Sandra D. Eksioglu

Sandra D. Eksioglu is a Professor at the University of Arkansas and holds the Hefley Professorship in Logistics and Entrepreneurship. She is affiliated with the College of Engineering and the Department of Industrial Engineering.

• Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida (2002)
• M.S. in Economics and Management Sciences, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (1996)
• B.S. in Business Administration, University of Tirana (1994)

Her research focuses on Operations Research, Network Optimization, and Algorithmic Development, with applications in Energy Systems, Healthcare, and Transportation. She has published extensively on stochastic supply chain models, biomass logistics, and healthcare inventory management.

Recent publications highlight her work in bioenergy systems, vaccine distribution, telehealth analytics, and stochastic optimization for infrastructure planning. Her methodological expertise spans multi-stage programming, discrete event simulation, and machine learning.

Scientific Awards

• Fellow of IISE (2022)
• College of Engineering Imhoff Teaching Award (2021)
• NSF CAREER Award (2011)
• Best Application Paper, IISE Transactions (2019, 2018)