Dr Gonzalez is a distinguished academic and professional in the field of industrial and systems engineering. He holds two Ph.D. degrees, one in Engineering with a focus on Operations Research and Risk and Resilience from Universidad de los Andes, and another in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Infrastructure Design and Recovery and Risk and Resilience from Rice University. Additionally, he has a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Universidad de los Andes.
Dr. González’s research interests are centered around developing analytical and computational tools for resilient cyber-physical-social systems under natural and human-made hazards. He also works on optimizing the design and recovery of interdependent infrastructure networks and modeling and controlling the dynamics of complex systems. Moreover, he has expertise in developing decentralized and distributed control and optimization models.
Throughout his career, Dr. González has received several awards and honors, including the 2023 Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year award from The University of Oklahoma’s Latinx Coalition, the Dissertation Excellence Award for his Ph.D. students, and the Best Paper Award for his work “Interdependent Network Recovery Games” in Risk Analysis.
He serves as the Secretary of the Decision Analysis and Risk Specialty Group of The Society for Risk Analysis and has been recognized with the NSF Enabling Fellowship Award from the NSF Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Education
PhD, Universidad de los Andes, 2017.
Major: Engineering
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Operations Research / Risk and Resilience
PhD, Rice University, 2017.
Major: Civil Engineering
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Infrastructure Design and Recovery / Risk and Resilience
MS, Universidad de los Andes, 2012.
Major: Industrial Engineering
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Operations Research / Network Modeling
BS, Universidad de los Andes, 2009.
Major: Physics
Research Interests
- Developing analytical and computational tools for resilient cyber-physical-social systems under natural and anthropogenic hazards.
- Optimizing the design and recovery of systems of interdependent infrastructure networks.
- Modeling, optimizing, and controlling the dynamics of complex systems.
- Developing decentralized and distributed control and optimization models.
Licensures and Certifications
- Six Sigma Black Belt, Arizona State University, 2011.
Awards and Honors
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year – The University of Oklahoma, Latinx Coalition (2023).
Dissertation Excellence Award – Ph.D. Student Advisee (Alireza Rangrazjeddi), Gallogly College of Engineering, The University of Oklahoma. (2023)
1st Place – Capstone project, The University of Oklahoma, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. (2023).
Best M.S. Thesis Award – M.S. Student Advisee (Himadri Sen Gupta), School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Oklahoma. (2022)
Dissertation Excellence Award – Ph.D. Student Advisee (Nafiseh Ghorbani Renani), Gallogly College of Engineering, The University of Oklahoma. (2021)
Best M.S. Thesis Award – M.S. Student Advisee (Tarun Adluri), School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Oklahoma. (2021)
Elected Secretary, Decision Analysis and Risk Specialty Group, The Society for Risk Analysis (2020-2021)
Best Paper Award, “Interdependent Network Recovery Games,” Risk Analysis. (2020).
NSF Enabling Fellowship Award, NSF Natural Hazards Center – University of Colorado, Boulder. (2019).
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year – The University of Oklahoma, Latinx Coalition (2019).
1st Place – Capstone project, The University of Oklahoma, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. (2019).
Wilson Tang Best Paper Award, “The time-dependent interdependent network design problem (td-INDP) and the evaluation of multi-system recovery strategies in polynomial time,” Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and its Applications (APSSRA). (2016).
Top 9 National score – Industrial Engineering ECAES (National standardized professional examination) (2009)
Student Council Representative – Universidad de los Andes, College of Engineering (2008 – 2009)
Student Council Representative – Universidad de los Andes, Department of Physics (2007 – 2008)
Alberto Magno Scholarship – Universidad de los Andes (2004)
National finalist – Undergraduate National Mathematics Olympiad (2004)
Top 5 Ibero-America score and honorific mention – Undergraduate Ibero-American Mathematics Olympiad (2004)
National finalist – High School National Chemistry Olympiad (2003)
1st place High School score – ICFES (National standardized high school examination) – Augustinian School of Saint Nicholas (2003)
National Finalist – Middle School National Mathematics Olympiad (2000).
Teaching
Teaching Experience Summary
The University of Oklahoma
Regular courses
ISE 4563/5563, Quality & Reliability Engineering, 6 courses (Spr 2018, Spr 2019, Spr 2020, Spr 2021, Spr 2022, Spr 2023)
ISE 4623/5023 – Deterministic Systems Models /Systems Optimization, 4 courses (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
ISE 4970/5970, Analytics of Resilient Cyber-Physical-Social Networks, 1 course (Sp 2018) *Awarded: Presidential Dream Course
ISE 5633 – Supply Chain Management & Transportation, 6 courses (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
Study abroad program
ENGR 2002, Professional Development, 1 course (Summer 2019)
ENGR 4510, Resilient Global Supply Chains, 1 course (Summer 2023)
Directed studies (with individual students)
ISE 3980, Honors Research (HONORS), 1 course.
ISE 4990, Special Studies, 1 course.
ISE 5980, Research for Master’s Thesis, 9 courses.
ISE 5990, Special Studies, 1 course.
ISE 6980, Research Doctoral Dissertation, 8 courses.
ISE 6990, Special Studies, 9 courses.
Current PhD Students Advised
PhD6C. Doctoral Committee Chair. (Upcoming: August 16, 2023). Advised: Tanmoy Palit
PhD5C. Doctoral Committee Chair. (Upcoming: August 16, 2023). Advised: Daniel Cabrera
PhD4C. Doctoral Committee Chair. (2021 – Present). Advised: Marybeth Radtke
PhD3C. Doctoral Committee Chair. (2021 – Present). Advised: Samuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez
PhD2C. Doctoral Committee Chair. (2020 – Present) Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the Graduate Student Senate of the University of Oklahoma & Paul and Rose Sharp Outstanding Student 2022 (David L. Boren College of International Studies) & Nettie Vincent Boggs Graduate Fellowship (Gallogly College of Engineering)
Master’s Committee Chair, Best M.S. Thesis Award, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Thesis: “Optimal Selection of Building Level Short- and Long-Term Mitigation Strategies for Flooding Hazards” (2020 – 2022) Advised: Himadri Sen Gupta
PhD1C. Doctoral Committee Chair. (2020 – Present). Advised: Osamah Moshebah
Current PhD Students Advised
MS1C. Master’s Committee Chair (DSA). (2023 – Present)
Advised: Diego Hernandez
Student Advising
| Advisor | Committee Member | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completed | In progress | Completed | In progress | |
| PhD | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| M.S. | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| B.S. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
