association and disparities between diabetes complications and COVID-19 outcomes: A retrospective study using electronic health records

PLOS ONE, 18(9).

By: N. Paramita n, J. Agor*, M. Mayorga*, J. Ivy*, K. Miller* & O. Ozaltin*

topics (OpenAlex): COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies; Diabetes and associated disorders; Diabetes Management and Research
TL;DR: The presence of diabetes complications increases the risks of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and worse health outcomes with respect to in-hospital mortality and longer hospital length of stay, and health disparities in CO VID-19 outcomes across demographic groups in the diabetes population are shown. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 30, 2023

2022 article

Coordination of manufacturing and engineering activities during product transitions

Bansal, A., Ozaltin, O. Y., Uzsoy, R., & Kempf, K. G. (2022, April 9). NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS, Vol. 4.

By: A. Bansal*, O. Ozaltin n, R. Uzsoy n & K. Kempf*

author keywords: combinatorial auctions; integer programming; Product transition; subadditive duality
topics (OpenAlex): Supply Chain and Inventory Management; Auction Theory and Applications; Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 18, 2022

2022 article

Interpretable models for the automated detection of human trafficking in illicit massage businesses

Tobey, M., Li, R., Ozaltin, O. Y., Mayorga, M. E., & Caltagirone, S. (2022, August 28). IISE TRANSACTIONS, Vol. 8.

By: M. Tobey n, R. Li n, O. Ozaltin n, M. Mayorga n & S. Caltagirone

author keywords: Human trafficking; illicit massage; interpretable machine learning; risk scores; decision trees
topics (OpenAlex): Sex work and related issues; HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk; Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
TL;DR: This work uses findings from primary stakeholder interviews with law enforcement, regulatory bodies, legitimate massage practitioners, and subject-matter experts from nonprofit organizations to identify data sources and potential indicators of illicit massage businesses (IMBs). (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 26, 2022

2022 article

Managing Product Transitions: A Bilevel Programming Approach

Khorramfar, R., Ozaltin, O. Y., Kempf, K. G., & Uzsoy, R. (2022, June 30). INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING, Vol. 6, pp. 1–17.

By: R. Khorramfar*, O. Ozaltin n, K. Kempf* & R. Uzsoy n

author keywords: product transitions; bilevel programming; constraint and column generation; generalized Nash equilibrium
topics (OpenAlex): Economic theories and models; Risk and Portfolio Optimization; Supply Chain and Inventory Management
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: July 1, 2022

2022 journal article

Septic shock prediction and knowledge discovery through temporal pattern mining

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE, 132.

By: J. Agor*, R. Li n & O. Ozaltin n

author keywords: Temporal pattern mining; Sepsis; Electronic health records; Prediction; Pattern selection
MeSH headings : Critical Care; Electronic Health Records; Humans; Knowledge Discovery; Sepsis / diagnosis; Sepsis / therapy; Shock, Septic / diagnosis; Shock, Septic / therapy
topics (OpenAlex): Time Series Analysis and Forecasting; Data Mining Algorithms and Applications; Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
TL;DR: This framework proposes a framework to find a small number of relevant temporal patterns in electronic health records for the early prediction of septic shock and finds that model-based feature selection approaches PST3 and PST4 yield the best prediction performance among these techniques. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 17, 2022

2021 journal article

Mapping of critical events in disease progression through binary classification: Application to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS, 123.

author keywords: Disease progression; Timing of critical events; Binary classification; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Prognosis; Kaplan-Meier analysis
MeSH headings : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Disease Progression; Humans; Prospective Studies; Speech; Walking
topics (OpenAlex): Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research; Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments; Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
TL;DR: A novel binary classification approach to map scale scores into disease tollgates to describe disease progression leveraging standard/modified Kaplan-Meier analyses is developed and demonstrated by estimating progression pathways in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 1, 2021

2021 journal article

Prediction of Sepsis Related Mortality: An Optimization Approach

IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS, 25(11), 4207–4216.

By: J. Agor*, N. Paramita n & O. Ozaltn n

Contributors: J. Agor*, N. Paramita n & O. Ozaltn n

author keywords: Sepsis; SOFA score; optimization; mixed-integer programming; electronic health records
topics (OpenAlex): Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment; Machine Learning in Healthcare; Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
TL;DR: This study proposes multiple strategies to adjust the SOFA score using mixed-integer programming to improve the in-hospital mortality prediction of septic patients based on Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to take advantage of optimization and data analysis while taking into account the medical expertise. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: November 23, 2021

2020 journal article

Optimal influenza vaccine distribution with equity

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 283(2), 714–725.

