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Biography
Dr. Omar Ashour is an associate professor of industrial engineering at Penn State Behrend, where he started working in fall 2013. He has previously held a post-doctoral appointment at Penn State University, University Park. Dr. Ashour received the B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering and the M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He received his M.Eng. degree in Industrial Engineering/Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Ashour was the inaugural recipient of William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016.
Research Interests
Dr. Ashour’s research is to investigate the application of data-driven decision-making for the improvement of healthcare and manufacturing systems. This is achieved by modeling problems and building decision-support tools using data analytic techniques, including simulation, to aid decision-makers in healthcare and manufacturing systems to make accurate and repeatable decisions with the main goal of improving safety and quality of care in healthcare systems while improving efficiency and productivity in manufacturing systems. In addition, Dr. Ashour's research involves using virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence, and gamification in the area of personalized and adaptive learning for design and engineering education.
Publications
A Comparative Study of Conducting Integrated Nonlinear Storytelling and Simulation-Based Learning Assignments Inside versus Outside Classroom Settings, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June 25, 2023
Collaborators: Ashley Seamon; Marcus James; Zoe Mouchantaf
Investigating the Impact of Context Choice on Learning Experience via Immersive Simulations in an Object-Oriented Programming Course, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June 25, 2023
Collaborators: Sabahattin Ozden; Ashkan Negahban; Daniel Knight
An Open-Source Video Analytics Tool for Analyzing Learner Navigation in Immersive Simulated Environments, Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM) - May 23, 2023
Collaborators: Noah Soriano; Ashkan Negahban; Sabahattin Ozden
A Benefit-Cost Study of Implementing Particulate Matter Filters onto Motorbikes in Kenya, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) - May 20, 2023
Collaborator: Gracie Chwatek
Evaluating Factors Affecting the Drivers’ Injury Severity and Safety in Traffic Crashes, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) - May 20, 2023
Collaborators: Mohammad Obaidat; Rahma Obeidat; Nader Al Theeb
Evaluating the Physical and Psychological Effects of Smartphones on Children’s Health, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) - May 20, 2023
Collaborators: Mohammad Obaidat; Faten AL-Shalabi; Tarek Qasim; Linda Alyahya
Studying the Human's Gait Parameters when Carrying a 20-liter Water Bottle, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) - May 20, 2023
Collaborators: Mohammad Obaidat; Mohammad Samarah
Enhanced Empathy for Dementia Through a Dementia Simulation Game, Psychonomic Society - November, 2022
Collaborators: Victoria Kazmerski; Daniel Eaton; Dionel Cabán Cordero; Emily Pollard
An Integrated Optimization and Machine Learning Models to Predict the Admission Status of Emergency Patients , Expert Systems with Applications - September, 2022
Collaborators: Abdulaziz Ahmed; Haneen Ali; Mohammad Firouz
A Study on the Effectiveness of using Integrated Nonlinear Storytelling and Simulation-based Learning Game in an Operations Research Course, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2022
Collaborators: Ashley Seamon; Christian Lopez; Sabahattin Ozden; Daniell DiFrancesca; Conrad Tucker
An Assessment of Simulation-Based Learning Modules in an Undergraduate Engineering Economy Course, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2022
Collaborators: Mahgol Nowparvar; Sabahattin Ozden; Daniel Knight; Parhum Delgoshaei; Ashkan Negahban
Connected Learning and Integrated Course Knowledge (CLICK) Approach, IUSE Summit - June, 2022
Forecasting the Rising Economical Impact of Tropical Storms , Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) - May, 2022
Collaborators: Chris Annear; Paul Lynch
Predict Patient Admission Status Using Topic Modeling & XGBoost, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) - May, 2022
Collaborators: Abdulaziz Ahmed; Haneen Ali; Yasin Fatemi
Void Content Reduction in 3D Printed Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites through Temperature and Pressure Consolidation, Journal of Composite Science - April 26, 2022
Collaborators: Dakota Hetrick; Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei
Dementia Empathy Scale: A Validation Study, Psychonomic Society - November, 2021
Collaborators: Cielo Prischak; Victoria Kazmerski; Daniel Eaton
A Study on the Effectiveness of the CLICK Approach in an Operations Research Course , American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2021
Collaborators: Christian Lopez; James Cunningham; Conrad Tucker
Combining Immersive Technologies and Problem-Based Learning in Engineering Education: Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2021
Collaborators: Mahgol Nowparvar; Ashkan Negahban; Sabahattin Ozden
Connected Learning and Integrated Course Knowledge (CLICK) Approach, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2021
Collaborators: James Cunningham; Christian Lopez; Conrad Tucker
Charpy Impact Energy Absorption of 3D Printed Continuous Kevlar Reinforced Composites, Journal of Composite Materials - January 1, 2021
