Frank Ciarallo
Associate Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management
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Biography
Before joining AFIT in 2019, Frank Ciarallo served on the faculty at the University of Arizona and most recently at Wright State University. He served as a visiting Assistant Professor at the University of California - Berkeley in 2001, and as a visiting researcher at the Technical University of Eindhoven (Netherlands) in 2010.
Education
- Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (1988 — 1992)
- Master of Science Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (1986 — 1988)
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering (1982 — 1986)
Publications
- F.W. Ciarallo, R.R. Hill , K.K. Ward, “An agent based model of passenger boarding for examining commercial aircraft boarding strategies”, Journal of Applied Operational Research, Vol 11, No 1, 2019, pp 2-17
- A. Lowas, F.W. Ciarallo, “Reliability and operations: Keys to lumpy aircraft spare parts demands”, Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol 50, No 1, 2016, pp 30-40
- F.W. Ciarallo, S. Niranjan, N. Brown, “A Salt Inventory Management Strategy for Winter Maintenance”, Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol 9, No 1, 2016, pp 31-49, journal.OSCM-Forum.or
- M.J. Bova, F.W. Ciarallo, R.R. Hill, “Development of an Agent-Based Model for the Secondary Threat Resulting from a Ballistic Impact Event”, Journal of Simulation, Vol 10, No 1, 2016, pp 24-35
- D.F. Lochtefeld, F.W. Ciarallo, "Multi-objectivization via Decomposition: An Analysis of Helper-Objectives versus Complete Decomposition", European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 243, Issue 2, 2015, pp 395-404
- J.S. Knopp, F. Ciarallo, R.V. Grandhi, “Developments in Probability of Detection Modeling and Simulation Studies”, Materials Evaluation, Volume 73, No. 1, Jan 2015, pp 55-61, ndtlibrary.asnt.org
- S. Niranjan, F.W. Ciarallo, “Properties of Optimal Order-up-to Levels for the Newsvendor Problem with Random Capacity”, International Journal of Advanced Operations Management, Volume 6, No. 4, 2014, pp 353-376
- D.F. Lochtefeld, F.W. Ciarallo, “An Analysis of Decomposition Approaches in Multi-objectivization via Segmentation”, Applied Soft Computing, Volume 18, 2014, pp 209-222
- S. Niranjan, F.W. Ciarallo, “Impact of Inventory Allocation Policies on Downstream Supply Variability in a Two-echelon System”, International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, Volume 5, Issue 4, 2013, pp 401-429
- B.L. Heath, F.W. Ciarallo, and R.R. Hill, “An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Analyze the Impact of Warehouse Congestion on Cost and Performance”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Volume 67, Issue 1, 2013, pp 563-574
- B. Heath, R. Hill, F.W. Ciarallo, “Validation in the Agent-Based Modeling Paradigm: Problems and a Solution”, International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, Volume 7, No. 4, October 2012, pp 229-239
- D.F. Lochtefeld, F.W. Ciarallo, “Multi-objectivization via Helper-objectives with the Tunable Objectives Problem”, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Volume 16, Issue 3, June 2012, pp 373-390
- V. Kesaraju, F.W. Ciarallo, “Integrated Simulation Combining Process-Driven and Event-Driven Models”, Journal of Simulation, Volume 6, No 1, January 2012, pp 9-20
- D.F. Lochtefeld, F.W. Ciarallo, “Helper-Objective Optimization Strategies for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem”, Applied Soft Computing, Volume 11, Issue 6, September 2011, pp 4161-4174
- S. Niranjan, F.W. Ciarallo, “Supply Performance in Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems with Intermediate Product Demand: A Perspective on Allocation”, Decision Sciences, Volume 42, No. 3, August 2011, pp 575-617
- B. Heath, R. Hill, F.W. Ciarallo, “A Survey of Agent-Based Modeling Practices (January 1998 to July 2008)”, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Volume 12, Issue 4, pp A143-A177, October 2009
- F. W. Ciarallo, V.V. Panicker, S. Mahadevan, R.R. Hill, “A Hybrid Intelligent Logistics Diagnostic Assistant”, Journal of Decision Systems, Volume 14, No. 3, pp. 215-240, September 2005
- F.W. Ciarallo, R.R. Hill, S. Mahadevan, V. Chopra, P.J. Vincent, C.S. Allen, “Building the Mobility Aircraft Availability Forecasting (MAAF) Simulation Model and Decision Support System”, Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, Volume 2, No. 2, pp. 57-69, April 2005
- Y. Xu, S. Sen, F.W. Ciarallo, "An Agent Based Data Collection Architecture for Distributed Simulations", International Journal of Modeling & Simulation, Volume 24, No. 2, pp. 55-64, Feb. 2004
- C.C. Yang, F.W. Ciarallo, M.M. Marefat, "Handling Uncertainties of Robot Manipulators and Active Vision by Constraint Propagation", Journal of Robotic Systems, Volume 19, no. 9, pp. 427-441, Sept. 2002
- C.C. Yang, F.W. Ciarallo, "Optimized Sensor Placement for Active Visual Inspection", Journal of Robotic Systems, Volume 18, No. 1, pp 1-15, 2001
- C.C. Yang, M.M. Marefat, F.W. Ciarallo, “Interval Constraint Networks for Tolerance Analysis and Synthesis”, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering - Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Volume 14, No. 4, pp. 271-287, 2000
- F.Y. Wang, T. Nan, F.W. Ciarallo, G. Qin, “Neuro-Fuzzy Networks: Adaptive Fuzzy Modeling and Control”, International Journal of Computer & Information Science, Volume 1, No. 2, 2000
- C.C. Yang, M.M. Marefat, F.W. Ciarallo, “Modeling Errors for Dimensional Inspection Using Active Vision”, Robotics and Computer -Integrated Manufacturing, Volume 15, No. 1, pp. 23-37, 1999
- R.G. Askin, F.W. Ciarallo, N.H. Lundgren, “An Empirical Evaluation of Holonic and Fractal Layouts”, International Journal of Production Research, Volume 37, No. 5, pp. 961-978, 1999
- C.C. Yang, M.M. Marefat, F.W. Ciarallo, “Error Analysis and Planning Accuracy for Dimensional Measurement in Active Vision Inspection”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Volume 14, No. 3, pp. 476-487, 1998
- F.W. Ciarallo, R. Akella, T.E. Morton, “A Peri 10.1109/70.678456odic Review Production Planning Model with Uncertain Capacity and Uncertain Demand: Optimality of Extended Myopic Policies”, Management Science, Volume 40, No. 3, pp. 320-332, 1994
- A. Layadi, J.O. Artman, F.W. Ciarallo, “Torque, FMR and Domain Mode FMR Relations in Thin Oblique Anisotropy Axis Films”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Volume Mag-23, No. 5, 1987
Awards
- 2013 Faculty Award for Excellence in Service, College of Engineering Wright State University
- 2012 Moving Spirit Award, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
- Award for Distinguished Service, 2000, Manufacturing & Services Operations Management Society, INFORMS
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