Dima Nazzal Wins 1st Place for IISE Innovation in Education Competition
Nazzal will be presented with the award on May 23, at the annual conference and expo in Seattle, Wash.
Top ISyE Team Rings in Capstone Design Expo with Fulfillment Solution for Tiffany and Co.
More than 200 teams representing 12 schools and four colleges took over Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion on Tuesday for the bi-annual Capstone Design Expo, marking the largest in-person edition of the event since Fall 2019. The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial Systems and Engineering (ISyE) was represented by 28, with projects ranging from order fulfillment for Penguin Random House publishing to line efficiency at concessions stands in the Atlanta Braves Truist Park.
New Study Shows Hybrid Learning Led to Significant Reduction in Covid-19 Spread
A new study published in BMC Public Health shows that hybrid learning utilizing alternating school days for children offers a significant reduction in community disease spread. Total closure in favor of remote learning, however, offers little additional advantage over that hybrid option.
ISyE Sends 2 Grad Students to ORISE Program at CDC for 2nd Straight Year
Current Ph.D. students Arden Baxter and Daniel Kim join Akane Fujimoto and Melike Yildirim as admits to the ORISE Research Participation Program at the CDC, an educational and training program designed to provide college students, recent graduates, and university faculty opportunities to connect with the center’s unique resources.
ISyE Grad and Undergrad Students Honored at Student Awards Ceremony
From research and academics to teaching assistance and mental health, the awards recognized the full scope of student leadership within the school for the 2021-22 academic year.
Nagi Gabraeel to Receive IISE Fellow Award at Annual Conference in May
The award recognizes a senior member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) community with impactful contributions in innovation and service to industrial engineering.
ISyE Professor Shi Earns ENBIS George Box Medal
Each year, the medal recognizes an extraordinary statistician whose work has contributed to the development and application of statistical methods in European business and industry.
ISyE Grad Program Ranked No. 1 for 32nd Consecutive Year
ISyE was named the top graduate program of its kind in the latest U.S. News & World Report annual rankings released on March 29. It is the 32nd consecutive year ISyE has topped the rankings in the industrial, manufacturing, and systems category.
Jing Li and Turgay Ayer Named Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello Chairs in ISyE
Professor Jing Li and Associate Professor Turgay Ayer both earned the designation earlier this year, which recognizes faculty leaders in the field of health care delivery operations.
Georgia Tech Partners to Launch MARTA Reach Pilot Program Across Atlanta
Great solutions often start with a simple idea. For Georgia Tech industrial engineering professor Pascal Van Hentenryck, it started four years ago: an idea to tackle one of the biggest challenges for America’s eight largest rapid transit systems.
SCL Welcomes Yentai Wan of UPS to its Industry Advisory Board
Dr. Wan brings extensive transportation planning and optimization experience as well as intrapreneurship leadership skills to the board.
Trio of Faculty Join Alums Named to National Academy of Engineering
Christopher Jones, Sandra Magnus, and Nick Sahinidis join Nathan Meehan (Phys '75) and Nick Lappos (AE ’73) in being elected to the NAE, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer.
Fall 2021 Senior Design Teams Find Solutions to Real-World Problems
The Capstone Design Expo returned to McCamish Pavilion on December 7, 2021, for the first time since the fall of 2019. Many of the participants were in-person, but teams also included online representatives who were available to talk to online judges from all over the world. Of the 118 teams participating, 23 teams were from ISyE.
The Current Supply Chain Crisis: ISyE Experts Explain What is Happening, How to Fix it, and How to Prevent it from Happening in the Future
As the 2021 holiday shopping season continues, consumers are once again finding shelves empty, from simple products like cream cheese and sports drinks, to complex goods like cars and appliances.
Pinar Keskinocak Honored as 2021 Recipient of Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS
This award is given by the Women in OR/MS Forum of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences to celebrate and recognize a person who has significantly contributed to the advancement and recognition of women in OR/MS.
2021 Amazon Supply Chain Systems Design Track Fellows
This year’s Amazon Supply Chain Systems Design Track Fellows include Ajinkya Rege, Yesh Shah, Pavitra Tagore, Jamel Thompson, Léo Pham Van, and Benjamin Fan.
Jan Shi Chosen for SME’s 2021 College of Fellows
The award honors individuals “who have made outstanding contributions to the social, technological, and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession.”
Alex Shapiro Honored with 2021 INFORMS John von Neumann Theory Prize
This esteemed honor is given annually for a body of work to a scholar who has made fundamental, sustained theoretical contributions in OR/MS.
Autonomous Trucking Collaboration Could Lead to a More Resilient, Affordable Supply Chain
A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck and his team look at transportation through a different lens.
Valerie Thomas on How Consumers and Governments Can Reduce Energy Consumption
In this Q&A, Valerie Thomas, professor and Anderson-Interface Chair of Natural Systems, offers her perspective on energy efficiency in the home.
SCL Welcomes South Shore's Claude Bernier to its Industry Advisory Board
Claude Bernier is VP of Information Technology at South Shore Furniture. Claude brings 37 years of experience and leadership in information technology, process automation, enterprise architecture, and software implementation.
Interdisciplinary Team Led by ISyE’s Yao Xie Awarded $1M NSF Grant to Study Deep Learning Algorithms
Yao Xie’s project aims to build a bridge between statistical hypothesis testing and modern machine learning.
ISyE Doctoral Student Fellowship Recipient
Ph.D. students Haden Boone, Jorge Huertas, and Hanyu Zhang are the recipients of three ISyE fellowships. You can learn more about them in the profiles published here.
ISyE Doctoral Student Spotlight
Arden Baxter, Henry Yuchi, and Jialei Chen are three of ISyE's outstanding Ph.D. students. You can learn more about them in the profiles published here.
Georgia Tech Researchers Receive $2.5 Million Grant to Focus on Improving Atlanta-Area Transportation Through Holistic Community Approach
Georgia Tech researchers have been awarded a $2.5M NSF Smart and Connected Communities Grant to develop systems improving travel mobility, safety, equity and sustainability.