Dr. Darryl K. Ahner, Dean for Research

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RECENT SELECT PUBLICATIONS (* denotes advised student)

1. *Keith, Andrew, and Darryl Ahner. "Counterfactual regret minimization for integrated cyber and air defense resource allocation." European Journal of Operational Research 292.1 (2021): 95-107.
2. *Millar, Jeremy Robert, Douglas Hodson, Gilbert Peterson, and Darryl Ahner. "Optimizing update scheduling parameters for distributed virtual environments supporting operational test." Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 33, no. 8 (2021): e4156.
3. *Kline, Alexander G., Darryl K. Ahner, and Brian J. Lunday. "A heuristic and metaheuristic approach to the static weapon target assignment problem." Journal of Global Optimization 78.4 (2020): 791-812.
4. *Caballero, William N., Brian J. Lunday, and Darryl K. Ahner. "Incentive compatible cost sharing of a coalition initiative with probabilistic inspection and penalties for misrepresentation." Group Decision and Negotiation 29.6 (2020): 1021-1055.
5. *Shallcross, Nicholas J., and Darryl K. Ahner. "Predictive models of world conflict: accounting for regional and conflict-state differences." The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation 17.3 (2020): 243-267.
6. Ahner, D. and McCarthy, A. "Response surface modeling of precision-guided fragmentation munitions," The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation 17, no. 1 (2020): 83-97.
7. *Keith, Andrew J., and Darryl K. Ahner. "A survey of decision making and optimization under uncertainty." Annals of Operations Research (2019): 1-35..
8. *Keith, Andrew, Darryl Ahner, and Raymond Hill. "An order-based method for robust queue inference with stochastic arrival and departure times." Computers & Industrial Engineering 128 (2019): 711-726.
9. *Kline, Alexander G., Darryl K. Ahner, and Brian J. Lunday. "Real-time heuristic algorithms for the static weapon target assignment problem." Journal of Heuristics 25, no. 3 (2019): 377-397.
10. * Kline, Alexander, Darryl Ahner, and Raymond Hill. "The weapon-target assignment problem." Computers & Operations Research 105 (2019): 226-236.
11. Ahner, Darryl K., Jennifer L. Thompson, and Karleine M. Justice. "Development of composite indices and a regional assessment framework for analyzing nation-state health." The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation 16, no. 4 (2019): 277-284.
12. * Keith, Andrew, Darryl Ahner, and Nicole Curtis. "Evaluation theory and its application to military assessments." The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation 16, no. 4 (2019): 305-322.
13. Ahner, Darryl, and *Luke Brantley. "Finding the fuel of the Arab Spring fire: a historical data analysis." Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics (2018).
14. * Saie, Cade M., and Darryl K. Ahner. "Investigating the dynamics of nation-building through a system of differential equations." Journal of the Operational Research Society 69, no. 4 (2018): 619-629.
15. Hill, Raymond R., Darryl K. Ahner, Douglas A. Dillard, and Douglas C. Montgomery. "Examining potential reductions in wind tunnel testing requirements." Quality and Reliability Engineering International 34, no. 7 (2018): 1363-1373.
16. *Millar, Jeremy R., Douglas D. Hodson, Gilbert L. Peterson, and Darryl K. Ahner. "Consistency and fairness in real-time distributed virtual environments: Paradigms and relationships." Journal of Simulation 11, no. 3 (2017): 295-302.
17. *Garee, Michael J., Raymond R. Hill, Darryl K. Ahner, and Greg Czarnecki. "Fragment capture simulation for MANPADS test arena optimization." Journal of Simulation 11, no. 2 (2017): 75-86.
18. Hill, Raymond R., Darryl K. Ahner, Dana F. Morrill, Thomas P. Talafuse, and Jaime J. Bestard. "Applying statistical engineering to the development of a ballistic impact flash model." Quality Engineering 29, no. 2 (2017): 181-189.
19. *McGuire, Ryan M., Richard F. Deckro, and Darryl K. Ahner. "The weighted key player problem for social network analysis." Military Operations Research 20, no. 2 (2015): 35-53.
20. Ahner, Darryl K., and Richard Spainhour. "Development of Analytical Models of Blue Force Interactions with Improvised Explosive Device Incidents." Military Operations Research 20, no. 2 (2015): 5-17.
21. Ahner, Darryl K., and *Carl R. Parson. "Optimal multi-stage allocation of weapons to targets using adaptive dynamic programming." Optimization Letters 9, no. 8 (2015): 1689-1701.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Ahner D., Burke S, and Ramert A. A system and statistical engineering enabled approach for process innovation. Defense Innovation Handbook: Guidelines, Strategies, and Techniques. 2018.
2. Ahner D., and Sigler, G. Analytical Test Planning for Defense Acquisitions. Handbook of Military and Defense Operations Research. 2020.
3. Hill, R., and Ahner, D. Modeling and Data analytics for the Cyber Researcher. Mathematics in Cyber Research. Awaiting publication.