Dr. Smith is Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She also has a joint appointment with the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in engineering management and systems engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Smith’s research focus is analysis, modeling, and optimization of complex systems with emphasis on computation inspired by natural systems. She holds one U.S. patent, several international patents, and has authored more than 200 publications. Dr. Smith is editor in chief of INFORMS Journal on Computing and an area editor of Computers & Operations Research. Sponsors of her research include NASA, U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency, National Security Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation, Lockheed Martin, and the National Science Foundation. She is a four-time Fulbright Scholar (in Turkey, Colombia, and Chile). Dr. Smith is a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, and a senior member of the Society of Women Engineers.

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