Jeren Konak

Jeren Konak

PhD Candidate, Operations Research

H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA, USA

ckonak3 at gatech dot edu

About Me

I am a Ph.D. student in Operations Research at Georgia Tech, advised by Alan Erera. My research centers on mathematical optimization and algorithm design, with a specific focus on developing large-scale mixed-integer models for consolidation network planning and last-mile routing.

Before coming to Georgia Tech, I earned my M.Eng. in Computer Science and my B.S. in Operations Research and Information Engineering from Cornell University.

For a complete overview of my background or to connect, check out my CV.

Latest News

  • [May 2026] I am honored to share that I will be serving as the President of the Georgia Tech INFORMS Student Chapter for the 2026–2027 academic year.
  • [April 2026] Received the Philip J. and Delores A. Scott Graduate Student Health and Wellness Award from ISyE for my work on support mental health and wellness in the ISyE PhD program.
  • [March 2026] Excited to share that our paper has been accepted to the 2026 TSL Conference! I look forward to presenting in Cambridge, MA, this July.

Publications

SPOT: Spatio-Temporal Pattern Mining and Optimization for Load Consolidation in Freight Transportation Networks (2025)
S. Cheng, A. Hijazi, Jeren Konak, A. Erera, P. Van Hentenryck
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM), 2025
Keywords: Freight Consolidation, Vehicle Routing, Mixed-Integer Optimization, Spatio-Temporal Pattern Mining
Collaboration: Georgia Tech
Full Paper

Talks

2026 Presentation at INFORMS Annual Meeting on "Improving Linehaul Efficiency with Hybrid Load Consolidation Model"

Awards

2026

  • Phillip J. and Delores A. Scott Graduate Student Health and Wellness Award, ISyE, Georgia Tech

2024

  • ISyE John B. Day Presidents Fellowship, Georgia Tech
  • John B. Day Fellowship, Georgia Tech

2022

  • Omega Rho International Operations Research Honors Society
  • Bartels Family Cornell College of Engineering Student Travel Grant, Cornell University

2021

  • 1st Place, Anthem AI Substance Use Disorder and Whole Health of the Person Hackathon
  • Pi Beta Phi NY Delta Scholarship Recipient

Academic Service

Student Organization Leadership

2026 – Present   |   President, Georgia Tech ISyE INFORMS Chapter
2025 – 2026   |   Treasurer, Georgia Tech ISyE INFORMS Chapter

University Service

2025 – Present   |   Bee Well Ambassador, H. Milton Stewart School of ISyE, Georgia Tech

Teaching

@ Cornell University | Ithaca, NY, USA
Teaching Assistant
Aug – Dec 2022   |   ENGRD 2700 — Basic Engineering Probability and Statistics
Jan – May 2022   |   ORIE 3310 — Optimization II
• Supported labs introducing the Python Gurobi API and created assignments. Average TA Rating: 4.8/5.0.
Aug – Dec 2022   |   CS 2800 — Discrete Structures
Jan 2021 – May 2022   |   CS 1110 — Introduction to Computing Using Python
• Helped students in class and office hours learn basic and object-oriented programming. Average TA Rating: 5.0/5.0.