Industrial and Systems Engineering

College of Engineering

Publications

Dr. Berna Tokgoz
Associate Professor

Dr. Berna Tokgoz

Books

Fundamentals of Lean Manufacturing, by Don Phillps and Berna Eren Tokgoz, Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, ISBN-10: 1951985710, ISBN-13: 978-1951985714.

 

Journal Publications

 

  • Thinesh Selvaratnam, Liv Haselbach, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Ginger Gummelt, Kyle Boudreaux, Brian D. Williams, Matthew I. Pyne, Igor Linkov. “Establishing a Regional Interdisciplinary Resilience Center: A Bottom-Up Approach”, Environment Systems and Decisions, (1-9), 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-023-09898-y.
  • Premkumar Ravishankar, Seokyon Hwang, Jing Zhang, Ibrahim X. Khalilullah, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “DARTS-Drone and Artificial Intelligence Reconsolidated Technological Solution for Increasing the Oil and Gas Pipeline Resilience”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 13(5), 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-022-00439-w.
  • Burak Cankaya, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Ali Dag, and KC Santosh. “Automated Chemical Tanker Cleaning Activity Prediction at the Port Using Geo-Spatial Data”, Journal of Modelling in Management, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1108/JM2-12-2019-0284.
  • Jianyuan Ni, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Fei Gao, and Yueqing Li. “Practical Risk Assessment Tool for the Frequently Transported Chemicals at the Gulf of Mexico Ports”, J. of Critical Infrastructures, 16(4) 2020. doi: 10.1504/IJCIS.2020.112043.
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Zanbo Zhu, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Jing Zhang, and Seokyon Hwang. “Automatic Assessment and Prediction the Resilience of Utility Poles Using UAV and Computer-Vision Techniques” International Journal of Disaster Risk Science 11(1) 2020. doi:10.1007/s13753-020-00254-1.
  • Ayberk Karakavuz, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Victor Zaloom, and Alberto Marquez. “Risk Assessment of Commonly Transported Chemicals in the Port of Houston”, J. of Critical Infrastructures 16(1) 2020. doi: 10.1504/IJCIS.2020.10024083.
  • Burak Cankaya, Ezra Wari, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “A Chemical Tanker Scheduling Problem: Port of Houston Case Study”, Int. J. of Planning and Scheduling 3(1) 2019. 
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Berna Eren Tokgoz, and Seokyon Hwang. “Framework for Measuring the Resilience of Utility Poles of an Electric Power Distribution Network”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 10(2) doi: 10.1007/s13753-019-0219-8.
  • Burak Cankaya, Ezra Wari, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “A Practical Approach to Chemical Tanker Scheduling in a Port: A Case Study”, Maritime Economics & Logistics21(1-3) 2019. doi:10.1057/s41278-019-00122-w.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz, Mahdi Safa, and Seokyon Hwang. “Resilience Assessment of Power Distribution Systems” International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction, and Architectural Engineering, Vol.11 (6), p. 802-807, 2017.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz and Adrian V. Gheorghe. “Probabilistic Resilience for Building Systems Exposed to Natural Disasters”, of Critical Infrastructures. Vol. 10, 3(4), p.375-397, 2014.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz and Adrian V. Gheorghe. “Resilience Quantification and Its Application to a Residential Building Subject to Hurricane Winds”, Int.  Disaster Risk Sci. Vol. 4(3), September 2013.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz and Adrian V. Gheorghe. “Resilience: An Emergent Characterization of Complex Interdependent Critical Infrastructures”, European Journal of Critical Services and Infrastructure Protection, October 2013.

