Demet Batur

Dr. Demet Batur serves as Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics in the College of Business at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a position she has held since 2019 after joining as Assistant Professor in 2011. Her expertise bridges industrial engineering and business analytics with significant contributions to stochastic decision-making methodologies.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

Research Focus: Dr. Batur pioneers quantile-based selection and stochastic dominance frameworks for risk-aware decision systems. Her work transforms supply chain responsiveness through advanced simulation modeling, particularly in high-tech manufacturing where quantile regression metamodeling optimizes production under uncertainty. She also develops dynamic pricing algorithms for wireless networks that adapt to stochastic capacity fluctuations.

Publication Evolution: Her research trajectory shows progression from foundational ranking/selection methodologies (2006-2010) to applied spectrum management (2014-2019) and quantile-based system selection (2021). A unifying thread is the integration of risk metrics into traditionally mean-centric optimization frameworks, creating more robust decision support systems across supply chains and telecommunications.

Research Funding: Dr. Batur secures substantial external grants as Co-PI, primarily through NSF collaborations:

• SWIFT: LARGE: DYNAmmWIC (2021-2023, $500,000 UNL portion) for dynamic mmWave spectrum sharing in public safety
• SpecEES: CoSeC-RAN (2017-2020, $435,399 UNL portion) for cognitive secure cloud radio access networks
• Cog-TV (2013-2016, $283,879 UNL portion) analyzing cognitive radio TV spectrum access
• UNL internal grants including $2,500 for stochastic dominance optimization (2011) and $19,561 for wireless underground sensor networks (2010)

These projects demonstrate her ability to translate theoretical advances into practical wireless spectrum management solutions while maintaining strong industry connections through projects like the Aurora Cooperative ethanol plant optimization ($5,000, 2010-2011).