Collaborators: Dakota Hetrick; Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei; Charles Bakis
Assessment of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Teaching Module: A Gender-Based Comparison, International Journal of Engineering Education - December 1, 2020
Collaborators: Vidanelage Dayarathna; Sofia Karam; Raed Jaradat; Michael Hamilton; Morteza Nagahi; Sayali Joshi; Junfeng Ma; Bouteina Driouche
Evaluating the effect of variable fiber content on mechanical properties of additively manufactured continuous carbon fiber composites, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites - September 30, 2020
Collaborators: Dakota Hetrick; Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei; Charles Bakis
Multi-Context Generation in Virtual Reality Environments using Deep Reinforcement Learning, ASME 2020 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2020) - August 18, 2020
Collaborators: James Cunningham; Christian Lopez; Conrad Tucker
Novel Simulation-Based Learning Modules for Teaching Database Concepts, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June 18, 2020
Collaborators: Sabahattin Ozden; Ashkan Negahban
The CLICK Approach and its Impact on Learning Introductory Probability Concepts in an Industrial Engineering Course, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June 18, 2020
Collaborators: Christian Lopez; James Cunningham; Conrad Tucker
Enhancing Teaching and Learning of Order Picking Operations via Augmented Reality, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo - May, 2020
Collaborators: Sabahattin Ozden; Ashkan Negahban
Improving the Global Supply Chain for Commercial Aircraft using Six Sigma Principles, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo - May, 2020
Collaborator: Safinaz Elhadary
Connected Learning and Integrated Course Knowledge (CLICK) Approach, STEM for all Multiplex - May 12, 2020
Collaborators: Conrad Tucker; Christian Lopez
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Procedural Content Generation of 3D Virtual Environments, Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering - February 11, 2020
Collaborators: Christian Lopez; James Cunningham; Conrad Tucker
Reinforcement Learning Content Generation for Virtual Reality Applications, ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2019) - August 18, 2019
Collaborators: Christian Lopez; Conrad Tucker
An Introduction to the CLICK approach: Leveraging Virtual Reality to Integrate the Industrial Engineering Curriculum, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June 18, 2019
Collaborators: Christian Lopez; Conrad Tucker
Factors Influencing User Experience of Engineering Students in Simulated Environments, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo - May, 2019
Collaborators: Christian Lopez; Conrad Tucker
Acute Stroke Patients Flow Analysis to Reduce Door-to-Intervention Time, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo - May 16, 2019
Collaborators: Safinaz Elhadary; Ann Sokoloff
Efficacy Investigation of Virtual Reality Teaching Module in Manufacturing System Design Course, Journal of Mechanical Design - October 17, 2018
Collaborators: Junfeng Ma; Raed Jaradat; Michael Hamilton; Parker Jones; Vidanelage Dayarathna
Mastery Learning and Assessment Approach in Operations Research Course, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June 23, 2018
Development of Experiment-Based Mathematical Models of Acoustic Signals for Machine Condition Monitoring, CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems - May, 2018
Collaborators: Derek Shaffer; Paige Lorson; Zack Plunkett; Ihab Ragai; Amir Danesh-Yazdi
Improving Patient Flow at a Cardiology Outpatient Clinic, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo - May 19, 2018
Collaborators: Nicholas Bowers; Jessica Hocsman
An Approach for Rush Order Acceptance Decisions using Simulation and Multi-attribute Utility Theory, European Journal of Industrial Engineering - October, 2017
Collaborators: Faisal Aqlan; Abdulaziz Ahmed; Abdulrahman Shamsan; Mohammad Hamasha
A Hybrid Mastery-Conventional Assessment in Engineering Economy, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2017
Collaborators: Faisal Aqlan; Paul Lynch
Integrating Industry Projects into an Undergraduate Manufacturing Systems Course, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2017
Collaborators: Faisal Aqlan; Keegan O'Bannon
Virtual Reality Implementation to Improve System Thinking Skills—An Engineering Education Case Study, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo - May, 2017
Collaborators: Raed Jaradat; Junfeng Ma; Michael Hamilton
A Case Study on Improving First Case Starts in Operating Rooms, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo - May, 2017
Collaborators: Faisal Aqlan; Angela Zorn ; Andrew Lesko; Christopher Lashway; Anne Pedersen
Improve Operating Rooms Performance Using Lean and Statistical Methods: A Case Study, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo - May, 2017
Collaborators: Faisal Aqlan; Anne Pedersen; Rachael Knox; Nicholas Bowers
Lean Process Improvement of First Case Scheduling in Operating Rooms, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) - September 25, 2016
Collaborators: Faisal Aqlan; Anne Pedersen
Process Improvement Approach to Investigate Low Block Utilization of Operating Rooms: A Case Study, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) - September 25, 2016
Collaborators: Faisal Aqlan; Anne Pedersen
Engineering Economy: The Crossroads of Business, Engineering, and Entrepreneurship, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2016
Collaborators: Paul Lynch; Joseph Wilck
