Yamil Essus
- Email: yaessus@ncsu.edu
Yamil Essus is a Ph.D. student in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department working in modeling community systems to understand and quantify the impacts of technological and social changes on the ability of communities to withstand natural hazards using statistical and data visualization tools. He also enjoys learning about ML and computer science in general. When not in school, he might be trying to cook something new, playing video games or at a music concert.
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Research Interests
Essus is interested in simulation and data science research applications in sustainability and community resilience. He is currently working on assessing the impact of electric vehicles on access to essential services.
Advisor(s)
Benjamin Rachunok
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected Graduation | 2026 | Spring | ||
| ME | Industrial Engineering | NC State University | 2023 |
| BS | Industrial Engineering | University of Concepción | 2020 |
Publications
- A Computational Framework for Modeling Access to Services and the Resilience Impacts of Electric Vehicles During Blackouts
- Essus, Y., & Rachunok, B. (2025, January 1), IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3629567
- BAMBAM (The Behavior and Advanced Mobility Big Access Model) [SWR-25-123]
- Fitzgerald, R., Essus, Y., Irving, B., & Geierstanger, E. (2025), https://doi.org/10.11578/DC.20250905.5
- U-Prithvi: Integrating a Foundation Model and U-Net for Enhanced Flood Inundation Mapping
- Kostejn, V., Essus, Y., Abrahamson, J., & Vatsavai, R. R. (2025, January 1), DROPS (Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics). https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPICS.GISCIENCE.2025.18
- Electric vehicles limit equitable access to essential services during blackouts
- Essus, Y., & Rachunok, B. (2024, October 17), Npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44333-024-00007-3
- Real-time optimization for relocation and dispatching of Emergency Medical Services with balanced workload and outsourced ride-hailing services
- Essus, Y., Fuente, R. D. L., & Venkitasubramanian, A. (2023, December 7), Computers & Industrial Engineering, Vol. 187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2023.109823
