A selection of faculty publications from the Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, Batten College of Engineering & Technology, Old Dominion University.

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Submissions from 2021

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Human Readiness Levels, Holly A.H. Handley

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The (Un)Sustainability of Higher Education Institutions in Jordan, Sumaya bint El Hassan, Kyle E. Cordova, Ghaith Rabadi, and Wejdan Abu Elhaija

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Complex System Governance as a Framework for Asset Management, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, James C. Pyne, Charles B. Keating, and Dragan Komljenovic

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Effective Project Management and the Role of Quality Assurance Throughout the Project Life Cycle, Monier Madison Ouabira and Hengameh Fakhravar

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Enhancing Cyberweapon Effectiveness Methodology with SE Modeling Techniques: Both for Offense and Defense, C. Ariel Pinto, Matthew Zurasky, Fatine Elakramine, Safae El Amrani, Raed M. Jaradat, Chad Kerr, and Vidanelage L. Dayarathna

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A Blockchain-Enabled Model to Enhance Disaster Aids Network Resilience, Farinaz Sabz Ali Pour and Paul Niculescu-Mizil Gheorghe

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The Influence of Participation in a Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Service Learning Project on the Effectiveness of Team Members in a 100-level Mechanical Engineering Class, Stacie I. Ringleb, Pilar Pazos, Julia Noginova, Francisco Cima, Orlando Ayala, Krishnanand Kaipa, Jennifer Kidd, and Kristie Gutierrez

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Ship Deck Segmentation in Engineering Document Using Generative Adversarial Networks, Mohammad Shahab Uddin, Raphael Pamie-George, Daron Wilkins, Andres Sousa Poza, Mustafa Canan, Samuel Kovacic, and Jiang Li

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Finding Core Members of Cooperative Games Using Agent-Based Modeling, Daniele Vernon-Bido and Andrew Collins

Submissions from 2020

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Design for Sustainment: Governance Engineering in Major Acquisition Programs, William Baker, Kaitlynn M. Castelle, Joseph M. Bradley, and Lucas C. Marino

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Degrader Analysis for Diagnostic and Predictive Capabilities: A Demonstration of Progress in DoD CBM+ Initiatives, William Baker, Steven Nixon, Jeffrey Banks, Karl Reichard, and Kaitlynn Castelle

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Early Engineering Experience (E3) Initiative, Danielle Nicole Carter and Rafael E. Landaeta

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Exploring the Relationship Between Teamwork Skills and Team Members' Centrality, Francisco Cima, Pilar Pazos, and Ana Maria Canto

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Shipbuilding Supply Chain Framework and Digital Transformation: A Project Portfolios Risk Evaluation, Rafael Diaz, Katherine Smith, Rafael Landaeta, and Antonio Padovano

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Hedonic Games and Monte Carlo Simulation, Sheida Etemadidavan and Andrew J. Collins

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First in College: A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences of First-Generation Students, Rebecca Evans, Don Stansberry, Kim E. Bullington, and Dana Burnett

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The Impact of Human Assurance on Satellite Operations, Holly Handley, Dan Heimerdinger, Unal Tatar (Ed.), Adrian V. Gheorghe (Ed.), Omer F. Keskin (Ed.), and Jean Muylaert (Ed.)

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A Review of Problem Structuring Methods for Consideration in Prognostics and Smart Manufacturing, Patrick T. Hester, Andrew J. Collins, Barry Ezell, and John Horst

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What do Undergraduate Engineering Students and Preservice Teachers Learn by Collaborating and Teaching Engineering and Coding through Robotics?, Jennifer Jill Kidd, Krishnanand Kaipa, Samuel J. Jacks, Stacie I. Ringleb, Pilar Pazos, Kristie Gutierrez, Orlando M. Ayala, and Lillian Maria de Souza Almeida

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Cybersecurity Acquisition Framework Based on Risk Management: Economics Perspective, Goksel Kucukkaya, Omer Keskin, Ali Can Kucukozyigit, C. Ariel Pinto, Unal Tatar, and Abdulrahman Alfaqiri

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A Framework of International Competencies for Systems Engineers, Annlizé L. Marnewick and Holly A.H. Handley

