{"id":171,"date":"2026-02-05T09:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2026-03-08T22:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:06:12","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dc35bc7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"min-height:340px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-3-2026-03_33_22-PM.png&apos;);background-position:52% 55%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5fd738b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#fcb900cc;padding-top:28px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:20px\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:64px;line-height:1.1;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>People<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78ce5a21 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3ae0b179 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#111111;padding-top:14px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:28px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>The School of Modeling, Simulation &amp; Training<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2828ef51 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f2b4f319 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:52px;margin-bottom:18px\">Research Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:21px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:21px;line-height:1.85\">The OptiSim Lab brings together faculty leadership, postdoctoral scholarship, doctoral research, and undergraduate inquiry across optimization, simulation, artificial intelligence, digital twins, cybersecurity, logistics, and autonomous systems.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f017406b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;border-top-color:#fcb900;border-top-width:8px;background-color:#f8fafc;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:28px\">Team at a Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>1 Lab Director<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>1 Postdoctoral Scholar<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>3 Doctoral Researchers<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>1 Undergraduate Researcher<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aa5ce570 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f8fafc;padding-top:72px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:46px;margin-bottom:26px\">Lab Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0a6b22d1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:22px;border-left-color:#fcb900;border-left-width:8px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:34px;padding-right:34px;padding-bottom:34px;padding-left:34px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d60e9467 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:26%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Ghaith Rabadi\" style=\"border-radius:22px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:74%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:36px;margin-bottom:6px\">Prof. Ghaith Rabadi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#64748b;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:20px;font-weight:600\"><p style=\"color:#64748b;font-size:20px;font-weight:600;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px\">Lab Director<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\">Ghaith Rabadi is a professor and the director of the School of Modeling, Simulation and Training. Formerly he was a professor of engineering management and systems engineering at Old Dominion University and is the former vice president for research and development at Princess Sumaya University for Technology. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in industrial engineering from UCF in 1999 and 1996 respectively, and his B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Jordan in 1992. Prior to joining the faculty at Old Dominion as an assistant professor in 2002, he was a postdoctoral scholar on NASA-funded projects for one year and a visiting assistant professor at the UCF Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems for another year.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\">He also worked as a research director at Productivity Apex, a modeling and simulation company based in Orlando.\u00a0He has published two books and numerous peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He received the NASA Faculty Fellowship and he worked at the NASA\u00a0Langley Research Center in Virginia as a faculty fellow.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\">He was awarded the\u00a0<em>N<\/em>ASA Software Invention Award\u00a0and the\u00a0NASA Board Action Invention Award. His research has been funded by NASA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Virginia Port Authority, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, MITRE Corporation, STIHL, CACI, Sentara Hospitals and Qatar Foundation. He received the Fulbright Specialist Program\u00a0award. His research and teaching interests include planning and scheduling, operations research, simulation modeling and analysis, and supply chain management and logistics. He is a co-founder and the chief editor for the\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inderscience.com\/ijps\">International Journal of Planning and Scheduling<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aa5ce570 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:72px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:46px;margin-bottom:26px\">Postdoctoral Scholar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1a1c0e64 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:22px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-92515837 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-headshot-1-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Murtadha Alsayegh\" style=\"border-radius:20px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:34px;margin-bottom:6px\">Dr. Murtadha Alsayegh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#64748b;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:20px;font-weight:600\"><p style=\"color:#64748b;font-size:20px;font-weight:600;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px\">Postdoctoral Scholar<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\">Dr. Murtadha Alsayegh is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Central Florida\u2019s School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training. His research focuses on multi-robot coordination, decentralized decision-making, secure multi-party computation for cyber-physical systems, and cybersecurity simulation. He develops simulation-driven AI frameworks that integrate reinforcement learning, mathematical optimization, and distributed control to enable resilient coordination in heterogeneous robotic teams.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\">His work spans applications in disaster response, autonomous systems, and digital twin\u2013enabled logistics. Dr. Alsayegh actively mentors graduate and undergraduate students and contributes to advancing simulation-based education and research in intelligent autonomous systems.