Dr. John E. Kobza, P.E.
Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Phone: 806-742-3451
Email: john.kobza@ttu.edu
Education
Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, May 1993.
Dissertation title: The Significance of Transients Following Failures and Repairs in Packet-Switched Networks.
M.S., Electrical Engineering , Clemson University, Clemson, SC, December 1984.
Thesis title: The Effect of Protocol Structures on Nodal Delays in Processor Bound Systems with Integrated Traffic.
B.S., Electrical Engineering , Washington State University, Pullman, WA, August 1982.
Publications
Journals
Laura A. McLay, Sheldon H. Jacobson, and John E. Kobza, “The Tradeoff between Technology and Prescreening Intelligence in Checked Baggage Screening for Aviation Security,” Journal of Transportation Security, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 107-126, June 2008.
John E. Kobza, Diane E. Vaughan and Sheldon H. Jacobson, “Waiting Times for the Coupon Collector’s Problem with Random Sample Sizes,” Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 573-584, December 2007.
Laura McLay, Sheldon H. Jacobson and John E. Kobza, “Integer Programming Models and Analysis for a Multi-Level Passenger Screening Problem,” IIE Transactions,Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 73-81, January, 2007.
Laura McLay, Sheldon H. Jacobson and John E. Kobza, “A Multilevel Passenger Screening Problem for Aviation Security,” Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 183-197, 2006.
Sheldon H. Jacobson, Tamana Karnani, John E. Kobza, and Lynsey Ritchie, “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Alternative Device Configurations for Aviation Checked Baggage Security Screening,” Risk Analysis,Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 297-310, April, 2006.
Julie L. Virta, Laura A. McLay, Sheldon H. Jacobson and John E. Kobza, “Integer Program Models for Deployment of Airport Baggage Screening Security Devices,” Optimization and Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 339-359, September, 2005.
Sheldon H. Jacobson, Tamana Karnani and John E. Kobza, “Assessing the Impact of Deterrence on Aviation Checked Baggage Screening Strategies,” International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-15, 2005.
Sheldon H. Jacobson, Laura A. McLay, John E. Kobza and Jon M. Bowman,, “Modeling and Analyzing Multiple Station Baggage Screening Security System Performance,” Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 30-45, February, 2005.
Under Review
Boonlert Wongcharoensangsiri and John E. Kobza “Robust Staging Area Location in Wind Farm Logistics,” under review in Annals of Operations Research.
Professional and Editorial Publications
Sheldon H. Jacobson, John E. Kobza., Edward A. Pohl, “Editor’s Introduction: Special Issue on Homeland Security,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 1-2, 2007.
Laura A. McLay, Sheldon H. Jacobson, and John E. Kobza, “Making Skies Safer: Applying Operations Research to Aviation Passenger Prescreening Systems,” ORMS Today, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 24-31, 2005..
Presentations and Seminars
Contributed Paper (with Steven Myles, Surya Liman, and Garrett Heath), INFORMS 2007 National Meeting, 4-7 November, 2007, “Inventory Control for Automated Drug Dispensing Machines: A Service Level Policy.”
Invited Paper (with Laura McLay, Sheldon H. Jacobson, and Adrian Lee), INFORMS 2007 National Meeting, 4-7 November, 2007, “A Problem to Sequentially Screen Passengers for Aviation Security.”
Contributed Paper (with Jackrapon Attagara and Sheldon H. Jacobson), 22nd European Conference on Operations Research, 8-11 July, 2007, “Allocating Explosive Screening Devices for Aviation Security.”
Contributed Paper (with Laura McLay and Sheldon H. Jacobson), 4th International Aviation Security Technology Symposium, 27 November-1 December, 2006, “Balancing Technology Capability Enhancement and Passenger Prescreening Information for Aviation Baggage Screening.”
Tutorial (with Sheldon H. Jacobson), INFORMS 2006 National Meeting, 5-8 November 2006, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, “Aviation Security System Design and Optimization using Operations Research Modeling and Analysis.”
Contributed Paper (with Sheldon H. Jacobson), NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, 24-27 July 2006, St. Louis, Missouri, “When is Selective Screening Effective for Aviation Security.”
Contributed Paper (with Jackrapong Attagara and Sheldon H. Jacobson), IIE Annual Conference, 20-24 May 2006, Orlando, Florida, “Allocating Explosive Screening Devices for Aviation Security.”
Invited Presentation, IIE Annual Conference, 20-24 May 2006, Orlando, Florida, “How to Attend a Conference.”
Contributed Paper (with Laura McLay and Sheldon H. Jacobson), INFORMS 2005 National Meeting, 13-16 November 2005, San Francisco, California, “Intelligence vs Technology: A Tale of Two Approaches in Aviation Security Baggage Screening.”
Contributed Paper (with Laura McLay and Sheldon H. Jacobson), INFORMS 2005 National Meeting, 13-16 November 2005, San Francisco, California, “Integer Programming Models and Analysis for Multilevel Passenger Prescreening Problems.”
