{"id":87,"date":"2019-11-04T15:52:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T20:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:32:33","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span id=\"journalpapers\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\"><strong>Journal Papers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Soltani, M., Khademi, A. and J.P. Kharoufeh. Near-optimal replacement policies for offshore wind farms. Submitted (under review).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Soltani, M., Khademi, A. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11590-026-02288-8\">Optimal replacement of fixed-base and floating offshore wind turbines<\/a>. Forthcoming in <em>Optimization Letters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Soltani, M., Kharoufeh, J.P. and A. Khademi (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SKK_PEIS_Final.pdf\">Structured replacement policies for offshore wind turbines<\/a>. <em>Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences<\/em>, 38 (2), 355-386.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhattacharya, A., Kharoufeh, J.P. and B. Zeng (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1287\/ijoc.2021.0255\">A nonconvex regularization scheme for the stochastic dual dynamic programming algorithm<\/a>. <em>INFORMS Journal on Computing<\/em>, 35 (5), 1161-1178.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flory, J.A. and J.P. Kharoufeh. Optimal replacement in partially observed environments with noisy degradation signals. Under revision.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhattacharya, A. and J.P. Kharoufeh. Dynamic optimal control of stored energy in microgrids. Under revision.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cordeiro, J.D. and Kharoufeh, J.P. Dynamic arrival and service rate control of a retrial queue in a random environment. Under revision.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. On the transient distribution of Markov reward processes. Under revision.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cordeiro, J.D., Kharoufeh, J.P. and M.E. Oxley (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cordeiro_Khar_Oxley_Public.pdf\">On the ergodicity of a class of level-dependent quasi-birth-and-death processes<\/a>. <em>Advances in Applied Probability<\/em>, 51 (4), 1109-1128.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abdul-Malak, D.T., Kharoufeh, J.P. and L.M. Maillart (2019).&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DTA_JPK_LM_final.pdf\">Maintaining systems with heterogeneous spare parts<\/a>. <em>Naval Research Logistics<\/em>, 66 (6), 485-501.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dehghanian, A. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/urn_final.pdf\">Optimal stopping for an inspection process with a capacity constraint: Generalizing Shepp&#8217;s urn scheme<\/a>. <em>Operations Research Letters<\/em>, 47 (4), 311-316.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhattacharya, A., Kharoufeh, J.P. and B. Zeng (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bhatta_Khar_IIESpecial_Final.pdf\">Structured storage policies for energy distribution networks<\/a>. <em>IISE Transactions<\/em>, 50 (8), 683-698.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abdul-Malak, D.T. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2018). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Abdul-Malak_Khar_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimally replacing multiple systems in a shared environment<\/a>. <em>Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences<\/em>, 32 (2), 179-206.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhattacharya, A., Kharoufeh, J.P. and B. Zeng (2018). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/arnab_jpk_zeng_v3.pdf\">Managing energy storage in microgrids: A multistage stochastic programming approach<\/a>. <em>IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid<\/em>, 9 (1), 483-496.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">van Oosterom, C., Maillart, L.M. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2017). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/deteriorating_sensor_accepted.pdf\">Optimal maintenance policies for a safety-critical system and its deteriorating sensor<\/a>. <em> Naval Research Logistics<\/em>, 64 (5), 399-417.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhattacharya, A. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2017). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Bhatta_Khar_ORL_Final.pdf\">Linear programming formulation for non-stationary, finite-horizon MDP models<\/a>. <em> Operations Research Letters<\/em>, 45 (6), 570-574.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dehghanian, A., Kharoufeh, J.P. and M. Modarres (2016). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/DKM_Jockeying_Final.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strategic dynamic jockeying between two parallel queues<\/a>. <em>Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences<\/em>, 30 (1), 41-60.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flory, J.A., Kharoufeh, J.P. and D.T. Abdul-Malak (2015). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Flory_Khar_NRL_Final.pdf\">Optimal replacement of continuously degrading systems in partially observed environments<\/a>. <em>Naval Research Logistics<\/em>, 62 (5), 395-415.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Degirmenci, G., Kharoufeh, J.P. and O.A. Prokopyev (2015). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/DKP-MOR_Final.pdf\">On optimal clustering in mobile wireless sensor networks under uncertainty<\/a>. <em>Military Operations Research<\/em>, 20 (2), 19-33.