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  1. Soykan, B., Mondesire, S. and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (Forthcoming). Real-Time Dispatching in Semiconductor Manufacturing: A Hybrid Graph Deep Reinforcement Learning and Discrete-Event Simulation Approach, Winter Simulation Conference, Dec 6-9, 2026, Glasgow, Scottland<\/li>\n
  2. Leathrum, J., Rabadi, G.<\/strong>, Collins, A., and Abdelnabi, A. (Forthcoming) Artificial Intelligence in Modeling and Simulation Education, Winter Simulation Conference, Dec 6-9, 2026, Glasgow, Scottland<\/li>\n
  3. Soykan, B., Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Bochenek, G., And Paul, V. J. (2026) Adaptive Adversarial Autonomy: Scaling Stackelberg Equilibria to Continuous Ground Combat Domains Via Latent-Context Hypernetworks, selected as Best Paper<\/strong>, 2026 NDIA Michigan Chapter Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium, Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI) Technical Session, 11-13, 2026 – Novi, Michigan<\/li>\n
  4. Soykan, B., Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Bochenek, G., And Paul, V. J. (2026). Physics-Constrained Procedural Generation of Synthetic Environments for The Robust Validation of Autonomous Maneuver and Logistics, 2026 NDIA Michigan Chapter Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium, MSPV Technical Session, 11-13, 2026 – Novi, Michigan<\/li>\n
  5. Abdelnabi*<\/sup>, A. and Rabadi, G.<\/strong> (2026) \u201cDigital Twin-Driven Optimization of Humanitarian Logistics Using Dynamic Vehicle-Drone Routing\u201d, The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference, May 4-7, 2026, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
  6. Soykan, B., Rabadi, G.,<\/strong> Bochenek, G. and Paul, V.J. (2026) \u201cMulti-Objective Reward Shaping For Autonomous Ground Vehicle Control in Adversarial Simulations\u201d, The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference, May 4-7, 2026, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
  7. Soykan, B., Rabadi, G.,<\/strong> Bochenek, G. \u201cCombatEnv (2026): A Gymnasium-Compliant Simulation Framework for Adversarial Stress-Testing of Autonomous Control Logic\u201d, The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference, May 4-7, 2026, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
  8. Soykan, B., Rabadi, G. <\/strong>(2026) \u201c<\/strong>Predictive Digital Twin for Emergency Evacuation: Bayesian State Estimation and Closed-Loop Control Under Uncertainty\u201d, The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference, May 4-7, 2026, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
  9. Soykan, B., Alsayegh, M. *<\/sup>, Mondesire, S. and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2026), \u201cDifferentiable Agent-Based Modeling for Multi-Echelon Supply Chains: Gradient-Based Optimization of Heterogeneous Policies at Scale\u201d, The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference, May 4-7, 2026, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
  10. Baniabdelnabi, M. *<\/sup>, Abdelnabi, A. *<\/sup>, and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2026) \u201cInfrastructure Moderation of Crowdsourcing Effectiveness in Hybrid Last-Mile Delivery Systems\u201d, The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference, May 4-7, 2026, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
  11. Baniabdelnabi, M.*<\/sup>, Abdelnabi, A. *<\/sup>, and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2026) \u201cAn Optimization\u2013Driven Simulation Framework for Drone\u2013Assisted Blood Delivery in Healthcare Logistics\u201d, The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference, May 4-7, 2026, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
  12. Abdelnabi, A.*<\/sup> and Rabadi, G.<\/strong> (2026) \u201cSimulation-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning for Fixed-Route Truck-Drone Dispatch Problem\u201d The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference, May 4-7, 2026, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
  13. Prabhu, V., Azevedo, R., Soykan, B., and. Rabadi, G.<\/strong> (2026). \u201cScaffolding Graduate Simulation Education Through Structured LLM Integration and Metacognition: A Preliminary Investigation\u201d, Work-In-Progress, ASEE Conference, June 21 \u2013 24, 2026, Charolotte, North Carolina, https:\/\/peer.asee.org\/61134<\/li>\n
  14. Soykan, B., Mondesire, S., and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2025) \u201cTESO: Tabu\u2010Enhanced Simulation Optimization for Noisy Black-Box Problems\u201d, Winter Simulation Conference, December 7-10, 2025, Seattle, Washington<\/li>\n
  15. Soykan, B., Mondesire, S., and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2025) \u201cGraph-Enhanced Deep Reinforcement Learning for Multi-Objective Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling\u201d, Winter Simulation Conference, December 7-10, 2025, Seattle, Washington<\/li>\n
