Digital Twins
Real-time simulation, data assimilation, model-based systems engineering and digital representations of operational systems.
Research
Interdisciplinary work in digital twins, operations research, simulation, planning and scheduling, artificial intelligence, and supply chain and logistics systems.
Research themes
Modeling complex systems to improve decisions.
The research program combines mathematical modeling, computational methods and real-world operational applications.
Operations Research
Mathematical programming, exact algorithms, heuristic methods and metaheuristics for difficult decision problems.
Simulation
Discrete-event simulation, simulation optimization and analytics for dynamic and uncertain environments.
Planning & Scheduling
Production, runway, transportation and resource scheduling under operational constraints and disruptions.
Supply Chains & Logistics
Port operations, transportation, humanitarian logistics, resilient supply chains and operational planning.
AI & Decision Support
Machine learning, deep reinforcement learning, language models and autonomous systems for decision support.
Selected funded projects
Current and recent initiatives.
Selected projects are presented below. The full historical project archive remains available through the current website during migration.
2024–2026
Graduate Certificate in Digital Twins for Next Generation Modeling and Simulation
Development of advanced educational and workforce capacity in digital twins and next-generation modeling and simulation.
U.S. Department of EducationTotal project: $1,443,882
2025–2027
A³GENT: Army Adaptive Adversary Generation Technology
Research collaboration through the Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan.
Automotive Research Center$2.394 million
2025
Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Management
Building-damage identification and flood-event detection using deep learning.
NATO Science for Peace and Security€58,300
2023–2024
Large Language Models in Medical Education
Multiple studies examining standardized feedback, clerkship summaries and educational uses of language models.
UCF College of MedicineMultiple awards
2022
Artificial Intelligence Models for Search and Rescue in Disasters Using Autonomous Drones
Computer vision and autonomous-system methods for search-and-rescue missions.
Virginia Research Investment Fund$50,000
2017
Modeling and Simulation for NATO Rapid Deployment Logistics
Simulation-based planning and operational decision support for rapid deployment logistics.
NATO Allied Command Transformation$56,000
Books
Books and edited volumes.
Published and forthcoming work in operations research, scheduling and digital-twin-enabled supply chains.
2018 · Second editionOperations Research: A Practical Introduction
Operations Research: A Practical Introduction
Michael W. Carter, Camille C. Price and Ghaith Rabadi · CRC Press / Taylor & Francis
2016 · Edited volumeHeuristics, Metaheuristics and Approximate Methods
Heuristics, Meta-heuristics and Approximate Methods in Planning and Scheduling
Edited by Ghaith Rabadi · Springer International Publishing
ForthcomingOptimizing Supply Chains Through Digital Twins
Optimizing Supply Chains Through Digital Twins — Navigating the Modern Landscape
Ghaith Rabadi and Bulent Soykan · Springer International Publishing
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