Faculty Profiles

Dr. Eduardo Perez

Associate Professor — Ingram School of Engineering

IGRM IGRM 4001F

phone: (512) 245-4467

e_p86@txstate.edu

Biography and Education

- Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University - College Station
- B.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Teaching Interests

- Systems engineering
- Systems simulation
- Operations Research
- Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing System

Research Interests

- Applications of operations research in service systems (healthcare, public health, homeland security, renewable energy, humanitarian logistics).
- Development of theory, methodology, and algorithms to support decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of large amounts of data.
- Discrete-event simulation, agent-based simulation, and stochastic programming.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

Perez, E., *Marthak, Y. V., & Mendez, F. A. (2022). Analysis and Forecast of Donations at Domestic Hunger Relief Organizations Impacted by Natural Disasters. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 86.
Perez, E. (2022). A Simulation-driven Online Scheduling Algorithm for the Maintenance and Operation of Wind Farm Systems. SIMULATION, 98(1), 47–61.
Perez, E., Li, Y., & Pagan, J. A. (2021). A Decision-Making Model to Optimize the Impact of Community-Based Programs. Preventive Medicine, 149.
*Marthak, Y. V., Perez, E., & Mendez, F. A. (2021). A Stochastic Programming Model for Tactical Product Prepositioning at Domestic Hunger Relief Organizations Impacted by Natural Hazards. Natural Hazards, 107, 2263–2291.
Perez, E., & *Dzubay, D. P. (2021). A Scheduling-Based Methodology for Improving Patient Perceptions of Quality of Care in Intensive Care Units. Health Care Management Sciences, 24(1), 203–215.

Selected Awards

Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Scholarly Travel Activity and Research (S.T.A.R.) Grant (Advisor), Texas State University. 2023
Award / Honor Recipient: IISE Outstanding Global Faculty Advisor Award, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineering (IISE). May 22, 2023
Award / Honor Recipient: IISE Outstanding Regional Faculty Advisor Award, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineering (IISE). May 22, 2023
Award / Honor Recipient: Best Senior Design Project award in Industrial Engineering (Advisor), Ingram School of Engineering. 2021
Award / Honor Recipient: Translational Health Research Award, TXST Health Scholar Showcase. March 29, 2019

Selected Grants

Perez, Eduardo. Analyzing the Impact of Different Passenger Types when Allocating Airport Security Screening Resources in Security Terminal Checkpoints, Department of Homeland Security, Federal, $60000. (Submitted: August 2022, Funded: March 2023 - February 2024). Grant.
Perez, Eduardo. Center of Excellence for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE): Robust Workforce Management at a Network of Screening Facilities, Department of Homeland Security, Federal, $98000. (Submitted: May 2022, Funded: September 1, 2022 - December 2023). Grant.
Perez, Eduardo. A Simulation-Based Data Driven Approach to Manage the Allocation of Airport Security Screening Resources in Airport Terminal Checkpoints, Department of Homeland Security, Federal, $75000. (Funded: May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022). Grant.
Jimenez, Jesus, Mendez, Francis A, Perez, Eduardo, Wright, Robert L (Supporting). Exploratory Analysis and Quality Assurance to Support Texas State Use Program Administration, Texas Workforce Commission, State, $197752. (Submitted: November 2019, Funded: September 28, 2020 - August 31, 2021). Grant.
Perez, Eduardo. RAPID: Analysis of Availability and Utilization of Key Healthcare Resources during the COVID19 Pandemic in Rural Texas, National Science Foundation, Federal, $57472. (Submitted: April 21, 2020, Funded: May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2022). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Chair

Ingram School of Engineering Research Committee

December 2023-Present

Undergraduate Advisor

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Student Chapter 753

January 2022-Present

President

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)-Minority Issues Forum (MIF)

January 1, 2022-Present

Reviewer / Referee

National Science Foundation

January 2023-February 2023

Vice President