  16. Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Soykan, B., Sabri, S., and Mondesire, S. (2025) \u201cAdvancing Digital Twin Education Through Graduate Certification\u201d, The Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM), Spain, Madrid, May 26 \u2013 May 29, 2025<\/li>\n
  17. Bany Abdelnabi, A.*<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2025). \u201cReal-Time Medical Aid Delivery: a Digital Twin Approach With Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problem\u201d. In\u00a02025 IEEE 5th International Conference on Digital Twins and Parallel Intelligence (DTPI), Atlanta, Georgia.<\/li>\n
  18. Soykan, B.,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., and Mondesire, S. (2025) Real-Time Data Assimilation in Digital Twins via Particle Filters for Discrete Event Simulation.\u00a0In\u00a02025 IEEE 5th International Conference on Digital Twins and Parallel Intelligence (DTPI), Atlanta, Georgia.<\/li>\n
  19. A. Bany Abdelnabi*<\/sup>, B. Soykan*<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0G. Rabadi<\/strong>, (2024) \u201cDeep Learning for Human Detection from Aerial Images in Search and Rescue Missions<\/a>\u201d\u00a02024 IEEE International Conference on Technology Management, Operations and Decisions\u00a0(ICTMOD)<\/em>, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2024, pp. 1-6.<\/li>\n
  20. A. Bany Abdelnabi*<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0G. Rabadi,\u00a0<\/strong>(2024) \u201cRobots\u00a0Path Planning in RoboCup\u00a0Competition: A Survey<\/a>\u201d\u00a02024 IEEE International Conference on Technology Management, Operations and Decisions (ICTMOD)<\/em>, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2024, pp. 1-6.<\/li>\n
  21. Soykan B.,\u00a0and\u00a0Rabadi G<\/strong>. (2024) Optimizing Humanitarian Logistics with Deep Reinforcement Learning and Digital Twins. 2024 Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM). Washington, D.C., USA. IEEE; c2024. Available from:\u00a0https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/10732882\/<\/a>\u00a0DOI:10.23919\/ANNSIM61499.2024.10732882<\/li>\n
  22. Soykan, B.*<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2023) \u201cOptimizing Multi Commodity Flow Problem Under Uncertainty: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach<\/a>,\u201d 2023 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA), Jacksonville, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1267-1272, doi:10.1109\/ICMLA58977.2023.00191.<\/li>\n
  23. Soykan, B.*<\/sup>, Abdelnabi, A.B and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2023) \u201cAdaptive Scheduling In Dynamic Environments: A Data-Driven Approach With Digital Twins And Deep Reinforcement Learning<\/a>,\u201d 2023 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Digital Twins and Parallel Intelligence (DTPI), Orlando, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi:10.1109\/DTPI59677.2023.10365465<\/li>\n
  24. A. Tolk, P. Barry, M. L. Loper,\u00a0G. Rabadi<\/strong>, W. T. Scherer and L. Yilmaz (2023) \u201cChances and Challenges of ChatGPT and Similar Models for Education in M&S,<\/a>\u201d 2023 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), San Antonio, TX, USA, 2023, pp. 3332-3346, doi:10.1109\/WSC60868.2023.10408241<\/li>\n
  25. Kotachi, M*,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Seck, M., Msakni, M., Al-Salem, M., and Diabat, A. (2018) Sequence-Based Simulation Optimization of Container Terminals, 2018 IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON), June 27 \u2013 July 1, 2018, Chicago, Illinois<\/li>\n
  26. Al-Doali,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Seck, M., and Handley, H. (2018) Hybridizing Meta-RaPS with Machine Learning Algorithms, 2018 IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Conference (TEMSCON), June 27 \u2013 July 1, 2018, Chicago, Illinois<\/li>\n
  27. Msakni, M.K., Al-Salem, M.,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Kotachi, M.*, and Diabat, A. (2018) \u201cQuay Crane Scheduling with Vessel Stability\u201d, Transportation Research Procedia, EURO Mini Conference on Advances in Freight Transportation and Logistics, 7-9 March 2018, Padova, Italy<\/li>\n
  28. Kotachi, M.*,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Msakni, M.K., Al-Salem, M. and Diabat, A. (2016) \u201cA Discrete Event Simulation for the Logistics of Hamad\u2019s Container Terminal of Qatar\u201d, Proceeding of the 2016\u00a0Winter Simulation Conference<\/em>, Washington DC, December 11 \u2013 14, 2016<\/li>\n
  29. Msakni, M.K., Al-Salem, M., Diabat, A.,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Kotachi, M.\u00a0(2016) \u201cAn Integrated Quay Crane Assignment and Scheduling Problem Using Branch-and-price\u201d, Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, Published by IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services, Dec 15 \u2013 17, 2016, Las Vegas, NV<\/li>\n
