• Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
  • Industrial Distribution
Taner Cokyasar

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, The University of Tennessee, 2020
  • M.S., Industrial Engineering, The University of Tennessee, 2016
  • B.S., Business Administration, Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University, 2012

Research Interests

Certifications & Memberships

  • Member - Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
  • Member - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Awards & Honors

  • Impact Argonne Award, Argonne National Laboratory, 2024
  • Best Track Paper Award, IISE Logistics and Supply Chain Division, 2018
  • 2nd Best Track Paper Award, IISE Engineering Management Division, 2018
  • Extraordinary Professional Promise Award, The University of Tennessee, 2018
  • Service Recognition Award, The University of Tennessee, 2017

Selected Publications

  • A. Ismael and T. Cokyasar, "Modeling and calibration of the supplier selection problem in freight agent–based simulations," Transportation Research Record, 2026
  • W. Kaleem, T. Cokyasar, J. Larson, O. Verbas, T. H. Bhuiyan, A. Subramanyam, "Extreme-scale EV charging infrastructure planning for last-mile delivery using high-performance parallel computing," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 205. 2026
  • S. Bazarnovi, T. Cokyasar, O. Verbas, A. K., Mohammadian, "Problem of locating and allocating charging equipment for battery electric buses under stochastic charging demand," European Journal of Operational Research, 2025
  • A. Davatgari, T. Cokyasar, A. Subramanyam, J. Larson, A. K., Mohammadian, "Electric vehicle supply equipment location and capacity allocation problem," European Journal of Operational Research, 317, 953-966, 2024
  • T. Cokyasar and M. Jin, "Additive manufacturing capacity allocation problem over a network," IISE Transactions, 55(8): 807-820, 2022