Sandra D. Ekşioğlu Data-verified

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Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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27 h-index 131 pubs 2,894 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Sandra D. Ekşioğlu is a professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville whose research focuses on the application of optimization and modeling techniques to complex systems. Her work has addressed challenges in areas such as energy, logistics, and public health. She has published on topics including the design of reliable electric vehicle charging station expansion, the acceleration of globally optimal solutions for the AC Optimal Power Flow problem, and the optimization of biomass feedstock processing systems.

Ekşioğlu has investigated the design of drone delivery networks for vaccine supply chains, with a case study in Niger. Her research also extends to public health, including an analysis of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. and the development of optimization models for integrated biorefinery operations. She has also explored the prediction of waterborne freight activity using machine learning and Automatic Identification System data. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 28, with 134 total publications and 3,043 total citations.

Ekşioğlu leads a research group and has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Burak Ekşioğlu, Sarah Hernandez, Fatih Cengil, and Sarah Nurre Pinkley, with whom she shares multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 27
  • Publications: 131
  • Citations: 2,894

Selected Publications

  • Inequitable Access to Risk-Appropriate Neonatal Care: Evidence from a Regionalized Perinatal System in Arkansas (2026)
  • Land8Fire: A Complete Study on Wildfire Segmentation Through Comprehensive Review, Human-Annotated Multispectral Dataset, and Extensive Benchmarking (2025)
  • Learning to accelerate tightening of convex relaxations of the AC optimal power flow problem (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Predicting the evolution of biomass bulk density through feedstock preprocessing: Discrete element modeling, regression analysis, and pilot-scale validation (2025)
  • A Non-Linear Optimization Model for Controlling the Real Area of Contact in Surface Texture Design (2025)
  • Vaccine tender scheduling and procurement: A taxonomic review (2025)
  • Prediction of waterborne freight activity with Automatic identification System using Machine learning (2024)
    5 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)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Prediction of Waterborne Freight Activity with Automatic Identification System Using Machine Learning (2024)
  • Optimization of pediatric vaccines distribution network configuration under uncertainty (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Learning to Accelerate Tightening of Convex Relaxations of the AC Optimal Power Flow Problem (2024)
  • An analysis of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. (2024)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Designing drone delivery networks for vaccine supply chain: a case study of Niger (2023)
    12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A two-stage stochastic optimization model for port infrastructure planning (2023)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Integrated Process Optimization for Biochemical Conversion (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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