  30. Soykan, B.*\u00a0and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2016) \u201cA Hybrid Metaheuristic Algorithm for Multi-Objective Runway Scheduling Problem in Simulation-based Optimization\u201d, Proceedings of\u00a0MODSIM World<\/a>, April 2016, Virginia Beach, Virginia<\/li>\n
  31. Arin, A.\u00a0+<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.* (2015) \u201cStatistical Learning Versus Machine Learning: Integrating Estimation of Distribution Algorithms Versus Q-Learning Into Meta-Raps\u201d, Proceedings of the\u00a0International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering<\/em>, Metz, France<\/a>, October 28-30, 2015<\/li>\n
  32. Seck, M.*<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G.,<\/strong>\u00a0and Koestler, C.+<\/sup>\u00a0(2015) \u201cA Simulation-based Approach to Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Supply Chain Networks\u201d, Proceedings of the\u00a0Complex Adaptive Systems Conference<\/a><\/em>, Nov. 1 \u20133, 2015, San Jose, California.<\/li>\n
  33. Al-Duoli, F.+<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.* (2014) \u201cData Mining based Hybridization of MetaRaPS\u201d, Proceedings of\u00a0Complex Adaptive Systems Conference<\/a><\/em>, 2014, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 3-5<\/li>\n
  34. Kotachi, M.+<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.* (2014) \u201cSimulating and Analyzing the Assignment of Cranes to Ships According to Ship Size in a Complex Container Terminal\u201d,\u00a0Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management 2014 International Annual Conference<\/em>, S. Long, E-H. Ng, and C. Downing eds., Virginia Beach, VA, October 15-18, 2014<\/li>\n
  35. Kotachi, M.+<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.*, and Obeid, M. (2013), \u201cSimulation Modeling and Analysis of Complex Port Operations with Multimodal Transportation\u201d, Procedia Computer Science 20 ( 2013 ) 229 \u2013 234,\u00a0Complex Adaptive Systems<\/a>, 2013, Baltimore, MD, Nov 13-15<\/li>\n
  36. Al-Duoli, F.+<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.* (2013) \u201cEmploying Learning to Improve the Performance of Meta-RaPS\u201d, Procedia Computer Science 20 ( 2013 ) 46 \u2013 51,\u00a0Complex Adaptive Systems<\/a>, 2013, Baltimore, MD, Nov 13-15<\/li>\n
  37. Hancerliogullari, G.+<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.*, Kharbeche, M., Al-Salem, A. (2012), \u201cHeuristic Algorithms for Aircraft Sequencing Problem\u201d, Proceedings of the 33rd\u00a0<\/sup>International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management, Virginia Beach, VA (October 17-20).<\/li>\n
  38. Brelsford, J.+<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.* (2012) \u201cEmergency Room Staff Scheduling Using a Two-Stage Non-linear and 0-1 Integer Programming Model, Proceedings of the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 Industrial And Systems Engineering World Conference, P. 22 \u2013 29, Washington, D.C, USA, September 16-18, 2012<\/li>\n
  39. Arin, A.+*<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2012) \u201cMeta-RaPS with Q Learning Approach Intensified by Path Relinking for the 0-1 Multidimensional Knapsack Problem\u201d, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI\u201912), July 16-19, 2012, Las Vegas, USA.<\/li>\n
  40. Arin, A.+*<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2012) \u201cMeta-RaPS with Path Relinking for the 0-1 Multidimensional Knapsack Problem\u201d, Proceeding of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Sofia, Bulgaria, September 6-8, 2012<\/li>\n
  41. Garcia, C.+<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G.*<\/strong>\u00a0(2012) \u201cRobust Optimization Models for Volunteer Scheduling\u201d, Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference G. Lim and J.W. Herrmann, eds., Orlando, FL, May 19 \u2013 23<\/li>\n
  42. Rabadi, G<\/strong>.*, Hancerliogullari, G.+<\/sup>, Kharbeche, M., Al-Salem, A. (2012) \u201cMeta-heuristics for Aircraft Arrival and Departure Scheduling on Multiple Runways\u201d, Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference G. Lim and J.W. Herrmann, eds., Orlando, FL, May 19 \u2013 23<\/li>\n
  43. Arin, A.+<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2011), \u201cIntegrating Machine Learning into Meta-RaPS via Q Learning\u201d, 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Annual International Conference on Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence, ATAI 2011, November 24-25, SINGAPORE.<\/li>\n
  44. Arin, A.*<\/sup>, Rabadi, G.<\/strong> (2011), \u201cCreating a Smart Algorithm: Meta-RaPS via Estimation of Distribution\u201d, International Conference of Optimization 2011, July 24-27, Lisbon, PORTUGAL<\/li>\n
