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ISyE Families: A Time-Tested Supply Chain

Georgia Tech students and alumni often have family ties to the Institute, including some who come from a long line of industrial engineers trained by the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and...

ISyE Senior Design Team “Shoulda Put A R(INGO)n i(T)”

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...

Manqiu Liu, Tsz Fung Pang, Siyan Cai, and Jia Shi (clockwise from top left)

Master of Science in Analytics Team Wins Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Case Competition

More than 750 students representing 75 major universities across the country competed for the $50,000 prize.

Port congestion is just on of the issues currently disrupting supply chains.

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...

2021 Clark Scholar Nebiyelleul Kiros

The first-year ISyE student is part of the 2021 class of the A. James Clark Scholars Program.

Alumna Kendall Rankin Empowers Women Through The Diamond Campaign

Alumna Kendall Rankin is the founder of the nonprofit organization and was selected for Georgia Tech’s 2021 alumni class of 40 under 40.

Pinar Keskinocak receives 2021 Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS

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...

Margarita Groisman Leads Digital Media Site “The Buzz”

Fourth-year Margarita Groisman is the founder of The Buzz, a student-run digital media site for content creators at Georgia Tech to pursue stories they are passionate about.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center Names Desai, Serban Inaugural Peterson Professors

Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello Professor Nicoleta Serban receives one of the first Peterson Professorships from the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center.

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.

Alumnus Selected to Serve as Board of Regents Chair

Harold Reynolds, an industrial and systems engineering graduate, will chair the 26-member system that serves 340,000 students

Shane Kimbrough returned to earth on November 8, 2021.

ISyE Graduate Shane Kimbrough Back on Earth After 199 Days in Space

Kimbrough spent six months in orbit during his third NASA mission

ISyE Faculty, Students Present Talks, Receive Honors at INFORMS 2021

At the annual INFORMS conference, a number of faculty members and students from ISyE presented plenary addresses and deceived awards for their research.

ISyE Students Selected for 2021 Millennium Fellowship

The Fellows – who are among 17 Georgia Tech students selected – include ISyE undergraduates William Abdallah, Anjana Chamarthi, and Aashni Patel.

Amin Gholami, Shixuan Zhang, and Kaizhao Sun

ISyE Team Places Sixth in National ARPA-E GO Competition

The team led by Associate Professor Andy Sun includes includes Professor Santanu Dey and three Ph.D. students – Amin Gholami, Kaizhao Sun, and Shixuan Zhang.

A Summer in Environmental Policy: Q&A with ISyE Student Kira O’Hare

Fourth-year Kira O’Hare explored her interest in environmental justice while interning at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the energy security and climate change program.

Ashley Elleby: Designing a More Inclusive World

Alumna Ashley Elleby’s career journey has taken her from founding her own clothing company to the head of growth marketing at Google.

Associate Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck (center) with Postdoctoral Researcher Kevin Dalmeijer (left) and undergraduate student Samuel Baskin

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.

Alex Syriopoulos Overcomes Life-Changing Injury and Earns Two Georgia Tech Degrees

Surrounded by supportive faculty, staff, and students from across the Institute, ISyE alumnus Alex Syriopoulous earned his way to Double Jacket status.

ISyE Alumnus Theodore Colbert III: 2022 Black Engineer of the Year

ISyE alumnus Ted Colbert III will be honored as the 2022 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) at the 36th annual BEYA STEM Conference.

ISyE Student Giorgio Trettenero Takes Pride in Diverse Hispanic Background

ISyE third-year Giorgio Trettenero shares his unique experience and perspective that come from having a complex Hispanic background.

Georgia Tech Biketober Feature: ISyE’s Valerie Thomas

In this interview, Valerie Thomas shares her experience riding her bike to work and her advice for people considering commuting by bike.

Caroline Singer: Student Lead for the Center for Academics, Success, and Equity

Fourth-year Caroline Singer is the student academics lead for CASE, an interdisciplinary center that supports the entire ISyE community.

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.

Claude Bernier, VP of Information Technology, South Shore Furniture

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...

