Publications:

• "Transit Network Design with Two-Level Demand Uncertainties: A  Machine Learning and Contextual Stochastic Optimization Framework" 

Hongzhao Guan*, Beste Basciftci, Pascal Van Hentenryck. Integration of Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Operations Research (CPAIOR), 2026. 

CPAIOR Best Paper Award.

• "Distributionally Robust Optimization with Multimodal Decision-Dependent Ambiguity Sets"

Xian Yu, Beste Basciftci. Mathematical Programming, 2026. 

• "Quality of Service Metrics for Risk-Aware Car Sharing Operations with Substitution" 

Esra Koca, Beste Basciftci. Omega, 2026. 

• "Adaptive Two-stage Stochastic Energy Infrastructure Expansion Planning"

Yuang Chen*, Zhewei Li*, Beste Basciftci, Valerie Thomas.  International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2026. 

• "Bilevel Optimization and Heuristic Algorithms for integrating Latent Demand into the Design of Large-Scale Transit Systems"

Hongzhao Guan*, Beste Basciftci, Pascal Van Hentenryck. Transportation Science, 2026. 

• "Risk-Averse Contextual Predictive Maintenance and Operations Scheduling with Flexible Generation under Wind Energy Uncertainty"

Natalie Randall*, Beste Basciftci. European Journal of  Operational Research,  2025, Vol. 327 (1), 174-190.

INFORMS ENRE Early Career Best Paper Award (Runner-up) .

• "Partially Adaptive Multistage Stochastic Programming"

Sezen Ece Kayacık*, Beste Basciftci, Albert H. Schrotenboer, Evrim Ursavas. European Journal of  Operational Research,  2025, Vol. 321 (1), 192-207.

• Deep Learning-Driven Contextual Stochastic Optimization for Real-Time Order Fulfillment"

Tinghan Ye*, Shuaicheng Tong*, Changkun Guan*, Beste Basciftci, Pascal Van Hentenryck. NeurIPS ML×OR Workshop 2025: Mathematical Foundations and Operational Integration of Machine Learning for Uncertainty-Aware Decision-Making.

• "Optimizing Strategic and Operational Decisions of Car Sharing Systems under Demand Uncertainty and Substitution"

Beste Basciftci, Esra Koca, Sinan Emre Kosunda*. Computers & Operations Research, 2025, Vol. 180, 107052.

• "Adaptive Two-stage Stochastic Programming with an Analysis on Capacity Expansion Planning Problem"

Beste Basciftci, Shabbir Ahmed, Nagi Gebraeel.  Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2024, Vol. 26 (6), 2121-2141. 

• "Path-Based Formulations for the Design of On-demand Multimodal Transit Systems with Adoption Awareness"

Hongzhao Guan*, Beste Basciftci, Pascal Van Hentenryck. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 2024, Vol. 36 (6): 1359-1756.

• "An Integrated Predictive Maintenance and Operations Scheduling Framework for Power Systems Under Failure Uncertainty" 

Bahar Okumusoglu*, Beste Basciftci, Burak Kocuk. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 2024, Vol. 36 (5): 1147-1358.

• "Chance-constrained Multi-stage Stochastic Energy System Expansion Planning  with Demand Satisfaction Flexibility"

Yuang Chen*, Beste Basciftci, Valerie Thomas. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 2024, Vol. 155, 109499. 

• "Data-driven Joint Optimization of Maintenance and Spare Parts Provisioning for Deep Space Habitats: A Stochastic Programming Approach"

Heraldo Rozas*, Beste Basciftci, Nagi Gebraeel.  Acta Astronautica, 2024, Vol. 214, 167-181.

• "Capturing Travel Mode Adoption in Designing On-demand Multimodal Transit Systems"

Beste Basciftci, Pascal Van Hentenryck. Transportation Science, 2023, Vol. 57 (2): 351-375 . 

• "Resource Distribution under Spatiotemporal Uncertainty of Disease Spread: Stochastic versus Robust Approaches"

Beste Basciftci, Xian Yu, Siqian Shen. Computers & Operations Research, 2023, Vol. 149, 106028.

• "Multi-Stage Stochastic Electrification Planning under Demand Uncertainty"

Yuang Chen*, Beste Basciftci, Valerie Thomas. IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, 2022, 1-5.

• "Distributionally Robust Facility Location Problem under Decision-dependent Stochastic Demand" 

Beste Basciftci, Shabbir Ahmed, Siqian Shen. European Journal of  Operational Research,  2021, Vol. 292 (2), 548-561.

• "Bilevel Optimization for On-Demand Multimodal Transit Systems"

Beste Basciftci, Pascal Van Hentenryck. Integration of Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Operations Research (CPAIOR),  2020, 52 - 68.

• "Data-Driven Maintenance and Operations Scheduling in Power Systems under Decision-Dependent Uncertainty"

Beste Basciftci, Shabbir Ahmed, Nagi Gebraeel. IISE Transactions, 2020, Vol. 52 (6), 589-602.

IISE Transactions Best Paper Award in Focus Issue of Operations Engineering & Analytics.

• • • Selected to be featured in Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) Magazine.

• "Stochastic Optimization of Generator Maintenance and Operations Schedules under Uncertain Failures"

Beste Basciftci, Shabbir Ahmed, Nagi Gebraeel, Murat Yildirim. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2018, Vol. 33 (6), 6755 - 6765. 

INFORMS ENRE  (Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment Section) Best Student Paper Award. 

Book Chapters:

• "Distributionally Robust Optimization in Facility Location Problems"

Beste Basciftci.  Encyclopedia of Optimization (third edition), 2023, In P. Pardalos and O. Prokopyev, editors, Springer International Publishing.

Preprints:

• "Data-Driven Optimization for the Network Design of Multimodal Transit Systems under Travel Time and Demand Ambiguity"

Natalie Randall*, Beste Basciftci, Yiling Zhang.

• "Influence Spread under Affective Polarization"

Shunyu Yao*, Beste Basciftci, Buddhika Nettasinghe.

• "Learning Optimization Proxies for Sequential Contextual Stochastic Programs: An Order Fulfillment Application" 

Tinghan Ye*, Shuaicheng Tong*, Changkun Guan*, Beste Basciftci, Pascal Van Hentenryck. 

• "Optimization for One, Feasibility for Most: Decoupling Optimization from Feasibility in Chance-Constrained Programs"

Justin Dumouchelle, Shunyu Yao*, Beste Basciftci, Thiago Serra. 

• "Stochastic Bilevel Optimization for the Network Design of Multimodal Transit Systems with Heterogeneous Rider Preferences under Uncertain Travel Times and Demand"

Suri Liu*, Yiling Zhang, Beste Basciftci, Wenyuan Wang.

• "Hydrogen Network Expansion Planning considering the Chicken-and-egg Dilemma and Market Uncertainty"

Sezen Ece Kayacık*, Beste Basciftci, Albert H. Schrotoenboer, Iris F. A. Vis, Evrim Ursavas. 

• "Distributionally Robust Predictive Maintenance and Operations Scheduling Approaches with Storage under Multimodal Wind Energy Uncertainty"

Natalie Randall*, Beste Basciftci. 

• "Dual Sourcing of Green Hydrogen: Balancing Local Production with Stochastic Capacity and Import with Random Yield"

Sezen Ece Kayacık*, Albert H. Schrotoenboer, Iris F. A. Vis, Beste Basciftci, Evrim Ursavas. 

*Graduate students supervised.