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sullivan, K.M., Abdul-Malak, D.T., Kharoufeh, J.P. and R.O. Baldwin (2015). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/MHS_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimally locating application virtualization resources on a network<\/a>. <em>Military Operations Research<\/em>, 20 (1), 5-20.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bian, L., Gebraeel, N. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2015). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Bian_Geb_Khar_IIE_accepted.pdf\">Degradation modeling for real-time estimation of residual lifetimes in dynamic environments<\/a>. <em>IIE Transactions<\/em>, 47 (5), 471-486.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ozkan, E. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2015). <a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10479-014-1615-5?sa_campaign=email\/event\/articleAuthor\/onlineFirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Incompleteness of results for the slow-server problem with an unreliable fast server<\/a>. <em>Annals of Operations Research<\/em>, 226 (1), 741-745.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ozkan, E. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2014). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Ozkan_Khar_PEIS_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimal control of a two-server queueing system with failures<\/a>. <em>Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences<\/em>, 28 (4), 489-527.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Degirmenci, G., Kharoufeh, J.P. and O.A. Prokopyev (2014). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/DKP_ACM_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maximizing the lifetime of query-based wireless sensor networks<\/a>. <em>ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks<\/em>, 10 (4), Article 56. (DOI: 10.1145\/2523814).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flory, J.A., Kharoufeh, J.P. and N. Gebraeel (2014). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Flory_Khar_Gebraeel_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A switching diffusion model for lifetime estimation in randomly-varying environments<\/a>. <em>IIE Transactions<\/em>, 46 (11), 1227-1241.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P., Cox, S.M. and M.E. Oxley (2013). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Cox_AOR_Accepted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reliability of manufacturing equipment in complex environments<\/a>. <em>Annals of Operations Research<\/em>, 209 (1), 231-254.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Degirmenci, G., Kharoufeh, J.P. and R.O. Baldwin (2013). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Degirmenci_Khar_Baldwin_PE_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On the performance evaluation of query-based wireless sensor networks<\/a>. <em>Performance Evaluation<\/em>, 70 (2), 124-147.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ulukus, M.Y., Kharoufeh, J.P. and L.M. Maillart (2012). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Ulukus_Khar_Maillart_PEIS.pdf\">Optimal replacement policies under environment-driven degradation<\/a>. <em>Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences<\/em>, 26 (3), 405-424.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cordeiro, J.D. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2012). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Cordeiro_Khar_StochMod_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The unreliable M\/M\/1 retrial queue in a random environment<\/a>. <em>Stochastic Models<\/em>, 28 (1), 29-48.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Perry, M.B., Kharoufeh, J.P., Shekhar, S., Cai, J. and M.R. Shankar (2012). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Perry,%20Kharoufeh,%20Shankar_Printed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statistical characterization of nanostructured materials from severe plastic deformation in machining<\/a>. <em>IIE Transactions<\/em>, 44 (7), 534-550.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sherman, N.P. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2011). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Sherman_Khar_PEIS_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimal Bernoulli routing in an unreliable M\/G\/1 retrial queue<\/a>. <em>Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences<\/em>, 25 (1), 1-20.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P., Solo, C.J. and M.Y Ulukus (2010). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Solo_Ulukus_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Semi-Markov models for degradation-based reliability<\/a>. <em>IIE Transactions<\/em>, 42 (8), 599-612.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kurt, M. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2010). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Kurt_Khar_ORL_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monotone optimal replacement policies for a Markovian deteriorating system in a controllable environment<\/a>. <em>Operations Research Letters<\/em>, 38 (4), 273-279.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kurt, M. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2010). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Kurt_Khar_EJOR_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimally maintaining a Markovian deteriorating system with limited imperfect repairs<\/a>. <em>European Journal of Operational Research<\/em>, 205 (2), 368-380.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flory, J.A. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2010). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Flory_Kharoufeh_MOR_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimal satellite payload selection and specification<\/a>. <em>Military Operations Research<\/em>, 15 (3), 43-57.