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Chase E. Rainwater
Affiliation confirmed via AI analysis of OpenAlex, ORCID, and web sources.
Professor / Department Chairperson
Also affiliated: University of Florida (2006–2009)
15 h-index
56 pubs
995 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Chase E. Rainwater's research interests encompass complex systems, logistics, and decision-making under uncertainty, with a particular focus on applications in food systems and supply chain management. He holds a professor position at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and has secured significant federal funding for his work. Notably, he is a Co-Principal Investigator on two NSF Convergence Accelerator grants totaling over $5.7 million. The first, "Cultivate IQ - Empowering Regional Food Systems," received $4,998,818, aiming to enhance regional food system resilience. The second, "Data-driven Agriculture to Bridge Small Farms to Regional Food Supply Chains," was awarded $743,651 and focuses on leveraging data to connect small farms with larger supply chains.
Rainwater's scholarly output includes 57 publications with 986 citations and an h-index of 15. His work explores diverse topics such as horizontal collaboration in logistics, multi-resolution transformer models for aerial image segmentation, and selective maintenance decision-making. He has also investigated multi-period network interdiction problems relevant to drug enforcement, freight train re-routing under disruptions, and robust facility location strategies. His research group at the University of Arkansas includes collaborators such as Taisei Hanyu, Jackson Cothren, Khoa Vo, and Thanh-Dat Truong, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 15
- Publications: 56
- Citations: 995
Positions
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Professor / Department Chairperson 2021–presentUniversity of Arkansas Department of Industrial Engineering ORCID
Selected Publications
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CodeGraphVLP: Code-as-Planner Meets Semantic-Graph State for Non-Markovian Vision-Language-Action Models (2026)arXiv (Cornell University) OpenAlex
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Rethinking Progression of Memory State in Robotic Manipulation: An Object-Centric Perspective (2026)
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Land8Fire: A Complete Study on Wildfire Segmentation Through Comprehensive Review, Human-Annotated Multispectral Dataset, and Extensive Benchmarking (2025)
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RSSep: Sequence-to-Sequence Model for Simultaneous Referring Remote Sensing Segmentation and Detection (2025)
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A Bi-Modular Auto Encoder-Based Unsupervised Degradation Detection Methodology for Remaining Useful Life Prediction (2024)
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AerialFormer: Multi-Resolution Transformer for Aerial Image Segmentation (2024)
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A Bi-Modular Auto Encoder-Based Unsupervised Degradation Detection Methodology for Remaining Useful Life Prediction (2024)
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VLCAP: Vision-Language with Contrastive Learning for Coherent Video Paragraph Captioning (2022)
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EQAdap: Equipollent Domain Adaptation Approach to Image Deblurring (2022)
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Direct Aerial Visual Geolocalization Using Deep Neural Networks (2021)
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BiMaL: Bijective Maximum Likelihood Approach to Domain Adaptation in Semantic Scene Segmentation (2021)
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A quantitative risk assessment model of Salmonella contamination for the yellow-feathered broiler chicken supply chain in China (2020)
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A computational comparison of cargo prioritization and terminal allocation problem models (2020)
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Horizontal collaboration: opportunities for improved logistics planning (2019)
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Modeling the Reduction of Salmonella spp. on Chicken Breasts and Wingettes during Scalding for QMRA of the Poultry Supply Chain in China (2019)
Federal Grants 2 $5,742,469 total
NSF
Co-PI
Dec 2023 - Nov 2026
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track J Phase 2: Cultivate IQ - Empowering Regional Food Systems
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Edward Pohl
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
10 shared publications
In database
- Vulnerability assessment and re-routing of freight trains under disruptions: A coal supply chain network application
- Analysis of a parallel machine scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times and job availability intervals
- Robust facility location: Hedging against failures
- Social network analysis via multi-state reliability and conditional influence models
- Optimal Dredge Fleet Scheduling within Environmental Work Windows