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Enhancing Teamwork Skills Through an Interdisciplinary Engineering Service Learning Collaboration, Pilar Pazos, Francisco Cima, Jennifer Kidd, Stacie I. Ringleb, Orlando Ayala, Kristie Gutierrez, and Krishnanand Kaipa

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Systemic Methodology for Cyber Offense and Defense, C. Ariel Pinto and Matthew Zurasky

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Disaster Damage Categorization Applying Satellite Images and Machine Learning Algorithm, Farinaz Sabz Ali Pour and Adrian Gheorghe

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Cyber-Assets at Risk (CAR): The Cost of Personally Identifiable Information Data Breaches, Omer Ilker Poyraz, Sarah Bouazzaoui, Omer Keskin, Michael McShane, and Ariel Pinto

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The First Year of an Undergraduate Service Learning Partnership to Enhance Engineering Education and Elementary Pre-Service Teacher Education, Stacie I. Ringleb, Jennifer Kidd, Pilar Pazos, Kristie Gutierrez, Orlando Ayala, and Krishnanand Kaipa

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Veterans: Campus Support for Military-Connected Students, Julie Shank, Kim Bullington Sibson, and Aynsley Diamond

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Work-in-Progress: Augmented Reality System for Vehicle Health Diagnostics and Maintenance, Yuzhong Shen, Anthony W. Dean, and Rafael Landaeta

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Multilevel Reorder Strategy-Based Supply Chain Model, Hesamoddin Tahami and Hengameh Fakhravar

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Black-Swan Type Catastrophes and Antifragility/Supra-Resilience of Urban Socio-Technical Infrastructures, S. A, Timashev

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Macroeconomic Aspects of Maintenance Optimization of Critical Infrastructures, S. A. Timashev and A. V. Bushinskaya

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Systemic Risk Management Plan for Electronic Medical Records (EMR): Why and How?, Ziniya Zahedi, Faisal Mahmud, and Cesar Pinto

Submissions from 2019

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Healthcare Robotics: Key Factors That Impact Robot Adoption in Healthcare, Sujatha Alla and Pilar Pazos

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Leveraging Contracting Strategies With Private Shipyards For Increasing Naval Fleet Operational Availability, Kaitlynn M. Castelle, Joseph M. Bradley, and Sanjeev Gupta

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The Resilient City: A Platform for Informed Decision-Making Process, Paul Niculescu-Mizil Gheorghe, Jarutpong Vasuthanasub, and Adrian Gheorghe

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Development of a New Instrument to Assess the Performance of Systems Engineers, Niamat Ullah Ibne Hossain, Morteza Nagahi, Raed Jaradat, and Charles Keating

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Board 78: Establishing a Pathway to Completion for Pursuing Engineering and Engineering Technology Degrees Through a Scholarship Program at Old Dominion University, Vukica M. Jovanovic, Anthony W. Dean, Kim Bullington Sibson, Cynthia Tomovic, and Rafael Landaeta

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A Governance Perspective for System-of-Systems, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, Charles B. Keating, James A. Bobo, and Tyrone S. Toland

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Framework For Improving Complex System Performance, Charles B. Keating, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, Ra'ed Jaradat, Joseph M. Bradley, and Richard Hodge

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Exporting Online Engineering Management Programs: Enablers, Barriers, and Descriptions of Programs at Two Universities, Luna Magpili, Alice F. Squires, Kim Bullington, Linda Vahala, and Aysen K. Taylor

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Scaffolding Project-Based Learning in an Engineering and Education Partnership Using Open-Access Technology, Pilar Pazos, Stacie I. Ringleb, Jennifer Kidd, and Rachel Jones

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A Transformative Concept: From Data Being Passive Objects to Data Being Active Subjects, Hans-Peter Plag and Shelley-Ann Jules-Plag

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Natural Resources Governance Employing Blockchain-Based Decision-Making, Farinaz Sabz Ali Pour and Adrian Gheorghe

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History and Current Status of Human Readiness Levels, Judi E. See and Holly Handley

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SEMS Says...: We Welcome Your Feedback, Brian K. Smith, Chinweike Eseonu, Sreekanth Ramakrishnan, and Pilar Pazos-Lago

Submissions from 2018

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Engineers' Motivation to Influence Public Decision Making: A Grounded Theory Approach, Sarah Bouazzaoui and Charles B. Daniels

