Sebastian Rodriguez Cartes
Dr. Maria Mayorga
- Email: sarodri4@ncsu.edu
Sebastian A. Rodriguez Cartes is a Ph.D. student at NC State’s Edward P. Fitts Department of ISE focusing on Systems Analytics and Optimization.
Research Interests
Sebastian’s research interests include humanitarian logistics, simulation-optimization applications and GIS data analysis.
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected Graduation | 2024 | Fall | ||
| MSIE | Master of Science in Industrial Engineering | Universidad de Concepcion | 2020 |
| BSIE | Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering | Universidad de Concepcion | 2018 |
Publications
- A Framework to Incorporate Human Behavior in Agent-Based Models for Infectious Disease: Insights From Health Behavior Theories
- Rodriguez-Cartes, S., Mayorga, M., Swann, J., Sheeran, P., & Özaltın, O. (2026, April 7), ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation. https://doi.org/10.1145/3807512
- Modeling Social Influence on Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake Within an Agent-Based Model
- Mulutzie, S. K., Rodriguez-Cartes, S. A., Özaltın, O. Y., Swann, J. L., & Mayorga, M. E. (2025, December 7). , (Vol. 12). Vol. 12. https://doi.org/10.1109/wsc68292.2025.11338971
- Evaluating the potential impact of rubella-containing vaccine introduction on congenital rubella syndrome in Afghanistan, Dem. Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Pakistan: A mathematical modeling study
- Rodriguez-Cartes, S. A., Zhang, Y., Mayorga, M. E., Swann, J. L., & Allaire, B. T. (2024, January 16), (M. Coffee, Ed.). PLOS Global Public Health, Vol. 4. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002656
- Incorporating Face Mask Usage in Agent-Based Models Using Personal Beliefs and Perceptions: An Application of the Health Belief Model
- Rodriguez-Cartes, S. A., Mayorga, M. E., Özaltin, O. Y., & Swann, J. L. (2024, December 15), 2024 WINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE, WSC, pp. 1071–1082. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC63780.2024.10838827
- Potential impact of annual vaccination with reformulated COVID-19 vaccines: Lessons from the US COVID-19 scenario modeling hub
- Jung, S.-mok, Loo, S. L., Howerton, E., Contamin, L., Smith, C. P., Carcelén, E. C., … Lessler, J. (2024, April 17), PLoS Medicine, Vol. 21. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004387
- Agent-Based Simulation of Spontaneous Volunteer Convergence to Improve Disaster Planning
- Paret, K., Rodriguez, S. A., Mayorga, M. E., Velotti, L., & Lodree, E. J. (2023, March 14), Natural Hazards Review, Vol. 24. https://doi.org/10.1061/NHREFO.NHENG-1659
- A simulation-optimization approach for the facility location and vehicle assignment problem for firefighters using a loosely coupled spatio-temporal arrival process
- Rodriguez, S. A., Fuente, R. A. D., & Aguayo, M. M. (2021, March 24), Computers & Industrial Engineering, Vol. 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107242
- A facility location and equipment emplacement technique model with expected coverage for the location of fire stations in the Concepción province, Chile
- Rodriguez, S. A., Fuente, R. A. D., & Aguayo, M. M. (2020, June 27), Computers & Industrial Engineering, Vol. 147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106522
