Corey Kiassat
Bio
Corey Kiassat earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2013. His doctoral research combined operations research, human factors and quantitative human resource management. He explored how human factors, like skill levels and shift work, impact system performance. Before that, he completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. He later earned an MBA from York University.
Before joining NC State, Kiassat was the first associate dean of the School of Computing and Engineering at Quinnipiac University. He was also a tenured professor of industrial engineering and held a cross-appointment as a professor of medical sciences at Quinnipiac’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine. As one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering in 2013, Kiassat played key roles in industry partnerships, fundraising, strategic development, operational efficiency, student success programs, curriculum design and accreditation. Furthermore, his applied research included projects with hospitals across Connecticut to improve productivity and efficiency.
Before his academic career, Kiassat, a licensed professional engineer, spent 11 years working at General Motors. Additionally, he co-founded Executive Health Center, a company focused on personalized preventive healthcare.
Education
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering University of Toronto 2013
MBA Marketing and International Business York University
BA Industrial Engineering University of Toronto
Area(s) of Expertise
Corey Kiassat applies Lean Six Sigma to achieve operational excellence and improve processes in healthcare, sustainability and manufacturing. He also focuses on advancing pedagogical excellence to transform engineering education. Additionally, Kiassat is dedicated to creating success programs that support underprepared students and help them thrive.
Publications
- Fostering sustainability for industrial engineering students through Lean Green design , International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (2026)
- Reimagining Industrial Engineering: Embedding Sustainability and Societal Impact in Course Design , 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings (2024)
- School of Engineering First-year Academy to Help Underprepared Students , ASEE Annual Conference (2022)
- Preferences to improve rounding efficiency amongst hospitalists: a survey analysis , Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives (2021)
- A Lean Manufacturing Initiative to Streamline the Advising Process , 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings (2020)
- Peer Mentoring, Learning Strategies Course, and Online Math-Help Module to Increase Retention in School of Engineering , 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings (2020)
- Decreasing Idle Capacity Caused by a High No-show Rate , Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Annual Conference. Paper ID 583016 (2019)
- Effect of imprecise skill level on workforce rotation in a dynamic market , Computers & Industrial Engineering (2018)
- Developing a new industrial engineering curriculum using a systems engineering approach , European Journal of Engineering Education (2017)
- Choosing the optimal intervention method to reduce human-related machine failures , European Journal of Operational Research (2013)