A conversation with Dr. Tuğçe Işik.

Dr. Tuğçe Işik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering (IE) at Clemson University. Dr. Işik has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University, an MS and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research interest focuses on Operations Planning and Control, Stochastic Processes and Optimization, Queueing Networks, Markov Decision Processes with applications to Agile Production and Service Systems, Workforce Flexibility, and Collaboration.

In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Işik explains how she uses stochastic optimization to solve problems arising in healthcare systems, retail management, queuing systems for learning. She also gives insights into: (i) how students can balance course work and research; (ii) the importance of resiliency in the first few years; (iii) allocating your time between reading and writing. And much more.

To learn more about Dr. Işik, make sure to visit her personal page. You can also follow her on Twitter @tugce_isik_.