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Özlem Karsu

Department of Industrial Engineering

Bilkent  University
Ankara, Turkey
namesurname@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone: +(90) 312 290 1960

 

Education

  • PhD, London School of Economics and Political Science   2011 – 2014
    • Thesis topic: Inequity-averse decisions in Operational Research
    • Supervisor: Professor Alec Morton
  • M.S., Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU)
    • Thesis topic: The Multi Resource Agent Bottleneck Generalized Assignment Problem
    • Supervisor: Professor Meral Azizoğlu      2008-2010
  • B.S., Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU),    2004-2008
    • Cumulative GPA: 3.93/4.00 (rank 2 in the department)
  • High School: Eskişehir Fatih Fen Lisesi     2000-2003
    • Education predominantly on mathematics and natural sciences.(Graduated with 5 out of 5).

Employment History

  •  9/2014 – Present Assistant Professor
  • Bilkent University, Dept. of Industrial Engineering
  • 9/2010 – 4/2014 Graduate Research Assistant
  • LSE, Dept. of Management Science
  •  9/2008 – 7/2010 Graduate Research Assistant
  • METU, Dept. of Industrial Engineering

Courses offered:

  • Decision Making in Health care
  • Engineering Management
  • Multiple Criteria Decision Making
  • Production Information Systems
  • Multi Objective Decision Analysis

Publications

  1. Doğan Saliha Ferda, Karsu Özlem, Ulus Firdevs, An Exact Algorithm for Biobjective Integer Programming Problems, to appear in Computers & Operations Research.
  2. Karsu Özlem, Azizoğlu Meral, Alanlı Kerem, Exact and Heuristic Solution Approaches for the Airport Gate Assignment Problem, to appear in Omega: The International Journal of Management Science.
  3. Dönmez Zehranaz, Kara Bahar Y., Karsu Özlem, Saldanha-da-Gama Francisco, Humanitarian Facility Location under Uncertainty: Critical Review and Future Prospects, to appear in Omega: The International Journal of Management Science.
  4. Karsu Özlem, Kara Bahar Y., Akkaya Elif, Özel Aysu, Clean Water Network Design for Refugee Camps,  to appear in Networks and Spatial Economics.
  5. Karsu Özlem, Kocaman Ayşe Selin, Towards the Sustainable Development Goals: A Bi-objective Framework for Electricity Access, to appear in Energy.
  6. Bashir Bashir and Karsu Özlem , Solution Approaches for Equitable Multiobjective Integer Programming Problems, to appear in Annals of Operations Research.
  7. Karsu Özlem and Morton Alec (2021), Trading off health and financial protection benefits with multiobjective optimisation,  Health Economics, 30(1), 55-69.
  8. Karsu Özlem and Erkan Hale (2020), Balance in Resource Allocation Problems: A changing reference approach,  OR Spectrum, 42 (1), 297-326.
  9. Karsu Özlem and Azizoğlu Meral (2019), An Exact Algorithm for the Minimum Squared Load Assignment Problem, Computers & Operations Research, 106, 76-90.
  10. Karsu Özlem, Kara Bahar Y., Selvi Bayram (2019), The Refugee Camp Management: A General Framework and a Unifying Decision Making Model, The Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain, 9(2),  133-150.
  11. Kaynar Nur and Karsu Özlem (2018), Equitable decision making approaches over allocations of multiple benefits to multiple entities, Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, 81, 85-98.
  12. Altintas Onur, Ökten Büşra, Karsu Özlem and  Kocaman Ayşe Selin (2018), Bi-Objective Optimization of a Grid-Connected Decentralized Energy System, International Journal of Energy Research,  42 (2), 447-464.
  13. Karsu Özlem, Morton Alec  and  Argyris Nikos (2018), Capturing Preferences for Inequality Aversion in Decision Support, European Journal of Operational Research, 264 (2), 686-706 .
  14. Karsu Özlem (2018), Eşitlikçi Çok Amaçlı Sırt Cantası Problemi (in Turkish), Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi Part C: Tasarım ve Teknoloji, 6(2), 358-373.
  15. Karsu Özlem (2016), Approaches for inequity-averse sorting, Computers & Operations Research, 66, 67-80.
  16. Karsu Özlem and Morton Alec (2015), Inequity-averse optimisation in operational research, European Journal of Operational Research, 245 (2), 343-359.
  17. Karsu Özlem and Azizoğlu Meral (2014), Bi-criteria multi-resource generalized assignment problem, Naval Research Logistics, 61 (8), 621-636.
  18. Karsu Özlem and Morton Alec (2014), Incorporating balance concerns in resource allocation decisions: A bi-criteria modelling approach, Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, 44, 70-82.
  19. Karsu Özlem and Azizoğlu Meral (2012), The multi-resource agent bottleneck generalized assignment problem, International Journal of Production Research, 50 (2), 309-324.

Refereed Book Chapters

Karsu Özlem (2013) “Using holistic multi-criteria assessments: The convex cones approach”,to appear inWiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science,James J. Cochran, Louis Anthony Cox, Jr., Pinar Keskinocak, Jeffrey P. Kharoufeh, J. Cole Smith(Eds.),John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.