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A Proposed Taxonomy for the Systems Statistical Engineering Body of Knowledge, Teddy Steven Cotter

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Systems Statistical Engineering – Systems Hierarchical Constraint Propagation, Teddy Steven Cotter and Peggy A. Quigley

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An Attribute Agreement Method for HFACS Inter-Rater Reliability Assessment, Teddy Steven Cotter and Veysel Yesilbas

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Use of the Stochastic Collocation Method in Discrete Event Simulations, Fatou Diouf and Mamadou Seck

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New Dimensions for a Challenging Security Environment: Growing Exposure to Critical Space Infrastructure Disruption Risk, Adrian V. Gheorghe, Alexandru Georgescu, Olga Bucovetchi, Marilena Lazăr, and Cezar Scarlat

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Chapter 7: Human View, Holly A.H. Handley

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Pathology-Informed Approach in Vulnerability Assessment Methods, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, Adrian V. Gheorghe, and Charles B. Keating

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A Systems Theory Based Examination of Failure in Acquisition System Reform, Charles B. Keating, Joseph M. Bradley, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, and Craig Arndt

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A Method for Identification, Representation, and Assessment of Complex System Pathologies in Acquisition Programs, Charles B. Keating, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, Keith F. Joiner, Joseph M. Bradley, and Raed M. Jaradat

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Economics-Based Risk Management of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks: A Distance Learning Case Study, Omer Keskin, Unal Tatar, Omer Poyraz, Ariel Pinto, and Adrian Gheorghe

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Transforming Yekaterinburg into a Safe, Resilient-Smart and Sustainable City, S. A. Timashev, V. N. Alekhin, L. V. Poluyan, I. Fontanals, and A. Gheorghe

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Research Agenda in Developing Core Reference Ontology for Human Intelligence/Machine-Intelligence Electronic Medical Records System, Ziniya Zahedi and Teddy Steven Cotter

Submissions from 2017

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The Impact of Requirements Management Documentation On Software Project Outcomes In Health Care, Sujatha Alla, Pilar Pazos, and Rolando DelAguila

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Longitudinal Academic Performance Analysis Using a Two-Step Clustering Methodology, Volkan Cakir and Adrian Gheorghe

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Complex Adaptive Behavior of Hybrid Teams, Mustafa Canan, Andres Sousa-Poza, and Anthony Dean

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Integrating IDEF0 into a Systems Framework for Statistical Engineering, Teddy Steven Cotter

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Creative Confidence in Organizational Knowledge Creation: A Synthesis of the Literature, Elnaz Dario, Rafael Landaeta, Resit Unal, E.H. Ng. (Ed.), B. Nepal (Ed.), and E. Schott (Ed.)

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Impact of a Localized Lean Six Sigma Implementation on Overall Patient Safety and Process Efficiency, Luvianca Gil, Pilar Pazos, Mamadou Seck, and Rolando DelAguila

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A Method for Key Performance Indicator Assessment in Manufacturing Organizations, Patrick Hester, Barry Ezell, Andrew Collins, John Horst, and Kaleen Lawsure

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The Complementary Perspective of System of Systems in Collaboration, Integration, and Logistics: A Value-Chain Based Paradigm of Supply Chain Management, Raed Jaradat, Frank Adams, Sawsan Abutabenjeh, and Charles Keating

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Developing a Faculty Learning Community to Support Writing Across Different STEM Disciplines, Vukica M. Jovanovic, Denise Tombolato-Terzic, Daniel P. Richards, Pilar Pazos, Megan McKittrick, Julia Romberger, and Otilia Popescu

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A Systems-Based Framework for Design and Analysis of an R and D Structure, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, Charles B. Keating, and Luna M. Magpili

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A Systems Theoretic-Based Framework to Discover Pathologies in Acquisition System Governance, Charles B. Keating, Joseph M. Bradley, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, and Ra'ed M. Jaradat

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Systemic Intervention for Complex System Governance Development, Charles B. Keating; Polinpapilinho F. Katina,; John C. Pyne; and Ra’ed M. Jaradat

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Human-Intelligence/Machine-Intelligence Decision Governance: An Analysis from Ontological Point of View, Faisal Mahmud and Teddy Steven Cotter

