People

Faculty
Prof

Dr. Seokcheon Lee

Email: lee46 AT purdue.edu
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Graduate Students
Franz

Franz Stoll (PhD)

Email: stollf AT purdue.edu

Franz is from Lima, Peru, and joined the DC Lab in Fall 2020. He received his B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), and his M.Sc. in Operations Research from Clemson University, conducting research projects for BMW and South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA). He has five years of industry experience at AW Faber-Castell GmbH, performing in project management, continuous improvement applying Lean Six Sigma, and smart packaging optimization. His research interests are in factory optimization, systems simulation, and routing for drones or AGV delivery. Franz enjoys playing soccer, swimming, working out, and hiking.

Byeongmok

Byeongmok Kim (PhD)

Email: kimbm AT purdue.edu

Byeongmok is from Seoul, South Korea, and joined the DC Lab in Spring 2021. He received his B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Hongik University and his M.S. degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), conducting research projects for CJ Logistics. He has a total of 5 years of industry experience as a research engineer at LG Electronics and Hyundai-Steel. His research interests are routing optimization and artificial intelligent methods. Byeongmok enjoys playing with his dog and cooking for his wife.

Srinjoy

Srinjoy Chatterjee (PhD)

Email: chatte62 AT purdue.edu

Srinjoy Chatterjee is from Kolkata, India. He completed his bachelor's degree in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University in Kolkata and joined DC Lab in Spring 2024 as a Ph.D. student in Industrial Engineering. His research interests include applied optimization and machine learning in supply chain and logistics. In his free time, he enjoys watching soccer, movies, and playing the piano.

Taeho

Taeho Jeong (PhD)

Email: jeong183 AT purdue.edu

Taeho is from Suwon, South Korea, and joined the DC Lab in 2024 to pursue a Ph.D. in operational research for space logistics. He received his B.S. in Astrophysics, with a minor in Aerospace Engineering, from the University of California, San Diego in 2022. In 2024, he earned his M.S. in Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University, where he conducted hyperparameter tuning of neural networks and airfoil shape optimization using neural networks. Taeho’s current research interests focus on job scheduling, vehicle routing in on-orbit servicing, and supply chain optimization for space mission design. In his free time, he enjoys watching sports games and cooking Korean food.

Donghyun

Donghyun Kim (PhD)

Email: kim4072 AT purdue.edu

DongHyun Kim is from Seoul, South Korea. He received his Bachelor's degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering(2nd major: Data Science Software) from Dongguk University. His research interests are drone routing problems with mobile charging stations for pick & delivery services, and semiconductor scheduling using interpretable machine learning. He enjoys watching sports games and playing golf in his free time.

Jaemin

Jaemin Park (PhD)

Email: park1860 AT purdue.edu

Jaemin Park is from Seoul, South Korea, and joined the DC Lab in Spring 2025. He completed dual B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering, ITM major from Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), and Information Technology Management from Northumbria University in 2023. He completed his M.S. in Data Science at SeoulTech in 2024. His research interests focus on optimization, reinforcement learning, and their various applications, including energy systems, routing, and scheduling. In his free time, he enjoys baseball, swimming, and fishing.

vishvesh

Vishvesh Khanzode (MS)

Email: vkhanzod AT purdue.edu

Vishvesh is from Mumbai, India, and joined the DC Lab in Fall 2024. He received B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Mumbai University and worked in operations research and supply chain optimization at TVS Motor Company. Now pursuing M.S. in Industrial Engineering at Purdue, his research focuses on improving performance of production and logistics systems using simulation, optimization and machine learning techniques.  In his free time, he enjoys trekking and listening to music.

Sriteja

Sriteja Salike (MS)

Email: ssalike AT purdue.edu

Sriteja is from Hyderabad, India and joined DC lab in Fall 2024. He completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from CVR College of Engineering and is currently pursuing MS in industrial Engineering. His previous work experience was in supply chain at Amazon and Tesla. He loves analytics and his interests are in Machine Learning, Optimization and Supply Chain Analytics. In his free time, you can find him playing either chess, cricket or basketball. 

Visiting Scholars

Former Students and Visiting Scholars

Former Students

NameDegreeGraduation YearAffiliation
Yonggab KimPhD2025Walmart Global Tech, California
Zekun (Louis) LiuPhD2024FORTNA
Ibrahim AlturkiPhD2024King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Juan PazPhD2023Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, Colombia
Jayasurya RagupathiMS2023Walmart
Yingding ZhangMS2023 DMC
Francisco MuñozPhD2022Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, Colombia
Cansu AgraliPhD2022Amazon, Luxembourg
Ho-Young JeongPhD2022Korea University
Rahul SucharithaPhD2021Greif, Inc.
Abeer Wasef AbdelhadiMS2020
Sungbum JunPhD2020Dongguk University
Patchara KitjacharoenchaiPhD2020Burapha University
Yang ZhangPhD2019eBay, Seattle
Ashutosh NayakPhD2018Samsung Research in Bangalore
Archit MokashiMS2018FedEx
Chul Hun ChoiPhD2018Sejong University
Chiyoung ChoiMS2018SK Telecom
Islam AliPhD2017Alexandria University
Mohammad Moshref-JavadiPhD2017University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hyejin ChoMS2016
Juan Jose NativiPhD2016Under Armour
Seokhun BangMS2015Naver
Timothy W DuketMS2014Bastian Solutions
Amina LyazidiMS2013Altran
Stephen Vincent SteidleMS2013SonarMed Inc.
Pu-Tai YangPhD2012Tunghai University
Sang-Phil KimPhD2012Winona State University
Min-Hyuk KimPhD2011Republic of Korea Army

Former Visiting Scholars

NameAffiliation
Dr. Junyoung KimMyongji University
Dr. Kyutae ParkSeoul National University of Science and Technology
Dr. Kyungdoh KimHongik University
Jie SunShandong Institute of Commerce and Technology
Dr. Byung Duk SongKorea University
Dr. Sang Cheon LeeKyeongsang National University
Dr. Sung-Soo KimKangwon National University
Dr. Kwang Hyun RoHansung University
Shigeru OkumaMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Dr. Hugon KimKyungsung University
Dr. Han-Il JeongDaejeon University