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PhD (Hacettepe University), MSc (Middle East Technical University), BSc (Middle East Technical University)
Research theme: Health, Security Research discipline: Mathematical Sciences Research program: Operations research Research area- Health: Designing Robust Reactive Scheduling System for Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Health Services; Mathematical Modeling to Improve Health Care Outcomes in Hospitals
- Mining: Mathematical models for ore mining industry; open pit block sequencing and scheduling; decision support systems for coal transportation
- Railways: Dynamic Train Scheduling; Techniques for Capacity Determination in Railways.
- Seaports: An Integrated System to Optimise Container Transfers at Multimodal Terminals.
- Scheduling
- Planning
- Optimisation.
- 2017-2020: ARC Discovery. Cloud scheduling and management of energy systems with real-time support.
- 2014-218: ARC Linkage. An integrated mathematical approach to synchronise and optimise hospital operations.
- 2018-2021 : NSCF - China. Advanced scheduling methodologies to optimise mining operations.
- 2017-2020 : ARC Discovery Cloud scheduling and management of energy systems with real-time support.
- 2014-2017 : Arc Linkage An integrated mathematical approach to synchronise and optimise hospital operations
- 2012-2015: CRC ORE Optimisation of Resource Extraction with Newcrest Mining. Integrated Mining Project Evaluation in a Risk Framework: Faster and Robust Decision-Making.
- 2012-2015: ARC Linkage with QLD, WA and NSW main roads, John Holland. Greening procurement of infrastructure construction: Optimising mass-haul operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Projects (Chief investigator)
Additional information
- Spratt, B. & Kozan, E. (2021). A real-time reactive framework for the surgical case sequencing problem. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 33(1), 183–211. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133991
- Spratt, B. & Kozan, E. (2021). An integrated rolling horizon approach to increase operating theatre efficiency. Journal of Scheduling, 24(1), 3–25. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200908
- Burdett, R. & Kozan, E. (2018). An integrated approach for scheduling health care activities in a hospital. European Journal of Operational Research, 264(2), 756–773. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/107724
- Dik, G. & Kozan, E. (2017). A flexible crane scheduling methodology for container terminals. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 29(1), 64–96. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130310
- Liu, S. & Kozan, E. (2017). A hybrid metaheuristic algorithm to optimise a real-world robotic cell. Computers and Operations Research, 84, 188–194. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130442
- Kozan, E. & Liu, S. (2017). An operational-level multi-stage mine production timetabling model for optimally synchronising drilling, blasting and excavating operations. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 31(7), 457–474. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/93446
- Kozan, E. & Liu, S. (2016). A new open-pit multi-stage mine production timetabling model for drilling, blasting and excavating operations. Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy Section A: Mining Technology, 125(1), 47–53. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/87826
- Mousavi Nogholi, A., Kozan, E. & Liu, S. (2016). Open-pit block sequencing optimization: A mathematical model and solution technique. Engineering Optimization, 48(11), 1932–1950. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/93107
- Hanafi, R. & Kozan, E. (2014). A hybrid constructive heuristic and simulated annealing for railway crew scheduling. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 70, 11–19. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/66685
- Kozan, E. & Liu, S. (2012). A demand-responsive decision support system for coal transportation. Decision Support Systems, 54(1), 665–680. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/66826
- Title
- An integrated mathematical approach to synchronise and optimise hospital operations
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP140100394
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Scheduling; Operations Research; Operations Management
- Title
- Greening Procurement of Infrastructure Construction: Optimising Mass-haul Operations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP110200314
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Road/Rail Construction; Greenhouse Emissions from Construction; Mass-haul Optimisation; Linear Infrastructure Construction; Sustainability in Construction
- Title
- Emergency Health Services: Demand and Service Delivery Models
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0882650
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Emergency Medicine; Ambulance; Prehospital Care; Emergency Medical Systems; Emergency Services
- Title
- Reducing Transport Costs Through the Automation of Schedule Generation (3651)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- QUT024
- Start year
- 2007
- Keywords
- Transport; Scheduling; Sugarcane; Logistics; IT
- Reactive Operating Theatre Scheduling (2018)
- Optimising the Operational Energy Efficiency of an Open-Pit Coal Mine System (2016)
- A Dynamic Real Time Scheduling Methodology for the Emergency Department (2015)
- Integrated Scheduling for Ambulances and Ambulance Crews (2015)
- Optimisation of Open Pit Mine Block Sequencing (2015)
- Modelling and Optimisation of Railway Crew Scheduling (2014)
- Optimising Container Processes at Multimodal Seaport Terminals: An Integrated Approach and Application (2012)
- Scheduling Techniques to Optimise Rail Operations (2012)
- Developing Scheduling Techniques to Optimise Container Transfers at Seaport Container Terminals (2002)
- Computational Intelligence Techniques for Decision Making with Applications to the Dairy Industry (2001)