About
Ismail Abdulrashid, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Data Analytics in the Collins College of Business at The University of Tulsa where he teaches Analytics, including Business Decision Models, Enterprise Data Systems, and Data Mining & Predictive Analytics. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research and M.S. in Data Science from Auburn University in 2020.
Abdulrashid’s research focuses on the development of mathematical and machine learning models to represent physical systems, as well as the application of these models in the areas of healthcare informatics and finance to provide insight into emerging business problems and drive organizational improvements. Particular emphasis is given to the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare. He has published numerous research articles in journals and peer-reviewed international conferences such as Annals of Operations Research, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, and Communications in Pure and Applied Analysis.
His research is application-oriented in health informatics, specifically in the chemotherapy cancer treatment area. Abdulrashid a member of INFORMS, the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), and the American Mathematical Society (AMS).
Awards and Honors
Grant from the UNESCO/IAEA to study Postgraduate Diploma Mathematics at the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy (2014-2015); Outstanding International Student Award of Academic Excellence in the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM), Auburn University, April 2019; Teaching Citations Award, Auburn University Department of Mathematics and Statistics (DMS), Nov. 2018; Kevin Doheny Fellowship, Auburn University Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dec. 2017; Best Graduating Master’s student award, African University of Science and Technology (AUST), May 2013; Best Graduating Mathematics Student Award, Bayero University, March 2011
Education
- Ph.D., Auburn University
Dissertation: “Dynamics of Chemotherapy Models with Variable Infusion and Time Delays” - M.S., Auburn University
- M.S., African University of Science and Technology
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Optimization
- Modeling
- Machine Learning
- Big Data