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. and D. Mixon (2009). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Mixon_NRL_Accepted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On a Markov-modulated shock and wear process<\/a>. <em>Naval Research Logistics<\/em>, 56 (6), 563-576.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sherman, N.P., Kharoufeh, J.P. and M.A. Abramson (2009). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Sherman_Khar_PEIS_final2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An M\/G\/1 retrial queue with unreliable server for streaming multimedia applications<\/a>. <em>Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences<\/em>, 23, 281-304. [<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/PEIS_notes.pdf\">Read Note<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mann, C.R., Baldwin, R.O., Kharoufeh, J.P., and B.E. Mullins (2008). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Queueing_Approach.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A queueing approach to optimal resource replication in wireless sensor networks<\/a>. <em>Performance Evaluation<\/em>, 65 (10), 689-700.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mann, C.R., Baldwin, R.O., Kharoufeh, J.P. and B.E. Mullins (2008). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Mann_ACM_Printed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Energy-efficient search for finite-lifetime resources in sensor networks with time-constrained queries<\/a>. <em>ACM SIGMOBILE: Mobile Computing and Communications Review<\/em>, 12 (2), 31-39.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mann, C.R., Baldwin, R.O., Kharoufeh, J.P., and B.E. Mullins (2007). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Mann_Telecomm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A trajectory-based selective broadcast query protocol for large-scale, high-density wireless sensor networks<\/a>. <em>Telecommunication Systems<\/em>, (1-2), 67-86.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Offutt, E., Kharoufeh, J.P., and R.F. Deckro (2006). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Offutt_Khar_Deckro_MOR_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Distorted risk measures with application to military capability shortfalls<\/a>. <em>Military Operations Research<\/em>, 11 (4), 25-39.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sherman, N.P. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2006). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Sherman_Khar_ORL_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An M\/M\/1 retrial queue with unreliable server<\/a>. <em>Operations Research Letters<\/em>, 34 (6), 697-705.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P., Finkelstein, D. and D. Mixon (2006). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Fink_Mixon_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Availability of periodically inspected systems with Markovian wear and shocks<\/a>. <em>Journal of Applied Probability<\/em>, 43 (2), 303-317.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Peterson, B.S., Baldwin, R.O. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2006). <a href=\"http:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/xpls\/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1661527&amp;tag=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bluetooth inquiry time characterization and selection<\/a>. <em>IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing<\/em>, 5 (9), 1173-1187.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flannery, A., Kharoufeh, J.P., Elefteriadou, L. and N. Gautam (2005). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Flannery%20Paper_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queuing delay models for single-lane roundabouts<\/a>. <em>Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems<\/em>, 22 (3), 133-150.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. and S.M. Cox (2005). <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Printed_IIE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stochastic models for degradation-based reliability<\/a>. <i>IIE Transactions<\/i>, 37 (6), 533-542.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. and J.A. Sipe (2005).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Sipe_COR_printed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaluating failure time probabilities for a Markovian wear process<\/a>.&nbsp; <i>Computers and Operations Research<\/i>, 32 (5), 1131-1145.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. and N. Gautam (2004).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Gautam_NRL_printed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A fluid queueing model for link travel time moments<\/a>.&nbsp; <i>Naval Research Logistics, <\/i>51 (2), 242-257.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. and N. Gautam (2004).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/kb_link_printed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deriving link travel-time distributions via stochastic speed processes.<\/a>&nbsp; <i> Transportation Science, <\/i>38 (1)<i>, <\/i>97-106<i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sherman, N. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2004). Analytical modeling of joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration.&nbsp; <i>Mathematical and Computer Modelling<\/i>, 39 (6-8), 799-815.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kladitis, P., Bright, V., and J.P. Kharoufeh (2004).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Kladitis_Bright_Khar_printed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uncertainty in manufacture and assembly of multiple-joint solder self-assembled micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)<\/a>.