Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008

Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2003, Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006

Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2001

Prof. Dr. Okan Örsan Özener received his B.Sc (2001) and M.S. (2003) degrees in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University. In 2006, he obtained his M.S. degree in Operations Research and in 2008 his Ph. D in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He worked as a research assistant at Middle East Technical University between 2001 and 2003, and at Georgia Institute of Technology between 2003 and 2008. His research interests are in data science, data-driven optimization, integer/combinatorial optimization, machine learning, non-cooperative/cooperative game theory and supply chain management applications. Prof. Özener has been a faculty member in the Department of Industrial Engineering since 2008 and has served as the Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering between 2012-2022 and as the Vice Dean of the Engineering Faculty from 2022-2024. He was appointed as Deputy Dean of The Faculty of Engineering and Deputy Director Graduate School of Engineering as of January 2025.

Combinatorial (integer, discrete) optimization, cooperative/non-cooperative game theory, supply chain management, transportation, distribution, and logistics systems planning and control, inventory control