{"628051":{"#nid":"628051","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Pascal Van Hentenryck Assumes Role of Associate Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) announced that A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck has assumed the role of associate chair for innovation and entrepreneurship (ACIE). This is a new position within ISyE\u2019s leadership structure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs ACIE, Van Hentenryck will lead the development of \u201cblue sky\u201d initiatives, foster and nurture a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, facilitate translational research, and build strategic partnerships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am happy that Pascal has agreed to serve as ACIE. In this role, he will be responsible for stimulating strategic thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship within ISyE,\u201d said School Chair Edwin Romeijn. \u201cPascal has the energy and drive needed for this role, and he will provide tremendous value to ISyE. I look forward to working with him in this capacity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck\u2019s own research complements this new position. His work centers on artificial intelligence, data science, and operations research. His current focus is to develop methodologies, algorithms, and systems for addressing challenging problems in mobility, energy systems, resilience, and privacy. In the past, his research focused on optimization and the design and implementation of innovative optimization systems, including the CHIP programming system (a Cosytec product), the foundation of all modern constraint programming systems, and the optimization programming language OPL (now an IBM Product).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am deeply honored \u2013 and also delighted \u2013 to take on this new role. There is a convergence of technologies at the union of AI and OR that promises to fundamentally change industrial and systems engineering, and even engineering as a whole,\u201d said Van Hentenryck. \u201cISyE is ideally positioned to pursue these opportunities, given its strength in methodologies and its domain expertise in a number of disciplines. 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This year it was held on November 14 and 15 at Georgia Tech and was attended by more than 80 participants from Europe, Canada, and across the U.S. The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers, practitioners, and students from electric energy systems and operations research \u2014 typically separated communities \u2014 to have focused discussions on the nation\u2019s electric systems. The conference was organized by ISyE Anderson-Interface Early Career Professor and Associate Professor Andy Sun and featured more than 20 speakers from industry, academia, and research labs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is encouraging to see the enthusiasm from the attendees of the past three workshops,\u201d said Sun. \u201cWe need a focused platform to bring together power engineering and optimization experts to help solve these problems. I think that\u2019s why we see people coming back every year from practical day-to-day operations of power markets and the most prestigious academic institutes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE Associate Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck welcomed the group and reiterated the significance of a multidisciplinary approach to solve problems. Van Hentenryck also noted the importance of the informal discussions and networking that takes place during the workshop, in addition to the formal talks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorkshop themes included the challenges in operations of large-scale electricity markets; new approaches for managing risks and stochasticity in electric markets; contingency analysis, probabilistic operation, and machine learning; recent advancements in optimal power flow control and computation; distributed energy resources and storage; and dealing with uncertainty, contingency, and health considerations in power grids.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe most gratifying response is from students who attended and presented posters of their extremely high-quality research,\u201d added Sun. \u201cWe hope that the students are as inspired as we are about the future of research in energy systems.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the workshop, Professor Warren Powell from Princeton University, who was also one of the speakers, praised the event. \u201cFabulous workshop,\u201d said Powell. \u201cI think you have established this event as the best energy systems workshop in the country.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2019 Workshop on Energy Systems and Optimization was made possible by the generous support of sponsors, including ISyE, the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, and the ISyE Anderson-Interface Chair. 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Together they created the Seth Bonder Camp in Computational and Data Science for Engineering to help students better understand the careers and opportunities available in these fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen most people think about engineering, they think of mechanical or civil, but they don\u2019t know \u2014 until they are already in college \u2014 that they can use industrial engineering and operations research tools to analyze and solve scientific, real-world problems,\u201d explained Bonder. \u201cWe want to introduce high school students to the field and its many applications early, so they know it is a future career option.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBig data and data science are growing fields; and while people may have heard these terms, they typically don\u2019t fully understand their many applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cData science is the idea of using computation to transform data into information, knowledge, insights, and decisions,\u201d explained Van Hentenryck. \u201cData scientists are changing the world every day, and we want to help develop the next generation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, 30 high school students gathered at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering on July 22 to participate in the Seth Bonder Camp in Computational and Data Science for Engineering. The five-day camp, led by Van Hentenryck, teaches basic programming and computer science skills to participants with little or no prior experience in these areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach day began with an interactive lecture from Van Hentenryck, followed by an afternoon in the lab getting hands-on experience to implement the concepts learned. The camp uses Snap!, a visual programming language designed to teach basic programming concepts without the mathematical component. The lessons built on these ideas to show how data science is changing social science, machine learning, medicine, biology, and engineering. The campers even learned how to create a program to solve Sudoku in seconds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPascal does a wonderful job taking a difficult concept and breaking it down so the students can understand it,\u201d said Bonder. \u201cHe makes it fun and lighthearted, which makes it more appealing to the students who may be considering industrial engineering or operations research as a career choice.