Representative MST Theses

Theses supervised by Professor Cynthia Barnhart

• “Evaluating Shortage Costs in a Dynamic Environment,” Dhalla, Nadya, MST June 2008.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43821
• “Evaluating Airline Delays:  The Role of Airline Networks, Schedules, and Passenger Demands,” Ying Zhu, MST February 2009.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47775
• “Routing and Scheduling Models for Robust Allocation of Slack,” Virot Chiraphadhanakul, dual OR/MST,  June 2010.
• “Optimization-Based Allocation of IED-Detection Assets in Contemporary Military Operations,” Chris Marks, MST June 2009.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52802
• "Evaluating Passenger Delays in the US Domestic Air Transportation System," Nitish Umang, May 2010

Theses supervised by Peter Belobaba

• "Airline Revenue Management Based on Dynamic Programming: Incorporating Passenger Sell-up Behavior," by Wilson Tam, MST 2008.
  http://library.mit.edu/item/001531079
• "Hybrid Forecasting for Airline Revenue Management in Semi-Restricted Fare Structures," by Michael Reyes, MST 2006.
  http://library.mit.edu/item/001383627
• "Expansion of Point-to-Point Routes by Low-Cost Carriers in Hub Networks: Traffic and Revenue Impacts," by Gregory Zerbib, MST 2006.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35557
• "Modeling Airline Passenger Choice: Passenger Preference for Schedules in the Passenger Origin Destinations Simulations (PODS)," by Emmanuel Carrier, MST 2003.
  http://library.mit.edu/item/001388379
• "Airline Revenue Management Sell-up and Forecasting Algorithms," by Thomas Gorin, MST 2000.
  http://library.mit.edu/item/000957417

Theses supervised by Professor Joseph Sussman

• “Using Design Structure Matrices to Improve Decentralized Urban Transportation Systems," by Travis Dunn, MST 2005.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/31152
• “Toll Road Public-Private Partnerships in Malaysia: Using the CLIOS Process for Policy Improvements,” by John Ward, MST/SMTPP 2005.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32287
• “Multi-Criteria Analysis: An Alternative Approach for the Evaluation of Road Pricing Strategies," by Jeff Ensor, MST 2005.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/31151
• “A Lean Enterprise Approach for Developing High Speed Rail in Japan and Portugal," by N. Iwamura, MST 2007.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38951

Theses supervised by Professor Nigel Wilson

• "Automatic Data for Applied Railway Management: Passenger Demand, Service Quality Measurement, and Tactical Planning on the London Overground Network," by Michael Frumin, MST 2009.
• "Service Reliability Measurement Framework using Smart Card Data: Application to the London Underground," by David L. Uniman, MST.
• "Applications of Automatic Vehicle Location Systems Towards Improving Service Reliability and Operations Planning in London," by Joseph E. Ehrlich, MST.
• "Paying for Public Transportation: the Optimal, the Actual, and the Possible," Justin D. Antos, MST.
• "Contactless Prepaid and Bankcards in Transit Fare Collection Systems," by Candace E. Brakewood, MST.
• "Designing New Performance-Based Incentive Regimes for Operating Contracts in the Province of Gipuzkoa, Spain," by David A. Laidig, MST.

Theses supervised by Professor Chris Zegras

• "Stuck with the bill, but why? An analysis of the Portuguese public finance system with respect to surface transportation policy and investments," Joshua Nelson, MCP/MST, 2008.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44371
• "The accessibility and development impacts of new transit infrastructure: The Circle Line in Chicago," Ritesh Warade, MCP/MST, 2007.
  http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40130