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ISyE Assistant Professor Swati Gupta

Meet Your Newest Job Recruiter, the Algorithm

Equal employment opportunities may not be part of a computer’s calculations, but ISyE Assistant Professor Swati Gupta is trying to change that

Foundation of Data Science Summer School attendees with ISyE Professor Xiaoming Huo (center)

The Foundation of Data Science Hosts First Summer School

The four-day program, introducing attendees to a theoretical foundation of data science, was organized by ISyE Professor and TRIAD Director Xiaoming Huo.

ISyE Assistant Professor Mathieu Dahan

ISyE Welcomes Assistant Professor Mathieu Dahan

Dahan earned his Ph.D. from MIT and joined ISyE on August 15, 2019.

ISyE undergraduate Morgan Knowlton presents her project at the 2019 Ideas to Serve competition.

The Problem with Solutions

ISyE fourth-year Morgan Knowlton reflects on her experience with the Ideas to Serve Competition.

High school students attending the Seth Bonder Camp in Computational and Data Science for Engineering

Introducing Computational and Data Science to the Next Generation of Engineers

A. Russell Chandler III Chair Pascal Van Hentenryck hosts a week-long summer camp for high school students that teaches the basics of programming and computer science.

Mahati Vavilala, Isabella Sanders, and Toral Kadakia

Leading the Way for Women Engineers

Three female ISyE students have held the top leadership positions for Georgia Tech's Society of Women Engineers. They discuss their experiences in this interview.

ISyE Professor Emeritus William "Bill" Hines

In Memoriam: William "Bill" Hines

Hines had a long and distinguished career at the School, where he served as graduate chair for over 25 years. Under his tenure, ISyE's graduate program was ranked No. 1 for the first time.

The new driving simulator lab includes this full-size Ford Fusion and two smaller desktop simulators that can interact in the simulated environment.

New Simulator Puts People in a Full-size Car to Understand Their Driving Behavior

All you have to do is drive, and along the way researchers are going to study how people behave behind the wheel.

A Port of Savannah employee working with a shipping container

Freight Expectations: Growing Port Seeks Logistic Expertise

Even in the era of high-tech commerce and increased air freight, shipping goods via oceans is still a key cog in the global supply chain.

Supply Chain Transportations

Industry Trends: Supply Chain and Logistics

The newest supply chain trends range from AI to omnichannel distribution. Read how these industry trends will impact future supply chains.

Tom Cuce, UPS President of Corporate Transportation

SCL Welcomes UPS' Tom Cuce to its Industry Advisory Board

Tom Cuce serves as UPS President of Corporate Transportation where he manages Hub, Feeder and Air Operations, Enterprise-wide Network Planning, Global Carrier Relations and Procurement, USPS...

IPIC 2019 Award Recipients

Georgia Tech PhD Students Receive Prestigious Physical Internet Generation Award

Georgia Tech PhD students Louis Faugere and Nayeon Kim recently received the prestigious Physical Internet Generation Award for their engagement in the Physical Internet Initiative and their...

Assistant Professor Debankur Mukherjee

Debankur Mukherjee Joins ISyE as Assistant Professor

Mukherjee’s research spans the areas of applied probability and stochastic networks.

Anderson-Interface Chair and Professor Shabbir Ahmed

In Memoriam: Shabbir Ahmed

ISyE Anderson-Interface Chair and Professor Shabbir Ahmed passed away on June 19, 2019. He made substantial contributions to the field of optimization.

Elliott Paige, Director for Air Service Development at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

SCL Welcomes Elliott Paige with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to its Industry Advisory Board

While at Hartsfield-Jackson, Paige has built solid relationships with aviation executives worldwide, recruited several international passenger and cargo airlines, plus several domestic airlines...

Adam Baker, Vice President - Global Transportation, Amazon

SCL Welcomes Amazon's Adam Baker to its Industry Advisory Board

Adam Baker serves as Amazon's Vice President of North American & EU Transportation and is responsible for network design and tactical execution as well as cost and performance management of...

ISyE fifth-years Jorge Cruz Serrallés and Conner Reinhardt and fourth-year Akash Dalal

ISyE Team Places Third in Inaugural Cisco National Supply Chain Case Competition

“It was an incredibly enriching experience,” Conner Reinhardt said. “We were super proud to bring home that recognition for Georgia Tech.”

The workshop provided several opportunities for students to receive mentoring from guest speakers, network, and have technical discussions.

Georgia Tech Faculty Organizes First Data Science for Social Good Workshop

Students from around the world came to Georgia Tech in April for the first Data Science for Social Good Workshop.

ISyE fourth-year Marie Ozenua

ISyE Undergraduate Marie Ozenua Looks at Supply Chain Through an International Lens

Ozenua, who grew up in Nigeria, is passionate about optimizing systems to improve people's quality of life on the continent of Africa.

ISyE fourth-year Morgan Knowlton

The Problem with Solutions: Reflections on the Ideas to Serve Competition

In this essay, ISyE undergraduate Morgan Knowlton discusses how the I2S competition complements her engineering studies.

