Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering: Jeffrey Smith

Jeffrey H. Smith
Adjunct Associate Professor
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Phone: (213)-740-4893
Email: jeffs@marshall.usc.edu

Education
B.S., M.S., Systems Engineering, University of Arizona; M.A., Mathematical Economics, University of Southern California; Ph.D., Business Administration, University of Southern California.

Experience
Dr. Smith has developed decision analysis methodologies and tools for the analysis of advanced space missions and technologies for NASA. He has authored over 100 technical papers spanning a wide variety of disciplines and applications. Dr. Smith has been a principal investigator on computational approaches to the R&D Portfolio Selection problem and has developed algorithms and tools for technology evaluation, technology portfolio management, and automated resource allocation systems. He has extensive experience in decision support systems and software development applied to technology management.

At USC, Dr. Smith has taught in the Marshall School of Business, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, Departments of Mathematics, and Industrial and Systems Engineering. He has also taught for the UCLA Business and Engineering Program, California Institute of Technology, and the Claremont Graduate University for the Peter Drucker Executive Management Program.

Honors

Team Award for work on Mars technology portfolio analysis task, 2005.
Outstanding paper for 2004, Journal of Systems Engineering.
Cash Award for Outstanding Performance by the Telecommunications and Mission Operations Directorate, Service Preparation Subsystem Task, October 1999.

Research Interests

Research and Development Portfolio Selection Problem
Multiattribute decision analysis
Mathematical modeling and simulation
Automation, robotics, and human interaction for in-space operations
In-situ resource utilization

Recent Publications

Weisbin, C.R., J. Mrozinski, W. Lincoln, A. Elfes, K. Shelton, H. Hua, J.H. Smith, V. Adumitroaie, and R. Silberg, “Lunar Architecture and Technology Analysis Driven by Lunar Science Scenarios,” Systems Engineering Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2010.
Weisbin, C.R., P. Clark, J.H. Smith, J. Mrozinski, W. Lincoln, A. Elfes, H. Hua, V. Adumitroaie, and R. Silberg, “Formulation, Modeling, and Analysis of a Mission to the Moon’s Malapert Mountain,” 40^th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 23-27, 2009, The Woodlands, Texas.
Smith, Jeffrey H., Charles Weisbin, Alberto Elfes, William Lincoln, Joseph Mrozinski, Kacie Shelton, Hook Hua, and V. Adumitroaie, Human and Robot Task Allocation: An Operations Management Approach for Work-System Productivity,” Proceedings of the 38^th Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Hilton Kauai Beach Resort, Island of Kauai, Hawaii, April 7-10, 2009.
Smith, Jeffrey H., A. Elfes, H. Hua, J. Mrozinski, K. Shelton, W. Lincoln, V. Adumitroaie, and C. Weisbin, “Mobility Productivity Impacts on Selection of Lunar Exploration Architectures,” Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Huntley Lodge, Big Sky, Montana, March 7-14, 2009.
C. Weisbin, J. Mrozinski, H. Hua, K. Shelton, J.H. Smith, A. Elfes, W. Lincoln, V. Adumitroaie, R. Silberg, “Human-Robot Lunar Exploration: Pressurized vs. Unpressurized Rovers,” 19^th International Conference on Systems Engineering (ICSE) and The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE); Las Vegas, Nevada; August 19-21, 2008.
Weisbin, C.R., J.H. Smith, T. Van Houten, R. Moeller, W. Zimmerman, W. Smythe, W. Lincoln, A. Elfes, V. Adumitroaie, and R. Silberg, “Technical Feasibility and Relative Productivity of Alternate NASA Robotic Missions to a Lunar Dark Crater,” IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 120-128, March 2008.
Smith, J.H., T. Van Houten, A. Elfes, and C.R. Weisbin, “Unraveling Complex Systems: NASA Robotic Missions to a Lunar Dark Crater,” Seventh International Conference on Complex Systems (ICCS2007), Boston, MA, USA, 28 October-2 November 2007.
Smith, J.H., A. Elfes, K. Shelton, and C. Weisbin, “Estimating the Relative Value of Space Mission Concepts: A Quantitative Approach for Mission Productivity,” JPL Document No. D-37289, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, February 2007.
Smith, J.H., “In-Situ Resource Utilization for the Human Exploration of Mars: A Bayesian Approach to Valuation of Precursor Missions,” Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, Waikoloa, HI, April 11-15, 2006.
Smith, J.H., J. Wertz, and L. Caroff, “Methodology for Evaluating Modular Assembly of Large Space Platforms,” Special session on Cross-cutting Technologies and Their Application to a Near-Term Solar Electric Transport Spacecraft, Proceedings of the Space Technology and Applications International Forum – STAIF 2006, Albuquerque, NM, February 12-16, 2006, pp. 1010-1021.