Chase Murray

Chase Murray is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). He directs the SOAR Drone Facility and Optimator Lab, focusing on operations research applications for autonomous systems. His work includes drone logistics, routing optimization, and AI integration in delivery networks.

Education:

• PhD, Industrial & Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2010
• ME, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2000
• BS, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1998

Research Interests: Dr. Murray’s research emphasizes leveraging autonomous vehicles for logistics and surveillance. Key areas include:
- Routing algorithms for drone-truck systems
- Weather and traffic impact modeling
- Integer programming for problem classification
- FAA-certified drone pilot with hands-on SOAR facility testing.

Publications: Over 30 peer-reviewed articles focus on drone coordination, vehicle routing, and optimization frameworks. Recent work includes graph-based ILP classification and weather-aware delivery systems.

Labs & Software:

• SOAR: Drone test facility with 3D digital twin simulations
• Optimator Lab: Develops tools like VeRoViz (routing visualization) and tex2solver (LaTeX-to-code translator)
• Open-source projects: Ground Control Station software, ROS-enabled web interfaces

Grants & Advising: Advised PhD students Ritwik Raj (traffic congestion modeling) and Lan Peng (weather-impact scheduling). Active in collaborative projects on AI-driven logistics systems.