Computational Operations Research & Engineering (CORE) Laboratory

The CORE laboratory in the department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University, the State University of New York, is located in EB J0.


Research Domains
  • Urban transportation/logistics
  • Smart cities
  • Supply chain management
  • Hazards and disaster management
  • Healthcare operations management

Quantitative and Analytical Tools
  • Mathematical optimization
  • Simulation
  • Statistical learning
  • Game theory
  • Decision analysis

People

Current Members
  • Dr. Sung Hoon Chung, Principal Investigator
  • Antoine Stewart, Ph.D. Student
  • Emad Alenany, Ph.D. Student
  • Joseph Chery, Ph.D. Student
  • Shadi Al-B'Ool, Ph.D. Student
Alumni
- Ph.D.
  • Mohammed Al-Mashraie, Ph.D., 2021, Now Senior Innovation Specialist, Albany Medical Center
  • Bhawesh Sah, Ph.D., 2019, Now Visiting Assistant Professor at Northeastern University
  • Yinglei Li, Ph.D., 2018, Now Senior Data Scientist at Breakthrough Fuel LLC

  • - M.S.
  • Runzhuo Chi, MS, 2020
  • Sachin Vohra, MS, 2020
  • Ryan Maloney, MS, 2020
  • Yingzheng Liu, MS, 2019
  • Saraswathi Hathikal, MS, 2018
  • Ingyu Lee, MS, 2017
  • Abel Portorreal, BS, 2017
  • Yue Zhang, MS, 2017
  • Vinay Ghandi, MS, 2017
  • Namrata Shetty, MS, 2017
  • Harikrishnan Rajkimar, MS, 2016
  • Sandesh Bharre, MS, 2016
  • Sara Kohtz, BS, 2015; MS, 2016
  • Kevin Calvi, MS, 2015

News
  • Dr. Chung receives a research grant from National Science Foundation, June 2021
    [Collaborative Research: Arc Routing Problems in Combined Drone/Truck Fleets]
  • Joseph Chery, a Ph.D. student, joins the CORE lab, Jan, 2021
  • Shadi Al-B'Ool, a Ph.D. student, joins the CORE lab, Nov 2020
  • Emad Alenany, a Ph.D. student, joins the CORE lab, Oct, 2020
  • Antoine Stewart, a Ph.D. student, joins the CORE lab, April, 2020
  • Dr. Chung receives a research grant from SUNY RF, April, 2020
  • Two master students, Sachin Vohra and Ryan Maloney, join the CORE lab, February, 2020
  • Runzhuo Chi, a master student, joins the CORE lab, December, 2019
  • Linh Nguyen, an undergraduate student, joins the CORE lab, September, 2019
  • Dr. Sah will join Northeastern University as a Visiting Assitant Professor, Congratulations, July 2019
  • Bhawesh Sah successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation, May 2019
  • Dr. Chung receives an Individual Development Award, February 2019
  • Dr. Li will join Breakthrough Fuel as a Senior Data Scientist, Congratulations, January 2019
  • Yinglei Li successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation, December 2018
  • Dr. Chung receives a research grant from MHI, February 2018
  • Dr. Chung receives research grants from Toyota Material Handling North America, January 2017
    [News: Inaugural Toyota Material Handling North America University Research Program Funds Top Research]
  • Two master students, Ingyu Lee and Saraswathi Hathikal, join the CORE laboratory, January 2017
  • Dr. Chung receives a research grant from Laufer Group International, October 2016
  • Eman Banimustafa, a master student, joins the CORE laboratory, October 2016
  • Farouq Halawa, a Ph.D. student, joins the CORE laboratory, September 2016
  • Three master students, Yue Zhang, Rajat Dhiman, and Vinay Ghandi, join the CORE laboratory, September 2016
  • Dr. Chung receives a research grant from U.S. Department of Transportation, August 2016
  • Abel Portorreal, an undergraduate student, joins the CORE laboratory as a McNair scholar, May 2016
  • Namrata Shetty, a master student, joins the CORE laboratory, April 2016
  • The research team (Sara Kohtz, Prof. Chung, Yinglei Li, and Neha Sawant) receives the Best Track Paper Award at the ISERC 2016, April 2016
  • Yinglei Li receives the Best Student Paper Award at the ISERC 2016, April 2016
  • Professor Chung receives an Individual Development Award, January 2016
  • Sara Kohtz, an undergraduate student, joins the CORE laboratory, September 2015
  • Professor Chung receives a research grant from U.S. Department of Transportation through University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), April 2015
  • Yinglei Li receives a Sustainable Communities TAE Graduate Student Research Grant, March 2015
  • Professor Chung receives an Individual Development Award, January 2015
  • Yinglei Li, a Ph.D. student, joins the CORE laboratory, January 2015

Current Projects
  • Arc Routing Problems in Combined Drone/Truck Fleets, funded by NSF [Link]
  • Using drones to disinfect urban streets and protect the most vulnerable population from the spread of COVID-19, funded by SUNY RF

Completed Projects
  • Systematic and Integrated Framework for Advancing the Management of Dynamic, Complex, and Interdependent Systems, funded by Material Handling Institute
  • Investigating the Potential of Dynamic Wireless Charging Techniques for Continuous Electric Forklift Operations, funded by Toyota Material Handling North America
  • Studying Lift Truck Driver Behavior and Warehouse Congestion Using Informatics and Analytics Methods, funded by Toyota Material Handling North America
  • Re-Engineering of Operations at Laufer Group International, funded by Laufer Group International
  • Adaptive Vehicle Routing for Evacuation under Uncertainty, funded by U.S. Department of Transportation through UTRC
  • Warehouse Modeling, Operations Management, and Analytics, funded by Bennett Distribution Services
  • Disaster Relief Vehicle Routing under Uncertainty, funded by U.S. Department of Transportation through University Transportation Research Center (URTC)
  • Functional Job Analysis of Anticoagulation Clinic Staff, funded by New England Veterans Engineering Resource Center (VERC)
  • Research in RMA Process Setup, funded by Google

Sponsors

NSF

google       verc       utrc       utrc
bennett laufer toyota MHI



In the Media

  • The CORE lab's research is featured in BU Magazine, September 2019

  • BU Magazine

  • The CORE research team's research is featured in ISE Magazine, July 2019

  • IISE Magazine
  • The CORE lab is featured in PR Newswire.
    [News: Inaugural Toyota Material Handling North America University Research Program Funds Top Research]

  • PR Newswire


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