معرفی
Dr. Tuğçe Işık is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University, affiliated with the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on Operations Planning and Control, Stochastic Processes, and Optimization, with applications in healthcare and manufacturing systems. She holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University (2009), followed by an MS (2012) and PhD (2015) in Operations Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Dr. Işık’s research areas include Queueing Networks, Markov Decision Processes, and Workforce Flexibility. She has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (2015) and the Johnson Fellowship (2009–2011) from Georgia Tech.
She teaches courses like Industrial Applications of Probability and Statistics, Systems Modeling, and Service Engineering. Her professional affiliations include the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).
Her recent research emphasizes stochastic modeling for healthcare systems, pandemic staffing strategies, and supply chain optimization. She employs simulation and optimization techniques to address operational challenges in service and manufacturing environments.
Awards:
- Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, Georgia Tech, 2015
- Johnson Fellowship, Georgia Tech, 2009–2011
Advising & Grants: No specific grants or advisees listed; focus remains on teaching and collaborative research projects.
Labs/Teams: Active in Clemson’s Industrial Engineering research thrusts: Optimization, Health Systems, and Production and Manufacturing Systems.
