Current Members

Daniel F. Silva, PhD

Associate Professor

dfs0008@auburn.edu

Website

Alice E. Smith, PhD

Joe W. Forehand, Jr. Distinguished Professor

smithae@auburn.edu

Website

Nawin Yanpirat, PhD

Graduated in 2023

Paper: The flying sidekick travelling salesman problem with integrated pickup and delivery.

nzy0009@auburn.edu

Dr. Juan C. Piña

Graduated in 2022

Postdoctoral Associate at MIT

Research Area: Last-mile logistics.

juan.pina@pucv.cl

Mehmet Kurt

PhD Student

Expected Graduation Year: 2024.

mzk0030@auburn.edu

Stephanie Santiago-Montano

PhD Candidate

Expected Graduation Year: 2024.

Research Area: Operations Research, Logistics.

My research interests primarily include modeling and analysis of logistics systems, with applications in distribution and facilities planning, among others. Currently, my work focuses on drone-based delivery and proposing more sustainable approaches to traditional truck-based operations while maintaining the efficiency of the network.

szs0238@auburn.edu

Julio Jiménez

PhD Student

Expected Graduation Year: 2027.

Research area: Drone applications in manufacturing.

jzj0098@auburn.edu

Daniela Granados Rivera

PhD Student

Expected Graduation Year: 2025.

Research area: Colombian drones.

dzg0046@auburn.edu

Past Members

Lingyun Zhou

Visiting scholar

College of Computer Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, Hubei, China

zhouly@mail.scuec.edu.cn