&nbsp; <i>Journal of Manufacturing Processes, <\/i>6 (1), 32-50.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. (2003).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Wear_ORL_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explicit results for wear processes in a Markovian environment<\/a>.&nbsp; <i>Operations Research Letters, <\/i>31 (3), 237-244. [<a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/ORL_errata.pdf\">Errata<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Peterson, B.S., Baldwin, R.O., Kharoufeh, J.P., and R. Raines (2003).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Peterson_IEEE_Comm_Ltrs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Refinements to the packet error rate upper bound for Bluetooth networks<\/a>.&nbsp; <em>IEEE Communications Letters, 7 <\/em>(8), 382-384.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flietstra, T., Bauer, K. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2003).&nbsp; Integrated feature and architecture selection for radial basis neural networks.&nbsp; <em>Int&#8217;l Journal of Smart Engineering System Design<\/em>, 5, 507-516<b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. and K. Goulias (2002).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Goulias_TRB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nonparametric identification of daily activity durations using kernel density estimators<\/a>.&nbsp; <em> Transportation Research Part B: Methodological,<\/em>36 (1), 59-82.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. and M.J. Chandra (2002).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Khar_Chandra_printed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statistical tolerance analysis for non-normal or correlated normal component characteristics<\/a>. <em>Int&#8217;l Journal of Production Research,<\/em> 40 (2), 337-352.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span id=\"conferencepapers\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\"><strong>Refereed Conference Papers and Abstracts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"style3\">\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Soltani, M., Kharoufeh, J.P. and A. Khademi (2023). Optimal call center staffing and pricing under QoS constraints. In <em>Proceedings of the 2023 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, New Orleans, LA, May 20-23, 2023, Article 1705.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anhalt, A.N., Kharoufeh, J.P. and A. Bhattacharya (2017). Improving access to healthcare by minimizing appointment delays. In <em>Proceedings of the 2017 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Pittsburgh, PA, May 20&#8211;23, 2017, pp. 579-584.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anhalt, A.N. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2015). Comparative study of lung cancer screening policies and cost impacts. In <em>Proceedings of the 2015 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Nashville, TN, May 30&#8211;June 2, 2015, pp. 1563-1571. (<strong>Best Paper Award<\/strong>, Operations Research Track.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bhattacharya, A. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2014). Optimal microgrid energy storage strategies in the presence of renewables. In <em>Proceedings of the 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Montreal, Canada, May 31&#8211;June 4, 2014, pp. 1348-1355.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flory, J.A. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2011). Estimating lifetime distributions in a random environment. In <em>Proceedings of the 2011 Industrial Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Reno, NV, May 21-25, 2011, CD-ROM.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nabors, S.G., Bountourelis, T., Schaefer, A., Clermont, G., Luangkesorn, L., Kharoufeh, J., Maillart, L. and W. Yang (2011). Systematic engineering of acute care delivery: Predictability of intensive care unit patient throughput using process modeling. In <em>Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society International Conference<\/em>, Denver, CO, May 13\u201318, 2011. (Refereed Abstract.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Nabors, S.G., Bountourelis, T., Schaefer, A., Luangkesorn, L., Kharoufeh, J.P., Maillart, L.M., Yang, W. and G. Clermont (2011). Cost impact of blocking: Predictability of ICU patient throughput and cost variance using process modeling. In <em>Proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine<\/em>, Brussels, Belgium, March 22\u201325, 2011. (Refereed Abstract.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flory, J.A., Kharoufeh, J.P. and L.M. Maillart (2010). Optimal procurement and deployment of irreparable, multi-component systems. In <em>Proceedings of the 2010 Industrial Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010, CD-ROM.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ulukus, M.Y., Kharoufeh, J.P. and L.M. Maillart (2010). Optimal replacement of a system with Markov-modulated degradation. In <em>Proceedings of the 2010 Industrial Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010, CD-ROM.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Booher, T.B. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2008). Optimal periodic inspection of complex degrading systems. In <em>Proceedings of the 2008 Industrial Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 17-21, 2008, pp. 87-92.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cordeiro, J.D. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2007). Analysis of an unreliable retrial queue in a random environment. In <em>Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007, pp. 1328-1333. (<strong>Best Paper Award<\/strong>, Operations Research Track.