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Elizabeth Ann Peck

Libby Peck, Former Mathematical Analyst at The Coca-Cola Company

Libby Peck is a Double Jacket. Her bachelor's in applied math and master's in industrial…
Poster Session at the TRIAD Workshop

TRIAD Hosts Deep Learning Workshop

The theoretical understanding of deep learning remains an important research field rife…
 Anderson-Interface Chair and Professor Shabbir Ahmed

Shabbir Ahmed Awarded 2018 Farkas Prize by INFORMS Optimization Society

The society cited Ahmed’s “fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of…
Pinar Keskinocak, William W. George Chair and Professor in ISyE, College of Engineering ADVANCE Professor, and the Director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems

Pinar Keskinocak Elected INFORMS President-elect

Keskinocak's term as president will begin in 2020.
ISyE Professor Nicoleta Serban

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects ISyE Professor Nicoleta Serban for Leadership Development Program

Serban will assess mental and behavioral health services for underserved youth in rural…
Some of the ISyE students who brought order to Shepherd’s patient scheduling (l-r): Idil Arsik, Kirthana Hampapur, and Danielle Regala

To Improve Patient Care, Start with the Schedule

That’s the approach followed by a collaborative team from ISyE and Shepherd Pathways
Atlanta Alliance for Data Science Education

Georgia Tech Partners with Atlanta Colleges on Data Science Education

Data science researchers at Georgia Tech are partnering with minority-serving Atlanta…
ISyE's undergraduate program ranks as the top program of its kind for the 24th consecutive year.

ISyE Undergraduate Program Maintains Top Ranking

This marks the 24th consecutive year that ISyE's undergraduate program has been ranked No…
Tuba Ketenci

Tuba Ketenci Joins ISyE as an Academic Professional

Ketenci is an academic professional and non-tenure track faculty in ISyE's Academic…
Professor David Goldsman

Professor Dave Goldsman Is ISyE’s New Director of Master’s Programs

Goldsman will oversee the IE, OR, health systems, statistics, and computational science…
Negar Kiyavash

ISyE Welcomes Associate Professor Negar Kiyavash

Kiyavash holds a joint appointment in ISyE and the School of Electrical and Computer…
Mike Orr

SCL Welcomes Michael Orr with Genuine Parts Company to its Industry Advisory Board

Michael Orr, SVP of Operations and Logistics, brings his expertise to the SCL Industry…
Srinvas Peeta

Our Autonomous Transportation Future: ISyE Professor Srinivas Peeta and the Human-Vehicle-Infrastructure Connections to Make that Future a Reality

ISyE Assistant Professor Rachel Cummings

ISyE Professor Rachel Cummings Wins Fellowship and Dissertation Honorable Mention

Rachel Cummings wins a prestigious fellowship and an honorable mention for her doctoral…
Keynote Speaker Jagan Chapagain (IFRC); Panel on Technology Innovation in Health Systems; Dr. Maha Barakat (Abu Dhabi Health Authority); Dr. Georges Ki-Zerbo, (WHO African Region)

Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference Celebrates 10 Years

HHLC is one of the few conferences that brings together representatives from both health…
Assistant Professor Swati Gupta

Swati Gupta: ISyE’s Newest Assistant Professor

Gupta received her Ph.D. in operations research from the Massachusetts Institute of…
Harrison Butker at Georgia Tech

A Kick in the Pants

Losing the competition for his first NFL job helped Harrsion Butker (IE 17) score one of…
ISyE Professor Alexander Shapiro

ISyE Professor Alexander Shapiro Awarded 2018 Dantzig Prize

The Dantzig Prize honors original research that has had a major impact on the field of…
A team from ISyE created a a Microsoft Excel-based decision-support school bus routing tool for the Denver Public School System.

Here Comes the Bus (and It’s on Time!)

ISyE Ph.D. student Amanda Chu developed a school bus routing decision tool for Denver…
ISyE alumna Sheereen Brown ((BSIE 12, MSHS 14) worked on developing and implementing the Workforce Allocation Optimization Tool.