By: S. Enayati* & O. Ozaltin n

Contributors: S. Enayati* & O. Özaltın n

author keywords: OR in health services; Vaccine distribution; Influenza; Equity
topics (OpenAlex): Influenza Virus Research Studies; COVID-19 epidemiological studies; Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
TL;DR: The proposed model’s ability to consider vaccine coverage inequity is demonstrated and a derivative-free optimization approach is discussed, as an alternative solution method which can consider various different objective functions and constraints. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 16, 2020

2020 journal article

Prepositioning disaster relief supplies using robust optimization

IISE TRANSACTIONS, 52(10), 1122–1140.

By: G. Velasquez n, M. Mayorga n & O. Ozaltin n

Contributors: G. Velasquez n, M. Mayorga n & O. Özaltın n

author keywords: Humanitarian logistics; inventory prepositioning; disaster relief supply chains; robust optimization
topics (OpenAlex): Facility Location and Emergency Management; Risk and Portfolio Optimization; Optimization and Mathematical Programming
TL;DR: A case study of the hurricane season in the Southeast US is used to gain insights on the effects of optimization criteria and critical model parameters to relief supply prepositioning strategy. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 6, 2020

2019 chapter

An embarrassingly parallel method for large-scale stochastic programs

In Springer Optimization and Its Applications (Vol. 149, pp. 127–151).

By: B. Sand?k?? & O. Özalt?n

Contributors: B. Sandıkçı* & O. Özaltın n

topics (OpenAlex): Risk and Portfolio Optimization; Optimization and Mathematical Programming; Supply Chain and Inventory Management
TL;DR: This chapter reviews recent developments in solving large-scale stochastic programs, and focuses on a scenario decomposition-based bounding method, which is broadly applicable as it does not rely on special problem structure and stands out as a natural candidate for implementation in a distributed fashion. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 6, 2020

2019 conference paper

Evaluating an Emergency Department Care Redesign: A Simulation Approach

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference, 2019-December, 1137–1147.

By: B. Swan n, O. Ozaltin n, S. Hilburn*, E. Gignac* & G. McCammon*

Contributors: B. Swan n, O. Ozaltin n, S. Hilburn*, E. Gignac* & G. McCammon*

topics (OpenAlex): Emergency and Acute Care Studies; Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization; Healthcare Policy and Management
TL;DR: This paper seeks to compare a pod system against the unit-based design at Southeastern Health’s ED using a discrete event simulation and shows the pod system maintains quality of care metrics while increasing resource utilization, establishing proof of concept that an optimized pod system can improve flow in the ED. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 6, 2020

2019 journal article

Feature selection for classification models via bilevel optimization

COMPUTERS & OPERATIONS RESEARCH, 106, 156–168.

By: J. Agor n & O. Ozaltin n

Contributors: J. Agor n & O. Özaltın n

author keywords: Feature selection; Classification; Bilevel programming; Cross validation
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Virus Infections Studies; Immune Response and Inflammation; interferon and immune responses
TL;DR: The computational experiments show that the proposed bilevel framework improves the overall classification performance while selecting the most important features for the model. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: June 17, 2019

2019 conference paper

The Effect of the Distribution of the Inverse Growth Rate on Pancreatic Cancer Progression

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference, 2019-December, 1044–1054.

By: L. Abu-El-Haija*, J. Ivy*, O. Ozaltin n & W. Park*

Contributors: L. Abu-El-Haija*, J. Ivy*, O. Ozaltin n & W. Park*

topics (OpenAlex): Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research; Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics; Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
TL;DR: It was found that the tumor timeline is about nine months longer under the assumption that the inverse growth rate follows Gamma distribution, while it was inconclusive whether tumor progression is faster or slower in older patients as the tumor progression models with the different underlying assumptions on the inversegrowth rate yielded opposite results. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 6, 2020

2019 journal article

The value of missing information in severity of illness score development

JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS, 97.

By: J. Agor*, O. Ozaltin n, J. Ivy n, M. Capan*, R. Arnold* & S. Romero*

Contributors: J. Agor*, O. Özaltın n, J. Ivy n, M. Capan*, R. Arnold* & S. Romero*

author keywords: Severity of illness scores; Sepsis; Missing data; Prediction models; Electronic health records
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Area Under Curve; Computational Biology / methods; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Electronic Health Records / statistics & numerical data; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Statistical; Outcome Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data; Sepsis / mortality; Severity of Illness Index; Support Vector Machine; Young Adult
topics (OpenAlex): Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment; Hydrology and Drought Analysis; Machine Learning in Healthcare
TL;DR: When developing prediction models using longitudinal EHR data, researchers should explore the incorporation of indicators for missing variables along with appropriate imputation to improve the performance of severity of illness scoring systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
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3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 27, 2020

2019 journal article

Tollgate-based progression pathways of ALS patients

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 266(3), 755–765.

