Bio

In 2004, Sebnem Ahiska King received a full scholarship from Turkey’s Council of Higher Education. She used this opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State University. After earning her degree in 2008, she began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at Galatasaray University. There, she taught Operations Research courses in both English and French. Moreover, she worked at Galatasaray for over 10 years.

Her research focused on stochastic processes for planning and controlling hybrid manufacturing and remanufacturing systems. Additionally, she studied unreliable multi-supplier systems and product substitution models. She also applied mathematical programming to design product assembly systems and logistics networks. In 2015, the Council of Higher Education of Turkey named her an Associate Professor. A few years later, she returned to the U.S. and taught ISE courses at NC State as an Adjunct Associate Professor. Currently, she serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Teaching Interest

Ahiska King’s teaching focuses on Operations Research-related courses, including mathematical programming modeling and applications, stochastic processes, discrete optimization, inventory management, analysis of production and service systems, logistics engineering and engineering economic analysis.

Area(s) of Expertise

Ahiska King's research focuses on the applications of operations research, systems modeling, stochastic decision making, production and inventory management, logistics and supply chains and recoverable systems.

Publications

• An analysis of optimal ordering policies for a two-supplier system with disruption risk , Omega - The International Journal of Management Science (2021)