About Me
Esra Büyüktahtakιn Toy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NJIT. Her research involves developing integrated data analytics and risk-averse stochastic mixed-integer programming models and solution algorithms. Her applied research focuses on tackling epidemic diseases in forestry and healthcare, e.g., invasive insects that create havoc on forests, such as the emerald ash borer (EAB) and infectious diseases that ravage the human body, such as the COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Dr. Büyüktahtakιn Toy is the recipient of the 2016 NSF CAREER Award. She has also been awarded various projects by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service. She has published her research in several top-tier journals, including IISE Transactions, INFORMS Journal on Computing, EJOR, and Annals of Operations Research. Dr. Büyüktahtakın Toy has served the INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) in various roles (secretary, vice president, and president) between 2011 and 2015. She also serves as the associate editor for the Springer Nature Operations Research Forum journal.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Florida; Industrial and Systems Engineering; 2009
M.S.; Lehigh University; Management Science; 2007
M.S.; Bilkent University; Industrial Engineering; 2005
B.S.; Fatih University; Industrial Engineering; 2002
M.S.; Lehigh University; Management Science; 2007
M.S.; Bilkent University; Industrial Engineering; 2005
B.S.; Fatih University; Industrial Engineering; 2002
Experience
NJIT
Associate Professor, August 2017 -
Wichita State University
Assistant Professor, August 2011 - July 2017
University of Arizona
Visiting Assistant Professor, August 2009 - August 2011
Awards & Honors
2019 INFORMS MIF Paper Competition, Finalist, INFORMS
2017 INFORMS MIF Paper Competition, Finalist, INFORMS
2017 WSU Young Faculty Scholar Award, Wichita State University
2016 Dwane and Velma Wallace Award for Excellence in Research, Wichita State University
2016 INFORMS Minority Issues Forum (MIF) Early Career Award, INFORMS
2017 INFORMS MIF Paper Competition, Finalist, INFORMS
2017 WSU Young Faculty Scholar Award, Wichita State University
2016 Dwane and Velma Wallace Award for Excellence in Research, Wichita State University
2016 INFORMS Minority Issues Forum (MIF) Early Career Award, INFORMS
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Teaching Interests
Operations Research, Engineering Data Analytics, Optimization, Mathematical Programming, Information, and Knowledge Engineering Systems
Past Courses
IE 439: DETERMINISTIC MOD IN OPER RESR
IE 439: DETERMINISTIC MODELS - IE
IE 439: DETERMINISTIC MODELS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH
IE 441: INFO & KNOW ENGR SYSTEMS
IE 441: INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
IE 705: MATH PROG IN MGT SCIENCE
IE 439: DETERMINISTIC MODELS - IE
IE 439: DETERMINISTIC MODELS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH
IE 441: INFO & KNOW ENGR SYSTEMS
IE 441: INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
IE 705: MATH PROG IN MGT SCIENCE
Research Interests
Optimization under Uncertainty;
Integrated Optimization and Machine Learning Methods;
Risk-Averse Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programming;
Emerging Applications of OR in Resource Allocation for Environmental Sustainability, Intervening Epidemic Diseases, Humanitarian Logistics, and Supply Chains, Production Planning, and Asset Replacement
Integrated Optimization and Machine Learning Methods;
Risk-Averse Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programming;
Emerging Applications of OR in Resource Allocation for Environmental Sustainability, Intervening Epidemic Diseases, Humanitarian Logistics, and Supply Chains, Production Planning, and Asset Replacement
Journal Article
Kibis, Eyyub, & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet, & Haight, Robert, & Akhundov, Najmaddin, & Knight, Kathleen, & Flower, Charlie (2020). A New Multi-Stage Stochastic Programming Approach to the Optimal Surveillance and Control of Emerald Ash Borer in Cities. Accepted for publication in INFORMS Journal on Computing,
Onal, Sevilay, & Akhundov, Najmaddin, & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet, & Smith, Jennifer, & Houseman, Gregory (2020). An integrated simulation-optimization framework to optimize search and treatment path for controlling a biological invader. International Journal of Production Economics, 222, 107507.
Bushaj, Sabah, & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet, & Yemshanov, Denys, & Haight, Robert (2020). Optimizing surveillance and management of emerald ash borer in urban environments. Natural Resource Modeling, e12267.
Hasan, Mostafa, & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet, & Elamin, Elshami (2019). A multi-criteria ranking algorithm (MCRA) for determining breast cancer therapy. Omega, 82, 83--101.
K\ib\i\cs, Eyy\"ub Y, , & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet (2019). Optimizing multi-modal cancer treatment under 3D spatio-temporal tumor growth. Mathematical Biosciences, 307, 53--69.
Onal, Sevilay, & Akhundov, Najmaddin, & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet, & Smith, Jennifer, & Houseman, Gregory (2020). An integrated simulation-optimization framework to optimize search and treatment path for controlling a biological invader. International Journal of Production Economics, 222, 107507.
Bushaj, Sabah, & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet, & Yemshanov, Denys, & Haight, Robert (2020). Optimizing surveillance and management of emerald ash borer in urban environments. Natural Resource Modeling, e12267.
Hasan, Mostafa, & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet, & Elamin, Elshami (2019). A multi-criteria ranking algorithm (MCRA) for determining breast cancer therapy. Omega, 82, 83--101.
K\ib\i\cs, Eyy\"ub Y, , & Buyuktahtakin-Toy, Ismet (2019). Optimizing multi-modal cancer treatment under 3D spatio-temporal tumor growth. Mathematical Biosciences, 307, 53--69.
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