I'm Bulent Soykan, a Senior Operations Research (OR) Analyst with 27 years of experience, possessing an extensive skill-set in statistical analysis, OR, applied mathematics, simulation and modeling, machine learning, programming, strategic planning, and the streamlining of business policies and processes, with PMP certification and a track record of successful project completion and goal achievement.

• 🔭 I’m a postdoctoral researcher at School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training, University of Central Florida and I am currently working on to solve large-scale scheduling problems with optimization (MIP), simulation and machine learning (reinforcement learning).
• 🌱 I’m currently learning graph neural networks, deep reinforcement learning to solve sequential decision making problems, and design/development of digital twins.
• 👯 I’m looking to collaborate on optimization (MIP), simulation and machine learning (reinforcement learning) projects.
• 💬 Ask me about optimization (MIP), simulation and experimantal design.
• 📫 How to reach me: [email protected]
• 😄 Pronouns: He/him
• ⚡ Fun fact: I know it is not true but I truly feel like I'm still twenty years old.