Education:

• Ph.D. - University of Southern California, Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1999
• MS - University of Southern California, Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1996
• BS - Bilkent University, Industrial Engineering, 1993

Research Interests:

• Network Flows
• Transportation/logistics
• Production Planning
• Simulation
• Optimization

Teaching Interests:

• Problem Structuring for Operations Decision Making
• Data Analysis and Quality Management
• Operations Management and Management Science

Honors and Activities:

• Beta Gamma Sigma Faculty Adviser, University of Delaware, 2006-2007
• Chair of the Networks & Graphs session, Tenth Conference of the INFORMS Computing Society, Coral Gables, FL, January 3-5 2007.
• President of the USC Turkish Student Association (1997-1999)
• Vice President of the American-Turkish Association of Southern California (1998-1999)

Recent Publications:

• Cenk Çalışkan (2006), A Double Scaling Algorithm for the Constrained Maximum Flow Problem, Computers and Operations Research,  forthcoming.
• Cenk Çalışkan and Randolph W. Hall (2006), A Static Empty Equipment Allocation Model for Long-Haul Networks with Constrained Crew Routes, IIE Transactions, 38(11), 947-954.
• Cenk Çalışkan and Randolph W. Hall (2003), A Dynamic Empty Equipment and Crew Allocation Model for Long-Haul Networks, Transportation Research Part A, 37(5), 405-418.
• Randolph W. Hall and Cenk Çalışkan (1999), Design and Evaluation of an Automated Highway System with Optimized Lane Assignment, Transportation Research Part C, 7(1), 1-15.