Elise Miller-Hooks

For over two decades, Elise Miller-Hooks has been applying and advancing operations research concepts to civil and infrastructure systems applications.

Miller-Hooks is driven by a strong desire to make a positive impact on society, and her research program reflects this motivation. Together with her students and post-docs, she focuses on creating mathematically-based decision-support tools and algorithms that can be used to design, manage, operate, maintain, and protect the built environment. Her research has been supported by various sources, including private organizations, non-profits, and local, national, and international government agencies.

Miller-Hooks holds a PhD in Civil Engineering and an MS in Engineering from the University of Texas - Austin, as well as a BS in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College. Prior to joining Mason, she served as a program director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and on the faculties of the University of Maryland, Pennsylvania State University, and Duke University. Now, Miller-Hooks holds the Bill and Eleanor Hazel Endowed Chair in Infrastructure Engineering in the Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering at George Mason University.

Teaching Interests:

• Civil Infrastructure Systems Modeling
• Transportation Systems Engineering
• Network Algorithms
• Multi-Objective Decision-Making

Research Interests:

• Multi-Hazard Civil Infrastructure Resilience Quantification
• Disaster Planning, Evacuation, and Response
• Stochastic and Dynamic Network Algorithms
• Mathematical Modeling and Optimization
• Transportation Systems Engineering
• Intermodal Passenger and Freight Transport
• Alternative Modes (Paratransit, Ridesharing, Bikeways)
• Real-Time Routing and Fleet Management
• Incident Management
• Transportation Infrastructure Investment for Climate Uncertainty
• Collaborative and Multi-Objective Decision-Making