Elmira Popova
Graduate Program in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1063

 
 

Education
Ph.D. Operations Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., August 1995.
M.Sc. Mathematics, University of Sofia, Bulgaria, June 1985.

Research Interests
Application of statistical, applied probability, management science and computer science techniques to problems in engineering, management, manufacturing and finance.

Academic Appointments

2004 – now,  Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
1995 – 2004, Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. (on leave 2000 - 2002)
1995, Research Associate, Wake Forest University and Eaton Corporation.
1989-1991, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics, Technical University, Rousse, Bulgaria.
1985-1987, Lecturer of Mathematics, Technical University, Rousse, Bulgaria.

 

Industrial and Consulting Experience

Computer Sciences Corporation, Financial Division, Consultant.

Air Force High Performance Computing Center, Maui, HI, Statistics Consultant.

South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company, Consultant.

Ceiba Asset Management, Partner.
Deutsche Bank Asset Management, Global Research Center,  New York, NY, Quantitative Trading Consultant

Lehman Brothers, Equity Trading Floor, New York, NY, Quantitative Strategist

 

Awards

Halliburton Foundation Award for excellence in teaching and education, 2000.
The University of Texas at Austin, College of Engineering Young Faculty Award, 1999.
DSI Doctoral Colloquium, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 1994.
ORSA/TIMS Doctoral Colloquium, Phoenix, Arizona, November 1993.
Bulgarian National Mathematics Olympiads, 1980, ranked in the top 10.

 

Professional affiliations
INFORMS, ASME, American Statistical Association, International Society for Bayesian Analysis, National Association for Security Dealers (NASD).