  45. Kaplan, S.*<\/sup>, and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2010). \u201cAerial Refueling Process Rescheduling Under Job Related Disruptions\u201d, Proceedings of the Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) World 2010 Conference, Hampton, VA, Oct 13-15, 2010<\/li>\n
  46. Kaplan, S.*<\/sup>, Arin, A. *<\/sup>, and Rabadi, G<\/strong>.(2010) \u201cMeta-Raps Algorithm for Aerial Refueling Process Scheduling Problem\u201d, Proceedings of the Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) World 2010 Conference, Hampton, VA, Oct 13-15, 2010<\/li>\n
  47. Rabadi, G<\/strong>. and Kaylani, H. (2010), \u201cTowards a Center for Modeling and Simulation: The Case for Jordan<\/a>\u201d in Barjis, J., Narasipuram, M.M., &\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(Eds.) (2010). Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Enterprise & Organizational Modeling and Simulation, Hammamet, Tunisia. CEUR-WS, Volume 601, ISSN: 1613-0073, P. 99 \u2013 112<\/li>\n
  48. Arnaout, G.+<\/sup>, Rodriguez-Velasquez, E.+<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G.*<\/strong>, Musa, R. (2010), \u201cModeling Cross-Docking Operations using Discrete Event Simulation<\/a>\u201d, in Barjis, J., Narasipuram, M.M., &\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(Eds.) (2010), Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Enterprise & Organizational Modeling and Simulation, Hammamet, Tunisia. CEUR-WS, Volume 601, ISSN: 1613-0073, P. 113 \u2013 120<\/li>\n
  49. Rodriguez-Velasquez, E.+,\u00a0Arnaout, G. +,\u00a0Rabadi, G.*<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Musa, R. (2010) \u201cModeling cross-dock networks with time constraints using simulation\u201d, Proceedings of The IEEE Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS\u201910), Charlottesville, Virginia, P. 52 \u2013 56<\/li>\n
  50. Shearer, N.+,\u00a0Khasawneh, M. +,\u00a0Jun Zhang+, Bowling, S., and\u00a0Rabadi, G.*<\/strong>\u00a0(2010), \u201cSensitivity Analysis of a large-scale system dynamics immigration model\u201d, Proceedings of The IEEE Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS\u201910), Charlottesville, Virginia, P. 78 \u2013 81.<\/li>\n
  51. Arin, A.\u00a0+*<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G.,<\/strong>\u00a0and Unal, R. (2009), \u201cTuning Parameters In Heuristics By Using Design Of Experiments Methods\u201d, Proceedings of Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) World 2009 Conference & Expo, October 14 -16, 2009, P. 73 \u2013 78, Virginia Beach, VA<\/li>\n
  52. Garcia, C.\u00a0+*<\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2009) \u201cOptimization Model for Scheduling Problems with Two-Dimensional Spatial Resource Constraints\u201d, Proceedings of Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) World 2009 Conference & Expo, October 14 -16, 2009, P. 307 \u2013 312, Virginia Beach, VA<\/li>\n
  53. Deller, S.\u00a0+*<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Bell, M., Bowling, S., Tolk, A. (2009), \u201cModeling the Information Age Combat Model: An Agent-Based Simulation of Network Centric Operations\u201d, Proceedings of Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) World 2009 Conference & Expo, October 14 -16, 2009, P. 9 -15, Virginia Beach, VA<\/li>\n
  54. Rabadi, G<\/strong>.*, Bowling, S. R., Keating, C., and Unal, R. (2009), \u201cSensitivity Analysis Framework for Large and Complex Simulation Models\u201d, the Proceedings of the 2009 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, July 13 -16, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/li>\n
  55. Derbes, D.+<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi G.,<\/strong>\u00a0and Musa, R. (2009) \u201cTransportation Problem for a Cross-Dock Network with Time Constraints\u201d, the Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Miami, FL, 2009, P.1393 \u2013 1398.<\/li>\n
  56. Arnaout, J-P.+<\/sup>, Musa, R., and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.* (2008) \u201cAnt Colony Optimization Algorithm to Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem with Setups\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0<\/em>IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)<\/em>, Washington DC, August 23 \u2013 26, 2008, P. 578 \u2013 582.<\/li>\n
  57. Bowling, S. R.*,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Keating, C. (2006), \u201cAn Integrated Framework for Modeling and Simulation of the U.S. Southern Border: A Border Patrol Perspective\u201d,\u00a0Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Annual Conference<\/em>, Orlando, Florida, May 20 \u2013 24, 2006.<\/li>\n
  58. Rabadi, G<\/strong>.*, Pinto, C.A., Talley, W.K., and Arnaout+<\/sup>, J.P. (2006) \u201cPort Recovery from\u00a0Security Incidents:\u00a0A\u00a0Simulation Approach\u201d,\u00a0<\/strong>in the Proceedings of the\u00a0International Workshop on Risk Management in Port Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Security<\/em>, London, UK.<\/li>\n
