Douglas M King

Douglas M King
Douglas M King
  • Teaching Assistant Professor
(217) 244-8813
3 Transportation Building

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, May 2012, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • M.S. in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering, May 2006, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • B.S. in General Engineering, May 2002, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Academic Positions

  • Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, August 2019 - Present
  • Senior Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, August 2017 - August 2019
  • Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, March 2014 - August 2017
  • Visiting Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, August 2012 - March 2014

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Operations Research

Selected Articles in Journals

Articles in Conference Proceedings

  • “Using Case Studies to Enhance the Critical Thinking Skills of IE Students” (A. Chronopoulou, K.J. Cross, D.M. King, E. Salimi), Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition; June, 2016

Professional Societies

  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
  • Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science (INFORMS)

Research Honors

  • 2019 INFORMS Service Science Best Paper Award (First Place)
  • 2018 INFORMS Public Sector Operations Research Best Paper Award (Finalist)
  • 2013 IISE Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award (Second Place)
  • 2012 INFORMS Innovation in Analytics Award (Semifinalist)
  • 2012 INFORMS Section on Public Programs, Services and Needs (SPPSN) Best Paper Competition (Finalist)

Other Honors

  • Engineering Council Outstanding Advising Award (2016, 2017)
  • IISE Outstanding Faculty Advisor, North Central Region (2013, 2016)
  • Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship recipient (Fall 2010 - Summer 2011)
  • Mavis Memorial Fund Scholarship recipient (Fall 2009 - Summer 2010)

Improvement Activities

  • Collins Scholar, University of Illinois, Grainger College of Engineering (Fall 2014 - Spring 2015)

Recent Courses Taught

  • IE 300 AD1 (IE 300 AD2, IE 300 AD3, IE 300 AD4, IE 300 AL1, IE 300 BD1, IE 300 BD2, IE 300 BD3, IE 300 BD4, IE 300 BL1, IE 300 CL1, IE 300 CLO) - Analysis of Data
  • IE 330 - Industrial Quality Control
  • IE 400 - Design & Anlys of Experiments
  • IE 412 - OR Models for Mfg Systems