Alagoz, Oguzhan

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004.
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2000.
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 1997.

Fields of Interest

operations research, stochastic optimization, medical decision making, Markov decision processes, stochastic programming, simulation, scheduling, health-care applications.

Publications

Published/Accepted

[1] O. Alagoz and M. Azizoglu (2003) "Rescheduling of Identical Parallel Machines under Machine Eligibility Constraints," European Journal of Operational Research, 149(3), p. 523-532.

[2] O. Alagoz, L. M. Maillart, A. J. Schaefer and M. S. Roberts (2004), "The Optimal Timing of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation," Management Science, 50(10), p.1420-1430.

[3] Shechter, S. M., C. L. Bryce, O. Alagoz, J. E. Kreke, J. E. Stahl, A. J. Schaefer, D. C. Angus and M. S. Roberts (2005), "A Clinically Based Discrete-Event Simulation of End-Stage Liver Disease and the Organ Allocation Process," Medical Decision Making, 25(2), p. 199-209.

[4] Azizoglu, M. and O. Alagoz (2005), "Parallel Machine Rescheduling with Machine Disruptions," IIE Transactions, 37(12), p.1113-1118.

[5] O. Alagoz, C. L. Bryce, S.M. Shechter, A. J. Schaefer, C. C. Chang, D. C. Angus and M. S. Roberts (2005), "Incorporating Biological Natural History in Simulation Models: Empirical Estimates of the Progression of End-stage Liver Disease," Medical Decision Making, 25(6), p.620-632.

[6] O. Alagoz, L. M. Maillart, A. J. Schaefer and M. S. Roberts (2007), "Determining the Acceptance of Cadaveric Livers Using an Implicit Model of the Waiting List," Operations Research, 55(1), p.24-36.

[7] O. Alagoz, L. M. Maillart, A. J. Schaefer and M. S. Roberts (2007), "Choosing among Living-Donor and Cadaveric Livers," Management Science, 53(11), p.1702-1715.

[8] B. Sandikci, L. M. Maillart, A. J. Schaefer, O. Alagoz, and M. S. Roberts (2008), "Estimating the Patient's Price of Privacy in Liver Transplantation," Operations Research, 56(6), p. 1393-1410.

[9] O. Alagoz, B. A. Norman, A. E. Smith (2008), "Determining Aisle Structures for Facility Designs Using a Hierarchy of Algorithms," IIE Transactions, 40(11), p.1019-1031.

[10] J. Chhatwal*, O. Alagoz, M. J. Lindstrom, C. E. Kahn, K. A. Shaffer and E. S. Burnside (2009), "A Logistic Regression Model Based on the National Mammography Database Format to Aid Breast Cancer Diagnosis," American Journal of Roentgenology, 192(4), p.1117-1127.

- this paper was covered extensively in media, see for example

http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20090404/981/tsc-novel-computer-based-model-to-help-i.html

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/04/06/Model-helps-diagnose-breast-cancer/UPI-47521239063375/ (United Press International)

http://www.thelosangelesmirror.com/news/news-health/2009/04/06/model-helps-diagnose-breast-cancer.html

(The Los Angeles Mirror)

In addition to these websites, it was covered in many media outlets, news sites including but not limited to scienceblog.com, physorg.com, medicalnewstoday.com, news-medical.net, medcompare.com, sciencerelay.com, newswise.com, eurekalert.org, healthimaging.com, docguide.com, honionline.com, breast-imaging.blogspot.com, sciencecentric.com, sciencedaily.com, redorbit.com, silverscorpio.com, andhranews.net, sciencecodex.com, thaindian.com, etc.

[11] E. S. Burnside, J. Davis, J. Chhatwal*, O. Alagoz, B. M. Geller, B. Littenberg, C. E. Kahn, K. A. Shaffer, and C. D. Page (2009), "Probabilistic Computer Model Developed from Clinical Data in the National Mammography Database Format to Classify Mammographic Findings," Radiology, 251(3), p.663-672.

[12] J. Zhuang, V. Bier, O. Alagoz, (2010), "Modeling Secrecy and Deception in a Multiple-period Attacker-Defender Signaling Game," European Journal of Operational Research, 203(2), p.409-418.

[13] T. Ayer*, J. Chhatwal*, O. Alagoz, E.S. Burnside, and C.E. Kahn (2009), "Comparison of Logistic Regression and Artificial Neural Network Models with an Example in Breast Cancer Risk Estimation Based on Mammographic Findings," to appear in Radiographics.

[14] O. Alagoz, H. E. Hsu, M. S. Roberts, and A. J. Schaefer (2009), "Markov decision processes: A tool for sequential decision making under uncertainty," to appear in Medical Decision Making.

[15] T. Ayer*, O. Alagoz, J. Chhatwal*, J. Shavlik, E.S. Burnside, and C.E. Kahn (2009), "Breast Cancer Risk Estimation with Artificial Neural Networks Revisited: Discrimination and Calibration," to appear in Cancer.

[16] S. M. Shechter, O. Alagoz, and M. S. Roberts (2009), "Irreversible Treatment Decisions under Consideration of the Research and Development Pipeline for New Therapies," to appear in IIE Transactions.

Submitted/Under Review

[17] J. Chhatwal*, O. Alagoz, and E. S. Burnside (2008), "Optimal Policies for Biopsy Decision-Making Based on Mammography Findings and Demographic Factors," submitted.

