Michael M Kostreva

Position:
Professor of Mathematical Sciences

Education:
PhD, Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1976
MS, Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1973
BA, Mathematics, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1971

Professional Interests:
Applied mathematician with research interests in optimization, nonlinear analysis and computational mathematics. Experience includes academic and industrial research positions, university professorships, and consulting. Current active research projects: 1) Method of Feasible Directions for Nonlinear Programming. 2) Berge Equilibria and Nash Equilibria in Game Theory.3) Mathematical Optimization of Circadian Rhythm Models for Work Scheduling - Investigation of New Dynamic Models and Optimal Solutions. 4) Equitable Efficiency in Multiple Objective Optimization.

Professional Activities:
Mathematical Programming Society, SIAM, INFORMS.

Selected Publications:

• Using A Circadian Rhythms Model to Evaluate Shift Schedules , Ergonomics 45, no. 11, (2002) 739-763 (with E. McNelis, and E. Clemens).
• "A Superlinearly Convergent Method of Feasible Directions", Applied Mathematics and Computation 116 (2000) pp. 231-244 (with X. B. Chen).
• Equitable Aggregations and Multiple Criteria Analysis , European J. Operational Research 158, No.2, (2004), 362-377 (with W. Ogryczak and A. Wierzbicki).

Related Web Sites:
Clemson University Research on Method of Feasible Directions.
Department of Mathematical Sciences.