Dynamic Patient Grouping and Prioritization: A New Approach to Emergency Department Flow Improvement, Health Care Management Science - June 1, 2016
Collaborator: Gul Kremer
A Simulation-Optimization Framework for Cross-Docking Assignment Problem, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) - May, 2016
Collaborator: Faisal Aqlan
Engineering Economy: Bridging the Gap between Engineering, Business, and Entrepreneurship, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) - May, 2016
Collaborators: Paul Lynch; Joe Wilck
Simulation for Triage , Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) - May, 2016
Collaborators: Faisal Aqlan; Paul Lynch
Teaching Idea Generation to Undergraduate Students within the Time Constraints of a Capstone Course, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) - June 14, 2015
Collaborators: Shraddha Sangelkar; Charlotte DeVries; William Lasher
Using Artificial Neural Network as Meta-Modeling Technique in Supply Chains , Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) - May 30, 2015
Collaborator: Abdulaziz Ahmed
Redesign the Engineering Teaching and Assessment Methods to Provide More Information to Improve Students’ Learning, Frontiers in Education (FIE) - October 22, 2014
Collaborators: Shraddha Sangelkar; Russell Warley; Oladipo Onipede
Mastery Learning in Engineering: A Case Study in Statics , American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) - June 15, 2014
Collaborators: Shraddha Sangelkar; Russell Warley; Oladipo Onipede
A Study on Situated Cognition: Product Dissection’s Effect on Redesign Activities, Advances in Engineering Education - 2013
Collaborators: Katie Grantham; Gul Kremer; Timothy Simpson
Model Comparison in Emergency Severity Index Level Prediction, Expert Systems with Applications - December 1, 2013
Collaborators: Seifu Chonde; David Nembhard; Gul Kremer
An Exploration of the Effectiveness of Product Archeology in an Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum: What Can a Five-Hour Curriculum Do?, Advances in Engineering Education - July, 2013
Collaborators: Gul Kremer; Timothy Simpson
Group Technology-based Patient Grouping and Prioritizing Algorithm, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) - May, 2013
Collaborator: Gul Kremer
Neural Networks, Bayesian Networks, and Logistic Regression for ESI Prediction, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) - May, 2013
Collaborators: Seifu Chonde; David Nembhard; Gul Kremer
Rank Aggregation Methods Comparison: A Case for Triage Prioritization, Expert Systems with Applications - March, 2013
Collaborators: Erica Fields; Gul Kremer
A Simulation Analysis of the Impact of FAHP–MAUT Triage Algorithm on the Emergency Department Performance Measures, Expert Systems with Applications - January, 2013
Collaborator: Gul Kremer
Patient Prioritization in Emergency Departments: Decision Making under Uncertainty - August, 2012
Collaborator: Gul Kremer
Discrete Event Simulation Analysis to Compare Emergency Severity Index and FAHP-MAUT Triage Algorithms, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) - May, 2012
Collaborators: Gul Kremer; Deborah Medeiros
Exploration of Group Technology Applications: Triage in the Emergency Department, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) - May, 2012
Collaborators: Geoffrey Silvera; Gul Kremer; Madhu Reddy
From Product Dissection to Product Archaeology: Exposing Students to Global, Economic, Environmental, Societal Impact through Competitive and Collaborative “Digs", International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - August, 2011
Collaborators: Timothy Simpson; Gul Kremer; Kemper Lewis
Teaching the Global, Economic, Environmental, and Societal Foundations of Engineering Design through Product Archaeology, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) - June, 2011
Collaborators: Kemper Lewis; Deborah Moore-Russo; Timothy Simpson; Gul Kremer; Xaver Neumeyer; Ann McKenna; Wei Chen
Developing a Correction Factor to Modify the FAHP and Utility Theory based Triage Algorithm, Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC) - May, 2011
Collaborator: Gul Kremer, Secondary Author
Fuzzy AHP and Utility Theory Based Patient Sorting in Emergency Departments, International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise - 2010
Collaborator: Gul Kremer
A Novice-Centered Decision-Support System for Type Synthesis of Function-Generation Mechanisms, Mechanism and Machine Theory - September, 2010
Collaborators: Abdullah Al-Dwairi; Fikiri Dweiri
A Study on Situated Cognition: Product Dissection's Effect on Redesign Activities, International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - August, 2010
Collaborators: Katie Grantham; Timothy Simpson; Gul Kremer
An Improved Triage Algorithm for Emergency Departments Based on Fuzzy AHP and Utility Theory, Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC) - June, 2010
Collaborators: Gul Kremer; Carol Smith
Patient Sorting Through Emergency Severity Index and Descriptive Variables’ Utility, Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC) - June, 2010
Collaborator: Gul Kremer
An AHP-Based Approach to Type Selection of Mechanisms for Periodic-Function Generation, IFToMM World Congress on Mechanism and Machine Science - June, 2007
Collaborators: Fikri Dweiri; Abdullah Al-Dwairi
Education
Ph D, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, The Pennsylvania State University
M.E., Industrial Engineering/Human Factors/Ergonomics, The Pennsylvania State University
MS, Industrial Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology
BS, Industrial Engineering/Design and Manufacturing , Jordan University of Science and Technology