By: O. Dalgic*, F. Erenay*, K. Pasupathy*, O. Ozaltin n, B. Crum* & M. Sir*

Contributors: Ö. Dalgıç*, F. Erenay*, K. Pasupathy*, O. Özaltın n, B. Crum* & M. Sir*

author keywords: ALS progression; Tollgate-based staging system; Phenotypes; Kaplan-Meier analysis
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / diagnosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / physiopathology; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical Records; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult
topics (OpenAlex): Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research; Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research; Dysphagia Assessment and Management
TL;DR: Using TASS, clinicians can inform ALS patients about their individualized likelihood of having critical disabilities and assistive-device needs (e.g., being dependent on wheelchair/ventilation, needing walker/wheelchair or communication devices), and help them better prepare for future. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 11, 2019

2018 journal article

Ambulance redeployment and dispatching under uncertainty with personnel workload limitations

IISE TRANSACTIONS, 50(9), 777–788.

By: S. Enayati*, O. Ozaltin n, M. Mayorga n & C. Saydam n

Contributors: S. Enayati*, O. Özaltın n, M. Mayorga n & C. Saydam n

author keywords: EMS; workload; two-stage stochastic programming; decomposition algorithm
topics (OpenAlex): Facility Location and Emergency Management; Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics; Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods
TL;DR: This work proposes a two-stage stochastic programming model to redeploy and dispatch ambulances to maximize the expected coverage and develops a Lagrangian branch-and-bound algorithm to solve realistic size instances. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 review

Models for predicting the evolution of influenza to inform vaccine strain selection

[Review of ]. HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS, 14(3), 678–683.

By: J. Agor n & O. Ozaltin n

Contributors: J. Agor n & O. Özaltın n

author keywords: influenza evolution; prediction models; influenza vaccine; strain selection; antigenic difference; influenza
MeSH headings : Antigens, Viral / immunology; Humans; Influenza Vaccines / immunology; Influenza, Human / immunology; Influenza, Human / prevention & control; Seasons; World Health Organization
topics (OpenAlex): Influenza Virus Research Studies; vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches; RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
TL;DR: The literature on state-of-the-art tools and prediction methodologies utilized in modeling the evolution of influenza to inform vaccine strain selection are reviewed and areas that are open for improvement and need further research are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

On a class of bilevel linear mixed-integer programs in adversarial settings

Journal of Global Optimization, 71(1), 91–113.

By: M. Zare*, O. Özalt?n & O. Prokopyev*

Contributors: M. Zare*, O. Özaltın n & O. Prokopyev*

author keywords: Bilevel linear mixed-integer programs; Bilevel linear programs; Computational complexity; Strong-weak approach; Pessimistic bilevel programs
topics (OpenAlex): Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis; Water resources management and optimization
TL;DR: This work considers a class of bilevel linear mixed-integer programs, where the follower’s optimization problem is a linear program, and extends this new modeling approach by considering strong-weak bilevel programs, where the leader is not certain if the follower is collaborative or adversarial, and thus attempts to make a decision by taking into account both cases via a convex combination of the corresponding objective function values. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 6, 2020

2018 journal article

Optimal design of the seasonal influenza vaccine with manufacturing autonomy

INFORMS Journal on Computing, 30(2), 371–387.

By: O. Özaltin n, O. Prokopyev* & A. Schaefer*

Contributors: O. Özaltin n, O. Prokopyev* & A. Schaefer*

author keywords: influenza vaccine; multistage stochastic mixed-integer programming; bilevel programming; integer programming
topics (OpenAlex): Influenza Virus Research Studies; COVID-19 epidemiological studies; Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
TL;DR: This model integrates the flu shot composition and manufacturing in a stochastic and dynamic environment and derives a branch-and-price algorithm to find the global optimal solution. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 6, 2020

2018 journal article

Optimal production in a competitive market under yield uncertainty

OPTIMIZATION LETTERS, 12(7), 1487–1502.

