In recent news, four ISyE faculty members, Jihye Jung, Leon McGinnis, Benoit Montreuil, and Eunhye Song, secured a $1 million grant working with MiTEK on “Hyperconnected Distributed Construction: Project, Process, and Operations.”

MiTEK, a global leader in the construction industry, is known for its commitment to transforming building methods. With this funded granted, ISyE professors will have the potential to propel innovative approaches in construction, enhancing efficiency and connectivity across projects. 

Jihye Jung, Ph.D.

Jihye Jung is a Research Engineer II in ISyE and has worked on mathematical optimization in supply chain, scheduling, transportation, and quantum computing. She is currently a member of the Physical Internet Center, focusing on hyperconnected distributed construction and advanced optimization methods.

Leon McGinnis, Ph.D.

Leon McGinnis is a Professor Emeritus in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), known for his research in discrete event logistics systems, integrated computational tools and performance assessment models. 

McGinnis has also led initiatives that secured significant funding, including a $1 million TRP grant and over $2 million from the W. M. Keck Foundation – resulting in the creation of the Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute and the Keck Virtual Factory Lab.

Benoit Montreuil, Ph.D.

Benoit Montreuil is the Coca-Cola Material Handling & Distribution Chair and Professor in ISyE, as well as the Director of the Physical Internet Center and Executive Director of the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute. 

Montreuil’s research interests generically lie in developing concepts, methodologies and technologies for creating, optimizing, transforming and enabling businesses, supply chains and value creation networks to thrive in a fast evolving hyperconnected world. 

Eunhye Song, Ph.D.

Eunhye Song is a Coca-Cola Foundation Early Career Professor and Assistant Professor in ISyE, as well as an NSF CAREER Awardee. With a background in simulation experiments, model risk quantification and simulation optimization, her research interest lie in digital twin simulator validations and experiment design.