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Nichalin S. Summerfield

Adjunct Lecturer

• Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2010

Courses

• MIS 560 - Operations Management
• MIS 578 - Project Management

Research Interests

• Cooperative and non-cooperative games in operations management and supply chain management

Publications and Working Papers

• Suakkaphong, N. and Dror, M. "Stochastic Programming Framework for Decentralized Inventory with Transshipment" (Under review)
• Suakkaphong, N. and Dror, M.  "Biform Game: Reflection as a Stochastic Programming Problem" (Under review)
  
  

Refereed Journals:

• Suakkaphong, N., Zhang, Z., and Chen, H. (2011) "Disease Named Entity Recognition Using Semi-Supervised Learning and Conditional Random Fields," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), 62(4):727-737.
• Suakkaphong, N. and Dror, M. (2010) "Managing Decentralized Inventory and Transshipment," TOP - Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research. (Early view online, February 21, 2010.)
• Netcharasaeng, N., Suakkaphong, N., Tungthangthum, A., and Chintrakulchai, P. (1999) "Database for Registration System at SIIT," Thammasat International Journal of Science and Technology, 4(1):19-26.

Conference Proceedings:

• Dang, Y., Zhang, Y., Suakkaphong, N., Larson, C., and Chen, H. (2008) "An Integrated Approach to Mapping Worldwide Bioterrorism Research Capabilities," IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, 2008, 212-214.
• Dang, Y., Suakkaphong, N., Zhang, Y., Wakhare, R., Chen, H., and Larson, C. (2007) "Mapping Bioterrorism Agents Research Literature," Advances in Disease Surveillance, 4:156.

Professional Associations

•  INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences)
• MSOM (The Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society)
• POMS (Production and Operations Management Society)

Awards and Honors

• The James F. LaSalle Award for Teaching Excellence, Eller College of Management, The University of Arizona (2009)
• Dean’s Research Award, Eller College of Management, The University of Arizona (Spring 2009)
• Dean’s Teaching Award, Eller College of Management, The University of Arizona (Spring 2008, Spring 2009)
• GPSC Travel Grant, The University of Arizona (To participate in the 20th Summer Festival on Game Theory, Stony Brook, NY in July 2009, and INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. in October 2009)
• Graduate Tuition Scholarship, The University of Arizona (2005-2010)
• Graduate Research/Teaching Assistantship, The University of Arizona (2005-2010)
• Joint 1st Prize, AOL Case Challenge (Held at The University of Arizona, 2004)
• Krung Thai Bank Scholarship, Bangkok, Thailand (1995-1998)
• Vice President of SIIT Createch Club (1997-1998)
• 2nd Prize, Robot Miracle Tower Contest 1997 (Held by Technology Promotion Association Thailand-Japan)