Turgay Ayer Selected to Speak at The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2023 Symposium
Turgay Ayer, a professor at Georgia Tech, has been chosen to speak at The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2023 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The symposium aims to foster a vibrant engineering profession and public appreciation of engineering, with Georgia Tech partnering with The Grainger Foundation to achieve this goal.
NSF Fellowship Awardees' Research: Advancing Machine Learning for Healthcare, Supply Chain Optimization, and Manufacturing Systems
Jacob Aguirre focuses on efficient optimization algorithms for healthcare analytics, Joseph Boone aims to optimize supply chain networks in various sectors, and Alina Gorbunova advances quality improvement in manufacturing systems using machine learning and data analytics techniques.
Earthquake Debris Could Create an Environmental Catastrophe in Türkiye and Syria
Featured in Scientific American, Pinar Keskinocak warns of a potential environmental catastrophe in Turkey and Syria due to earthquake debris and ongoing conflict in the region.
Pinar Keskinocak Recognized for Outstanding Service at Georgia Tech
Among many efforts, Keskinocak served on the Institute’s Covid task force, helping to establish an institutional approach to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dima Nazzal Wins 1st Place for IISE Innovation in Education Competition
Nazzal will be presented with the award on May 23, at the annual conference and expo in Seattle, Wash.
New Study Shows Hybrid Learning Led to Significant Reduction in Covid-19 Spread
A new study published in BMC Public Health shows that hybrid learning utilizing alternating school days for children offers a significant reduction in community disease spread. Total closure in favor of remote learning, however, offers little additional advantage over that hybrid option.
ISyE Sends 2 Grad Students to ORISE Program at CDC for 2nd Straight Year
Current Ph.D. students Arden Baxter and Daniel Kim join Akane Fujimoto and Melike Yildirim as admits to the ORISE Research Participation Program at the CDC, an educational and training program designed to provide college students, recent graduates, and university faculty opportunities to connect with the center’s unique resources.
ISyE Grad and Undergrad Students Honored at Student Awards Ceremony
From research and academics to teaching assistance and mental health, the awards recognized the full scope of student leadership within the school for the 2021-22 academic year.
Jing Li and Turgay Ayer Named Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello Chairs in ISyE
Professor Jing Li and Associate Professor Turgay Ayer both earned the designation earlier this year, which recognizes faculty leaders in the field of health care delivery operations.
Fall 2021 Senior Design Teams Find Solutions to Real-World Problems
The Capstone Design Expo returned to McCamish Pavilion on December 7, 2021, for the first time since the fall of 2019. Many of the participants were in-person, but teams also included online representatives who were available to talk to online judges from all over the world. Of the 118 teams participating, 23 teams were from ISyE.
Pinar Keskinocak Honored as 2021 Recipient of Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS
This award is given by the Women in OR/MS Forum of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences to celebrate and recognize a person who has significantly contributed to the advancement and recognition of women in OR/MS.
ISyE Doctoral Student Spotlight
Arden Baxter, Henry Yuchi, and Jialei Chen are three of ISyE's outstanding Ph.D. students. You can learn more about them in the profiles published here.
Georgia Covid-19 Vaccine Dashboard Breaks Down Vaccination Trends by Race at County Level
New findings say that although Covid-19 vaccinations are gradually increasing nationwide, disparities exist among vaccination rates across race and geographic areas among Georgia’s counties.
Modeling Finds Relaxing Covid-19 Safety Protocols During Vaccination Period Risky
The continued practice of mask wearing and social distancing during ongoing vaccinations could help stem a potential surge in Covid-19 cases, particularly as more infectious variants emerge.
Covid-19 Research Team Awarded Rockefeller Foundation Grant
The grant will fund expansion of the team's Covid-19 Simulator to project how quickly states can return to normal activities given vaccine uptake.
Pinar Keskinocak Continues Work on Pandemic-Related Issues with NASEM Committee Appointment
Among other tasks, the committee will examine Covid-19 vaccine dissemination both regionally and globally, with an eye toward implications for flu vaccine distribution.
ISyE Faculty Win Institute Awards for Pedagogy
Two ISyE faculty members have been honored with Institute-level teaching awards from the Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning.
Keskinocak Named One of Motherboard’s 2020 Humans of the Year
For its 2020 Humans of the Year series, Motherboard selected 20 scientists, engineers, and visionaries who have done remarkable work to make the world a better place.
Covid-19 Interventions Can Cut Virus Infections, Severe Outcomes, and Healthcare Needs
In a new paper, a team of ISyE researchers confirm that non-pharmaceutical interventions can help slow the spread of Covid-19.
Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Will Launch Unprecedented Public Health Initiative
When the FDA approves one or more Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use -- likely by mid-December -- this will launch a public health and logistics initiative unlike any in U.S. history.
Fellowship Created for ISyE Students in Health Systems and Analytics
The George Family Foundation has provided funding to launch the George Fellows Leadership Program for the 2020-21 academic year.
INFORMS “Analytics for Infectious Disease Control" webinar featuring Pinar Keskinocak and Julie Swann
An INFORMS hosted webinar on how operations research and anayltics methods can be used in supporting public health interventions for infectious disease.
Rebuild Supply Chains for Quicker Hurricane Recovery
Alleviating suffering more effectively in the wake of hurricanes may require a shift in relief strategies, says the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
New Tool Can Detect COVID-19 Outbreaks in U.S. Counties
Using machine learning, the online tool can predict outbreaks in different counties across the U.S.
Turgay Ayer and Interdisciplinary Team Develop COVID-19 Policy Simulator
The simulator, an interactive tool designed to inform COVID-19 intervention policy decisions in the U.S., is also available to the general public.
Pinar Keskinocak on the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Benefits of Social Distancing
As the coronavirus pandemic (also known as COVID-19) continues to spread in U.S. cities and around the world, experts are sharing their advice to help determine a safe path forward.