Kivanç Avrenli

Assistant Professor of Statistics

Ph D, Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana Champsign (Civil Engineering)

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Avrenli earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from Bogaziçi University (formerly Robert College) in Istanbul, Turkey, the first American college established outside of the borders of the U.S. He obtained a second M.S. degree in statistics and his Ph.D. in civil engineering with an emphasis on commercial aviation safety from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Research Topics

Applied and mathematical statistics
Probability theory
Commercial aviation safety
Traffic flow modeling

Avrenli's teaching interests focus on applied statistical methods, probability theory, statistical modeling and design of experiments. Prior to Whitman, he taught Applied Statistics and Probability at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was included seven consecutive times with an "outstanding" rating in the “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students.” In 2014, he received the Alumni Award in Teaching Excellence. At Whitman, he will teach courses in managerial statistics.

Commercial Aviation Safety, Adaptive Flight Planning, Empirical Modelling of Aircraft-Bird Strikes, Traffic Flow Modelling, Highway Safety.

Selected Publications

"A Kinematic Methodology to Optimize the Landing Trajectory for the Boeing 737 Jet Undergoing Total Loss of Thrust", Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, 9(1), 82-104, 2017 (with Dempsey, B.)
" A Kinematic Approach to Segmented-Trajectory Generation for the Total Loss of Thrust Emergency", Aviation, 19(3), 139-148, 2015 (with Dempsey, B.)
"Assessment of the Engines-out Flight Performance of a Commercial Jet", International Journal of Aviation Systems, Operations and Research, 1(2), 35-54, 2015 (with Dempsey, B.)
"Is “Green Dot” Always the Optimum Engines-out Glide Speed on the Airbus ", Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research, 24(3), 33-63, 2015 (with Dempsey, B.)
"Statistical Analysis of Aircraft-Bird Strikes Resulting in Engine Failure.", Journal of the Transportation Research Board , 2449, 14-23, 2014 (with Dempsey, B.)
"Flagger Effects in Reducing the Likelihood of Rear-End Collisions for in-Platoon Vehicles in Work Zones", Journal of the Transportation Research Board , 2337, 9-16, 2013 (with Ramezani, H., Benekohal, R.)
"Field and Software Evaluation of Illuminance from LED Luminaires for Roadway Applications", Journal of the Transportation Research Board , 2384, 55–64, 2013 (with Benekohal, R., Medina, J.)
"Four Regime Speed-Flow Relationships for Work Zones with Police Patrol and Automated Speed Enforcement.", Journal of the Transportation Research Board , 2272, 35–43, 2012 (with Ramezani, H., Benekohal, R.)
"Traffic Flow Characteristics and Capacity in Police-Enforced and Intelligent Work Zones.", Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, No: 16, 430–439., 2011 (with Benekohal, R., Ramezani, H.)

Awards and Honors

Best Faculty & Class Marshal - Whitman School of Management, Defense Comptrollership Program (2018)
Whitman Teaching Fellow Award - Dean's Office, Whitman School of Management (2018)
Best Faculty & Class Marshal - Whitman School of Management, Defense Comptrollership Program (2017)
Faculty Recognition Award - Office of Disability Services at Syracuse University (2017)
"OUTSTANDING” Rating in the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students - Center for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (2015)
Dissertation Completion Grant - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2015)
Daniel P. Fambro Student Paper Award - Institute of Transportation Engineers, Midwestern Section (2015)
Best Graduate Research Paper Award - Institute of Transportation Engineers, Illinois Section (2015)
Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence - Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (2014)
Dissertation Travel Grant - Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2014)

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