Edward Mykytka

Professor
Full-Time Faculty
School of Engineering: Department of Engineering Management and Systems

  • Location: Kettering Laboratories Room 365
  • Phone: 937-229-2238
  • Email: Contact

Profile

Selected Publications

  • Mykytka, E.F., and K.E. Murphy. 2001. Effective simulation modeling using RAPTOR. Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Millhouse, P.T., S.C. Kramer, P.I. King, and E.F. Mykytka. 2000. Identifying optimal fan pressure ratios for the mixed-stream turbofan engine. Journal of Propulsion and Power 16: 79-86.
  • Zalewski, D.J., and E.F. Mykytka. 2000. A management framework for process control and capability in the presence of autocorrelation. Presented at the International Association for Management of Technology, in Miami, Florida.
  • Catlin, A.E., K.W. Bauer, E.F. Mykytka, and D.C. Montgomery. 1999. System comparison procedures for automatic target recognition systems. Naval Research Logistics 46: 357-371.
  • Durkee, D.P., E.A. Pohl, and E.F. Mykytka. 1998. Sensitivity analysis of availability estimates to input data characterization using design of experiments. Quality and Reliability Engineering International 14: 1-7.
  • Mykytka, E.F. 1997. Sensitivity of availability simulation models to input data characterization. Third Annual ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design, in Los Angeles, California: 165-169.
  • Rogers, R.V., M. Zyda, E.F. Mykytka, D. Bartlett, and M. Bathe. 1996. Modeling and simulation education: Is there a need for graduate degrees in modeling and simulation? Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference: 1401-1406.
  • Auclair, P.F., E.F. Mykytka, and S. Parnell. 1996. Military operations research: Responding to change. Military Operations Research 2: 9-18.
Honors and Awards
  • Alan O. Plait Award, Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1998
  • Testimonial Award, 1995
  • Outstanding Operations Research Educator, AFIT Student Chapter of the Operations Research Society of America, 1993
  • Outstanding Instructor, AFIT Department of Operational Sciences, AFIT Engineering Student Association, 1992
  • Outstanding Industrial Engineering Faculty Member, Auburn University, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990
  • Outstanding Professors List, University of Arizona, 1979, 1982

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Systems and Industrial Engineering, University of Arizona, 1983
  • M.S., Industrial and Management Engineering, University of Iowa, 1978
  • B.S., Mathematics, University of Dayton, 1976

Professional Activities

  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • American Society for Quality
  • Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences
  • Institute of Industrial Engineers
  • Proposal reviewer for the Israel Science Foundation, 1994

Research Interests

  • Applied statistics
  • Design of experiments
  • Forecasting
  • Quality improvement
  • Random variate modeling and generation
  • Reliability analysis
  • Response surface methodology
  • Simulation modeling and analysis
  • Simulation output analysis
  • Statistical process control
  • Time series analysis