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck thoroughly enjoyed his time working on the camp. \u201cIt is an opportunity to go back in time and rediscover the awe I felt when I realized how to use computing for solving complex engineering problems,\u201d he reflected. \u201cI try to give them the confidence to dive into the field and build solutions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the conclusion of the camp, several students told Van Hentenryck that they wanted to become engineers and asked to keep in touch. A few even asked him to serve as a mentor for high school research projects in the coming year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo further their mission of increased awareness of data science and operations research among as many high school students as possible, Van Hentenryck and Bonder hope to eventually create a free online version of the course that will be open to anyone interested in learning more about this growing field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESeth Bonder (1932-2011) was the founder and CEO of Vector Research, an operations research consulting firm. He served as faculty, and then adjunct faculty, in the industrial engineering department at the University of Michigan and as the 27th president of the Operations Research Society of America. Bonder won numerous awards throughout his career and was an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering. 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After Amazon decided to build new headquarters operations in D.C. and New York City, some \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.citylab.com\/transportation\/2018\/11\/amazon-hq2-chose-transit-new-york-dc-subway-metro-mta\/575932\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022\u003Especulated\u003C\/a\u003E Atlanta\u2019s comparatively limited public transportation system might have been a factor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck, A. Russell Chandler III Chair and\u0026nbsp;professor in\u0026nbsp;the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech, has a few ideas as to why MARTA has problems:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe public system here is not as developed as in other cities,\u201d said Van Hentenryck, a Belgium native. \u201cIt only has a few train lines, which were originally developed for other purposes. So, you\u2019re really not connecting people to where they want to go. 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Join us in exploring the noteworthy accomplishments of these \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E teams as they address real-world challenges with innovative solutions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis milestone event introduced three distinct project categories: Senior Design Finalists, KS2 Technologies Design with Impact Awards, and Featured Create-X \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Einterdisciplinary \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ep\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Erojects.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESenior \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDesign in\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E involves completing ISYE 4106, a team-based engineering project addressing a real-world problem for a client, serving as a mentored experience that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efacilitates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the transition from academic study to practical engineering application.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWithin\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the Senior Design Finalists category, one team stood out: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/capstone.isye.gatech.edu\/research\/less-shrinking-more-doing\u0022\u003ELess Shrinking More Doing. 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Yet, the intermittent nature of renewable energy adds complexity to achieving a reliable electric grid, prompting her to explore innovative solutions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Unlike other energy sources, electricity offers a clear path to decarbonization, making electrified transport an increasingly popular sustainable alternative.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENavigating the challenges and opportunities presented by electrified devices, Dr. Crozier envisions a future where real-time coordination of consumer devices could revolutionize control mechanisms, offering a significant impact on sustainability.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELooking forward, Dr. Crozier expresse\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ed \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea keen interest in the modernization and automation of power system operation, exploring the role of machine learning-accelerated optimization.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs an actively recruiting faculty member, Dr. Crozier welcomes engagement and collaboration. You can reach out to her at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ccrozier8@gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eccrozier8@gatech.edu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and she encourages prospective PhD students to join her in shaping the future of sustainable power systems.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAuthor: Nat M. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, renowned for fostering innovation in mathematics, statistics, and engineering, highlights its commitment through the acclaimed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/isye-apstat\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EISyE AP Statistics High School Competition\u003C\/a\u003E, a cornerstone initiative shaping future industry leaders, specifically from underrepresented backgrounds.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Spring 2022, ISyE expanded its reach by offering its first probability and statistics competition for high school students. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EWith 40 finalists participating in a full day of competition, workshops, guest speakers, and networking, the event marked a milestone in fostering academic excellence.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs explained by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/tuba-ketenci\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDr. \u003C\/a\u003ETuba Ketenci, Director of Educational Outreach and a key organizer of the event, the competition is much more than a contest; it\u0027s a gateway for high school students, hailing from diverse backgrounds, to the realms of applied mathematics and engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ketenci sheds light on the collaborative effort involving Ph.D. students, postdocs, the communications department, and math teachers from various counties, emphasizing the multifaceted nature of organizing such an event.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition unfolds in two dynamic stages, beginning with an online round tailored for nationwide accessibility, ensuring inclusivity for students across the country \u2013 and globally.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScheduled for January 26, 2024, the initial round is meticulously crafted by ISyE\u0027s current Ph.D. students, who delve into the high school statistics curriculum to develop a challenging set of multiple-choice questions.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing this, the top 40 standout performers from the first round earn the prestigious opportunity to advance to the second round, further showcasing their statistical acumen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe second stage elevates the experience for the top contenders by bringing them to the Georgia Tech campus for a lively, in-person competition on April 19, 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis round extends beyond the contest, offering hands-on activities, a comprehensive campus tour, and the decisive final competition. The event concludes with an awards ceremony, celebrating the exceptional talents of these young statisticians.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ketenci emphasizes the significance of aligning the competition questions with the high school AP statistics curriculum. \u201cWe take the AP stat book and we look at the content that teachers are planning to cover by January and create the questions for the first round. By mid-april, most chapters are covered which allows us to create questions from the entire book\u201d.