- winner of the 2008 Best Student Paper Award of the MSOM Society of INFORMS

- winner of the 2008 Best Student Paper Award of the Decision Analysis Society of INFORMS

- 2nd place award of the 2008 INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) best paper competition

- winner of the INFORMS 2007 Best Poster Award

[18] M. Akan, O. Alagoz, B. Ata, and F. S. Erenay* (2008) (names are in alphabetical order), "Optimizing Liver Allocation System Incorporating Disease Evolution," submitted.

- winner of the 2009 Best Paper Award of the Service Science Section of INFORMS (this award is sponsored by IBM)

[19] F.S. Erenay*, O. Alagoz, R. Banerjee, and R.R. Cima (2009), "Modeling the Natural History of Metachronous Colorectal Cancer under Colonoscopy Screenings," submitted.

[20] D. Ge, A. Krishnamurty, and O. Alagoz(2009), "Optimal Production Control Policy for Kanban Controlled Systems with Advance Demand Information," submitted.

Book Chapters

[21] O. Alagoz, A. J. Schaefer and M. S. Roberts (2009), "Optimizing Organ Allocation and Acceptance", in "Handbook of Optimization in Medicine" edited by Panos Pardalos and Edwin Romeijn, Springer US, p. 1-24.

[22] O. Alagoz and M. Ayvaci* (2009), "Uniformization in Markov Decision Processes", to appear in "Encyclopedia for Operations Research and Management Science" edited by James J. Cochran, John Wiley & Sons.

[23] O. Alagoz, T. Ayer*, and F. S. Erenay* (2009), "Operations Research Models for Cancer Screening", to appear in "Encyclopedia for Operations Research and Management Science" edited by James J. Cochran, John Wiley & Sons.

[24] G. Cakici* and O. Alagoz (2009), "A Survey of the Simulation Models for Evaluating Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Policies," submitted to "Advances in Computational Biology" edited by H. Arabnia, Springer.

[25] J. Shi and O. Alagoz (2009), "A Survey of Mathematical Methods for Designing an Optimal Cancer Chemotherapy Plan," submitted to "Advances in Computational Biology" edited by H. Arabnia, Springer.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

NSF CAREER Award, 2009
INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) best paper competition, 2nd place, 2008
INFORMS George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention, 2005
INFORMS Service Sciences Section Best Paper Award, 2009
Granted full financial support for the B.S. program of the Industrial Engineering Department of Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 1993-1997
Participant of the 2003 Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) Doctoral Colloqium
Participant of the 2004 Institute for Industrial Engineers (IIE) Doctoral Colloqium
Participant of Young Researcher Roundtable, INFORMS Conference on O.R. Practice, 2006
Supervised research of Jagpreet Chhatwal who won the 2008 Best Student Paper Award of the Decision Analysis Society of INFORMS, 2008 Best Student Paper Award of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society of INFORMS, and INFORMS 2007 Best Poster Award
Supervised dissertation of Jagpreet Chhatwal that won the 2009 George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award, 2nd place
Paul Carbone Prize for Best Poster in Cancer Control during 2nd Annual UW Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center (UWCCC) Research Retreat in 2008
Editorial Board Member for Medical Decision Making, 2009-present

Funded research (Total-Alagoz portion = $1,775,302)

O. Alagoz (PI) "Optimal Design of the Liver Allocation System Considering Patient Preferences" National Science Foundation Grant CMMI-0700094 (6/15/2007-5/31/2010) Funding Level: $149,854
O. Alagoz (PI), D. Fryback, A. Trentham-Dietz, M. Rosenberg (Co-investigators), "Using the UWBCS to Assess Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Incidence & Survival" National Cancer Institute Grant R03CA130727 (7/10/2007-6/30/2009) Funding Level: $139,480
O. Alagoz (PI), E. Burnside, J. Fine (Co-investigators), "Using Markov Decision Processes to Optimize Breast Biopsy Decision Making" National Cancer Institute Grant R21CA129393(2/1/2008 - 1/31/2010) Funding Level: $338,613
O. Alagoz (PI) "CAREER:Optimizing Disease Screening & Diagnosis" National Science Foundation Grant CMMI-0844423 (9/1/2009 - 8/31/2014) Funding Level: $430,000
O. Alagoz (Director of the Simulation Center, Community Academic Partnerships Core of UW-ICTR), "Institute for Clinical and Translational Research" (PI: Drezner) NIH/NCRR Grant 1UL1 RR02511 (PI: Drezner) (9/17/2007-05/31/2012) Funding Level: $25,400,000 (Alagoz portion: $112,589)
O. Alagoz (Co-investigator)- A. Trentham-Dietz (PI), "Breast Carcinoma in situ: Predicting Risk and Outcomes" PI: A. Trentham-Dietz, National Cancer Institute Grant R01CA67264 (12/1/2008 - 11/30/2013), Funding Level: $2,411,660 (Alagoz portion: $314,302)
O. Alagoz (PI), "Using MDPs to Optimize Breast Cancer Screening & Control," Wisconsin Alumni Research Funding PRJ13AJ (7/1/2008 - 6/30/2009), Funding Level: $32,266
O. Alagoz (Director of the Simulation Center, Community Academic Partnerships Core of UW-ICTR), "UW-Institute for Clinical and Translational Research(ICTR)," Wisconsin Partnership for a Healthy Future - Medical Education Research Committee School of Medicine and Public Health Grant (1/1/2007 - 3/31/2009), Funding Level: $6,800,000 (Alagoz portion: $139,653)
O. Alagoz (Collaborator-subaccount from several grants), "Optimizing Mammography Interpretation," E. S. Burnside (PI), University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (4/1/2006 - present), Funding level: $118,545 (Alagoz portion)

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