Behnam Malakooti

Behnam Malakooti is a Professor at the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering within the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. His research focuses on industrial systems optimization, risk analysis, decision-making models, and multi-objective optimization. He holds fellowships from IEEE, the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers, and the Society of Manufacturing Systems.

Education: PhD from Purdue University.

Research interests include production systems, operations research, asymmetric risk prediction, and neural network applications. His work bridges theoretical decision models with practical industrial challenges, emphasizing utility theory and algorithmic solutions for scheduling and energy systems.

Publications span optimization frameworks in energy systems, flow shop scheduling innovations, and foundational decision-making theories. Recent work explores geometric dispersion in risk analysis and variable neighborhood search algorithms.

Awards include prestigious fellowships recognizing his contributions to manufacturing systems and industrial engineering disciplines.

Teaching emphasizes production, operations management, and optimization techniques. Active in guiding research on scheduling algorithms and energy systems optimization.