  59. Taslicali, A.+*<\/sup>, Landaeta, R., Unal, R., &\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2006) \u201cUnderstanding
    \nManagerial Differences and Similarities between AHP and ANP: An Empirical Study,\u201d in the\u00a0Proceeding of the 26th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  60. Nazikkol, S.+*<\/sup>, Landaeta, R., Unal, R., &\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2006) \u201cAn Empirical
    \nInvestigation of the Effectiveness of Crisis Management Strategies,\u201d
    \nProceeding of the 26th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  61. Lepsch, RA., Chytka, TM., Morris, WD., Reeves, JD.,\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2005), \u201cLaunch Vehicle Economic Evaluation Using Discrete Event Simulation Based Methodology\u201d,\u00a0Proceedings of the AIAA Space 2005 Conference<\/em>, Long Beach, California.<\/li>\n
  62. Arnaout, J-P.*+<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2005), \u201cMinimizing the Total Weighted Completion Time on Unrelated Parallel Machines with Stochastic Times\u201d, In M. E. Kuhl, N. M. Steiger, F. B. Armstrong, and J. A. Joines, (eds.),\u00a0Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference<\/em>, p. 2141 \u2013 2147, Orlando, FL.<\/li>\n
  63. Correa-Martinez, Y.C.+<\/sup>, Bedoya-Valencia+<\/sup>, L., Arnaout+<\/sup>, J-P.,\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>, Ardalan, A. (2005), \u201cScheduling Policies In An Assembly Environment With Earliness and Tardiness\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 26th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management<\/em>, p. 156 \u2013 161., Virginia Beach, VA<\/li>\n
  64. Lokesh, P.\u00a0+<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.*, Magary, M. (2005), \u201cA Web-Based Software Application for the ASEM 2005 Conference\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 26th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management<\/em>, p.236 \u2013 242, Virginia Beach, VA.<\/li>\n
  65. Rabadi, G.*<\/strong>, Chytka, T. Morris, W.D., White, N., Unal, R. (2004) \u201cArchitectural Simulation Model for Operations of Future Launch Systems\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 25th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management,\u00a0<\/em>p. 283 \u2013 289, Alexandria, VA<\/li>\n
  66. Mun, J.H.*,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Levin, D., Bogue, V., McKenna, T., and Vergara, J., (2004) \u201cSmoothing the Patient Flow within Healthcare System\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 25th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management,\u00a0<\/em>p. 363 \u2013 367, Alexandria, VA<\/li>\n
  67. Tsoy, G.\u00a0+<\/sup>, Arnaout, J-P.+<\/sup>, Smith, T.\u00a0+<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>.* (2004), \u201cA Genetic Algorithm Approach for Surgical Operating Rooms Scheduling Problem, Proceeding of the 25th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management<\/em>, p. 299 \u2013 304, Alexandria, VA<\/li>\n
  68. Keating, C, Peterson, W., and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2003), \u201cFraming of Complex System of Systems Engineering Problems\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 24th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management<\/em>, p8-15, St. Louis, Missouri.<\/li>\n
  69. Bedoya, L.\u00a0+<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Sousa-Poza, A., Keating, C., Peterson, W. (2003), \u201cA Tabu Search Approach for the Job Shop Scheduling Problem with Earliness and Tardiness\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 24th<\/sup>\u00a0National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management,<\/em>\u00a0p420-425, St. Louis, Missouri.<\/li>\n
  70. Bedoya, L.\u00a0+<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., (2003), \u201cA Multi-agent Approach\u00a0 for the Job Shop Scheduling Problem with Earliness and Tardiness\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC<\/em>), p 1217-1222, Washington D.C.<\/li>\n
  71. Rabadi, G.,\u00a0<\/strong>Anagnostopoulos, G.C., and Mollaghasemi, M. (2002) \u201cA Simulated Annealing Algorithm for a Scheduling Problem with Setup Times\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of Industrial Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Orlando, Florida.<\/li>\n
  72. Anagnostopoulos, G.C., and\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.\u00a0<\/strong>(2002)\u201cA Simulated Annealing Algorithm for the Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the World Automation Congress (WAC)<\/em>, Orlando, Florida.<\/li>\n
