Mark E. Lewis (engineer) explained

Mark E. Lewis
Birth Place:Niceville, Florida
Fields:Industrial engineering
Workplaces:Cornell University (since 2005)
University of Michigan (1999-2005)
Education:Eckerd College (BS & BA, 1992)
Florida State University (MS, 1995)
Georgia Tech (PhD, 1998)
Thesis Title:Bias Optimality in a Two-Class Nonstationary Queueing System
Thesis Year:1998
Thesis Url:https://gatech-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1vgrnp4/01GALI_GIT_ALMA21137888530002947

Mark Edwin Lewis (born 1970) is an American industrial engineer and professor at Cornell University. He was the first African-American faculty member hired in Industrial Engineering at University of Michigan and the first tenured African-American faculty member at the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering at Cornell University.[1] Lewis' research is focused on stochastic processes, and queueing theory and Markov decision processes in particular.

Education

Lewis received a BS degree in mathematics and a BA degree in political science at Eckerd College, graduating in 1992.[2] He proceeded to earn an MS degree in theoretical statistics from Florida State University in 1995 and a PhD degree in industrial and systems engineering from Georgia Tech in 1998. Lewis' PhD thesis Bias Optimality in a Two-Class Nonstationary Queueing System[3] at Georgia Tech was advised by Robert E. Foley.[4]

Career

After his PhD, Lewis spent a year at the University of British Columbia as a postdoctoral fellow.In 1999, he joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as Assistant Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering.[2] [5] Lewis became Associate Professor at the Operations Research and Information Engineering department at Cornell University in 2005 and was promoted to Full Professor in 2011.[6]

Lewis founded the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Minority Issues Forum in 2001 and served as its first president.[7] In 2009, Lewis co-chaired the 15th INFORMS Applied Probability Conference at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.[8] [9] Lewis acted as chair of the Applied Probability Society from 2012 to 2014.[10] [11]

Lewis was Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development for Cornell University's College of Engineering from 2015 to 2020.[12] [13] In this role, he acted as task force chair of the Faculty Diversity Committee, which was convened in 2017.[14] Lewis served as principal investigator on the Cornell University Engineering Success Program to increase the participation of underrepresented minority and first-generation college students.[15] [16]

Research

Lewis researches the optimal control of non-stationary systems, developing policies for admission and pricing at non-stationary queueing systems with finite capacity and multiple customer classes, with applications in production, communication, and the airline industry.[17]

He studied the dynamic control and optimal resource allocation of service systems, such as call centers, through "upgrades, reneging, and retrials" (for example after market segmentation).[18]

Lewis also develops methods for optimization of Markov decision processes to study problems such as inventory control and revenue management.[19]

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Black History Month - 2019 Honoree. Mathematically Gifted & Black. 2020-03-30.
  2. Web site: Mark E. Lewis. IEEE. 2020-03-30.
  3. Web site: INFORMS - Mark E. Lewis. Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). 2020-04-22.
  4. Web site: ISyE Faculty, Robert E. Foley - Ph. D. Students. 2020-03-30.
  5. Web site: University of Michigan, Faculty History Project - Industrial & Operations Engineering. 2020-03-30.
  6. Web site: Mark Lewis Is Now a Full Professor. September 12, 2011. 2020-03-30.
  7. Web site: Minority Issues and Concerns. 2020-03-30.
  8. Web site: ORIE Hosts Meeting of the Applied Probability Society. November 17, 2009. 2020-04-22.
  9. Web site: Award Abstract #0936115 - Conference: Support for Young Researchers to Attend the 15th INFORMS Applied Probability Society Conference; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; 12-15 July 2009. 2020-04-22.
  10. Web site: Previous APS Chairs. 2020-03-30.
  11. Web site: ORIE's Mark Lewis elected Chair of the Applied Probability Society. February 8, 2013. 2020-04-17.
  12. Web site: Professor Mark Lewis named Associate Dean for Diversity Programs. 2020-03-30.
  13. Web site: Public Prep, Cornell University Extend Multi-Year, Multi-Faceted Partnership to Create Extraordinary Collegiate Experiences for Girls Prep and Boys Prep Students and Alumni. 2020-03-31.
  14. Web site: From the Hill - News and updates from campus - September/October 2018. Cornell Alumni Magazine. 2020-03-30.
  15. Web site: Award Abstract #1317501 - CUES: Cornell University Engineering Success Program. 2020-04-22.
  16. Web site: Sara Hernández to lead Grad School diversity efforts. 2020-04-22.
  17. Web site: Award Abstract #9908321 - Optimal Admission and Pricing in Non-stationary Queueing Systems. 2020-04-22.
  18. Web site: Award Abstract #0826255 - Upgrades, Reneging and Retrials: Advanced Dynamic Control of Service Systems. 2020-04-22.
  19. Web site: Award Abstract #0900460 - Collaborative Research: Uncountable Markov Decision Processes and their Applications to Optimization of Large-Scale Stochastic Systems. 2020-04-22.
  20. Web site: Award Abstract #9870295 - Optimal Admission Policies for a Nonstationary Queueing System. 2020-04-22.
  21. Web site: Alumni Newsletter, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Summer 2001. Michigan Engineering. 2020-03-30.
  22. Web site: Pathways to STEM Careers: Preparing the STEM Workforce of the 21st Century. 2020-03-30.
  23. Web site: George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award. 2020-03-31.
  24. Web site: Award Abstract #0132811 - PECASE: Monotone Optimal Policies in Parallel Processing Networks. 2020-03-30.
  25. Web site: IOE News. Michigan Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering. 2020-03-30.
  26. Web site: Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award winners announced. April 26, 2004. 2020-03-30.
  27. Web site: White House honors three engineering faculty members. May 18, 2004. 2020-03-30.
  28. Web site: Award Abstract #0540808 - PECASE: Monotone Optimal Policies in Parallel Processing Networks. nsf.gov. 2020-03-30.
  29. Web site: MAA-NAM Blackwell Lecture. National Association of Mathematicians. 2020-03-30.
  30. Web site: 2014 MAA MathFest - Invited Addresses. 2020-03-30.
  31. Web site: The MAA-NAM David Harold Blackwell Lectures. 2020-03-31.
  32. Web site: INFORMS Names 2021 Fellows. Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. October 4, 2021. 2021-10-08.
  33. Web site: ORIE's Mark Lewis named an INFORMS Fellow. Cornell Engineering, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering. October 6, 2021. 2021-10-08.
  34. Web site: Mark Lewis among inaugural INFORMS MIF Fellows. November 29, 2021. 2021-12-10.
  35. Web site: INFORMS Announces Second Cohort of Senior Members. June 26, 2024. 2024-07-03.

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