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Oguzhan Alagoz

Oguzhan  Alagoz

Oguzhan Alagoz
Assistant Professor

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  • Funded research (Total-Alagoz portion = $1,329,970)
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  • Contact Information

    3242 Mechanical Engineering Building
    1513 University Avenue
    Madison, WI 53706-1572
    Tel: 608/890-0399
    Fax: 608/262-8454
    E-mail: alagoz@engr.wisc.edu

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    Courses

    Education

    Fields of Interest

    operations research, stochastic optimization, medical decision making, Markov decision proceses, 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 to Aid Breast Cancer Diagnosis 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 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)

    http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/computer-based-model-helps-radiologists-diagnose-breast-cancer-20052.html

    http://www.physorg.com/news157981831.html

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145108.php

    http://www.news-medical.net/?id=47909

    http://www.medcompare.com/news.asp?newsid=269337&typeid=49

    http://sciencerelay.com/?p=916

    http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/550795/

    http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-04/arrs-cbm040309.php

    http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=17019

    http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF685257590006D9DE1

    http://www.honionline.com/honi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3476&Itemid=147

    http://breast-imaging.blogspot.com/

    http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=09040417-computer-based-model-helps-radiologists-diagnose-breast-cancer

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090403130947.htm

    http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1666801/model_helps_diagnose_breast_cancer/

    http://silverscorpio.com/novel-computer-based-model-to-help-in-early-breast-cancer-diagnosis/

    http://www.andhranews.net/Technology/2009/April/4-Novel-computer-based-98756.asp

    http://sciencecodex.com/computer_based_model_helps_radiologists_diagnose_breast_cancer

    http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/novel-computer-based-model-to-help-in-early-breast-cancer-diagnosis_100175488.html

    [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 (2008), "A Probabilistic Computer Model Developed from Clinical Data in the National Mammography Database Format to Classify Mammographic Findings," to appear in Radiology.

    [12] O. Alagoz, A. J. Schaefer and M. S. Roberts (2005), "Optimization in Organ Allocation", to appear in "Handbook of Optimization in Medicine" edited by Panos Pardalos and Edwin Romeijn.

    Submitted/Under Review

    [13] S. M. Shechter, O. Alagoz, and M. S. Roberts (2008), "Irreversible Treatment Decisions under Medical Research and Development", submitted.

    [14] 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

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

    [16] J. Zhuang, V. Bier, O. Alagoz, (2008), "Modeling Secrecy and Deception in a Multiple-period Attacker-Defender Signaling Game," submitted.

    [17] O. Alagoz, H. E. Hsu, M. S. Roberts, and A. J. Schaefer (2008), "Markov decision processes: A tool for sequential decision making under uncertainty," submitted.

    Funded research (Total-Alagoz portion = $1,329,970)

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