By: M. Jansen n & O. Ozaltin n

Contributors: M. Jansen n & O. Özaltın n

author keywords: Cournot competition; Yield uncertainty; Capacity constraint; Influenza vaccine market
topics (OpenAlex): Supply Chain and Inventory Management; Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing; COVID-19 epidemiological studies
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: October 16, 2018

2017 journal article

A SCALABLE BOUNDING METHOD FOR MULTISTAGE STOCHASTIC PROGRAMS

SIAM JOURNAL ON OPTIMIZATION, 27(3), 1772–1800.

By: B. Sandikci & O. Ozaltin*

Contributors: B. Sandikči & O. Özaltin*

author keywords: stochastic programming; multistage; mixed-integer; bounding; parallel computing
topics (OpenAlex): Risk and Portfolio Optimization; Supply Chain and Inventory Management; Optimization and Mathematical Programming
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Deriving effective vaccine allocation strategies for pandemic influenza: Comparison of an agent-based simulation and a compartmental model

PLOS ONE, 12(2).

By: O. Dalgic*, O. Ozaltin n, W. Ciccotelli* & F. Erenay*

Contributors: Ö. Dalgiç*, O. Özaltin n, W. Ciccotelli* & F. Erenay*

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Computer Simulation; Disease Transmission, Infectious / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Influenza Vaccines / supply & distribution; Influenza, Human / epidemiology; Influenza, Human / prevention & control; Influenza, Human / transmission; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Pandemics / prevention & control; Resource Allocation; Risk; Systems Analysis; Time Factors; Urban Population; Washington; Young Adult
topics (OpenAlex): Influenza Virus Research Studies; COVID-19 epidemiological studies; Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
TL;DR: This work derives age-specific vaccine allocation strategies to mitigate a pandemic influenza outbreak in Seattle by applying derivative-free optimization to an agent-based simulation and also to a compartmental model and compares the strategies derived under various infection aggressiveness and vaccine coverage scenarios. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Note on Cournot Competition Under Yield Uncertainty

M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, 19(2), 305–308.

By: M. Jansen n & O. Ozaltin n

Contributors: M. Jansen n & O. Özaltin n

author keywords: Cournot competition; random yield; capacity constraints; influenza vaccine market
topics (OpenAlex): Supply Chain and Inventory Management; Merger and Competition Analysis; Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
TL;DR: A Cournot competition model with asymmetric firms facing capacity constraints and yield uncertainty is formulated, and a threshold structure is shown that shows that society can benefit from supplier diversification under weaker conditions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 conference paper

Predicting future states in DotA 2 using value-split models of time series attribute data

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Part F130151.

By: Z. Cleghern n, S. Lahiri n, O. Ozaltin n & D. Roberts n

Contributors: Z. Cleghern n, S. Lahiri n, O. Ozaltin n & D. Roberts n

author keywords: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) Games; Game Analytics; Time Series Analysis; Prediction
topics (OpenAlex): Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis; Sports Analytics and Performance; Mental Health Research Topics
TL;DR: A value-split approach to predicting changes in health is presented and the results of this approach using autoregressive moving-average models for low magnitude health changes and a combination of statistical models for the larger changes are described. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 conference paper

Simulating triage of patients into an internal medicine department to validate the use of an optimization-based workload score

2017 winter simulation conference (wsc), 2881–2892.

By: J. Agor n, K. McKenzie n, M. Mayorga n, O. Ozaltin n, R. Parikh* & J. Huddleston*

Contributors: J. Agor n, K. McKenzie n, M. Mayorga n, O. Ozaltin n, R. Parikh* & J. Huddleston*

topics (OpenAlex): Emergency and Acute Care Studies; Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization; Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
TL;DR: A simulation model was used to evaluate a proposed workload score designed to assist in triaging patients into the hospital services of the Division of Hospital Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in an effort to more equitably balance workload. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Single-ratio fractional integer programs with stochastic right-hand sides

IISE TRANSACTIONS, 49(6), 579–592.

By: J. Zhang n & O. Ozaltin n

Contributors: J. Zhang n & O. Özaltın n

author keywords: Fractional integer programming; stochastic integer programming; value functions; superadditive duality
topics (OpenAlex): Optimization and Mathematical Programming; Fuzzy Systems and Optimization; Supply Chain and Inventory Management
TL;DR: This work presents an equivalent value function reformulation for a class of single-ratio Fractional Integer Programs (FIPs) with stochastic right-hand sides and proposes a two-phase solution approach that can solve instances whose extensive forms have the same order of magnitude as the largest Stochastic quadratic integer programs solved in the literature. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Optimal distribution of the influenza vaccine

2016 10th european conference on antennas and propagation (eucap), 2015-January, 1411–1420.

