Education
Liles studied engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he received his Bachelor of Science in 1970, his Mississippi in 1974 and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1978 all in industrial engineering.
Liles studied engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he received his Bachelor of Science in 1970, his Mississippi in 1974 and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1978 all in industrial engineering.
Liles has spent his academic career at the University of Texas at Arlington, starting in 1979 as assistant professor and later associate professor From 1989 to 1998 he was also associate director at the Automation and Robotics Research Institute. From 1998 to 2012 he was professor of industrial engineering, and chair of the IMSE Department at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Liles has been executive council member of the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, and member of the National Honor Society for Industrial Engineering.