Graduate Student, Industrial Engineering
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Dr. Kash Barker
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About
I am a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma.
My fundamental research goal over the next five to ten years is to develop modeling and simulation tools that analyze and quantify the costs and benefits of risk management strategies and lead to better decisions in an uncertain and complex environment.
My doctoral dissertation focuses on quantifying the costs and benefits of risk management strategies to mitigate the impact of supply chain disruptions.
My modeling approach incorporates elements from a variety of disciplines, including simulation, decision and risk analysis, probability, optimization, operations management, statistics, and economics.
Specific projects along this research vein include:
* an analysis of the international economic impacts of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami
* a model of a company decision making if a supply shortage occurs
* a model and simulation of the economic consequences if an inland waterway port is suddenly closed
* a data-driven regression model of resilience in the electric power sector
* a resource allocation optimization model applied to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
