Biography
Dr. Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden is an Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State Abington. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Auburn University. He graduated from MISE program in Auburn University Industrial and Systems Engineering Department in 2012. He has a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering and a Double Major in Industrial Systems Engineering from Izmir University of Economics. He is a two times recipient of the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. Scholarship. His research has been awarded by National Science Foundation, Penn State Strategic Initiative Seed Grant, Penn State Social Science Research Institute, Penn State Justice Center for Research, Penn State Leonhard Center, and Penn State Abington Chancellor’s grant.
Research Interests
Facility logistics, heuristic optimization, engineering education, and model driven engineering.
Publications
Articles Published in Refereed Journals
Ozden, S. (Co-Author, 70%), Smith, A. E., & Gue, K. R. (2021). A Computational Software System to Design Order Picking Warehouses. Computers and Operations Research, 132, 24.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2021.105311
Ozden, S. (Co-Author, 90%), Smith, A. E., & Gue, K. R. (2021). A Novel Approach for Modeling Order Picking Paths. Naval Research Logistics, 68(4), 471-484. DOI: 10.1002/nav.21966
Ozden, S. G. (Co-Author, 90%), Smith, A. E., & Gue, K. R. (2017). Solving Large Batches of Traveling Salesman Problems with Parallel and Distributed Computing. Computers & Operations Research, 85(C), 87-96. DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2017.04.001, ISBN/ISSN: 10.1016/j.cor.2017.04.001
Conference Proceedings, Peer-Reviewed
Ozden, S. (Co-Author, 70%), Ashour, O., Negahban, A., & Knight, D. (2023). Investigating the Impact of Context Choice on Learning Experience via Immersive Simulations in an Object-Oriented
Programming Course. 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (pp. 17).
Noah, S. (Student Author - Graduate Student), Negahban, A., Ozden, S. (Co-Author, 20%), & Ashour, O. (2023). An Open-Source Video Analytics Tool for Analyzing Learner Navigation in Immersive
Simulated Environments. 2023 Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference. (pp. 12).
Ashour, O., Seamon, A., Lopez, C., Ozden, S. (Co-Author, 10%), DiFrancesca, D., & Tucker, C. S.
(2022). A Study on the Effectiveness of using Integrated Nonlinear Storytelling and Simulation-based Learning Game in an Operations Research Course. 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (pp. 15).
Nowparvar, M. (Student Author - Graduate Student), Ashour, O., Ozden, S. (Co-Author, 15%), Knight, D., Delgoshaei, P., & Negahban, A. (2022). An Assessment of Simulation-Based Learning Modules in an Undergraduate Engineering Economy Course. 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (pp.
17).
Nowparvar, M. (Student Author - Graduate Student), Chen, X. (Student Author - Undergraduate Student), Ozden, S. G. (Co-Author, 15%), Ashour, O., & Negahban, A. (2021). Combining immersive
technologies and problem-based learning in engineering education: bibliometric analysis and literature review. 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (pp. 18). DOI: 10.18260/1-2--36812
Ozden, S. G. (Primary Author, 50%), Negahban, A., & Ashour, O. (2020). Novel simulation-based
learning modules for teaching database concepts. 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (pp.
17).
Ozden, S. (Co-Author, 60%), & Vélez-Gallego, M. C. (2017). A multi-objective evolutionary approach to improve the environmental performance of a supply chain. In Kate Coperich, Beth Cudney, Harriet Nembhard (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2017 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Conference. (pp. 229-234). Norcross, GA: Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).
Smith, J. S., & Ozden, S. (Co-Author, 50%) (2010). In K. Ellis, K. Gue, R. Meller, M. Ogle (Eds.),
"WEBASRS - a web-based tool for modeling and design of abstract unit-load picking systems." 11th
International Material Handling Research Colloquium, 2010. (pp. 404-418). Charlotte, NC: College
Industry Council on Material Handling Education.