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition awards not only monetary prizes but also medals and certificates to acknowledge outstanding achievements. From cash prizes for the top three performers to medals for school winners and those on the National Honor Roll, the event strives to recognize and celebrate excellence at various levels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlans for the future include addressing diverse challenges by adding more content to the competition and potentially incorporating advanced classes to attract a broader participant base.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the competition evolves, its impact is poised to extend further, inspiring a new generation of talent and contributing to the academic landscape. 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They accepted the award and presented their research at the MIT Climate CoLab\u0027s Crowds \u0026amp; Climate Conference, September 28-29, 2016, on MIT\u2019s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pair submitted their proposal, \u201cStrategic Investment to Scale-up Aviation Biofuel,\u201d to the Climate CoLab\u2019s Aviation contest category. They proposed that one large country (the U.S., China, or Brazil) or coordinated region (e.g., the EU) intensely ramp up aviation biofuel production, along with associated coproducts such as diesel fuel, to a level of about 120 million tons of biomass by the year 2030. They specifically focused on the feasibility of China to contribute to this initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmphasizing technology development for aviation biofuel within a particular country would result in gaining expertise in the most efficient pathway. Plausible ways to develop a stable supply and demand for biofuel include the following:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollaborating with neighboring countries to establish an efficient supply chain.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWorking with suppliers and airlines that are taking initiatives to use biofuel.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA common fuel distribution system can be established in the airports of China, similar to the bioports implemented in Amsterdam, Holland and Oslo, Norway. This way all the operators flying into these airports will be refueled by biofuel.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWith the European Union including the aviation industry in its emission trading system since 2012, a strategic alignment could be made between the EU and China to substantiate the investment.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EArulselvan and Thomas\u2019s proposal was particularly commended by the contest judges for its potential impact to considerably reduce carbon dioxide emissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the pair\u2019s proposal, read here: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/2cJQPjU\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/bit.ly\/2cJQPjU\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWatch a video about the pair\u2019s work here: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/un9Ve3V5w8M\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/un9Ve3V5w8M\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Valerie Thomas and Suriya Arulselvan \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESuriya Arulselvan\u003C\/strong\u003E is a process modeling engineer at Aspen Technology in Bedford, MA. She has a Master of Science in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech, and a Bachelor of Technology in chemical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchipappalli.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EValerie Thomas\u003C\/strong\u003E is the Anderson Interface Professor of Natural Systems in ISyE, with a joint appointment in the School of Public Policy. Her research interests are energy and materials efficiency, sustainability, industrial ecology, technology assessment, international security, and science and technology policy. Current research projects include the environmental impacts of biofuels and electricity system policy and planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Climate CoLab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of the Climate CoLab is to harness the collective intelligence of thousands of people from all around the world to address global climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInspired by systems like Wikipedia and Linux, the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence has developed this crowdsourcing platform where people work with experts and each other to create, analyze, and select detailed proposals for what to do about climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy constructively engaging a broad range of scientists, policy makers, business people, investors, and concerned citizens, the hope is that the Climate CoLab will help to develop, and gain support for, climate change plans that are better than any that would have otherwise been developed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnyone can join the Climate CoLab community and participate. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked about her motivation to pursue a master\u2019s degree, Campbell said \u201cI decided to do my master\u0027s because I had two internship experiences. One is Supply chain analytics [at Georgia Pacific LLC] and one in financial data analytics [at UPS] ... I had an interest in analytics and data science, and I wanted to enhance those skills.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECampbell\u2019s Swim Towards Excellence\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECampbell\u0027s day starts early with morning swim practice, beginning before dawn. This early session sets the tone for her day, filled with back-to-back classes that demanded her keen academic focus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENavigating the rigorous demands of being a student-athlete, Campbell showcased her skill in the 100 and 200 fly, securing second-fastest team times for the season. Her first-place finishes in the 200 fly against \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fsu.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFlorida State, \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Southern,\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scad.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESCAD\u003C\/a\u003E further cemented her status as a formidable competitor in collegiate swimming. [1]\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn her sophomore year, she shattered Georgia Tech records in the 200 fly and 400 IM, and secured top-ten times in the 500 free and 100 fly. She further showcased her versatility at the NCAA and ACC Championships, recording personal bests in the 500 free, 200 fly, and 400 IM. [1]\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy her junior year, Campbell further solidified her reputation as a NCAA qualifier by breaking records in the 200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM[2]. Campbell also clinched first place in the 200 free at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/calendar.gardner-webb.edu\/event\/gardner-webb_university_swimming_at_university_of_south_carolina_invitational\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGardner-Webb meet\u003C\/a\u003E. [1]\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEvery path has its obstacles, and during the isolating times of the COVID-19 pandemic, Campbell found strength in routine, focusing intently on swimming and academics. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis period, while testing her resilience, unexpectedly led to one of her best swim seasons and personal growth in adversity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Guiding Influence\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECampbell credits much of her success to her mentors and coaches at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy coach right now is Chico Rego, and I\u2019ve been swimming with him for like 3 years now. 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","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe are thrilled to announce the newest addition to the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) faculty at Georgia Tech\u2014\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/ying-laura-li\u0022\u003EDr. Ying (Laura) Li .