  73. Sousa-Poza, A., Keating, C., Peterson, W., and\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.\u00a0<\/strong>(2002) \u201cBoundary Setting: Inherent Problems and Solutions for an ISO 9001 Based Quality Management System\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 23rd<\/sup>\u00a0Annual American Society for Engineering Management<\/em>, Tampa, Florida, pp. 162-168.<\/li>\n
  74. Moraga, R. and\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2002) \u201cApplication of Simulated Annealing to Parallel Machine Scheduling Problems: A Literature Review\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the Latin-Iberian American Congress of Operations Research\u00a0<\/em>(CLAIO<\/em>), Concepci\u00f3n, Chile.<\/li>\n
  75. Cates, G. R., Steele, M. J., Mollaghasemi, M., and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2002). \u201cModeling the Space Shuttle\u201d. In E. Y\u00fccesan, C.-H. Chen, J. L. Snowdon, and J.M. Charnes (eds.),\u00a0Proceedings of the 2002 Winter Simulation Conference<\/em>, 754-762.<\/li>\n
  76. Steele, M. J., Mollaghasemi, M.,\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>., and Cates, G. R. (2002). \u201cGeneric Simulation Models of Reusable Launch Vehicles\u201d. In E. Y\u00fccesan, C.-H. Chen, J. L. Snowdon, and J. M. Charnes (eds.),\u00a0Proceedings of the 2002, Winter Simulation Conference<\/em>, 747 \u2013 753.<\/li>\n
  77. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2001) \u201cApplication of Constraint Programming to a Scheduling Problem with a Common Due Date and Setup Times\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0International Industrial Engineering Conference<\/em>, Amman, Jordan pp. 275-284.<\/li>\n
  78. Duwayri, Z.\u00a0+<\/sup>, Mollaghasemi, M.,\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>, and Nazzal, D.\u00a0+<\/sup>\u00a0(2001) \u201cDispatching Rule to Schedule \u00a0Setup Changes at Bottleneck Facilities in Semiconductor Fabs\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the\u00a0<\/em>1st<\/sup>\u00a0International Industrial Engineering Conference<\/em>, Amman, Jordan, pp. 233-240.<\/li>\n
  79. Kaylani, A.\u00a0+<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2001) \u201cApplication of Industrial Engineering Practices to Software Development Using Database Representation of the Software Process\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0International Industrial Engineering Conference<\/em>, Amman, Jordan, pp. 425-432.<\/li>\n
  80. Cates, G., Mollaghasemi, M.,\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.,\u00a0<\/strong>and Steele, M. (2001) \u201cMacro-Level Simulation Model of Space Shuttle Processing\u201d,\u00a0Military, Government and Aerospace Simulation Proceeding<\/em>, Part of 2001\u00a0Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference<\/em>, Sponsored by The\u00a0Society for Computer Simulation International\u00a0<\/em>(SCS) Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 143-148.<\/li>\n
  81. Salem, A., Anagnostopoulos, G.C., and\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2000) \u201cA Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for Parallel Machine Scheduling Problems\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of Harbour, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modeling and Simulation Workshop<\/em>,\u00a0a publication of the\u00a0Society for Computer Simulation International<\/em>\u00a0(SCS), Portofino, Italy, pp. 88-93.<\/li>\n
  82. Mollaghasemi, M.,\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.,\u00a0<\/strong>Cates, G., Correa, D., Steele, M., and Shelton, D. (2000) \u201cSimulation Modeling and Analysis of Space Shuttle Flight Hardware Processing\u201d,\u00a0Proceeding of Harbour, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modeling and Simulation Workshop<\/em>,\u00a0a publication of the\u00a0Society for Computer Simulation International\u00a0<\/em>(SCS), Portofino, Italy, pp. 59-62.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Abstracts and Presentations<\/h2>\n

    (* indicates a student or post doc co-author at the time of performing the research)<\/p>\n

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    1. Koksalmis, E., Rabadi, G.,<\/strong> Koksalmis, G., and Soykan, B. (2026) A Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Model for Volunteer-to-Center Allocation in Large-Scale Disaster Response, INFORMS 2026, Nov 1-4, San Francisco, California<\/li>\n
    2. Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Bochenek, G., and Soykan, B., Blevins J. *<\/sup>, Nguyen, J. *<\/sup>, and Paul, V. (2026). A3GENT: Engineering Adaptive Adversary Digital Twins for Autonomous Vehicle Validation, Annual Program Review, Automotive Research Center (ARC), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, June 10-11, 2026<\/li>\n
