Canan Bilen-Green

Canan Bilen-Green serves as Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, bringing over 15 years of academic leadership experience. Her dual expertise in Statistics and Industrial Engineering informs her administrative approach to faculty development and institutional compliance.

Her educational foundation includes:

• BS in Statistics, Middle East Technical University (1991)
• MS in Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University (1994)
• MS in Statistics, University of Wyoming (1996)
• PhD in Statistics, University of Wyoming (1998)

Her research interests bridge Statistics, Industrial Engineering, and Quality Engineering with strong emphasis on Engineering Education applications. Professional affiliations with the American Statistical Association and American Society for Quality demonstrate her commitment to advancing statistical methodologies in engineering contexts. Her administrative role extends these analytical approaches to faculty affairs management.

As Vice Provost, she oversees critical university functions including faculty advancement, Title IX/ADA compliance systems, disability accommodations infrastructure, and international faculty immigration protocols. Her leadership combines technical precision with institutional governance expertise developed across multiple vice provost roles at public research universities.