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crawford, B. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2007). Approximate analysis of an unreliable multiserver retrial queue. In <em>Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, Nashville, TN, May 19-23, 2007, pp. 1746-1751.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. and N.P. Sherman (2006). Performance analysis and control of an unreliable M\/G\/1 retrial queue. In <em>Proceedings of the 2006 Industrial Engineering Research Conference<\/em>, May 20-24, 2006, CD-ROM.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Peterson, B., Baldwin, R., and J.P. Kharoufeh (2004). A specification-compatible Bluetooth inquiry simplification. In <em>Proceedings of the 37th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)<\/em>, Waikaloa, Hawaii, January 5-8, 2004, pp. 307-315. (Published by the IEEE Computer Society.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flietstra, T., Bauer, K. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2002). Feature and architecture selection for radial basis neural networks. In <em>Proceedings of the Artificial Neutral Networks in Engineering Conference: Smart Engineering System Design<\/em>, Nov 10-13, pp. 123-128.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flannery, A., Kharoufeh, J.P., Gautam, N. and L. Elefteriadou (2000). Estimating delay at roundabouts. In <em>Proceedings of the 70th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers<\/em>, Nashville, Tennessee, August 6-9, 2000, CD-ROM.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bush, Brian O., Kharoufeh, J.P., and Luis Rabelo (1996). Development of an evolutionary scheme for adaptive fuzzy design. In <em>Proceedings of the Adaptive Distributed Parallel Computing Symposium<\/em>, Dayton, OH, August 8-9, 1996, pp. 125-136.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span id=\"editedbooks\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\"><strong>Edited Books<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cochran, J., Cox, A., Keskinocak, P., Kharoufeh, J.P. and Smith, J.C. (Eds.) <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Encyclopedia-Operations-Research-Management-Science\/dp\/0470400633\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1284403765&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science<\/a><\/em>. John Wiley &amp; Sons, New York, NY, 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span id=\"bookchapters\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\"><strong>Book Chapters<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"style3\">\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flory, J.A. and J.P. Kharoufeh. Stochastic models for industrial and systems engineering. In <em>Maynard&#8217;s Handbook of Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/em>, Sixth Edition, B. Bidanda (Editor), pp. 615-636, 2023, McGraw-Hill Publishers, New York, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bountourelis, T., Ulukus, M.Y., Kharoufeh, J.P. and S.G. Nabors. The modeling, analysis, and management of intensive care units. In <em>Handbook of Healthcare Operations Management: Methods and Applications<\/em>, B.T. Denton (Editor), pp. 153-182, 2013, Springer, New York, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. The M\/G\/s\/s queue. In <em>Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science<\/em>, J. Cochran, T. Cox, P. Keskinocak, J.P. Kharoufeh, J.C. Smith (Eds.), 2011. John Wiley &amp; Sons, New York, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style 3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/LDQBD_Kharoufeh_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Level-dependent quasi-birth-and-death processes<\/a>. In <em>Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science<\/em>, J. Cochran, T. Cox, P. Keskinocak, J.P. Kharoufeh, J.C. Smith (Eds.), 2011. John Wiley &amp; Sons, New York, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cordeiro, J.D. and J.P. Kharoufeh. <a href=\"http:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/~kharouf\/old\/Papers\/Cordeiro_Khar_BMAP_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Batch Markovian arrival processes (BMAP)<\/a>. In <em>Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science<\/em>, J. Cochran, T. Cox, P. Keskinocak, J.P. Kharoufeh, J.C. Smith (Eds.), 2011. John Wiley &amp; Sons, New York, NY.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span id=\"theses\" style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left;\"><strong>Theses<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"style3\">\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. (2001). <i>Stochastic Analysis of Link Travel Times:&nbsp; Distributions, Moments, and Approximations<\/i>.&nbsp; Doctoral <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dissertation, Program in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, The Pennsylvania State University.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"style3\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kharoufeh, J.P. (1997). <i>Density Estimation for Functions of Correlated Random Variables<\/i>.&nbsp; M.S. Thesis, Department of Industrial and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Ohio University.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journal Papers Soltani, M., Khademi, A. and J.P. Kharoufeh. Near-optimal replacement policies for offshore wind farms. Submitted (under review). Soltani, M., Khademi, A. and J.P. Kharoufeh (2026). Optimal replacement of fixed-base and floating offshore wind turbines. Forthcoming in Optimization Letters. 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