SHORT CV

Oktay Karabağ is currently working as an assistant professor at İzmir University of Economics (IEU). Between 2021 and 2023, he served as an assistant professor in the School of Industrial Engineering at Yaşar University. He also experienced several researcher and faculty member positions in the Netherlands. Between 2019 and 2021, he worked as an assistant professor in the School of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Between 2018 and 2019, he also worked as a postdoctoral researcher on an industry-oriented research project at Eindhoven University of Technology. He completed his Ph.D. studies at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management at Koç University. He received a B.S. degree in Statistics from Ege University and a master’s degree in Intelligent Production Systems Engineering from İzmir University of Economics. His current research interests include stochastic modeling, design and control of manufacturing systems, maintenance optimization, and cooperation in supply chain management.