John F. Shortle

Research Interests

• Simulation
• Queueing Theory
• Air Transportation
• Aviation Safety
• Power Systems
• Telecommunications

Publications

Center Affiliations

• Center for Air Transportation Systems Research (CATSR)

Courses Recently Taught

• SYST 320. Dynamic Systems II
• OR 645. Stochastic Processes
• OR 647. Queueing Theory

Editorial Service

• Associate editor, Aerospace, 2022-present.
• Associate editor, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 2010-2016.
• Associate editor, Energy Systems, 2011-2016.
• Associate editor, Journal of Probability and Statistical Science, 2003-2011.

Other Service Activities (selected)

• Board of Directors, Winter Simulation Conference, representing INFORMS Simulation Society, 2023-present.
• Program chair, Winter Simulation Conference, 2023, San Antonio, TX.
• President, Association of Chairs of Operations Research Departments (ACORD), 2022-23.
• President, IISE Modeling and Simulation Division, 2022-2023.
• Co-program chair, INFORMS Annual Meeting, 2020, Washington, DC.
• President, INFORMS Simulation Society (I-Sim), 2016-2018.

Awards

• Military Operations Research Journal Award. Spatial and Temporal Modeling of IED Emplacements against Dismounted Patrols. Shankar, A., J. Shortle, 2016.
• Outstanding Teacher, Volgenau School of Information Technology, 2005-2006.
• Winner of Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice, 2000. Optimal Design of a Data Offload Network, with Paul Katz, Dennis Dietz, Craig Williamson, Jim Koehler, Amie Elcan of Qwest Communications.
• Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2001.