    3. Soykan, B. and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2025). Bridging the Physical and Virtual: Real-Time Simulation Modeling for Next-Generation Digital Twins<\/a>, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Abstract, October 26-29, 2025, Atlanta, Georgia<\/li>\n
    4. Soykan, B.*<\/sup>, Bhatti, D. and Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2024). Assessing Large Language Models in Complex Reasoning Tasks: A Case Study in Medical Student Evaluation<\/a>. 2024 Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Regional Meeting, Abstract, April 11-13, Houston, Texas.<\/li>\n
    5. Soykan, B.*<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2023). Digital Twins and Deep Reinforcement Learning for Online Optimization of Scheduling Problems, Extended abstract,\u00a0Winter Simulation Conference, December 10-13, San Antonio, TX<\/li>\n
    6. Soykan, B.*<\/sup>, Bhatti, D. and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2024).\u00a0Assessing Large Language Models in Complex Reasoning Tasks: A Case Study in Medical Student Evaluation<\/a>. 2024 Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Regional Meeting, Abstract, April 11-13, Houston, Texas.<\/li>\n
    7. Soykan, B.*<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2023). Teaching Simulation with ChatGPT. Teaching and Learning with AI Conference, Sept 24-25, Orlando, FL<\/li>\n
    8. Rabadi, G. (2022).\u00a0<\/strong>From R&D to a startup: iHELP\u2014a simulation, optimization, and analytics platform for disaster response, INFORMS Business Analytics Conference, April 3 \u2013 5, 2022. Abstract is available\u00a0here<\/a><\/li>\n
    9. Rabadi, G. (2021).\u00a0<\/strong>Ahmed Al-Qarqaz, Dia Abu Jaber, Christopher Garcia, Rashed Omar\u00a0,\u00a0Machine learning models and algorithms for disaster social media text and images, 2021 NATO Computer-Assisted Analysis, Exercise and ExperimentationForum (CA2X2), Oct 2021<\/li>\n
    10. Rabadi, G. (2021)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0iHELP \u2013 Intelligent Holistic Emergency Logistics Platform: a cloud based simulation and optimization platform to help in logistical planning in disaster response, presented at ODU\u2019s Program Acceleration for Collaborative Entrepreneurship (PACE), April 7, 2021<\/li>\n
    11. Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Kotachi, M.*<\/sup>, Msakni, M.K., Al-Salem, M. and Diabat, A. (2016) \u201cA Discrete Event Simulation for the Logistics of Hamad\u2019s Container Terminal of Qatar\u201d,\u00a0INFORMS 2016, Nashville, Tennessee, Nov 13-16, 2016<\/li>\n
    12. Rabadi, G.<\/strong>, and Seck, M. (2016) \u201cOptimization and Simulation Models for Transporting NATO Assets, NATO\u2019s Forum on Movement and Transportation, NATO-ACT, Norfolk, VA, Nov 17, 2016<\/li>\n
    13. Seck, M. and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2016) \u201cNATO Logistics Simulation: User Operational Requirements Assessment, NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Tide Sprint Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, October 27 \u2013 October 31, 2016<\/li>\n
    14. Rabadi, G.,<\/strong>\u00a0Al-Salem, M., Ghoniem, A. (2015) \u201cA Gravity Model for Tourist Forecasting at FIFA Soccer World Cups\u201d, INFORMS 2015, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 1 \u2013 4, 2015<\/li>\n
    15. Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Al-Salem, M., Ghoniem, A., and Ali, A. (2014), \u201cAnalyzing and Forecasting Attendance at FIFA Soccer World Cups\u201d,\u00a0<\/strong>INFORMS 2014, San Francisco, California, Nov 9-12, 2014<\/li>\n
    16. K\u00f6ksalm\u0131\u015f, E.*<\/sup>, Garcia, C.\u00a0*<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2013) \u201cA Mixed-Integer Programming Model for Examination Timetabling Problem\u201d, Industrial Engineering Annual Conference, San Juan, Porto Rico, May 18 \u2013 22, 2013<\/li>\n
    17. Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Ghoniem, A., Al-Salem, A., Sherali, H., Kharbeche, M., Farhadi, F.\u00a0<\/sup>*<\/sup>, Hancerliogullari, G. (2012) \u201cAircraft Scheduling on Multiple Runways\u201d, Joint Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum and Arab Expatriate Scientists Network, October 21-23, 2012, Doha, Qatar<\/li>\n
    18. Hancerliogullari, G.*<\/sup>,\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2012), \u201cApproximate Algorithms for Aircraft Rescheduling Problems Under Operation Disruptions\u201d, INFORMS 2012, Phoenix, AZ (October 14-17).<\/li>\n
    19. Arin, A.\u00a0*<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G<\/strong>. (2011), \u201cOnline Parameter Tuning: Another Aspect of Learning for Metaheuristics\u201d, 25th<\/sup>\u00a0European Conference on Operational Research, EURO 2012, July 08-11, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/li>\n
    20. Rabadi, G<\/strong>., Hancerliogullari, G.*<\/sup>, Al-Salem, A. (2011) \u201cApproximate Algorithms for Aircraft Arrival and Departure Scheduling over Multiple Runways, INFORMS 2011, Charlotte, North Carolina<\/li>\n