Workforce Allocation Optimization Tool Rolled Out in Three African Countries

At the core of of the WAO tool is an integer programming model, which is solved to find…
MOU Signing at the Port of Savannah

GPA, Georgia Tech, Center for Innovation sign MOU

The Georgia Ports Authority, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Georgia Center…
ISyE Alum Daniel Dadush (Ph.D. 2012)

ERC Starting Grant for CWI Researcher Daniel Dadush

ISyE alum Daniel Dadush (Ph.D. 2012) has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant of…
Professor John-Paul Clarke

Professor John-Paul Clarke Joins ISyE

Professor Clarke holds a joint appointment with ISyE and AE.
Rajesh Thakkar

SCL Welcomes GE Power’s Rajesh Thakkar to its Industry Advisory Board

Thakkar has had many years of experience working at GE in supply chain and supply chain-…
Cheryl LaFoy

Cheryl LaFoy: Managing Logistics, STEAM, and the Dream

This ISyE alumna reflects on her work for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association and for…
Penni the Dog

ISyE Alum's Heartwarming Rescue Dog Story

Georgia Tech industrial engineering graduate Blaine DeLuca found his best friend in an…
ISyE Professor Eva Lee is on the front lines of developing an universal flu vaccine, working with an interdisciplinary team from Tech, Emory, and the CDC, and using operations research methods to analyze data.

No More Chicken Soup: Data Is the Answer to Fighting the Flu

Computational approaches can help fulfill the promise of creating a universal flu…
ISyE Ph.D. student Paritosh Ramanan

ISyE Ph.D. Student Paritosh Ramanan Selected as a 2018 Sam Nunn Security Fellow

In addition to his dissertation research, Ramanan is interested in how governments work.
Olin Broadway III

SCL Welcomes Manhattan Associates' Olin Broadway to its Industry Advisory Board

Olin brings 25 years of experience in supply chain consulting developing domain…
SCL Partners with JD.com to conduct Global Optimization Challenge

SCL Partners with JD.com to conduct Global Optimization Challenge

To promote innovation in logistics management, supply chain technology, and operational…
Professor Brani Vidakovic

ISyE/BME Professor Brani Vidakovic Appointed as a Program Director for NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences

Vidakovic’s year-long appointment will begin in September 2018, with the option for him…
Anderson-Interface Early Career Professor Andy Sun

ISyE Anderson-Interface Early Career Professor Andy Sun Awarded Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

The CAREER award is NSF’s most prestigious award in support of the early career-…

Laurie Haigh, New Communications Manager for ISyE

Nirmit Chetwani and German Schnaidt Grez

Master Modeler Competition Winners

The top three winning teams included ISyE graduate students, as well as ISyE's…
Project signing between Georgia Tech and SF Express

Researchers from ISyE Partner with China’s SF Express on Data-driven Design of Logistics Networks

As Shenzhen continues to rapidly grow and evolve as the high-tech hub of China, companies…
Sebastian Pokutta Big Data

B is for Big Data

In his words: Sebastian Pokutta on big data getting bigger – and what it all means.
Recent ISyE Ph.D. student Can Zhang. Zhang is now an assistant professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

Solving the Problem of Medical Waste

 Recent ISyE graduate Can Zhang's research matches discarded medical supplies with…
ISyE Capstone Winners: Senior Design Team FedEx Fleet Mix

And the Spring 2018 Senior Design Finalists Are ...

From among 24 ISyE teams, four – Cycle-Ops, FLEETCOR, Shaw Industries, and Textron were…
ISyE alumna Ann Dunkin with General (Ret.) Phil Breedlove and COE Dean Steven McLaughlin

Three ISyE Alums Receive College of Engineering Alumni Awards

Three distinguished ISyE alums were honored at the annual College of Engineering Alumni…
Dr. William T. Mahle (CHOA), Dr. Gail D. Pearson, MD, ScD (NHLB), Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello Chair Eva K Lee, PhD (ISyE), Dr. Richard G Ohye, MD (Mott Children's), and Dr. Michael Gaies, MD, MPH (Mott Children's)

