Renata Konrad

Associate Professor

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Purdue University

M.A.Sc. Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto

B.A.Sc. Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto

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Professor Konrad recently returned from a Fulbright scholarship in Lviv, Ukraine, where she exchanged offices and homes with a professor at a Ukrainian university. She studies the application of industrial engineering and mathematical knowledge. Her current research focuses on the healthcare industry. Projects include evaluating anti-human trafficking efforts, computationally characterizing episodes of care from health insurance claim records and examining the impact of physician incentives on patient outcomes. She has also worked on projects related to mental health, patient flow and practice guidelines.

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Bioengineer.org

WPI Researchers Awarded $2 Million Grant to Use Science to Combat Wildlife Trafficking

Bioengineer.org wrote about a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation that Kyumin Lee, associate professor of computer science, and Renata Konrad, associate professor at The Business School, will use to develop technology and data analysis that will deter illegal wildlife trafficking.

Additional Publications: Worcester Business Journal | Scienmag | The Worcester Guardian | Mass Live

The Christian Science Monitor

Brain gain: Universities worldwide step up to help Ukrainian scholars

The Christian Science Monitor spoke with Business School Associate Professor Renata Konrad about how she and her colleagues at WPI to help people affected by the war in Ukraine. Prof. Konrad also talked about she and other faculty members are remotely advising students in Ukraine.

Renata Konrad

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