Melike Hazal Can is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Economics, master’s degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering. During her graduate studies, she has utilized mathematical modeling, statistics, and simulation analysis to optimize healthcare operations in collaboration with health facilities and universities. Her research interests include machine learning, mathematical modeling and optimization, applied statistics, and simulation modeling. Her current work focuses on modeling of tuberculosis (TB) care cascade and diagnostic algorithms.