\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E With a distinctive academic journey and a commitment to innovative teaching, Dr. Li brings a fresh perspective to our community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQ: What inspired you to pursue a career in academia, and how does your background relate to your current role?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA: \u0022My parents were college professors. When I was a kid, I saw how much respect they were getting from their students. My family background and personal experiences both inspire me to pursue a career in academia.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQ: Can you share your main teaching \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eobjectives\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and what you hope your students will gain from your courses?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA: \u0022I embed critical thinking into my teaching materials. I encourage students to understand the drivers for and insights from mathematical solutions and explore practical implications. 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Students become active seekers of information, more engaged, and better able to retain relevant information.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQ: How can we support you in your professional development and in achieving your academic goals?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA: \u0022My academic goal is to be an excellent instructor and a caring mentor. I hope \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E can support me in exploring new and more effective ways to teach, including experimenting with new teaching software and applications.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQ: Any extracurricular or research activities \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eyou\u0027re\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E planning to engage in that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eyou\u0027d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E like to share?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA: \u0022My main responsibility is teaching, and I look forward to helping students apply textbook knowledge to real-world projects. 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lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022When you come from high school to college, you don\u2019t know much about professionalism because it is a big jump, and we want to connect them with alumni to facilitate the academic and professionalism culture.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs she looks towards her expected graduation in 2025, Anna Park stands as an inspiring figure, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eshowcasing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the transformative impact dedicated students can have on the academic and professional growth of their peers.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELorette Leone, an international student from Tanzania, is a dynamic presence at Georgia Tech, engaging in a range of academic and cultural activities. As a representative for the Georgia Tech Student Ambassadors and Secretary of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/african-student-association\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfrican Students\u0027 Association\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (ASA)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, she contributes to the campus community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeone also serves as an ambassador for Industrial and Systems Engineering, promotes diversity as a member and Secretary of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtsbe.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENational Society of Black Engineers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/blackindustrialengineers\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBlack Industrial Engineers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at Tech, and guides fellow students as an \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/students\/office-minority-educational-development\/omed-student-programs\/edge-first-year-mentoring\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOMED Edge Mentor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe views Tech as a gateway to a versatile career, with the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMentIE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E program being a pivotal recommendation from Dr. Myles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeone shares, \u0022I learned about Georgia Tech through a scholarship program at my high school in Singapore. As an international student from Tanzania, I see the opportunity to study analytical subjects at Tech as a pathway to a versatile career. 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Russell Chandler III Chair ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECongratulations to George Lan on his appointment as the esteemed A. Russell Chandler III Chair, effective July 1, 2023!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe search committee recognized George for his outstanding contributions to scholarship and research leadership in the fields of optimization and machine learning.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis impressive \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Etrack record\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, including his trajectory of impactful scholarship, successful acquisition of research funding, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Enumerous\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E prestigious awards, such as the INFORMS Computing Society Prize, set him apart.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Lan\u0027s research interests lie in the theory, algorithms, and applications of stochastic optimization and nonlinear programming. 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The combination of such models with the people working in the systems truly motivates me daily\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201d.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKatja \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeusch\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a dedicated Ph.D. student in Industrial Engineering, was asked about the profound influence of the Amazon Scholars program on her academic journey and professional aspirations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe SCL Amazon Scholars Program provided me with insights into how Amazon \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eoperates\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E as a company and how it achieves its impressive delivery times. 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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehe\u0027s\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E an impassioned ambassador \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eand case manager of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/case.isye.gatech.edu\/success-initiatives\/mentie-program\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMentIE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E program,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E playing a pivotal role in meticulously engineering large-scale events such as the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtiise.org\/career-fair\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIISE career fair\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E In his hands, these events are not mere gatherings, but vibrant, dynamic experiences that bridge the gap between academia and the professional world.