By: O. Ozaltin n, O. Dalgic & F. Erenay*

Contributors: O. Ozaltin n, O. Dalgic & F. Erenay*

topics (OpenAlex): Influenza Virus Research Studies; COVID-19 epidemiological studies; Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
TL;DR: An agent-based stochastic simulation model is used, and the best policy returned by this approach outperforms alternative policies recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Simulation of triaging patients into an internal medicine department to validate the use of an optimization based workload score

2016 winter simulation conference (wsc), 0, 3708–3709.

By: J. Agor n, K. McKenzie n, O. Ozaltin n, M. Mayorga n, R. Parikh* & J. Huddleston*

Contributors: J. Agor n, K. Mckenzie n, O. Ozaltin n, M. Mayorga n, R. Parikh* & J. Huddleston*

topics (OpenAlex): Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization; Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
TL;DR: An overview of the development of a simulation model to be used in the assistance of triaging patients into the Hospital Internal Medicine Department at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in an effort to balance workload among the department services is provided. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Exact solution approach for a class of nonlinear bilevel knapsack problems

JOURNAL OF GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION, 61(2), 291–310.

By: B. Beheshti*, O. Ozaltin n, M. Zare* & O. Prokopyev*

Contributors: B. Beheshti*, O. Özaltın n, M. Zare* & O. Prokopyev*

author keywords: Bilevel programming; Integer programming; Value functions; Knapsack problem
topics (OpenAlex): Optimization and Packing Problems; Optimization and Search Problems; Facility Location and Emergency Management
TL;DR: An exact solution approach is proposed using an equivalent single-level value function reformulation for nonlinear bilevel knapsack problems with quadratic and fractional binary objective functions. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Two-stage quadratic integer programs with stochastic right-hand sides

Mathematical Programming, 133(1-2), 121–158.

By: O. ÖzaltIn*, O. Prokopyev* & A. Schaefer*

Contributors: O. ÖzaltIn*, O. Prokopyev* & A. Schaefer*

author keywords: Stochastic integer programming; Quadratic integer programming; Value functions; Superadditive duality
topics (OpenAlex): Supply Chain and Inventory Management; Risk and Portfolio Optimization; Optimization and Mathematical Programming
TL;DR: This work considers two-stage quadratic integer programs with stochastic right-hand sides, and presents an equivalent reformulation using value functions, which can solve instances whose extensive forms are hundreds of orders of magnitude larger than the largest quadRatic integer programming instances solved in the literature. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 6, 2020

2011 journal article

Optimizing the Societal Benefits of the Annual Influenza Vaccine: A Stochastic Programming Approach

OPERATIONS RESEARCH, 59(5), 1131–1143.

Contributors: O. Özaltin*, O. Prokopyev*, A. Schaefer* & M. Roberts*

topics (OpenAlex): Influenza Virus Research Studies; COVID-19 epidemiological studies
TL;DR: This work quantifies the trade-offs involved through a multistage stochastic mixed-integer program that determines the optimal flu shot composition and its timing in a Stochastic and dynamic environment and incorporates risk sensitivity through mean-risk models. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

Predicting the solution time of branch-and-bound algorithms for mixed-integer programs

INFORMS Journal on Computing, 23(3), 392–403.

By: O. Özaltin*, B. Hunsaker* & A. Schaefer*

Contributors: O. Özaltin*, B. Hunsaker* & A. Schaefer*

author keywords: solution time prediction; mixed-integer programming; branch-and-bound algorithm
topics (OpenAlex): Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms; Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods; Optimization and Packing Problems
TL;DR: A double exponential smoothing technique is proposed to predict the solution time of B&B algorithms and an evaluation method is evaluated using three MIP solvers to show that accurate predictions of the solutionTime are possible, even in the early stages of B &B algorithms. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 6, 2020

2010 journal article

The bilevel knapsack problem with stochastic right-hand sides

Operations Research Letters, 38(4), 328–333.

By: O. Özaltin*, O. Prokopyev* & A. Schaefer*

Contributors: O. Özaltin*, O. Prokopyev* & A. Schaefer*

author keywords: Bilevel programming; Stochastic integer programming; Value functions
topics (OpenAlex): Supply Chain and Inventory Management; Optimization and Search Problems; Risk and Portfolio Optimization
TL;DR: The bilevel knapsack problem with stochastic right-hand sides is introduced, and necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of an optimal solution are provided, and a branch-and-cut algorithm for solving this reformulation is developed. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 6, 2020

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