MIT Strategic Engineering
Research and Administrative Staff
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Administrative Staff
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Dr. Anas Alfaris, Research Scientist
June 2009 - present
Ph.D. Design Computation, MIT, 2009
S.M. Computation for Design and Optimization, MIT, 2009
S.M. Computational Design Systems,University of Pennsylvania, 2002
M. Arch. Building Technology , University of Pennsylvania, 2000
B.S. Architecture and Building Engineering, King Saud University, 1998
Research Areas: Design of Complex Engineered Systems, Computational Design Systems, Integrated Modeling and Simulation, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Building Architecture, Sustainable City Design
Current Positions:
- Co-Director of the Center for Complex Engineering Systems at KACST and MIT
- Assistant Professor at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
- Visiting Assistant Professor at the Engineering Systems Division, MIT
- Senior Executive and Practicing Architect at FA Consultants
Contact: anas@mit.edu
Green
Jennifer L. Green, Research Scientist
January 2012 - present
MAS in Humanitarian Logistics and Management, University of Lugano, Switzerland, 2011
B.S. in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, '86
Research Areas: resource management for long-term sustainable operations; urban water and sanitation infrastructure in developing countries; disaster risk reduction; humanitarian logistics in slow-onset disasters; logistics and supportability requirements for space exploration missions.
Current Positions:
- Research Scientist in the MIT Engineering Systems Division
- Assistant Director/MIT, Center for Complex Engineering Systems (CCES) at MIT & KACST
- Senior Consultant, Casitair Consulting
- Vice-Chair, AIAA Space Logistics Technical Committee & Chair, Education Sub-Committee
CV: http://web.mit.edu/jlgreen/www/JGreen_CV.pdf
Contact: jlgreen@mit.edu
Dr. Afreen Siddiqi, Research Scientist
September 2009 - present
Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT '06
S.M in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT, '01
S.B in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, '99
Research Area: Systems Modeling, Cross-Domain Interactions Analysis in Complex Systems, System Architecture and Design, Space Logistics, Resource and Water Management, The Water/Energy Nexus, Systems Engineering for Developing Nations
Current Positions:
- Research Scientist in the MIT Engineering Systems Division
- Affiliate in the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School
Contact: siddiqi@mit.edu
Former Research Staff
Perez Canto
Dr. Salvador Perez Canto, Visiting Fellow
February – July 2005
Ph.D. from the University of Malaga, Spain
Research Area: Design Optimization, System Optimization
Current Position: Dr. Perez Canto is currently a tenure track Assistant Professor at the Industrial Engineering School of the University of Malaga, Spain
Contact: spc@uma.es, http://eadempresa.uma.es/
Kalligeros
Dr. Konstantinos Kalligeros, Postdoctoral Associate
June 2006 – September 2006
Ph.D. in Engineering Systems, MIT, '06
Research Area: Flexibility and Real Options in Complex Systems, Standardization of Oil and Gas Exploration Systems
Current Position: Vice President, Commodity Solutions Group at Commerzbank
Contact: kkalligeros@gmail.com
Dr. Il Yong Kim, Postdoctoral Associate
October 2002 – June 2004
Ph.D. from Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
Research Area: Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Design of mechanical and biomechanical systems
Current Position: Dr. Kim is currently a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Contact: iykim@me.queensu.ca
Dr. Yasushi Kojima, Visiting Fellow
August 2006 – March 2007
Ph.D. from Keio University, Japan
Research Area: Dynamics and Control of Earth Observing Satellites, Flight data evaluation of on-orbit satellite using Integrated Modeling and Simulation
Current position and employer: Senior Systems Engineer, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Contact: kojima.yasushi@jaxa.jp
Laura Bowen
Administrative Assistant to Professor Olivier de Weck in the Engineering Systems Division
Contact: lbowen@mit.edu
Julie Finn
Administrative Assistant to Professor Olivier de Weck in the Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsContact: jmfinn@mit.edu, (617) 324-0092,