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  • Two ISE Faculty Receive Awards from UF Informatics Institute

    September 15, 2020

    Two data analytics faculty members in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida have received awards from the UF Informatics Institute (UFII) in support of research projects, two of which focus on predicting socioeconomic… Read More

  • Alumni Spotlight: Heather Sherlock

    August 4, 2020

    For some, taking a leap of faith and going to work for a startup company can be extremely unnerving. However, Heather Sherlock believes taking risks can benefit in long-term career success. Sherlock (BSISE ‘07) is currently Head of Global Logistics… Read More

  • UF ISE Faculty Develops Model To Administer Mass COVID-19 Testing

    July 1, 2020

    Xiaochen Xian, Ph.D., an assistant professor for the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, recently received funding from the National Science Foundation in support of her research to develop adaptive sampling strategies for administering… Read More

  • UF Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering Hires Two Assistant Professors

    June 11, 2020

    The Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida has hired two new assistant professors, Aleksandr Kazachkov, Ph.D., who will be joining in Spring 2021, and Alexander Semenov, Ph.D., who will be joining in Fall 2020. Aleksandr… Read More

  • UF ISE Student Speaks at Commencement

    May 12, 2020

    Jayla Bradley, a recent graduate from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, was one of three student speakers for the online celebration of 2020 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Graduates in early May.… Read More

  • UF ISE Faculty Receive NSF EAGER Award to Help Hospitals Combat COVID-19

    April 23, 2020

    Industrial & Systems Engineering Professor Yongpei Guan, Ph.D. and Assistant Professor Xiang Zhong, Ph.D., have received an Early Concept Grant for Exploratory Research from the National Science Foundation in support of their study on data-driven Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered-Infected (SEIRI) modeling and risk… Read More

  • Remembering Barney Lee Capehart

    April 9, 2020

    Barney Lee Capehart, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF), passed away on January 19, 2020. After receiving his doctorate degree in systems engineering from the University of Oklahoma… Read More

  • UF ISE Welcomes New Faculty in Data-Driven Modeling for Healthcare Systems

    March 11, 2020

    Karen Hicklin, Ph.D., will join the faculty of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida as an assistant professor in August of 2020. Her research is primarily focused on mathematical modeling of stochastic systems with… Read More

  • UF ISE Alum Honored as 2020 Gator100 Awardee

    March 4, 2020

    Gator100 honors the 100 fastest-growing, Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world. Congratulations to Industrial & Systems Engineering alumnus Aidan Augustin who made the list for leading one of the world’s Fastest Growing Gator Companies! Aidan Augustin Industrial & Systems… Read More

  • UF Engineers Enhance Quality of Life for Amputee Patients

    January 16, 2020

    The Departments of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) and Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) at the University of Florida received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop machine learning algorithms to drive prosthetic devices to better… Read More