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FOCUSED RESEARCH LABS, CENTERS AND GROUPS

Following are various labs, centers, and groups that currently exist within the Stewart School and that are formed around an array of educational and research themes. The level of activity across these groups and alliances may vary substantially.


The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)

The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)
Formerly known as The Logistics Institute, The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech (SCL) has research and education programs in supply chain, transportation, and e-logistics. SCL's logistics mission is three-fold: It begins with research that is creating the next generation of logistics knowledge. The Institute's curriculum and more than 30 professional courses reflect this new knowledge, which is applied to the real world through joint industry/academic practice. SCL was established in partnership with the National Science Foundation and more than 20 corporations and government agencies. Known as Leaders in Logistics, these partners help guide the Institute's direction as it expands its operations around the globe, including Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
Director: Harvey Donaldson


The Logistics Institute Asia-Pacific (TLI A-P)

The Logistics Institute Asia-Pacific (TLI A-P)
The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific is a partnership between the National University of Singapore and the Georgia Institute of Technology for research and education programs in global logistics. TLI-AP is modeled after The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL) at Georgia Tech, which has wide industry recognition as one of the best institutes for education and research in logistics. The partnership of TLI-AP with Georgia Tech provides logistics expertise which caters to the logistics needs of the industries across the world today focusing on global logistics, information technology, industrial engineering and supply chain management.
Director: John Bartholdi, Ph.D.


Tennenbaum Institute

Tennenbaum Institute
Established through a $5 million gift from Georgia Tech alumnus Michael Tennenbaum, The Tennenbaum Institute is the first multidisciplinary center of its kind, uniting academic, government, and corporate experts to create industry shaping business models. The Tennenbaum Institute will focus on developing business practices and organizational cultures that will help existing enterprises become more cost-effective and competitive. Georgia Tech, a well-recognized leader in technological innovations, is a natural partner for researching and developing transformation initiatives.
Director: Bill Rouse, Ph.D.


Modeling & Simulation Research & Education Center

Modeling & Simulation Research & Education Center
MSREC's mission is to create and support cross-disciplinary research and development activities, including researchers in core M & S areas, supporting technologies, and innovative applications. It will develop and maintain education programs to train M & S practitioners, educators and researchers.
Director: Christos Alexopoulos, Ph.D.


Security and Efficiency in Transportation

Security and Efficiency in Transportation
The efficiency and reliability of global freight transportation systems is currently threatened by emerging security challenges. Freight transportation systems are vulnerable to exploitation and potential disruption by criminal and/or terrorist groups. Our group is currently investigating existing security practices in global freight systems, and the potential impacts of heightened security requirements on system efficiency and reliability.
Director: Chip White, Ph.D.


Health Systems Institute

Health Systems Institute
The Health Systems Institute (HSI) is creating a new model for healthcare delivery through integrative interdisciplinary solutions, drawing from medicine, engineering, computing, management and public policy.

The Institute's mission is to develop and implement novel multidisciplinary and collaborative research, education, and outreach programs to transform health care delivery systems and lead the nation away from an ineffective, reactive, disease-focused system to achieve a cost-effective, pro-active, health- and wellness-focused system.


Center for Operations Research in Medicine

Center for Operations Research in Medicine
The Center for Operations Research in Medicine, founded in 1998, is a collaborative education and research center established between the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and medical researchers in different disciplines. Our mission is to foster interdisciplinary education and research efforts involving the development and application of sophisticated techniques from the field of operations research including mathematical modeling and computational algorithms to address problems in medicine, including medical diagnosis, optimal treatment design, drug delivery, and early detection, target intervention, monitoring and controlling of disease.
Director: Eva K. Lee, Ph.D.


W.M. Keck Virtual Factory Laboratory (VFL)

W.M. Keck Virtual Factory Laboratory (VFL)
The Virtual Factory is a metaphor for the integration of a variety of software, modeling tools and methodologies to support solutions to a range of problems in the manufacturing domain. With funding from the Keck Foundation, the Keck Virtual Factory Lab has been established in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering to further education and research in the development and application of modeling technology for manufacturing systems.
Director: Leon McGinnis, Ph.D.


