Augustine Esogbue, Ph.D.ProfessorBioDr. Esogbue is a Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Augustine came to Tech in June 1972 as an Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering with joint appointment with the Health Systems Research Center. In June of 1977, he was promoted to Full Professor with tenure. His research interests include dynamic programming, fuzzy sets, decision making and control in a fuzzy environment, and operations research with applications to socio-technical systems such as health care, water resource management and disaster control planning. He is also the Director of the Intelligent Systems and Controls Laboratory which is currently investigating a hybrid approach to intelligent control via fuzzy sets, neural networks, and reinforcement learning theories as well as its application to various large-scale, nonlinear and uncertain dynamical systems.
In addition to his research, Dr. Esogbue teaches courses in dynamic programming, stochastic operations research, engineering design, and neuro-fuzzy control. He is also considerably involved in a number of civic activities in Atlanta such as the Atlanta Sister Cities Commission (Vice-Chair), Leadership Atlanta Development Corporation, and the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.Honors & Awards- NASA Public Service Medal 2006
- Most Likely to Win Nobel Prize, Georgia Tech Up With the White & Gold Awards Ceremony 2005
- Fellow, INFORMS 2004
- Member, NASA's senior panel: Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel 2003
- Outstanding Citizen of Georgia and Goodwill Ambassador, State of Georgia 2001
- Honorary Professor, Daqing Petroleum Institute, Heilongjiang, China 2001
- Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Sciences 2000
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 2000
- Recipient of the Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award, IEEE-SMC 1999
- Golden Torch Lifetime Achievement in Education Award, National Society of Black Engineers 1999
- First Winner, Andy P. Sage IEEE- SMC Transactions Best Paper of the Year Award 1998
- Certificate of Recognition for Loyal and Meritorious Service to the Community , Board of Commissioners, The Government of Fulton County September 26, 1996
- Certificate of Appreciation for Dedication and Service to the City of Atlanta, Mayor Bill Campbell, Mayor of Atlanta September 26, 1995
- Member, New York Academy of Sciences 1995
- National Advisor Award. For Years of Distinguished Service on the National Advisory Board, National Society of Black Engineers March 19, 1994
- Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service on the Board, INFORMS Technical Applications Section October 1993
- Distinguished Service and Leadership Award, INFORMS, Health Applications Technical Section October 1993
- Most Outstanding Advisor Award. Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to the National Society of Black Engineers, 1992 National Convention , Houston, TX March 20,1993
- Visiting Distinguished Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 1992
- Member, Advisory Board, Center for Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 1992-Present
- Georgia Engineering Foundation and the College of Engineering, Georgia Tech, Faculty Advisor Appreciation Award for Most Outstanding Senior Design Project May 1991
- Member, National Advisory Board, National Society of Black Engineers 1989 - present
- Outstanding and Dedicated Service Award, Office of Minority Education, Georgia Tech 1989
- Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and Management Science, University of California, Berkeley 1988
- Key Note Lecturer, 1988 Annual Conference, North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, San Francisco, California June 1988
- Who's Who in the World 1986
- Who's Who in America 1984
- International Who's Who in Engineering 1984
- American Men and Women of Science 1983
- Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award, National Society of Black Engineers, Georgia Tech Chapter 1982
- Who's Who in Engineering 1982
- Who's Who in Consulting 1982
- Who's Who in Technology 1982, 1988, 1989
- Who's Who in Black America, 1st Edition 1982
- Professional Engineer Award for Academic and Professional Excellence 1980
- International Who's Who of Intellectuals 1977
- Visiting Lecturer, Program of Visiting Lecturers in Operations Research and the Management Sciences (Chairman 1978/79) 1974 - present
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1972
Minority Undergraduate Scholars Engineering Research Program (MUSERP) at Georgia Tech
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