Susan E. Martonosi

Assistant Professor

Department of Mathematics

Harvey Mudd College

301 Platt Blvd.

Claremont, CA 91711

martonosi @ math . hmc . edu

 

(909) 607-0481

My C.V.


Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Operations Research Center

Cambridge, MA

Ph.D. 2005

 

Cornell University College of Engineering (Go Big Red!)

School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering

Ithaca, NY

B.S. 1999

 

2007 Harvey Mudd College Mathematics Conference on Public Sector Operations Research -- Friday-Saturday 9/28-29, 2007, Claremont, CA

 

 

Teaching

If you are an instructor and would like to see my course syllabi or other teaching materials, please feel free to contact me.

 

Some Study Suggestions

Spring 2007 (Second half): Math 159 – Design and Analysis of Experiments

Spring 2007 (First half): Math 63 – Linear Algebra II

Fall 2006: Math 187 – Introduction to Operations Research

Fall 2006 (Second half): Math 62 – Introductory Probability and Statistics

Spring 2006 (Second half): Math 158 – Linear Statistical Models

Spring 2006 (First half): Math 63 – Linear Algebra II

Fall 2005 (Second half): Math 62 - Introductory Probability and Statistics

Fall 2005 (First half): Math 12 - Linear Algebra I and Discrete Dynamical Systems

 

Research
My research has focused on the mathematical modeling of problems in homeland security to improve both the security and operational efficiency of the system.  I have developed probabilistic models to evaluate the effectiveness of security policies, to question or justify the allocation of financial resources to certain security measures, and to determine reasonable heuristics for the efficient allocation of servers to queues in the context of airport security checkpoints. 

 

I have also conducted research with the RAND Corporation as a summer associate (Jun-Aug 2004), examining the feasibility of screening options for shipping containers at US ports. 

 

My broader interests are in using operations research for problems in the public interest, such as health, education, environment and public safety.

 

Publications

“How Effective Is Security Screening of Airline Passengers?”, to appear in a Special Issue of Interfaces (a journal of INFORMS, the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science) on Homeland Security Applications (with Arnold I. Barnett)

 

“Evaluating the viability of 100 per cent container inspection at America’s ports”, The Economic Impacts of Terrorist Attacks,  H. W. Richardson, P. Gordon, J. E. Moore II (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005. (with Henry Willis and David Ortiz)

 

 “An Operations Research Approach to Aviation Security”, Ph.D. Thesis, MIT 2005

 

“Terror is in the Air”, Chance (a journal of the American Statistical Association), Spring 2004. (with Arnold I. Barnett)

 

Personal

Between undergraduate and graduate school, I was a volunteer in the United States Peace Corps, teaching high school math in Guinea, West Africa.   Click here for some photos/description

At MIT, I was a member of Rambax MIT, a Senegalese sabar drumming ensemble.

I also like to swim, run, play the piano and sing karaoke.