Economic Decision Analysis

Economic Decision Analysis
IT related work in productivity measurement and analysis, scalable enterprise systems, auction strategies for coordination and control, combinatorial auctions, dynamic pricing and other pricing/leadtime quotation strategies.
Director: Paul Griffin, Ph.D.


Center for Human-Machine Systems Research

Center for Human-Machine Systems Research
The Center for Human-Machine Systems Research (CHMSR) was founded in 1981 for the purpose of studying how humans interact with complex systems. Performs research in human supervisory control and human-centered automation in complex engineering domains such as aircraft flight decks, information systems, communication networks, computer integrated manufacturing systems, power plants, and space command and control systems. Study perceptual and cognitive processes and attempt to identify the factors that affect system operation, decision-making, diagnostic problem solving, and maintenance. We develop theories and models of human operator activities and functions, as well as their environments, and formulate principles for the design of interactive interfaces. Based on the theories and models, we design and evaluate display systems, intelligent decision aids, tutoring and training systems, and interactive learning environments.
Director: Chris Mitchell, Ph.D.


Engineering Projects in Community Service

Engineering Projects in Community Service
EPICS is an innovative program at Georgia Institute of Technology's Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering that places teams of undergraduate engineering students into a partnership with local community service agencies. This partnership provides many benefits to the students and the community alike.
Director: Faiz Al-Khayyal


Cognitive Science Program

Cognitive Science Program
A multidisciplinary group of faculty, research scientists, and students with several points of interdisciplinary connection in research and in teaching. A distinctive, unifying focus of the Program is the study of cognition in the context of real-world problems. The faculty and students reside in the School of Psychology; the College of Computing; the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture; the College of Architecture; the School of Public Policy; and the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.


Minority Undergraduate Scholars Engineering Research Program (MUSERP) at Georgia Tech

Minority Undergraduate Scholars Engineering Research Program (MUSERP) at Georgia Tech
The program is year round. High performing students are identified early on and encouraged to apply to the program. Selected students are assisted to find a faculty advisor who will agree to mentor them and who are committed to the vision and mission of the program. Students must present their work as technical papers in the Chapter’s Annual Technical Paper Symposium. The students are groomed and encouraged to submit their papers to the NSBE national technical competitions. Students receive stipends for their research work and are provided expenses paid trips to the regional and national competitions. When fully developed and operational, some minimal budget for faculty mentors may be made available for materials and supplies. Successful attainment of the above mission will place the Georgia Tech Chapter in an anchored and enviable position as the leading Chapter in NSBE as well as continue to be the catalyst for other NSBE members to consider Georgia Tech as their #1 university of choice for graduate school.
Director: Augustine Esogbue, Ph.D.


Information Systems Engineering Group

Information Systems Engineering Group
Beyond traditional engineering, computing, or business programs, the new Information Systems Engineering group provides a unique approach to problem-solving by focusing on bringing intelligence into networking and managing information systems. Cross-disciplinary education programs in Information System Engineering and Enterprise Engineering areas are under development. Several laboratories in the ISE group create a networked student-centric learning environment.
Director: J.C. Lu, Ph.D.


Intelligent Systems and Control Laboratory

Intelligent Systems and Control Laboratory
The mission of the Intelligent Systems and Controls Laboratory (ISCL) is the exploration of the use of hybrid algorithms and intelligent control methodologies for modeling and solution of complex control problems (especially those with humans in the loop). Applications range from manufacturing and logistics to space systems, from electrical power systems to water resources and environmental pollution and a gamut of problems facing the health care industry.
Director: Augustine Esogbue, Ph.D.


Energy, Sustainability and Natural Systems

Energy, Sustainability and Natural Systems
Research areas include biomimicry, the impacts of globalization, recycling, the environmental impacts of products and manufacturing systems, and energy efficiency for freight transport. ISYE faculty collaborate broadly with faculty from other schools at Georgia Tech, especially through ECDM, ECLIPs and the Center for Biologically Inspired Design.
Director: Valerie Thomas, Ph.D.


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