Contributed Paper (with Laura McLay and Sheldon H. Jacobson), 17th Triennial Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, 11-15 July 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii, “When is Selectee Screening Effective for Aviation Security?”
Contributed Paper (with Laura McLay and Sheldon H. Jacobson), IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security: Advanced Sensors for Personnel, Baggage and Cargo Security, 26 April 2005, Boston, Massachussetts, “When is Selectee Screening Effective for Aviation Security?”
Invited Presentation, IIE Annual Conference, 14-18 May 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, “How to Attend a Conference.”
Contributed Paper (with Lynsey Ritchie and Sheldon H. Jacobson), IIE Annual Conference, 14-18 May 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Alternative Device Configurations for Aviation Checked Baggage Security Screening.”
Contributed Paper (with Sheldon H. Jacobson), NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, 3 January 2005, Phoenix, Arizona, “An Overview of Aviation Security Issues Using Operations Research Models and Analysis.”
Research Support
"Collaborative Research: Research on Designing Aviation Security Systems - Supplement", National Science Foundation, September 1, 2001 – August 31, 2006, $30,000.
"Collaborative Research: Research on Designing Aviation Security Systems", National Science Foundation, September 1, 2001 – August 31, 2006, $148,257.
"Further Development of Binder Quality Assurance Program." Texas Department of Transportation, January 1, 2004-May 31, 2006, $267,159. (with Sanjaya Senadheera)
"IPA Assignment." United States Military Academy, July 6, 2005-May 28, 2006, $140,500.
Consulting Experience
Consultant for Homeland Security Institute, Arlington, VA, August 2006.
Reviewed and evaluated checkpoint deterrence models.
Teaching Experience
Visiting Professor, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, July 2005 to June, 2006.
Courses Taught
SE 388 Stochastic Modeling
SE 402 Systems Design I
Professor and Associate Department Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, September 2006 to present.
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, August 1999 to August 2006.
Committees
University, Member, International Recruiting Task Force, 2008 to present.
University, Member, Goldwater Selection Committee, 2008.
University, College of Engineering representative on Panel for Tenure Hearing, 2006 to 2007.
University, Member, Protection of Human Subjects Committee, 1999 to 2005.
University, Member, Statistics Teaching Committee, 2004 to 2005.
College of Engineering, Member, Post-Tenure Review Committee, 2007.
College of Engineering, Chair, Associate Dean Selection Committee, 2007.
College of Engineering, First Year Experience Committee, 2006 to present.
College of Engineering, Faculty Awards Committee, 2003 to 2005.
IE Department, Associate Department Head, 2006 to present.
IE Department, Chair Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2006 to present.
IE Department, Member of Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, 2006 to present.
IE Department, Chair of OR Search Committee, 2007.
IE Department, Member of Derr Professor Search Committee, 2007.
IE Department, Member of Engineering Management Search Committee, 2007.
IE Department, Member of Promotion and Tenure Expectations Committee, 2007.
IE Department, Chair of Strategic Planning Committee, 2007.
IE Department, Faculty Search Committee, 2000 to 2005.
IE Department, Scholarship Committee, 2000 to 2005.
Other Activities
Faculty Advisor for Alpha Pi Mu Chapter, 2000 to 2005.
Ph.D. Dissertations Directed:
Jackrapong Attagara, The Explosives Scanning Devices Allocation Problem for Airport Security Systems, Texas Tech University, May 2006. http://etd.lib.ttu.edu/theses/available/etd-04262006-033536/
Fan Wu, A cost-effective degradation-based maintenance strategy with imperfect repairs, Texas Tech University, August 2005.
M.S. Theses Directed:
Carlos B. Delgado-Coutino , Enrollment Management Optimization using Operations Research, Texas Tech University, December 2008.
Peter J. Hughes, Carbon Nanotube Penetration of Latex Gloves Following Wet and Dry Mechanical Abrasion, Texas Tech University, December 2006.
IE Senior Projects Directed:
Crystal Corona, Nestor Vidales, Marco Rolong, Justin Hagelstein, ITT Gould Pumps, Lubbock, TX, Fall, 2006.
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, August 1993 to August 1999.
Visiting Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, January 1993 to May 1993.
Professional Activities
Reviewer for NSF, 2009.
Judge, International Contest in Modeling, 2008.
Co-Editor, IIE Transactions Special Issue on Homeland Security, 2006-7.
Judge, ASEM Annual Conference Student paper Competition, 2006.
Member, INFORMS Education: COMAP Subcommittee, 2000 to present.
IIE Director of Student Development, 2003 to 2005.
Reviewer for International Journal of Operations Research, 2006.
Member, INFORMS Nicholson Prize Committee, 2004 and 2005.
Reviewer for Computers & Operations Research, 2005.
IIE Vice President for Student Development, 2003 to 2005.
Professional Memberships
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers — Communications Society
American Society for Engineering Education
Alpha Pi Mu
Sigma Xi
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
For more information contact:
Dr. John E. Kobza
College of Engineering
Texas Tech University
Box 43301
Lubbock, TX 79409-3061
(806) 742-3451
john.kobza@ttu.edu