Education
Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University
MISE in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University
BSc in Industrial Systems Engineering, Izmir University of Economics
BSc in Software Engineering, Izmir University of Economics
Papers and Presentations
Oral Presentations
Ozden, S. (March 20, 2023). "Augmented Reality to Design Warehouses," Penn State Berks Startup Week, Penn State Berks, Reading, PA, USA, 25 in attendance, Invited. Regional.
Ozden, S., Pilewski, J. (Undergraduate Student), & Sterner, G. (October 26, 2021). "Analysis of Weka Data Mining Techniques for Opioid Overdose Victim Database," INFORMS Annual Meeting, INFORMS, Virtual, 6 in attendance, Invited. International.
Ozden, S., Sterner, G., & Zhang, D. (Undergraduate Student). (November 11, 2020). "Association Between Opioid Overdose Victims’ Accident and Death Locations to Nearest Hospital: A Relational Database Study," INFORMS Annual Meeting, INFORMS, Virtual, 10 in attendance, Accepted. International.
Ozden, S., Ashour, O., Negahban, A., & In, D. (Undergraduate Student). (November 1, 2020 - November 3, 2020). "Enhancing Teaching and Learning of Order Picking Operations via Augmented Reality," IISE Annual Conference, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virtual, 100 in attendance, peer-reviewed/refereed, Accepted. International.
Ozden, S. (October 21, 2020 - October 22, 2020). "The Opioid Epidemic: Searching for Information
Efficiently," ICDS Symposium, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 100 in attendance,
peer-reviewed/refereed, Accepted. State.
Ozden, S., Negahban, A., & Ashour, O. (March 28, 2020). "Immersive Simulation-Based Learning (I-SBL)," Thinking Within Symposium, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 20 in attendance,
peer-reviewed/refereed, Accepted. State.
Ozden, S. (October 20, 2019 - October 23, 2019). "Using Augmented Reality in Warehouse Design,"
INFORMS Annual Meeting, INFORMS, Seattle, WA, 25 in attendance, Invited. International.
Ozden, S. (September 16, 2019). "Using Visibility Graph to Estimate Walking Paths in Warehouses: A New Approach," Penn State Berks Startup Week, Penn State Berks, Penn State Berks, 15 in attendance, Invited. Local.
Ozden, S. (November 4, 2018 - November 7, 2018). "A Computational System to Solve Warehouse Aisle Design Problem," INFORMS Annual Meeting, INFORMS, Phoenix, AZ, 25 in attendance, Invited.
International.
Ozden, S. (October 22, 2017 - October 25, 2017). "Optimal Unit Load Warehouse Designs by using Visibility Graph," INFORMS Annual Meeting, INFORMS, Houston, TX, 30 in attendance, Accepted. International.
Ozden, S. & Velez-Gallego, M. C. (May 20, 2017 - May 24, 2017). "A multi-objective evolutionary approach to improve the environmental performance of a supply chain," IISE Annual Conference, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, 30 in attendance, peer-reviewed/refereed, published in proceedings, Accepted. International.
Ozden, S., Smith, A. E., & Gue, K. R. (May 20, 2017 - May 24, 2017). "Optimizing warehouse layouts using real order profiles," IISE Annual Conference, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, 20 in attendance, peer-reviewed/refereed, Accepted. International.
Ozden, S. (November 13, 2016 - November 16, 2016). "Towards calculating realistic walking paths in
warehouses: A new approach," INFORMS Annual Meeting, INFORMS, Nashville, TN, 40 in attendance, Invited. International.
Ozden, S. (November 1, 2015 - November 4, 2015). "New aisle designs for order picking warehouses," INFORMS Annual Meeting, INFORMS, Philadelphia, PA, 40 in attendance, Invited. International.
Ozden, S. (December 9, 2014 - December 12, 2014). "Optimizing non-traditional warehouse designs for order picking operations," IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, IEEE, Orlando, FL, 40 in attendance, peer-reviewed/refereed, Accepted. International.
Ozden, S., Smith, A. E., & Gue, K. R. (November 9, 2014 - November 12, 2014). "Optimizing non-traditional warehouse designs for order picking operations," INFORMS Annual Meeting, The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, San Francisco, California, 24 in attendance, Invited. International.