Primary Research Area

• Logistics Modeling and Optimization.

Research Areas

• Humanitarian Logistics.
• Security Modeling in Logistics.
• Supply Chain Management and Optimization.
• Drones and Robotics Applications in Logistics.
• Applied Optimization.

Biography

Dr. Ibrahim Alturki is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). He earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from KFUPM in 2014 and 2019, respectively. Between his studies, he gained valuable industry experience at Saudi Aramco, where he worked as a planning engineer at corporate headquarters and later as a project engineer at the Shaybah oil field.

In 2019, Dr. Alturki pursued his PhD at Purdue University (West Lafayette), focusing on innovative research areas such as Humanitarian Logistics, Security Modeling in Logistics Optimization, and the integration of AI, drones, and robotics into logistical solutions. During his time at Purdue, he was an active member of the Distribution Control Lab (DCLAB).

Currently, Dr. Alturki teaches graduate-level courses in the Engineering Management program at KFUPM, conducts impactful research, and mentors Master's students working on practical optimization engineering problems across various industries. He is also a member of the Smart Mobility and Logistics Research Center at KFUPM.

Education

• Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 2024.
• M.Sc. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran, SA, 2019.
• B.Sc.  in Industrial and Systems Engineering, KFUPM, Dhahran, SA, 2014.

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor, KFUPM, Dhahran, SA, 2024 – ongoing.
• Lecturer, KFUPM, Dhahran, SA, 2017-2024.
• Graduate Assistant, KFUPM, Dhahran, SA, 2015-2017.

Professional Societies, registrations, and memberships

• Member, Smart Mobility and Logistics Research Center at KFUPM, 2024 – ongoing.
• Member, Distributed Control Lab (DCLAB) at Purdue University, 2019-2024.
• Member, Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE), since 2014.

Professional Participations

• Presenter, Industrial & Systems Engineering Conference (ISEC), Jeddah, SA, 2019.

2. Publications

Selected articles in journals and conferences

• Alturki and S. Lee, “The humanitarian vehicle routing problem with non-routineness of trips,” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, p. 101838, Feb. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.101838.
• Alturki and S. Lee, “A systematic survey of multicriteria models in humanitarian logistics,” International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 102, p. 104209, Feb. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.1040209.
• Alturki, K. Al-Khodhairi and S. Duffuaa, "Optimizing a Taguchi's Loss Function Based Economical Single Sampling Plan with Unknown Incoming Quality," 2019 Industrial & Systems Engineering Conference (ISEC), doi: 10.1109/IASEC.2019.8686629.
• Alturki and H. Alfares, "Optimum Inventory Control and Warehouse Selection with a Time-Dependent Selling Price," 2019 Industrial & Systems Engineering Conference (ISEC), doi: 10.1109/IASEC.2019.8686631.