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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Sandra D. Ekşioğlu

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High Impact

Professor / Associate Dean

Also affiliated: Los Alamos National Laboratory (2018); University of Florida (2001–2025); Clemson University (2014–2021); Mississippi State University (2005–2020)

27 h-index 133 pubs 3,055 cited

  • COVID-19
  • Telemedicine
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Seasons
  • Transportation
  • Biofuels
  • Arkansas
  • United States
  • Machine Learning
  • Medicine
  • Ethanol

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Sandra Duni Eksioglu's research focuses on the analysis and optimization of complex supply chains, particularly within the context of biofuel production and transportation. Her work investigates the design and management of biomass-to-biorefinery supply chains, examining factors such as buffer sizing in critical chain scheduling and the impact of intermodal transport. Eksioglu has studied the influence of carbon regulatory mechanisms on supplier and mode selection decisions, with specific applications to biofuel supply chains. She has also explored cost analysis for the high-volume and long-haul transportation of densified biomass feedstock.

Beyond biofuels, Eksioglu's research extends to the optimization of public transit systems for emergency evacuations in urban areas. She has also investigated cost-optimized real-time operation of combined heat and power (CHP) systems. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 27, with 130 total publications and 2,978 citations. She leads a research group and has collaborated extensively with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Burak Ekşioğlu (9 shared publications), Sarah Hernandez (7 shared publications), Fatih Cengil (6 shared publications), and Sarah Nurre Pinkley (4 shared publications). Eksioglu is designated as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

  • h-index: 27
  • Publications: 133
  • Citations: 3,055

Positions

  • Professor / Associate Dean 2019–present
    University of Arkansas Department of Industrial Engineering ORCID
  • Professor 2019–present
    University of Arkansas Industrial Engineering ORCID
  • Associate Professor 2014–2019
    Clemson University Industrial Engineering ORCID
  • Associate Professor 2012–2014
    Mississippi State University Industrial and Systems Engineering ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Inequitable access to risk-appropriate neonatal care: evidence from a regionalized perinatal system in Arkansas (2026)
    Frontiers in Reproductive Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Inequitable Access to Risk-Appropriate Neonatal Care: Evidence from a Regionalized Perinatal System in Arkansas (2026)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Integrated operating room scheduling and surgical instrument inventory management: Models, algorithms, and cost-saving insights (2026)
    Computers & Operations Research 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Resource Use Patterns in US Telehealth Services: Machine Learning and Clustering Analysis Across 4 Specialties (2025)
    JMIR Medical Informatics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Land8Fire: A Complete Study on Wildfire Segmentation Through Comprehensive Review, Human-Annotated Multispectral Dataset, and Extensive Benchmarking (2025)
    Remote Sensing 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Learning to accelerate tightening of convex relaxations of the AC optimal power flow problem (2025)
    Computational Optimization and Applications 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Predicting the evolution of biomass bulk density through feedstock preprocessing: Discrete element modeling, regression analysis, and pilot-scale validation (2025)
    Biomass and Bioenergy DOI OpenAlex
  • A Non-Linear Optimization Model for Controlling the Real Area of Contact in Surface Texture Design (2025)
    Lubricants DOI OpenAlex
  • Vaccine tender scheduling and procurement: A taxonomic review (2025)
    Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Prediction of waterborne freight activity with Automatic identification System using Machine learning (2024)
    Computers & Industrial Engineering 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Statistical Analysis of Telehealth Use and Pre- and Postpandemic Insurance Coverage in Selected Health Care Specialties in a Large Health Care System in Arkansas: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study (2024)
    Journal of Medical Internet Research 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Prediction of Waterborne Freight Activity with Automatic Identification System Using Machine Learning (2024)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Optimization of pediatric vaccines distribution network configuration under uncertainty (2024)
    Computers & Industrial Engineering 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Learning to Accelerate Tightening of Convex Relaxations of the AC Optimal Power Flow Problem (2024)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • An analysis of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. (2024)
    IISE Transactions 7 citations DOI OpenAlex

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