        Conference Proceedings 

  • Negar Saraei, Thinesh Selvaratnam, Nader Madkour, Premkumar Ravishankar, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Development of a Regional Community Resilience Framework with Expert Judgement” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, May 2023.
  • Nader Madkour, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Reda Amer, and Burak Cankaya. “A GIS Based Approach Towards a Change Detection Framework for Assessing Land Cover in Coastal Lands” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, May 2023.
  • Nader Madkour, J. Zhang, S. Hwang, Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Debris Assessment for Waterways and Ports with Drone and Artificial Intelligence” Proc. of Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, May 2022.
  • Premkumar Ravishankar, S. Hwang, J. Zhang, Berna Eren Tokgoz, and Z. Luo. “Oil and Gas Pipeline Resilience Enhancement” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, May 2022.
  • Premkumar Ravishankar, Berna Eren Tokgoz, J. Zhang, S. Hwang, and Z. Luo. “Increasing the Oil and Gas Pipeline Resilience Based on UAV’s Data” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, May 2022.
  • Robert Kelley Bradley, James C Curry, Victor Zaloom, Brian Craig, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Alberto Marquez, Yueqing Li, Maryam Hamidi, Weihang Zhu, Xinyu Liu, and Acyut Kaneria. “Results of the First Six Years of a 2+2 Online BS Industrial Engineering Degree Pathway” of American Society for Engineering Education Virtual Annual Conference, July 2021.
  • Ruobing Zhao, Yi Liu, Yueqing Li, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “An Investigation of Resilience in Human Driving and Automatic Driving in Freight Transportation System” of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Virtual Conference, May 2021.
  • Premkumar Ravishankar, X. Zhang., S. Hwang, J. Zhang, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Detecting Defects of Railway Tracks by Using Computer Vision Methodology”  of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Virtual Conference, May 2021. 
  • Nader Madkour and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Predicting Non-Emergency 311 Calls for an Effective Resource Allocation After a Disaster” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Virtual Conference, October 2020.
  • Emily Ingram, Ozge Gunaydin-Sen, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Ashikur Rahman Abid, Md Morshedul Alam, and Mamta Singh. “Effects of Entry-Level Chemistry Courses in STEM Majors” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Virtual Conference, October 2020.
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Zanbo Zhu, Jing Zhang, and Seokyon Hwang. “Resilience Enhancements of Power Distribution Lines Using Computer Vision Technology” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, May 2019.
  • Zanbo Zhu, Md Morshedul Alam, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Seokyon Hwang, and Jing Zhang. “Monitoring Utility Pole Health Conditions Using UAV and Deep Learning” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, May 2019.
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Ozge Gunaydin-Sen, and Mamta Singh. "The Importance of Success in General Chemistry for STEM Majors" Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, May 2019.
  • Ayberk Karakavuz, Berna Eren Tokgoz, and M. Burak Cankaya. “Risk Assessment of Commonly Transported Chemicals in Ports” Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2018.
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Mahdi Safa, and Seokyon Hwang. "Evaluation of Effects of Wind Speed on Resilience of Electric Poles" Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, May 2018.
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Ozge Gunaydin-Sen, and Mamta Singh. "Survey Study on the Retention Rate for Undergraduate Students in STEM" Proc. of Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, May 2018.
  • Mahdi Safa, Seokyon Hwang, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Improving Disaster Resilience of Power Distribution Network Using Photogrammetry Technology” Proc. of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference in Leadership in Sustainable Infrastructure, Vancouver, CA, June 2017.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz, Mahdi Safa, and Seokyon Hwang. “Resilience Assessment of Power Distribution Systems” Proc. of 19th Conference on Critical Infrastructure Systems Engineering, San Francisco, CA, June 2017.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz, Seokyon Hwang, and Mahdi Safa. “An Innovative Approach to Increasing Power Distribution Network Resilience” Proc. of International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities, South Korea, July 2017.

