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Nan Kong is Professor of Biomedical Engineering with a joint appointment in the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. His research develops operations research and machine learning methods for healthcare delivery optimization.
Education credentials:
- PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Pittsburgh (2006)
- MEng in Operations Research from Cornell University (2000)
- BS in Automation from Tsinghua University (1999)
Research focuses on stochastic optimization for healthcare resource allocation, Markov decision processes for clinical decision support, and machine learning applications in public health. Key application areas include trauma systems, nursing home operations, opioid epidemic response, and pandemic control.
Publications demonstrate methodological innovations in stochastic programming, Markov modeling, and hybrid AI-optimization approaches. Recent work addresses EMS drone deployment, nursing home staffing under COVID, and opioid overdose prediction.
Laboratory affiliations include Purdue's healthcare engineering initiatives. Research collaborations span clinical institutions and public health agencies.
