James E. Falk
Professor of Operations
Research
Location / Department
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Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, The
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Honors
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Phi
Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi , Eta Kappa Nu
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Fulbright Awards (Ukraine, 1987; Czechoslovakia, 1990; Norway, 1994)
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Excellence in Teaching of Science Award, Washington Academy of
Sciences, 1990
Relevant Experience
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Research Analysis Corporation
(1965‑1971), Research Analyst.
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Northwestern University
(1968), Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering.
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The George Washington University
(1971‑present: Professor, Chairman, 1992-1994).
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National Science Foundation
(1985), Associate Program Director.
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Kiev State University,
USSR (April 1987), Fulbright Lecturer.
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Shanghai Normal University,
PRC (May 1987), Invited Lecturer.
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University of Nitra, Czechoslovakia
(Spring, Summer 1990), Fulbright Lecturer.
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University of Trondheim, Norway
(Fall 1994), Fulbright Lecturer.
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Bogazici University, Turkey
(Spring 1995, 2003), Visiting Lecturer.
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American University of Armenia,
Visiting Professor (Summer 1996-1999, 2001).
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University of Habana, Cuba,
Visiting Professor (Spring, 2002).
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Comenius University, Slovakia,
Visiting Professor (Spring 2004).
Other activity
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Journal of Global Optimization,
Advisory Board
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Czechoslovak Journal for Operations
Research,
Advising Editor
Recent Publications (only in related areas)
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“Minimizing the Mean Damage for Parallel-Series Systems with Two
Failure Modes,” Journal of Computation Optimization and
Applications, Vol 17, pp. 301-328, 2000 (with V. Kirilyuk,
Kiev).
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“Robust
Separation via Quadratics,” Computers and Operations Research
Vol. 28 No. 6, pp. 537-561, 2001 (with V. Karlov).
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“A
Project Selection Model with Uncertain Demand,” submitted to
Annals of Operations Research, (with T. Jorgensen).
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“Robust
Set Separation via Exponentials,” Nonlinear Analysis, Volume
47, Part 3 pp. 1845-1856, 2001 (with Yelena Danurova and Lana
Yeganova).
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“Set Separation Problems and Global Optimization,”
Nonlinear Analysis,
Volume 47, Part 3 pp. 1857-1868, 2001 (with Yelena Danurova and Lana
Yeganova).
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“Robust
Multiple Set Separation,” Nonlinear Analysis, Volume 47, Part
3 pp. 1893-1904, 2001 (with Yelena Danurova and Lana Yeganova).
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“Setting Optimal Bounds on Risk in Aset Allocation – a Convex
Program,” Documentos de Trabajo en Analisis Economico, Vol. 1 Num
12, 2002, (with Ekaterina Gratcheva).
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“Reliability Allocation for Networks and Systems,”
SIAM Review,
Volume 48, No. 1, pp. 43-65, 2006 (with Nozer Singpurwalla and
Yefim Vladimirsky).
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“The
Economics of Administering Import Quotas with Licenses-on-Demand,”
accepted by The American Journal of Agricultural Economics
(with Jana Hranaiova and Harry de Gorter).
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“Constrained Equilibrium in a Bidding Problem,” submitted to
Central European Journal of Operations Research, 2006, Economics
(with Jana Hranaiova and Harry de Gorter.
E-Mail: falk@seas.gwu.edu
James Falk edited the
book by Gnedenko & Ushakov
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