    21. Pinto, C. A.,\u00a0Rabadi<\/strong>, G., Talley, W., and Arnaout, J-P.*<\/sup>\u00a0(2006) \u201cRisk, Resiliency, and Port Security: A framework Towards Continuity of Competitiveness in Port Operations,\u00a0Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis<\/em>, December 3-6, 2006 Baltimore, Maryland<\/li>\n
    22. Rabadi<\/strong>, G., Bouchard, J., Keever, J., Crouch, K., Verdery, S., (2006), Panel on \u201cModeling & Simulation Scenarios for Maritime and Transportation Security\u201d, in\u00a0Merging the Study of Maritime Trade and Security Workshop<\/em>, Hampton, Virginia.<\/li>\n
    23. Rabadi, G.\u00a0<\/strong>(2005)\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>Development of the Architectural Simulation Model for Future Launch Systems and its Application to an Existing Launch Fleet\u201d, Presented at NASA Langley Research Center.<\/li>\n
    24. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2004) \u201cOperational Simulation Modeling for Architectures of Future Space Launch Vehicles,\u00a0The 6th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Industrial Engineering Simulation Solution Conference (IE SimSol)<\/em>, Orlando, Florida<\/li>\n
    25. Bedoya, L.*<\/sup>, Correa, Y.\u00a0*<\/sup>, and\u00a0Rabadi, G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2004)\u00a0\u201c<\/strong>Dynamic Scheduling in Assembly Flow Shop Environments Considering Earliness and Tardiness\u201d,\u00a0<\/strong>INFORMS Denver<\/em>, Colorado.<\/li>\n
    26. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>\u00a0(2003) \u201cA Discrete-Event Simulation Model to Assess Operations and Support Cost of Launch System Architectures\u201d,\u00a0NASA Faculty Fellowship Program Finalist Presentation\u00a0<\/em>in the\u00a0Best Research Presentation Competition.<\/li>\n
    27. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>, Mollaghasemi, M., Cates, G., and Steele, M. (2001) \u201cA Discrete-Event Simulation Model for the Space Shuttle Ground Processing Operations at Kennedy Space Center,\u00a0Simulation and Modeling for Acquisition, Requirements and Training (SMART) Conference<\/em>, Orlando, Florida.<\/li>\n
    28. Rabadi,<\/strong>\u00a0G.<\/strong>, Salem, A., and Anagnostopoulos, G.C. (2001) \u201cA Branch-and-Bound for a Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem with Setup Times\u201d, INFORMS Miami, Florida.<\/li>\n
    29. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>, and Mollaghasemi, M. (2000) \u201cA New Heuristic for the Ion Implanters Scheduling Problem in a Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Plant\u201d, San Antonio, Texas<\/li>\n
    30. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>, and Mollaghasemi, M. (1999) \u201cA New Heuristic to Solve the Early\/tardy Problem with Sequence-Dependent Setup Times\u201d, INFORMS Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/li>\n
    31. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>, and Mollaghasemi, M. (1999) \u201cA New Branch-and-Bound Algorithm to Solve the Just-In-Time Scheduling Problem\u201d, INFORMS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n
    32. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>, and Mollaghasemi, M. (1998) \u201cDetermination of Optimal Due Dates & Sequence to Minimize Earliness & Tardiness with Sequence-Dependent Setup Times\u201d, INFORMS Montreal, Canada.<\/li>\n
    33. Rabadi<\/strong>,\u00a0G.<\/strong>, and Mollaghasemi, M. (1997) \u201cApplication of Genetic Algorithm to the Early\/Tardy Problem with Sequence-Dependent Setup Times\u201d, INFORMS San Diego, California.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Home \/ Conference Papers Conference Papers (* indicates a student or post doc co-author at the time of performing the research) Soykan, B., Mondesire, S. and Rabadi, G. (Forthcoming). Real-Time Dispatching in Semiconductor Manufacturing: A Hybrid Graph Deep Reinforcement Learning and Discrete-Event Simulation Approach, Winter Simulation Conference, Dec 6-9, 2026, Glasgow, Scottland Leathrum, J., Rabadi,…","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullscreen.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/ghaithrabadi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/ghaithrabadi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/ghaithrabadi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/ghaithrabadi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/ghaithrabadi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/ghaithrabadi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181,"href":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/ghaithrabadi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions\/181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simulation.ucf.edu\/ghaithrabadi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}