Personnel
S Cem Karacal, Ph.D. 
Professor
3053 Engineering Building
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
School of Engineering
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1805
Voice: 618-650-2435
Fax: 618-650-2555
Email: skaraca@siue.edu
Education:
- PhD Industrial Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 1991
- MS Industrial Engineering Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 1986
- BS Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1982
Areas of Expertise:
Operations Research and Optimization
- Mathematical Modeling and Optimization
- Multi-criteria, Multi-Objective Optimization
Quality Assurance
- Statistical Process Control
- Process Optimization
- Acceptance Sampling
Computer Simulation Modeling and Analysis
- Object Oriented Modeling
- Artificial Intelligence Applications in Simulation
- Modeling Methodologies
- Web Based Manufacturing System Simulation
Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems
- Process Scheduling
- Distributed Manufacturing Database
- Web Based Order Tracking
Experience and Background:
Dr. Karacal has experience in industry, academia and consulting. Before joining SIUE, he worked at the Rochester Institute of Technology as a faculty member and Computer Integrated Manufacturing System as a project coordinator for RIT's integrated circuit factory.