        Referred Conference Presentations

  • Premkumar Ravishankar and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Influence of Clay Content and Cation Exchange Capacity to Create Resilient Railroad Infrastructure” Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, May 2023.
  • Burak Cankaya, K. N. Poud, J.S.D. Garcia, Berna Eren Tokgoz, and Nader Madkour. “Load Factor Analysis Using Machine Learning for Brazilian Aviation System” Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, May 2023.
  • Nader Madkour, Reda Amer, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Assessment of Soil Erosion Using Remote Sensing and GIS” Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, May 2022.
  • Premkumar Ravishankar, Seokyon Hwang, Jing Zhang, and Berna Eren Tokgoz “Increasing the Oil and Gas Pipeline Resiliency Using Image Processing Algorithm” 10th Annual Texas STEM Conference, November 1st place in oral graduate research presentation.
  • Nader Madkour, Reda Amer, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “A Critical Approach Towards a Change Detection Framework for Assessing Soil Degradation Rates” 10th Annual Texas STEM Conference, November 2022.
  • Negar Saraei, Thinesh Selvaratnam, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Developing a Resilience Framework for Jefferson Count, TX” 10th Annual Texas STEM Conference, November 2022.
  • Nader Madkour, Seokyon Hwang, Jing Zhang, Berna Eren Tokgoz, and Zhe Luo. “Drone and Artificial Intelligence-Based Evaluation of Debris for Waterways and Ports” 9th Annual Texas STEM Conference, October 2021. 2nd place in oral graduate research presentation.
  • Premkumar Ravishankar, Ibrahim Khalilullah, Seokyon Hwang, Jing Zhang, Berna Eren Tokgoz and Zhe Lou. “Increasing Oil and Gas Pipeline Resiliency Using Drones and Image Processing Algorithm” 9th Annual Texas STEM Conference, October 2021.
  • Premkumar Ravishankar, S. Hwang, J. Zhang, and Berna Eren-Tokgoz. “Increasing the oil and gas pipeline resiliency using drones and image processing algorithm” Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Virtual Conference, May 2021. 
  • Premkumar Ravishankar, Xuling Zhang, Seokyon Hwang, Jing Zhang, Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Detecting Defects of Railway Tracks by Using Computer Vision Methodology” 8th Annual Texas STEM Conference, November 2020.
  • Nader Madkour and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Towards an Effective Resource Allocation by Using Non-Emergency Requests” 8th Annual Texas STEM Conference, November 2020.
  • Oluseye Fafiolu, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Jaeyoung Cho. “Reliability Prediction Model for Rail Track Geometry”7th Annual Texas STEM Conference, November 2019.
  • Ashikur Rahman Abid, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Seokyon Hwang, and Jing Zhang. “Evaluation of Condition of Utility Poles of Electric Power Distribution Networks for Natural Disasters”, 7th Annual Texas STEM Conference, November 2019.
  • Nader Madkour and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Analysis of Non-Emergency Calls for Efficient Resource Allocation in Houston, TX”, 7th Annual Texas STEM Conference, November 2019.
  • Dikshant Singh, Berna Eren Tokgoz, and Cagatay Tokgoz. “Risk Evaluation of Frequently Transported Chemicals in Ports of Gulf Region”, 6th Annual Undergraduate Research & Creativity Expo, April 2019 (oral, local), 2nd Place in oral presentation.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz, Dikshant Singh, and Fei Gao. “Risk Prioritization of Chemicals at Gulf of Mexico Ports” Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, May 2019.
  • Jianyuan Ni, Ruobing Zhao, Jing Zhang, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Seokyon Hwang. “Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Deep Learning Neural Network to Monitor the Health Conditions of Utility Poles”, CICE Innovation Showcase, October 2019.
  • Zeina Bousaid, Alberto Marquez, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. "Determining Inventories of Medical Supplies During Disaster Response Operations" Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, May 2018.
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Berna Eren Tokgoz, and Seokyon Hwang. “Optimal Resource Allocation to Enhance Utility Pole Resilience to Natural Disasters” 6th Annual Texas Stem Conference, Beaumont, TX, November 2018.
  • Dikshant Singh, Berna Eren Tokgoz, and Cagatay Tokgoz. “Public and Environmental Risk Identification of Commonly Transported Chemicals at Ports in Gulf of Mexico” 6th Annual Texas Stem Conference, Beaumont, TX, November 2018. 2nd Place in oral presentation.  
  • Burak Cankaya, Ezra Wari, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Pilot and Chemical Tanker Scheduling Problem in a Port” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, October 2017.
  • Jaeyoung Cho, Maryam Hamidi, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Port Operations” INFORMS Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, October 2017.
