International Journal of Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computation

Elif Kongar

Biography

Dr. Elif Kongar is an Associate Professor at the University of Bridgeport. During her tenure in the Departments of Technology Management and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport (UB), she established research and graduate concentrations and coursework in several areas, including simulation and modeling, service management and engineering, and economic / environmental sustainability. She is also serving as the Director of the Technology Management Ph.D. program while leading the development of blended and distance learning curricula at the department. Her main area of research is economically and environmentally sustainable waste recovery systems and operations, reverse supply chain management.