Ignacio Erazo - Background

Education:

Ph.D. in Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology (2019-2023 Expected), GPA 4.0/4.0
- Concentration in Optimization, Minor in Machine Learning.
- Coursework: Optimization (Linear, Discrete, Nonlinear, Stochastic, Advanced Combinatorial), Stochastic Processes (I, II), Computational Methods, Theoretical Simulation, Theoretical Statistics, Machine Learning, Theoretical Reinforcement Learning.

B.Sc. in Industrial Civil Engineering, University of Concepcion (2014-2019), Rank 1/120
- Coursework: Traditional Engineering Classes + Optimization and Stats classes + Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Soft Skills' classes.

Selected Honors:

Best student applied paper at the Winter Simulation Conference 2022, A Simulation-Optimization Framework To Improve The Organ Transplantation Offering System.
Top 3 Short Research Video at the YinzOR 2021 Conference (Carnegie Mellon University), Submodular Dispatching.
Stewart Fellowship in Georgia Tech.
University of Concepcion Prize (Class 2014 Industrial Civil Engineering). This award is given by the university to the most deserving student (if any) of the respective class.
First place of the ‘‘2019 University of Concepcion Programming Tournament’’ under the ‘‘Non-Computer Science’’ major category.
Best GPA class 2014 of Industrial Civil Engineering in years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Leader of World Finalist Teams for Simio Simulation Competition (Fall 2016, Spring 2017).
Highest Recognition ‘‘Très Bien’’ in French Baccalauréat, maximum scores in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

Service:

Selected by the chair of ISyE at GaTech to be the ISyE representative in the ‘‘College of Engineering Graduate Student Advisory Council’’ (2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Academic Years).
Part of ISyE’s Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years.
Reviewer for European Journal of Operational Research.
PURA reviewer Fall 2021.