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKhan\u0027s profound journey into the realm of large-scale event management unveiled itself when he\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E was a high school student and\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E orchestrated a momentous gathering in his hometown, Tallahassee, aptly named \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/2019\/07\/13\/two-teenagers-help-put-together-event-commemorating-apollo-11-lunar-landing\/1725610001\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETally Rocket Faire\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E which celebrated the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E50\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eth\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe event left an indelible mark on his heart as it became a way for him to enrich his hometown and give back to his cherished community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe event prompted Khan to connect with faculty and leadership members from the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUniversity of Florida\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, who graced the occasion and imparted invaluable knowledge to young minds, enlightening them about the fundamental principles of space exploration and science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUtilizing Multifaceted Experiences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn the nascent stage of his academic journey, Khan \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edidn\u0027t\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E embark on the path of Industrial Engineering (IE). Instead, he initially chose to pursue Mechanical Engineering (ME). This decision was rooted in his \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eprevious\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E work experience, which had afforded him ample hands-on exposure to machinery.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI am a huge fan of arts and culture; when I was originally considering what to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Estudy,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E I was considering doing a degree in industrial design or arts.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Then I landed on ME because I loved working with my hands. I worked at a cabinetry shop and was an armature wood\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eworker\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea handyman\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for the county commissioner in my hometown. I figured it would give me the ability to be creative.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe transitioned from ME\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eto IE because he perceived mechanical engineering as being \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Epredominantly analytical\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E with a primary focus on quantitative critical thinking. Khan, on the other hand, aspired to enter a profession that harmonized both quantitative and qualitative modes of thinking, allowing for a creative dimension in his work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBuilding Connections and Career Fairs\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKhan \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eutilized\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the organizational skills honed through his experience in community events to enhance the efficiency of planning the career fair.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E He and his dedicated team set out on a strategic outreach mission.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETheir purpose is to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eestablish\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E a robust connection with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eroughly 16K\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E contacts to gauge their interest in attending the upcoming career fair. The intricate planning of the event begins six months in advance.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EExecuting an occasion of such \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emagnitude\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and significance, such as the IISE career fair, demands intricate planning, tremendous foresight\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and exceptional organizational skills as this is Khan\u2019s fourth time organizing it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis latest iteration of the fair hosted more than 50 professional organizations, all poised to recruit exceptional talent at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Khan and his team aimed \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edraw\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E a minimum of 700 students, with the ambition of securing internship opportunities for 80% of the attendees.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn pursuit of enhanced organizational efficiency, Khan employs management tools such as timelines and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/instagantt.com\/event-planning-template-event-planner\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGantt \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Echarts\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThese insights \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eassist\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Khan in evaluating the need for increased investment in the upcoming career fair based on companies\u0027 responses.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnother factor crucial to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKhan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is ensur\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E employee satisfaction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis year the job market was challenging\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E so as a result we have a decrease in interested \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eemployers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E who wanted to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eparticipate\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in the career fair.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Since I \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecan\u2019t\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E necessarily expand my efforts, I made sure to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emaintain\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E strong relationships with the connections we did have because employer satisfaction is \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eimportant\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eme,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E so they come back next year.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOne of Khan\u2019s favorite aspects about organizing the career fair is that he gets the opportunity to host an informal interaction with the recruiters. This approach, combined with his diligent efforts, has been instrumental in Khan successfully securing interviews with prominent large-scale corporations, including \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETesla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEven though organizing events can be \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehigh\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E pressure and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Etedious process, it is really fulfilling to have it all come together.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe deep sense of gratification he obtains from fostering authentic relationships with recruiters stands as a testament to Khan\u0027s unwavering commitment, dedication, and sincerity in his role.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAuthor: Nat M. 