ISyE and Pediatric Heart Network Part of Interdisciplinary Team Named as Finalist for Prestigious 2018 Franz Edelman Award

The Edelman Award is a prestigious honor given by INFORMS for achievement in the practice…
John Hunter Chair and Professor Arkadi Nemirovski

ISyE’s Arkadi Nemirovski Named as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Founded during the American Revolution, AAAS is one of the oldest learned societies and…
Richard Zheng

Graduating Ph.D. Student Richard Zheng Reflects On His Georgia Tech Experience

After eight years at Georgia Tech, Yuchen (Richard) Zheng (BSIE 14, Ph.D. IE 18) is…
Rizk

ISyE Graduating Fourth-year Kaitlin Rizk Receives Love Scholarship

Kaitlin Rizk, who graduated in May as an industrial engineer, was chosen to receive the…
Edenfield Executive in Residence and ISyE Advisory Board Chair Moe Trebuchon

ISyE Inducts Five New Advisory Board Members and New Chair at Spring 2018 Meeting

Dennis Frendahl, R. Scott Herren, Richard Lackey, Margaret Pate, and Yvette Smith joined…
H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair Edwin Romeijn and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Alan Erera with Xiaolei Fang, winner of the Alice and John Jarvis Ph.D. Student Research Award

ISyE Presents Graduate, Undergraduate Awards to Outstanding Students

ISyE faculty and staff gathered to celebrate outstanding undergraduate and graduate…
Rachel Cummings

The Next Frontier in Data Privacy

Rachel Cummings, an assistant ISyE professor, is working to better understand data…
Anderson-Interface Early Career Professor Andy Sun

Andy Sun Appointed to Anderson-Interface Early Career Professorship

ISyE announced that Assistant Professor Andy Sun has been appointed to the Anderson-…
Fouts Family Early Career Professor Kamran Paynabar

Kamran Paynabar Appointed to Fouts Family Early Career Professorship

ISyE announced that Assistant Professor Kamran Paynabar has been appointed to the Fouts…
Stempower

Stempower Startup Empowers Young Female Engineers

Four Georgia Tech students, including three ISyE undergrads, launch STEM non-profit to…
Professor Pinar Keskinocak

Pinar Keskinocak Honored with the Outstanding Professional Education Award

The Outstanding Professional Education Award recognizes a faculty member for their…
ISyE third-year and APICS at Georgia Tech founder Karan Agrawal

ISyE Undergraduate Karan Agrawal: On Supply Chain and Founding APICS at Georgia Tech

In this interview, third-year Karan Agrawal discusses his passion for supply chain and…
ISyE's graduate program is once again ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report.

ISyE Graduate Program Maintains Top Ranking

For the 28th consecutive year, the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering’s…
Turgay Ayer

ISyE’s Turgay Ayer Promoted to Associate Professor

ISyE announced that Turgay Ayer has been promoted to associate professor with tenure,…
Minds of the New Machines

The Minds of the New Machines - Machine Learning at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is quickly becoming a recognized international leader in machine learning.…
Valerie Thomas

Valerie Thomas Honored with Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award

Anderson Interface Professor of Natural Systems, Valerie Thomas has been awarded the…
Kamran Paynabar

ISyE’s Kamran Paynabar Promoted to Associate Professor

ISyE announced that Kamran Paynabar has been promoted to associate professor with tenure…
Nicoleta Serban

ISyE’s Nicoleta Serban Promoted to Professor

ISyE announced that Nicoleta Serban has been promoted to professor, effective August 15,…
Andy Sun

ISyE's Andy Sun Promoted to Associate Professor

ISyE announced that Andy Sun has been promoted to associate professor with tenure,…
Nagi Gebraeel

ISyE’s Nagi Gebraeel Promoted to Professor

ISyE announced that Nagi Gebraeel has been promoted to professor, effective August 15,…
Joel Sokol

ISyE’s Joel Sokol Promoted to Professor

ISyE announced that Joel Sokol has been promoted to professor, effective August 15, 2018.
Michael Roytman at the UN compound in Erbil, Iraq in 2014. He presented the Dharma platform -- which was still being developed -- at the WHO regional HQ.