Joining GTSF’s Investments Committee Inspired Abhishek Mattipalli to Pursue a Future in Finance

Fourth-year Abhishek Mattipalli currently serves as the Investments Committee’s chief financial officer and is also on GTSF’s board of trustees and the executive board.

Interdisciplinary Team Led by ISyE’s Yao Xie Awarded $1.1M 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 Recipients

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.

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.

Ron Beerman, Amy Wheelus, Jennifer McKeehan, Laticia Khalif, and Evren Ozkaya

Get to Know ISyE’s Newest Advisory Board Members

Ron Beerman, Laticia Khalif, Jennifer McKeehan, Evren Ozkaya, and Amy Wheelus joined the ISyE Advisory Board in the summer of 2021.

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.

On-Demand Multimodal Transit Solution to Bring Equitable, Affordable Transportation to Atlanta’s Underserved Communities

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million Stage 2 Civic Innovation Challenge grant to a team led by Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck to pilot an On-Demand Multimodal Transit System...

ISyE Ranked No. 1 for the 27th Year

For the 27th consecutive year, USNWR ranked ISyE's undergraduate program as No. 1 in the nation. The College of Engineering is ranked fourth.

Alumnus H. Milton Stewart Recognized with Honorary Ph.D. from Georgia Tech

At the Spring 2021 Commencement ceremony, H. Milton Stewart (IE 1961) received an honorary doctorate from Georgia Tech in recognition of his tremendous, longtime service to the Institute.

ISyE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fellows

ISyE Announces First Cohort of DEI Fellows

The DEI Fellowship program was established to enhance diversity within ISyE’s faculty and graduate student body and to highlight minority experiences within the entire ISyE community.

Jorge Guzman, Cofounder of Craft Brewery Antigua Cerveza, on His Entrepreneurial Journey

ISyE alumnus Jorge Guzman shares his experience opening the first craft brewery in the colonial city of Antigua, Guatemala with fellow ISyE alumni Taylor Virgil and Jack Spehn.

Newly Launched MentIEs Program Connects ISyE Undergraduates and Alumni

In January 2021, ISyE launched MentIEs, a program designed to connect current students with alumni mentors that is part of the Center for Academics, Success, and Equity (CASE).

ISyE Launches Center for Academics, Success, and Equity

CASE is an interdisciplinary center designed to encourage academic growth, professional development, and inclusivity for all of ISyE’s constituents.

Alumna Ann Dunkin's Journey to CIO of the U.S. Department of Energy

Dunkin’s impressive career spans leadership in both the public and private technology sectors, but her passion for public service is what led her to the DOE.

Georgia Tech Leads Industry Effort to Tackle the Composite and Hybrid Materials Challenge

The Georgia Tech Center for Composite and Hybrid Materials Interfacing, led by ISyE's Chuck Zhang, intends to dramatically improve how composite and hybrid structures are joined and repaired.

Assistant Professor Diego Cifuentes Joins ISyE

Cifuentes' research centers around the development of mathematical optimization methods and the application of these methods in engineering areas including machine learning, robotics, and computer...

Assistant Professor Gian-Gabriel Garcia Joins ISyE

Garcia’s research integrates data-driven prediction and decision models to address high-impact problems in health policy and personalized medicine.

Assistant Professor Juba Ziani Joins ISyE

Ziani studies the optimization, game theoretic, economic, ethical, and societal challenges that arise from transactions and interactions involving data.

Jason DeLoach, VP of Supply Chain Engineering Solutions, Americold

SCL Welcomes Americold's Jason DeLoach to its Industry Advisory Board

Jason DeLoach is VP of Supply Chain Engineering Solutions at Americold. Jason brings 27 years of experience and leadership in Supply Chain Strategy, Analytics, Design, Engineering, and...

Human use of fossil fuels, especially for transportation, is a major producer of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Valerie Thomas Named Chair of National Academies Committee to Study Life Cycle Analysis of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels

Thomas, an expert in life cycle assessment, sustainability, and science and technology policy, will lead the committee's considerations of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions.

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