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aa5ce570 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f8fafc;padding-top:72px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:46px;margin-bottom:26px\">Doctoral Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8e96f76c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3144cbc0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20241023_0432310-1-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ahmad Bany Abdelnabi\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5862ad88 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#64748b;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\"><p style=\"color:#64748b;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:8px\">PhD Candidate<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:28px;margin-bottom:12px\">Ahmad Bany Abdelnabi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\">Ahmad Bany Abdelnabi is a PhD Candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant whose research focuses on developing intelligent, resilient, and adaptive transportation and delivery systems. His work integrates operations research, artificial intelligence, digital twin technologies, and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to address complex challenges in next-generation logistics and mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\">He holds two master\u2019s degrees in Industrial Engineering and Modeling &amp; Simulation, and has authored multiple peer-reviewed journal and conference publications. His current doctoral research centers on learning-based optimization approaches for the truck\u2013drone routing and coordination problem, with the goal of enhancing efficiency and adaptability in emerging delivery networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\">Ahmad has received several awards and competitive scholarships, including the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science Award of Excellence in Graduate Teaching Assistantship, NSF travel grants, an IEEE scholarship, and an Erasmus+ Scholarship. He has also served on the technical committees of international conferences such as ANNSIM and IEEE DTPI, and has held the role of Proceedings Chair for the ANNSIM conference for two consecutive years.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3144cbc0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8849-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"Costi Al-Dalou\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5862ad88 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#64748b;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\"><p style=\"color:#64748b;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:8px\">PhD Student<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:28px;margin-bottom:12px\">Costi Al-Dalou<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\">Costi Al-Dalou\u00a0earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Amman, Jordan, and is currently a Ph.D. student and information security and networks engineer. His experience spans cybersecurity, cyber risk management, IT governance, digital twins, and modeling and simulation studies, with additional background in machine learning and reinforcement learning.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\"> He previously served as President of the ISACA Student Group and is currently the Treasurer of Modeling and Simulation Knights. His work focuses on advancing secure, resilient, and intelligent systems for complex environments.<\/p><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3144cbc0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17656227345001-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad Baniabdelnabi\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5862ad88 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#64748b;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\"><p style=\"color:#64748b;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:8px\">PhD Student<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:28px;margin-bottom:12px\">Mohammad Baniabdelnabi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\">Mohammad Baniabdelnabi is a Modeling and Simulation M.S. student at the University of Central Florida, focusing on hybrid agent-based and discrete-event simulations for logistics, urban infrastructure, and autonomous systems. He has hands-on experience developing control and coordination algorithms for drone swarms using ROS 2, Python, and leading simulation platforms such as AnyLogic and NetLogo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85\"> His work spans data-driven optimization, fleet utilization, and infrastructure-aware decision support for complex operational environments. As a Graduate Research Assistant, he contributes to the development of computational models and simulation frameworks that support systems engineering and performance analysis.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aa5ce570 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:72px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:46px;margin-bottom:26px\">Undergraduate Researcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1a1c0e64 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:22px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-92515837 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/OptiSim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image0-247x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Mariana Ramirez Velasco\" style=\"border-radius:20px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#10214a;font-size:34px;margin-bottom:6px\">Mariana Ramirez Velasco<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#64748b;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:20px;font-weight:600\"><p style=\"color:#64748b;font-size:20px;font-weight:600;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px\">Undergraduate Researcher<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\">Mariana Ramirez Velasco is a Computer Engineering and Game Design student at the University of Central Florida (UCF), with a strong background in modeling &amp; simulation, engineering, and leadership. Served as the Professional Development Co-Chair for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at UCF, she has excelled skills in both technical and leadership roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"color:#334155;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85\">Her experience includes working on NASA&#8217;s Artemis II and III missions, where she contributed as project manager in model &amp; simulations, software development, quality engineering, RS-25 software, White Room Simulation, and the Orion Capsule.\u00a0<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aa5ce570 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#10214a;padding-top:72px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:42px\">Join the Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#e2e8f0;font-size:20px;line-height:1.85\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"color:#e2e8f0;font-size:20px;line-height:1.85\">OptiSim Lab supports collaborative research in optimization, simulation, intelligent systems, cybersecurity, and digital twins. 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