Projects

Developing a decision support system that uses expert judgments and incorporates equity concerns in various resource allocation settings where equity concerns on multiple dimensions exist, TÜBİTAK 2515 Project, 01.05.2016-01.05.2018, Principal Supervisor.

Exact solution approaches for multiobjective integer programming problems, TÜBİTAK 3501 Project, ongoing, Principal Supervisor.

Fair allocation of donations in post-disaster response phase, TÜBİTAK  1001 Project, ongoing, Researcher.

Invited Talks and Presentations

  1. Ö Karsu, F Ulus  (2020) On split algorithms to solve multiobjective integer programming problems, INFORMS Annual Meeting, (Virtual).
  2. Ö Karsu, F Ulus, D Emre (2019) A solution algorithm for biobjective mixed integer programming problems, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA.
  3. Ö Karsu, H M Dilaver, B Satır (2019) A mathematical modeling approach for managing blood bank operations, EURO 2019, Dublin, Ireland.
  4. K Alanlı, Ö Karsu, M Azizoğlu (2019) A branch-and-bound algorithm for airport gate assignment problem, EURO 2019, Dublin, Ireland.
  5. Ö Karsu, B Bashir (2019) Solution approaches for equitable multiobjective programming problems, 25th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, İstanbul, Turkey.
  6. Ö Karsu (2019) Fairness in allocations, Thirteenth Annual Workshop on Supply Chain and Logistics, Ankara, Turkey.
  7. Ö Karsu, F Ulus, S F Doğan (2018) An Algorithm For Solving Bi-objective Integer Programming Problems, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, USA.
  8. Ö Karsu, B A Bashir (2018) Generating Evenly Distributed Equitably Efficient Solutions in Multi-objective Optimization Problems, EURO 2018, Valencia, Spain.
  9. Ö Karsu, N Kaynar (2017) Decision support for choosing among projects: handling multi‐dimensional efficiency and equity concerns, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, USA.
  10. Ö Karsu, N Kaynar (2017) Decision support for choosing among projects: handling multi‐dimensional efficiency and equity concerns, IMA/ORS Conference on Mathematics of OR, Birmingham, UK.
  11. H Erkan, Ö Karsu (2017) Using a moving reference approach for measuring balance in resource allocation problems, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, USA.
  12. Ö Karsu (2017) , Handling equitable preferences, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.
  13. E Akkaya, Ö Karsu, B Kara (2016) Bi-objective optimization of refugee camps water distribution network, EWGLA 2016 (EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis), Malaga, Spain.
  14. Ö Karsu (2015) Two approaches for inequity-averse sorting, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
  15. A S Kocaman, Ö Karsu (2015) Multi-objective optimization of grid-connected decentralized energy systems, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
  16. Ö Karsu, A Morton, N Argyris (2015) Handling Equitable Preferences, Workshop on using Expert Judgement to Enhance Health Decision-Making, Valletta, Malta.
  17. Ö Karsu, A Morton (2014). Inequity-averse Optimisation in Operational Research. INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.
  18. Ö Karsu, A Morton (2013). Balance Concerns in Allocation Problems. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, USA.
  19. Ö Karsu, A Morton (2013). Balance Concerns in Allocation Problems. EURO-INFORMS MMXIII, Rome, Italy.
  20. Ö Karsu, M Azizoğlu (2012). Generating Efficient Solutions for Bi-criteria Multi-resource Generalized Assignment Problem. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, USA.
  21. Ö Karsu, A Morton (2012). Incorporating Preference Information in Multicriteria Problems with Equity Concerns. EURO XXV, Vilnius, Lithuania.
  22. N Argyris, Ö Karsu, A Morton (2011). Equitable Preferences: representation and use in practical problems. DASIG and CNRS-Lamsade Workshop on Policy Analytics, Paris.
  23. A Morton, N Argyris, Ö Karsu (2011).Representing Equitable Preferences. INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, USA.
  24. Ö Karabulut, M Azizoğlu (2010). Approximation Algorithms for the Multi Resource Agent Bottleneck Generalized Assignment Problem.  EURO XXVI, Lisbon, Portugal.
  25. Ö Karabulut, M Azizoğlu (2010). Darboğaz Çok Kaynaklı Genelleştirilmiş Atama Problemi (Multi Resource Agent Bottleneck Generalized Assignment Problem). YAEM 2010 (National Conference on Operational Research and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey.

Awards and achievements

  • Short Term Scientific Mission Grant (COST Action IS1304: Expert Judgment Network) (2015)
  • LSE PhD Scholarship (2010-2014)
  • The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey- National Scholarship for MSc Students (2008-2010)
  • METU High Achievement Scholarship (2003-2008)
  • Ranked 60th in quantitative part in ÖSS 2003 (University Entrance Examination) in Turkey.

Occasional Reviewer for:

Management Science, Omega, European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Research Part E,  Computers & OR, RAIRO-Operations Research, Annals of OR, OR Spectrum, Journal of Global Optimization, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making, Health Systems,  Journal of Operational Research; and the Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science.

Languages

Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (Intermediate)