Biography
Dr. Sadan Kulturel is a Professor of Management Information Systems at Penn State Berks. Dr. Kulturel's primary research focus is modeling, analysis and optimization of complex systems using metaheuristic approaches, such as Tabu Search and Genetic Algorithms, combined with techniques from Probability and Operations Research. Primary application areas of her research include facility layout/relayout, redundancy allocation, and scheduling. In addition, Dr. Kulturel has research on the participation of women in engineering & information technology programs and internationalizing the curriculum - building intercultural and interdisciplinary teams. Dr. Kulturel teaches courses in Project Management, Business Statistics, Management Information Systems, and New Venture Creation.
Education
Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University
M.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
B.S., Industrial Engineering, Gazi University, Turkey