Professor Dillon specializes in decision and risk analysis. The focus of her research
is using programmatic risk analysis to improve project and operational management
in complex, resource-constrained environments. Applications have included supporting
the Department of Energy’s selection of a new tritium supply facility, aiding NASA’s
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in decision making for the Mars Exploration Program, and
developing a quantitative decision support tool for the management of software project
resources based on an analysis of both the information system and the design. She
teaches classes in the management of Information Systems.

Curriculum Vitae

Select Publications:
Robin L. Dillon, M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, and Seth D. Guikema, “Programmatic
Risk Analysis for Critical Engineering Systems Under Tight Resource Constraints,”
Operations Research, May/June 2003.

Robin L. Dillon, Richard John, and Detlof von Winterfeldt, “Assessment of Cost
Uncertainties for Large Technology Projects: A Methodology and an Application,”
Interfaces, Vol. 32, No. 4, July-August, 2002, pp. 52-66.

M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell and Robin L. Dillon, “Probabilistic Risk Analysis for the
NASA Space Shuttle: A Brief History and Current Work,” Reliability Engineering
and System Safety, Vol. 74, No. 3, 2001, pp. 345-352.

M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell and Robin L. Dillon, “Success Factors and Future
Challenges in the Management of Faster-Better-Cheaper Space Missions,” IEEE
Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 48, No. 1, February 2001,
pp. 25-35 - Winner of 2001 Best Paper Award for IEEE Transactions Journal.

Robin L. Dillon and M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, “APRAM: an advanced programmatic
risk analysis method,” International Journal of Technology, Policy, and Management,
Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001, pp.47-65.

Robin L. Dillon and Detlof von Winterfeldt, “An Analysis of the Implications of a
Magnetic Field Threshold Limit Value on Utility Work Practices,” American Industrial
Hygiene Association Journal, Vol. 61, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2000,pp. 76-81.

Robin L. Dillon, Blake Johnson, and M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, “Risk Assessment
Based on Financial Data: Stakeholders’ Response to Airline Accidents,” Risk
Analysis, Vol. 19, No. 3, June 1999, pp. 473-486.

Robin L. Dillon and Yacov Y. Haimes, “Risk of Extreme Events Via Multiobjective
Decision Trees: Application to Telecommunications,” IEEE Transactions on
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 26, No. 2, March 1996, pp. 262-271.