Young-Jun Son

Professor at Industrial Engineering, Purdue University6 Followers

Creating value through insights into complex systems, Dr. Young-Jun Son serves as the James J. Solberg Head Ransburg Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. With a keen focus on modeling and controlling intricate manufacturing and service enterprises, Dr. Son's research interests span service engineering, real-time control of smart factories, manufacturing engineering, multi-paradigm simulations, and human decision-making modeling. His work is pivotal in advancing the understanding and efficiency of modern industrial processes. Dr. Son's contributions to the field have been recognized through numerous prestigious awards. He was honored with the SME 2004 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award and the IISE 2005 Outstanding Young Industrial Engineer Award, reflecting his early impact on the industry. His commitment to excellence is further evidenced by his receipt of the IISE Annual Conference and Expo Best Track Paper Awards consistently from 2005 to 2019, showcasing his sustained contributions to industrial engineering research. At Purdue University, Dr. Son is dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration within the academic and industrial communities. His work not only enhances the theoretical frameworks of industrial engineering but also translates into practical applications that improve efficiency and decision-making in real-world settings. Through his leadership and research, Dr. Son continues to shape the future of industrial engineering, driving progress and innovation in the field.

Research Interests

Service engineering Real-time control Smart factories Manufacturing engineering Multi-paradigm simulations Human decision-making modeling Complex systems modeling Industrial process efficiency

Publications

1 - Scenario-based Cost Analysis for Vegetable Grafting Nurseries of Different Technologies and Sizes,HortScience

Myles Lewis , Chieri Kubota , Russell Tronstad , Young-Jun Son ,

, 917-930, 2014-07-01

2 - Simulation-based optimal planning for material handling networks in mining,SIMULATION

Sai Srinivas Nageshwaraniyer , Young-Jun Son , Sean Dessureault ,

, 330-345, 2013-01-09

3 - Evaluation of Simulation-Based Optimization in Grafting Labor Allocation,Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Sara Masoud , Young-Jun Son , Chieri Kubota , Russell Tronstad ,

, 479-489, 2018-01-01

4 - An integrated human decision making model for evacuation scenarios under a BDI framework,ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation

Seungho Lee , Young-Jun Son , Judy Jin ,

, 1-24, 2010-10-01

5 - A Hierarchical Decision-Making Framework in Social Networks for Efficient Disaster Management,ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation

Seunghan Lee , Saurabh Jain , Young-Jun Son ,

, 1-26, 2022-01-07

6 - A Semantic Web Service and Simulation Framework to Intelligent Distributed Manufacturing,Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Handling, Parts A and B

Young-Jun Son , Boonserm Kulvatunyou , Hyunbo Cho , Shaw Feng ,

, 1473-1474, 2005-01-01

7 - Session details: Traffic Applications,Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGSIM Conference on Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation

Young-Jun Son ,

, 2015-06-10

8 - Session details: Keynote Address 2,Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGSIM Conference on Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation

Young-Jun Son ,

, 2015-06-10

9 - An Extended BDI-Based Model for Human Decision-Making and Social Behavior: Various Applications,Studies in Computational Intelligence

Young-Jun Son ,

, 171-174, 2014-01-01

10 - An Integrated Human Decision Making Model under Extended Belief-Desire-Intention Framework,Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGSIM Conference on Principles of Advanced Discrete Simulation

Young-Jun Son ,

, 39-39, 2017-05-16

11 - Image-based hand pose classification using faster R-CNN,2017 17th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS)

Young-Jun Son , Ouk Choi ,

, 1569-1573, 2017-10-01

12 - Sequential Monte Carlo-based fidelity selection in dynamic-data-driven adaptive multi-scale simulations,International Journal of Production Research

Nurcin Celik , Young-Jun Son ,

, 843-865, 2012-02-01

13 - Integrated human decision making model under Belief-Desire-Intention framework for crowd simulation,2008 Winter Simulation Conference

Seungho Lee , Young-Jun Son ,

, 886-894, 2008-12-01

14 - Sequential Monte Carlo-based fidelity selection in dynamic-data-driven adaptive multi-scale simulations (DDDAMS),Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC)

Nurcin Celik , Young-Jun Son ,

, 2281-2293, 2009-12-01

15 - A simulation-based approach for dynamic process management at web service platforms,Computers & Industrial Engineering

T. Madhusudan , Young-Jun Son ,

, 287-317, 2005-09-01

16 - Concurrent consideration of evacuation safety and productivity in manufacturing facility planning using multi-paradigm simulations,Computers & Industrial Engineering

Karthik Vasudevan , Young-Jun Son ,

, 1135-1148, 2011-11-01

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