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Mahdi Safa, Seokyon Hwang, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Damage Prediction Methodology for Electric Poles Exposed to Hurricane Winds” 5th Annual Texas Stem Conference, Beaumont, TX, October 2017. 2nd Place in oral presentation.
  • Ayberk Karakavuz and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Risk Assessment of Commonly Transported Chemicals in Ports” 5th Annual Texas Stem Conference, Beaumont, TX, October 2017.
  • Ayberk Karakavuz, Jaeyoung Cho, Maryam Hamidi, and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Risk Assessment of UAV-Aided Port Operations” Texas Hurricane Conference, University of Houston, Houston, TX, August 2017.
  • Md Morshedul Alam, Mahdi Safa, Seokyon Hwang, and Berna Eren Tokgoz, “Resilience Metric Determination for the Electric Distribution Poles” Texas Hurricane Conference, University of Houston, Houston, TX, August 2017.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “A Comparative Study on Chemical Tanker Scheduling” Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Research Conference and Expo, Pittsburg, PA, May 2017.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Understanding Moving Object Patterns with Machine Learning Methods” Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Research Conference and Expo, Pittsburg, PA, May 2017.
  • Maryam Hamidi, Berna Eren Tokgoz, Alberto Marquez, and Brian Craig. “A Framework for Port Warehouse Space Assignment Problem” Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Research Conference and Expo, Pittsburg, PA, May 2017.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Understanding Vehicle Movement Patterns with Machine Learning Algorithms” INFORMS Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, USA, November 2016.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Understanding Vehicle Movement Patterns with Artificial Neural Networks” INFORMS Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, USA, November 2016.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Waste Reduction in Port Management Activities with Six Sigma” Industrial and Systems Engineering Lean and Six Sigma Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA, September 2016.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Vessel Traffic Optimization with Machine Learning using Geospatial Data” Mission Critical Big Data Analytics Workshop, Prairie View A&M University, May 2016. 2nd place in a student poster presentation.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz and M. Burak Cankaya. “Systems Design Approach to Port Operations” Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Research Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA, USA, May 2016.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Sustainable Planning of the HAZMAT Evacuation Logistics Process” Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Research Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA, USA, May 2016.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “A Novel Decision Support Methodology for Port Logistics” Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Research Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA, USA, May 2016.
  • Burak Cankaya and Berna Eren Tokgoz. “Optimization of Scheduling for Terminals and their Economic Impacts” Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Research Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA, USA, May 2016.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz and Adrian V. Gheorghe. “Implementation of Quantification of Resilience to Essential Facilities” Institute of Industrial Engineering Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, USA, June 2015.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz and Adrian V. Gheorghe. “Efforts to Quantify Resilience Against Hurricane Wind Speed at Community Level”, The 4th Conference on Next Generation Infrastructures, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, November 2011.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz and Adrian V. Gheorghe. “A Quantification effort for resilience of essential facilities against hurricanes at local level”, The 2nd Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management”, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2011.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz and Adrian V. Gheorghe, “A Quantification approach for resilience of essential facilities against hurricanes at regional level”, The Infrastructure Security Partnership Conference, Dallas, TX, USA, December 2010.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz, Volkan Cakir, and Adrian V. Gheorghe, "Handling Emergency Management in Object Oriented Modeling Environment" MODSIM World Conference & Expo, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, 2009.
  • Berna Eren Tokgoz, Volkan Cakir, and Adrian V. Gheorghe, "Managing Hampton Roads Resiliency with an Object-Oriented Paradigm" HRA INCOSE Requirements, Management & Analysis Seminar, Newport News, VA, USA, 2008.