Gokhan Ozden
Associate Professor Of Information Sciences And Technology
Abington Township, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolGokhan Ozden is an associate professor and researcher with a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering who blends academic leadership in data science education with deep, practical expertise in facility logistics and warehouse design. Over nine years of professional experience and a research track record that includes projects funded by the Missile Defense Agency, NASA, and industry partners like BORBET and Steelcase, he specializes in heuristic optimization, simulation, and order-picking facility layout. Technically fluent across languages and tools (C#, C++, Java, MATLAB, databases, model-driven engineering and domain-specific languages), he couples software development skills with applied operations research to deliver decision-support tools that have driven measurable operational gains. At Penn State Abington he chairs the data science major, mentors undergraduate researchers on augmented-reality warehouse projects, and has helped secure over $1M in grants, evidencing both teaching and grant-writing impact. Notably, his industrial work has translated simulation results into a demonstrated improvement in conveyor utilization from 34% to 70%, showing a rare ability to move from theory to tangible operational improvement.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
High School, HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES, 4.96, High School, HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES, 4.96 at Karsiyaka Anadolu LisesiBachelor of Science, Industrial Systems Engineering, 3.33, Bachelor of Science, Industrial Systems Engineering, 3.33 at İzmir Ekonomi ÜniversitesiPhD., Industrial and Systems Engineering, 3.59, PhD., Industrial and Systems Engineering, 3.59 at Auburn University
Turkish, English, German
Github Skills (6)
redux4
javascript3
react-redux3
react3
typescript2
docusaurus2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
gokhanozden/hello-world
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
My First Github Repository
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
gokhanozden/virtual-warehouse
Feb 2019 - Feb 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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