ISyE fourth-year Chase Warner

Strictly Ballroom: ISyE Undergraduate Chase Warner Lights Up the Dance Floor

Warner dances competitively with the Ballroom Dance Club at Georgia Tech.

Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and Professor Jeff Wu

WuFest: A Conference on Engineering Statistics and Related Topics

More than 100 statisticians and engineers, from both academia and industry, gathered at Georgia Tech in honor of Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and Professor Jeff Wu.

ISyE third-year Samantha Guada and Asteroide Santana (Ph.D. 19)

Seeing the Big Picture: How Leadership Coaching Enabled ISyE Student Samantha Guada to Achieve Her Goals

The Leading Edge program offers Tech students the opportunity to spend a semester working one-on-one with coaches on specific goals they want to achieve and to develop their leadership skills.

ISyE Ph.D. student Arden Baxter

Two ISyE Ph.D. Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Arden Baxter and Christopher Muir have been awarded two of the four total grants given by the NSF in the industrial engineering/operations research category.

Senior Design team "Cisgocean" worked with Cisco's Global Logistics and Central Manufacturing teams to reduce transportation costs of shipping products between contract manufacturers in Asia and direct fulfillment centers in the Americas.

ISyE Spring 2019 Senior Design Features a Triple-winning Team

This semester, one exceptionally strong Senior Design team from ISyE – “Cisgocean” – won three different awards for their Capstone project.

Halle Bryan

Turning Their Tassels: Halle Bryan

After setting a goal to get involved outside of the classroom, ISyE alumna Halle became one of the most recognizable faces at Georgia Tech.

ISyE Academic Advisor Fran Buser (in green jacket) with colleauges at the 2019 Faculty & Staff Honors Luncheon: Ron Johnson, Brandy Blake, Jon Lowe, Carole Bennett, Dawn Strickland, and School Chair Edwin Romeijn

Fran Buser Wins 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising Award

Buser accepted this year's Institute-level award at the Faculty & Staff Honors Luncheon in late April.

ISyE alum Joseph Mello (BSHS 80)

ISyE Alumni Receive College of Engineering Awards

The program recognizes select alumni who have contributed to the profession, advanced in their careers, and enhanced the lives of others both personally and professionally.

Ph.D. student Beste Basciftci, winner of the Alice and John Jarvis Ph.D. Student Research Award, with School Chair Edwin Romeijn and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Alan Erera

ISyE Presents Awards to Outstanding Graduate, Undergraduate Students

The spring 2019 awards ceremony honored students for academic excellence, research, teaching contributions, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

ISyE Professor Nicoleta Serban

Study Finds Gaps in Treatment for Children with ADHD on Medicaid

ISyE Professor Nicoleta Serban has found that against recommended guidelines, a majority of publicly insured preschoolers in seven Southeastern states receive medication instead of behavioral...

AISTATS 2019 will be held in Okinawa, Japan where Georgia Tech researchers will present 12 papers.

The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Statistics: ML@GT Researchers Present 12 Papers at AISTATS

Georgia Tech will present 12 papers at the conference, including one by ISyE Associate Professor Sebastian Pokutta.

LeeAnn Muller, ISyE School Chair Edwin Romeijn, and Walter Muller

ISyE Distinguished Lecture Series Named for LeeAnn and Walter Muller, Presents Stanford’s M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell

M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell spoke on applications of engineering risk analysis for the newly named LeeAnn and Walter Muller Distinguished Lecture Series.

(L-R): Rhonda Sides, Catherine Cooper, José Montero Jr., Casey Hodgson, Marty Young, Prentis Wilson, Dan Shinedling Jr.

ISyE Inducts Five New Advisory Board Members and New Chair at Spring 2019 Meeting

Catherine Cooper, Casey Hodgson, José Montero Jr., Prentis Wilson, and Marty Young joined ISyE Advisory Board in the spring 2019 term.

ISyE alum and GT Men's Tennis Coach Kenny Thorne

ISyE Alum and Tech Men’s Tennis Coach Kenny Thorne on His Life in Tennis

Thorne played tennis for the Yellow Jackets as an undergraduate and is now the GT men's tennis coach.

Professor Eva Lee

Eva Lee Inducted into the AIMBE College of Fellows

Professor Lee is the first IE/OR engineer to be nominated and elected for this honor.

ISyE third-year Iris Liu, president of Science. Art. Wonder

Putting the “A” in STEAM: Science. Art. Wonder

ISyE third-year Iris Liu is president of Science. Art. Wonder, a campus organization that pairs artists with researchers to create visual representations of research topics.

Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Early Career Professor Yao Xie

Yao Xie Promoted to Associate Professor

Yao Xie's promotion is effective August 15, 2019.

Santanu Dey

Santanu Dey Promoted to Professor

Santanu Dey's promotion is effective August 15, 2019.

ISyE's graduate programs are once again ranked No. 1 by USNWR.

ISyE Graduate Program Maintains Top Ranking

This marks the 29th consecutive year that ISyE is ranked No. 1 by USNWR.