Baris Balcioglu, Collaborating Professor
Professor Balcioglu received BS and MS degrees from Bilkent University in Turkey, and his PhD from Rutgers. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, where his research interests are in stochastic models, the analysis of queueing systems, production/inventory systems, call centers, and simulation. He collaborates with C-MORE on a number of projects.

Chris Beck, Collaborating Professor
Professor Beck received his BSc from St. Francis Xavier University, and MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Toronto. Before his appointment to the University's faculty, he worked on ILOG's Scheduler Team in Paris, France and at the Cork Constraint Computation Centre in Ireland. At the University of Toronto, Professor Beck's research interests have included scheduling, optimization under uncertainty, queuing theory, online algorithms, heuristic search, and constraint programming. He collaborates with C-MORE on projects related to maintenance scheduling.

Dragan Banjevic, Project Director
Dr. Banjevic holds BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in statistics from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He directs the theoretical research component of C-MORE projects, including approaches to reliability and the establishment of mathematical procedures for the implementation of functional routines for maintenance decision-making. Dr. Banjevic's past non-academic work includes the automotive industry, hospital research, and statistical consulting to civil engineers engaged in road building. Currently he teaches as a visiting professor in both the University's Department of Statistics and the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

Neil Montgomery, Statistician
Mr. Montgomery's work involves the acquisition and analysis of data obtained from consortium members for test purposes. He is also involved in developing the condition-based maintenance theoretical models.

Daming Lin, Research Associate
Dr. Lin obtained his BSc and MSc in applied mathematics at Peking University and Academia Sinic, China, respectively, and his PhD in statistics from the University of Hong Kong. The bulk of his work at C-MORE is with OMDEC on the commercialization of the EXAKT software.

Ali Zuashkiani, Director of Educational Programs and Research Associate
Dr. Zuashkiani obtained his PhD from the University of Toronto, at C-MORE. He obtained his BSc in Industrial Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran. His research activities are centered around condition-based maintenance, expert knowledge in reliability assessment, Bayesian statistics, maintenance performance measurement and maintenance management.

Nima Safaei, Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Safaei joined C-MORE in October 2007. He received a BS in Applied Mathematics from University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, graduated in Industrial Engineering from Mazandaran University of Science & Technology, Babol, and received his PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran. He was recently a Visiting Scholar at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. His research focuses on combinatorial optimization, scheduling, and computational-intelligence-based problem-solving methods. Find out more here!

Hossein Mohammadian, Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Mohammadian, PEng completed his study in Mechanical Engineering at Laval University, Canada. He has several years experience in design and reliability of stationary and rotating equipment. Currently he is working on the inspection and maintenance of oil pipeline systems.