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Ridvan Gedik
University of New Haven (US)
5 shared publications
- Vulnerability assessment and re-routing of freight trains under disruptions: A coal supply chain network application
- Analysis of a parallel machine scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times and job availability intervals
- A constraint programming approach for the team orienteering problem with time windows
- Optimal Dredge Fleet Scheduling within Environmental Work Windows
- Strategic level proton therapy patient admission planning: a Markov decision process modeling approach
Ngan Le
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 shared publications
In database
- AerialFormer: Multi-Resolution Transformer for Aerial Image Segmentation
- BiMaL: Bijective Maximum Likelihood Approach to Domain Adaptation in Semantic Scene Segmentation
- VLCAP: Vision-Language with Contrastive Learning for Coherent Video Paragraph Captioning
- Land8Fire: A Complete Study on Wildfire Segmentation Through Comprehensive Review, Human-Annotated Multispectral Dataset, and Extensive Benchmarking
- RSSep: Sequence-to-Sequence Model for Simultaneous Referring Remote Sensing Segmentation and Detection
Hugh Medal
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Vulnerability assessment and re-routing of freight trains under disruptions: A coal supply chain network application
- Robust facility location: Hedging against failures
- A bi-objective analysis of the r-all-neighbor p-center problem
- Models for reducing the risk of critical networked infrastructures
Thomas C. Sharkey
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (US)
4 shared publications
- Multi-period network interdiction problems with applications to city-level drug enforcement
- Interdicting layered physical and information flow networks
- A Logic-based Decomposition Approach for Multi-Period Network Interdiction Models
- A Markov Decision Process approach for balancing intelligence and interdiction operations in city-level drug trafficking enforcement
Jackson Cothren
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4 shared publications
In database
- AerialFormer: Multi-Resolution Transformer for Aerial Image Segmentation
- Direct Aerial Visual Geolocalization Using Deep Neural Networks
- Land8Fire: A Complete Study on Wildfire Segmentation Through Comprehensive Review, Human-Annotated Multispectral Dataset, and Extensive Benchmarking
- RSSep: Sequence-to-Sequence Model for Simultaneous Referring Remote Sensing Segmentation and Detection
Scott J. Mason
Clemson University (US)
3 shared publications
- Vulnerability assessment and re-routing of freight trains under disruptions: A coal supply chain network application
- Quantity discount with freight consolidation
- Models for reducing the risk of critical networked infrastructures
Heather Nachtmann
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Analysis of a parallel machine scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times and job availability intervals
- Optimal Dredge Fleet Scheduling within Environmental Work Windows
- A computational comparison of cargo prioritization and terminal allocation problem models
Khoa Luu
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- BiMaL: Bijective Maximum Likelihood Approach to Domain Adaptation in Semantic Scene Segmentation
- VLCAP: Vision-Language with Contrastive Learning for Coherent Video Paragraph Captioning
- EQAdap: Equipollent Domain Adaptation Approach to Image Deblurring
Kashu Yamazaki
Carnegie Mellon University (US)
3 shared publications
- AerialFormer: Multi-Resolution Transformer for Aerial Image Segmentation
- VLCAP: Vision-Language with Contrastive Learning for Coherent Video Paragraph Captioning
- Rethinking Progression of Memory State in Robotic Manipulation: An Object-Centric Perspective
Joseph Geunes
University of Florida (US)
2 shared publications
- A facility neighborhood search heuristic for capacitated facility location with single-source constraints and flexible demand
- Resource-Constrained Assignment Problems with Shared Resource Consumption and Flexible Demand
H. Edwin Romeijn
University of Michigan (US)
2 shared publications
- A facility neighborhood search heuristic for capacitated facility location with single-source constraints and flexible demand
- Resource-Constrained Assignment Problems with Shared Resource Consumption and Flexible Demand
Kellie Schneider
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Social network analysis via multi-state reliability and conditional influence models
- Assessing multi-layered social networks using reliability models
Iván Hernández
Stevens Institute of Technology (US)
2 shared publications
- Robust facility location: Hedging against failures
- Social network analysis via multi-state reliability and conditional influence models
Shengfan Zhang
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Strategic level proton therapy patient admission planning: a Markov decision process modeling approach
- Analyzing overdiagnosis risk in cancer screening: A case of screening mammography for breast cancer
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