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DESCRIPTION:ISE Spring 2026 Seminar Series\n\nISE Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jenn
 ifer K. Ryan\, Lehigh University\, College of Business\n\nSeminar Title: D
 ynamic Resource Sharing in Private 5G Networks with Slicing\n\nAbstract:\n
 \nWe study the problem faced by the operator of a private 5G network (or c
 ell)\, who must allocate the capacity of multiple resources to meet the ne
 eds of the primary user of the network and who may also lease excess capac
 ity to external secondary users to generate additional revenue. Private ce
 lls can use network slicing\, an advancement made possible by 5G\, to meet
  differentiated resource needs across applications. Under slicing\, the ne
 twork resources\, such as spectrum\, computation\, and storage\, are segme
 nted to support specific applications\, with each slice supporting unique 
 applications. Further\, these slices are dynamic\, being created and then 
 reallocated as the needs of the primary user change. Network slicing also 
 allows private cells to temporarily share or lease their private wireless 
 infrastructure with external entities\, such as brokers or mobile virtual 
 network operators. For this setting\, we develop a Markov Decision Process
  model to determine how the private cell can best serve the needs of the p
 rimary user of the network while leveraging the opportunity to lease resou
 rces to generate revenue. We then use that model to characterize the optim
 al admission\, leasing\, and cancellation decisions\, which are made in re
 al-time based on the private cell's current state. We also develop an effi
 cient and easy to implement heuristic solution procedure\, which can be ru
 n online and is able to solve large-scale problems. Finally\, we conduct a
  comprehensive set of numerical experiments to demonstrate the behavior of
  the optimal policies and evaluate the proposed heuristic's performance. T
 his was joint work with Demet Batur\, Department of Supply Chain Managemen
 t and Analytics\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Mehmet C. Vuran\, Sch
 ool of Computing\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.\n\nBio:\n\nJennifer K. 
 Ryan is the Frank L. Magee Professor and Department Chair for Decision and
  Technology Analytics in the College of Business at Lehigh University. Pri
 or to joining Lehigh in July 2025\, she served as the inaugural Department
  Chair for Supply Chain Management and Analytics in the College of Busines
 s at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln\, where she held the Van Horne Fam
 ily Endowed Chair in Business. Jennifer’s research and teaching interest
 s are in the areas of inventory management\, supply chain management and a
 pplied stochastic modeling. Her research has been published in journals su
 ch as Management Science\, Operations Research\, Manufacturing & Service O
 perations Management\, Production and Operations Management\, Decision Sci
 ences and IISE Transactions. She is the recipient of several National Scie
 nce Foundation (NSF) grants\, including an NSF CAREER grant\, and she curr
 ently serves as a co-PI on one active NSF grant. Since 2021\, Jennifer has
  served as the Focused Issue Editor for the Supply Chain and Logistics foc
 used issue of IISE Transactions. She has also been active in professional 
 societies\, including service as the chair of the INFORMS Educational Outr
 each Committee\, a member of the planning committee for INFORMS Meeting of
  Analytics Program Directors\, a member of the INFORMS-NSF Liaison Committ
 ee\, a member of the organizing committee for the 2024 and 2025 Early Care
 er Sustainable Operations Management Workshop\, and co-chair of the 2015 I
 ndustrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference. She holds a Ph.D. a
 nd M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwester
 n University and a B.A. in Mathematics and the Social Sciences from Dartmo
 uth College.
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SUMMARY:ISE Seminar Series 
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