F. Safa Erenay

Safa Erenay

Management Sciences, Associate Professor, MSCI TA Officer

Biography

Fatih Safa Erenay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo.

One area of his research involves stochastic modelling and optimization, with a focus on markov decision processes, partially observable markov decision processes, dynamic programming, and simulation models.

Healthcare is also an area in which Professor Erenay conducts research. He studies medical decision making, organ transplantation, cancer screening and health care delivery. As a result of his research work, Professor Erenay won the Best Paper competition for the piece “Broader View of Designing the Liver Allocation System”.

Professor Erenay’s research also involves production planning with an emphasis on multi-criteria screening.

Research

Research Interests

  • Stochastic Modeling and Optimization
  • Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Simulation Models
  • Medical Decision Making
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Cancer Screening
  • Health Care Delivery
  • Production Planning
  • Multicriteria Scheduling
  • Data Analytics Research

Application Areas

  • Cancer
  • Healthcare Systems
  • Targeted Drug Delivery

Technology Areas

  • Computational Modelling
  • Disease Modeling
  • Medical Devices

Discipline Areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biosystem Engineering
  • Biotechnology 
Contact Information
519-888-4567 x32521
Location: CPH 4323
Groups
Cancer, Healthcare Systems, Targeted Drug Delivery, Computational Modeling, Medical Devices, Biomedical Engineering, Biosystem Engineering, Biotechnology, Engineering, Faculty
Links
Link to profile: Fatih Safa Erenay
Link to personal webpage: https://uwaterloo.ca/scholar/ferenay
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