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WIP: Introducing Engineering Principles into PreK-6 Through a Service Learning Partnership, Stacie Ringleb, Jennifer Kidd, and Pilar Pazos

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Cockpit in the Systems Engineering Lenses, Aysen K. Taylor, Charles B. Keating, and T. Steven Cotter

Submissions from 2016

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Simulation and Optimization Of Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm For The Stochiastic Uncapacitated Location-Allocation Problem, Jean-Paul Arnaout, Georges Arnaout, and John El Khoury

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Complex System Governance for Acquisition, Joseph Bradley, Polinpapilinho Katina, and Charles Keating

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The Effect of Impeded Information Sharing and Transparency on Power Differentials and Organizational Dysfunction, Mustafa Canan and A. Sousa-Poza

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Complex Adaptive Behavior: Pragmatic Idealism, Mustafa Canan and Andres Sousa-Poza

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Development of an Instrument to Assess Capacity for Systems Thinking, Kaitlynn M. Castelle and Raed M. Jaradat

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Why Are All the Softies in Europe? A Discussion of the Lack of Penetration of Soft OR in the US, Andrew J. Collins and Patrick T. Hester

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A Hierarchical Statistical Engineering Modeling Methodology, Teddy Steven Cotter

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SEMS Says: Finding the Real Problem is the Key, Curricula Should Teach, Patrick Hester and Pilar Pazos

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Risk and Safety of Complex Network Systems, Xiao-Bing Hu, Adrian V. Gheorghe, Mark S. Leeson, Supeng Leng, Julien Bourgeois, and Xiaobo Qu

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Towards a Systems Theory-Based Curriculum for Complex Systems Governance, Polinpapilinho Katina and Joseph M. Bradley

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The Role of 'Metasystem' in Engineering a System of Systems, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, Charles B. Keating, and Joseph M. Bradley

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Cyber-Physical Systems: Complex System Governance as an Integrating Construct, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, Charles B. Keating, and Adrian V. Gheorghe

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Systemic Analysis of Complex System Governance for Acquisition, Charles B. Keating, Joseph M. Bradley, and Polinpapilinho F. Katina

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A Qualitative Inquiry Into the Role of Web-Based Collaboration Tools and Instructional Scaffolds in the Facilitation of Team Processes, Nina Magpili, Pilar Pazos, and Preetham S. Ullal

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Developing Critical Collaboration Skills in Engineering Students: Results From an Empirical Study, Pilar Pazos, Nina Magpili, Zikai Zhou, and Luis J. Rodriguez

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Energy Sustainability of Turkey in the Case of LNG, Omer Ilker Poyraz, Omer Keskin, and Resit Unal

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Heuristic and Exact Algorithms for the Two-Machine Just in Time Job Shop Scheduling Problem, Mohammed Al Salem, Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, and Ghaith Rabadi

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An Assessment Model to Improve National Cyber Security Governance, Unal Tatar, Bilge Karabacak, and Adrian Gheorghe

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Modeling Social, Economic, Technical & Environmental Components in an Energy System, Ange-Lionel Toba and Mamadou Seck

Submissions from 2015

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How System Errors Affect Aircrew Resource Management (CRM), Justin Y. Adkins, Kevin MacG. Adams, and Patrick T. Hester

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Semantic Shift to Pragmatic Meaning in Shared Decision Making: Situation Theory Perspective, M. Canan, A. Sousa-Poza, and S. F. Kovacic

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A Call to Arms: Standards for Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation, Andrew Collins, Mikel Petty, Daniele Vernon-Bido, and Solomon Sherfey

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Engineering Analytics: Research into the Governance Structure Needed to Integrate the Dominant Design Methodologies, Teddy Steven Cotter

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Research Agenda into Human-Intelligence/Machine-Intelligence Governance, Teddy Steven Cotter

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Statistical Engineering: A Causal-Stochastic Modeling Research Update, Teddy Steven Cotter

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The Space Infrastructure Vulnerability Cadastre: Orbital Debris Critical Loads, Adrian V. Gheorghe and Daniel E. Yuchnovicz

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Key Factors Driving Personnel Downsizing in Multinational Military Organizations, Ilksen Gorkem, Resit Unal, and Pilar Pazos