ISyE Alumnus Michael Roytman: Cybersecurity, Dharma, and Coffee

Cybersecurity and coffee: This profile of Michael Roytman, who graduated from ISyE with a…
Muiz Wani at the U.S. Capitol

ISyE Student Muiz Wani’s Federal Jackets Internship Leaves Him with a “Sense of Optimism”

Muiz Wani, an ISyE sophomore, participated in Georgia Tech's Federal Jackets program…
HoneyBee

Why Bees Soared and Slime Flopped as Inspirations for Systems Engineering

Honeybee behavior inspired a web hosting algorithm that saved significant costs. But…
Carolyn J. Stewart Chair and Professor Jan Shi

ISyE’s Jan Shi Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

ISyE professor Jan Shi has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering’s Class of…
Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and Professor Jeff Wu

ISyE’s Jeff Wu Receives the Brumbaugh Award for Best ASQ Published Paper

ISyE announced that Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and Professor Jeff Wu has…
Alexandra Mandrycky

ISyE Alumna Alexandra Mandrycky and the Minnesota Wild

Alexandra Mandrycky works with the Wild as a hockey operations analyst gathering and…
ISyE alumnus Carey Brown at the 2018 Gold and White Gala

ISyE Alumni Receive Awards at Georgia Tech Alumni Association Gold & White Honors Gala

The Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s Gold & White Honors Gala celebrates Georgia…
ISyE Alumna Rita Breen

ISyE Alumna Rita Breen: The Human Element of Engineering

In this interview Rita Breen, a Double Jacket, talks about how her ISyE and psychology…
ISyE senior Shannon Gerhard in her kitchen

A Sweet Solution: ISyE Student Shannon Gerhard Relieves Stress Through Baking

ISyE senior Shannon Gerhard balances her rigorous academic schedule by baking -- which…
The Next Frontier in Industrial Engineering

The Next Frontier in Industrial Engineering

George Family Foundation Assistant Professor at the Stewart School of Industrial &…
Yuxi Wu at the UNICEF Supply Chain Division fully automated warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Paul Molinaro, who is the Chief of Supply Chain in the MENA regional office.

ISyE Alumna Yuxi Wu: “Humanitarian Supply Chain Is My Passion”

In this interview, ISyE alumna Yuxi Wu talks about her particular interest in…
ISyE alumnus Jim McClelland

ISyE Alumnus Jim McClelland: A Life of Public Service

ISyE alumnus Jim McClelland reflects on his inspiring 40-year career with Goodwill…
Photobioreactors are large plastic bags that contain the nutrient bath in which algae is grown.

The Promise of Blue-green Algae: An Environmentally Friendly Source for Producing Biofuels and Other Products

An Algenol-Georgia Tech team that includes ISyE Anderson Interface Professor of Natural…
Errika Moore (BSIE 96)

ISyE Alumna Errika Moore: Making an Impact in STEM

ISyE alumna Errika Moore reflects on her career history of STEM advocacy and on how she…
Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Early Career Professor and Assistant Professor Yao Xie

Connecting Crimes Algorithmically

ISyE Assistant Professor Yao Xie has been working with the Atlanta Police Department to…
Russ Clark

Georgia Tech Creates New Study Abroad Program in Panama

This summer, a group of Georgia Tech students will study and live in the “Tech Square of…
 Chanin Scott (ISyE) and Ben Lammers (ME)

Aiming High

Ben Lammers (ME) and Chanin Scott (ISyE) see success in the classroom and on the court.…
Assistant Professor Kamran Paynabar

Increasing Student Engagement by Flipping the Classroom

ISyE Assistant Professor Kamran Paynabar reflects on how he applied the "flipped…
John Hunter Chair and Professor Arkadi Nemirovski and A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Institute Professor George Nemhauser

NemFest: Celebrating Optimization Legends George Nemhauser and Arkadi Nemirovski

It is not an overstatement to say that Arkadi Nemirovski and George Nemhauser --…
ISyE Lecturer and Advisor Damon P. Williams in the classroom

Lecturer and Pastor Damon P. Williams on his Complementary Careers

In this profile, Damon P. Williams reflects on his complementary careers: his work as an…
The advanced and interdisciplinary degrees to which ISyE is connected includes the MSSCE Systems Design track, the Online Master of Science in Analytics, and the machine learning Ph.D. program.

