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Mustafa Misir

Mustafa Misir

Associate Professor of Computational Science at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Overview

Mustafa MISIR is an Associate Professor of Data and Computational Science at Duke Kunshan University (China). He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at KU Leuven (Belgium) in 2012. After graduation, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at INRIA Saclay - Universite Paris Sud XI (France), Singapore Management University (SMU) and University of Freiburg (Germany) respectively. He was also a visiting researcher at University of Zurich (Switzerland) and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) / BarcelonaTech (Spain) during his stay at INRIA. Afterwards, he moved to Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China) as a faculty member at the College of Computer Science and Technology. Prior to joining Duke Kunshan University, he was a faculty member in Computer Engineering at Istinye University (Turkiye). His main research interests include automated algorithm design (machine learning + algorithm design), data science and operations research.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Computational Science at Duke Kunshan University · 2021 - Present DKU Faculty

Recent Publications

Enhancing AutoML with Algorithm Selection: A Path to Better Performance

Chapter · January 1, 2026 Machine learning algorithms have been widely adopted across a variety of application domains. However, training models and evaluating their performance is often time-consuming and computationally expensive. Furthermore, the identification of (near-)optimal ... Full text Cite

Deep reinforcement learning for solving the stochastic e-waste collection problem

Journal Article European Journal of Operational Research · November 16, 2025 With the growing influence of the internet and information technology, Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) has become a gateway to technological innovations. However, discarded devices, also called e-waste, pose a significant threat to the environmen ... Full text Cite
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Education

Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) · 2012 Ph.D.

External Links

Personal Web Machine lEarning and Operations Research (MEmORy) Lab