Murat Yildirim

Murat Yildirim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Wayne State University and Director of the Cyber Physical Systems Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he also completed his M.S. in Operations Research and dual B.S. degrees in Industrial/Systems Engineering and Electrical/Computer Engineering.

His research integrates mathematical programming and data analytics to optimize networked systems, with applications in renewable energy, predictive maintenance, and industrial IoT. Key focus areas include:

• Real-time inference integration for large-scale optimization
• Sensor-driven asset management and maintenance planning
• Decentralized optimization frameworks for energy systems
• Machine learning for failure prognostics

His publications (2019–2024) predominantly explore renewable energy optimization (wind/solar maintenance, grid resilience), industrial IoT applications (inventory-maintenance coordination), and decentralized computing methods. Recent works emphasize deep learning for equipment prognostics and privacy-preserving optimization.

Awards & Honors:

• INFORMS Energy, Natural Resources and Environment Best Paper Award (2018)
• Finalist for INFORMS Data Mining/Quality Statistics Awards (2015–2016)
• Doctoral Colloquium Poster Competition Winner (2015)

Research Funding & Projects: Secured $4.54M total ($1.15M personal share) from NSF, DoE, Ford, and MTRAC. Major projects include DoE-supported PV degradation analytics ($2.8M), NSF-CPS grants for decentralized vehicle fleet optimization, and wind farm digitization initiatives.

Laboratory: Leads the Cyber Physical Systems Laboratory (cyphysystemslab.com), focusing on scalable inference and optimization for industrial and energy systems. Advises 7 PhD students and has placed graduates in roles at JP Morgan, Walmart, and BLEND360.