ISyE Houses Several Advanced and Interdisciplinary Degrees

ISyE is home to the MSSCE Systems Design track and is also connected to the Online Master…
ISyE Director of Student Services Dawn Strickland

Faculty Perspective: Thoughts on Teaching Abroad

ISyE Director of Student Services Dawn Strickland reflects on her experience teaching…
Senior Design Team Bacon 'n' Eggs

Two ISyE Senior Design Teams Chosen as Overall Capstone Winners for First-ever Tie

At the fall 2017 Senior Design Capstone Expo, something happened that has never occurred…
Ellen Min

Graduate Profile: Ellen Min

Ellen Min was able to have the quintessential college experience building…
Kris Johnson Ferreira

Faculty at Universities Across the Country Reflect on Career Inspiration

For a number of recent graduates of the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial &…
Daniel Kurniawan in front of the rocket at SpaceX

Daniel Kurniawan: An ISyE Student at SpaceX

For the past two summers, Daniel Kurniawan, an ISyE senior, has had what might possibly…
Researchers Turgay Ayer, Jagpreet Chhatwal, and Anne Spaulding collaborate on the elimination of hepatitis C

Collaboration Among Georgia Tech, Mass. General, Emory Researchers to Focus on Elimination of Hepatitis C

Supported by the Directorates for Engineering and Computer and Information Science and…
ISyE student Sheen Ganju in one of WREK Radio's studios

Sheena Ganju: ISyE Student and WREK Radio Station Manager

Sheena Ganju is a senior in ISyE and also station manager of Georgia Tech's on-campus…
Capstone Winning Teams

Customer Experience Central Focus for 2017 Fall Capstone Competition

Matthew Jordan (photo: Danny Karnik)

Optimizing the Game with Supply Chain Strategy

ISyE graduate student and Georgia Tech football player Matthew Jordan is passionate about…
Coca-Cola Professor Alan Erera

ISyE Faculty and Students Receive Awards at 2017 INFORMS Conference

At the annual Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)…
Dr. Shatakshee Dhongde speaking at HSNG 2017

Health Systems - The Next Generation 2017 Forum

The Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems (CHHS) at Georgia Tech recently hosted…
SGA President and ISyE senior Sujay Peramanu

Sujay Peramanu: Making an Impact

Fourth-year ISyE student Sujay Peramanu, who is also this year's SGA president, has been…
Racing Roots part 2

Georgia Tech's Racing Roots, Part 2: The Need for Speed

Ben Wang, executive director of Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, Gwaltney Chair in Manufacturing Systems, professor in Industrial & Systems Engineering, and professor in Materials Science & Engineering

Ben Wang to Chair National Materials and Manufacturing Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Ben Wang was recently selected as chair of the National Materials and Manufacturing Board…
Medical supplies in the MedShare warehouse in Decatur, GA (Courtesy MedShare).

Research Helps Humanitarian Aid Organization

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified how medical surplus…
ISyE Assistant Professor Alejandro Toriello

ISyE Associate Professor Alejandro Toriello Appointed to the Leo and Louise Benatar Early Career Professorship

“Alejandro has made valuable contributions to both the Stewart School and his field…
Anderson-Interface Chair and Professor Shabbir Ahmed

ISyE's Shabbir Ahmed and Edwin Romeijn elected to Class of 2017 INFORMS Fellows

As the world’s largest professional association dedicated to and promoting best practices…
#SupplyChainCity Report Ranks Atlanta Number Two

#SupplyChainCity Report Ranks Atlanta Number Two

The Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute served on a task force for #…
ISyE Assistant Professor Rachel Cummings

Assistant Professor Rachel Cummings Joins ISyE

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