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As the orchestrator of the IISE Career Fair, Khan offers a unique window into his strategic \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eobjectives\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and navigational challenges for the career fair.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jawad Khan, a transfer student at ISyE, offers his insights into the coordination of the IISE Career Fair, shedding light on the origins of his fervor for event management.  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Along this remarkable path, she nurtured her skills and expertise through invaluable experiences at renowned organizations like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gsk.com\/en-gb\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGlaxoSmithKline\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.grainger.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGrainger\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAvila currently shines as a Business Operations Analyst in the Global Production Planning department at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.dell.com\/en-us\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDell Technologies\u003C\/a\u003E, contributing her talents to shape the future of supply chain operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAvila\u2019s dedication towards academia was further bolstered when she was awarded a scholarship to pursue her master\u0027s degree at Georgia Tech. Like many of her peers, Avila navigated the intricate path of securing her inaugural job with unwavering determination.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAvila shares some tips, tricks and insights on how recent graduates can make the most out of their first job:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003ECreate a list of companies they\u2019re interested in working with\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EHaving an open-minded approach and emphasizing that fresh graduates secure multiple learning opportunity\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen prompted for insights into prudent financial strategies tailored for recent graduates, Avila recommends:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EStudying the market average salary for the position that you want\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EBe aware of their self-perceived value and the prevalent industry norms\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, when inquired about her networking strategies, Avila suggests:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ECreate a list of probably attendees and conduct research regarding their research and background\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EStrike up a conversation with them regarding the interests, which will ultimately forging meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAna\u0026nbsp;Melissa Avila, presently employed as a Business Operations Analyst at Dell and a recent MSC in Supply Chain program graduate, recounts her\u0026nbsp;initial\u0026nbsp;job and first paycheck experiences. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe primary goal of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDiscovOR\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E program is to provide students with an overview idea of what operations research is and familiarize them with key concepts, such as \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Erandomness in real-world decision-making, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Equeuing systems, and simulation\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. By doing so, the program \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eseeks\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E to spark students\u0027 imagination and instill a passion for STEM fields, paving the way for the future generation of problem solvers.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThere were about twenty students in total that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eparticipated\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fultonschools.org\/ia\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFCS Innovation Academy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at Alpharetta.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E students Angelique \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAndimarala\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Leann Ayesh, John Binek, Julianna Mannarelli, Erin E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPrusener\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and Yichen Ma, all played pivotal roles in leading the program. 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In Binek\u0027s class, the students are instructed to physically line up for a service and they could \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eobserve\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E with high variability in service time, even with the same mean, the line builds up longer on average than when there is little variability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBinek\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E describes their approach \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Estating\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u0022We conducted in-class activities to demonstrate queuing systems and their dynamics. Additionally, we utilized simulation software called \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESim\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ei\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, allowing students to visualize complex server systems.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThese types of modules not only made the learning process enjoyable but also enabled students to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecomprehend\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the practical applications of operations research. With each iteration, the program will aim to inspire more students, nurture their passion for STEM, and contribute to a brighter future driven by problem-solving and innovation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022The students had a great time participating in both the physical queuing system and the simulation software activities. 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Their exceptional project, titled \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/capstone.isye.gatech.edu\/research\/steelcase-data-driven-supplier-selection\u0022\u003E\u0022Data-Driven Supplier Selection for New Product Launches,\u0022 \u003C\/a\u003Eshowcased their unparalleled ingenuity and problem-solving prowess for their client Steelcase. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThe team members, Isaac Altman, Jinghan Chen, Margaret Fowler, Maxim Geller, Aila Khan, Madeleine Pollack, Justin Rickerson, and Kota Teasley, brought their collective brilliance to the forefront, leaving no doubt about their deservingness of this prestigious accolade.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThe outstanding success of our students reflects their determination and commitment to excellence that Georgia Tech upholds. It is a testament to the exceptional quality of work our students consistently produce, the strength of our curriculum, and the high standards we set for ourselves for our future leaders. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAn extended congratulations to our esteemed faculty advisor, Dr. Xin Chen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech ISyE Senior Design team has emerged triumphant in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Outstanding Capstone Senior Design Project competition, showcasing the unwavering dedication and brilliance of the students. 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Prior to her current role, she served as the Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and held key positions at Dell Technologies, the County of Santa Clara, CA, Palo Alto Unified School District, and Hewlett Packard.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe is also a published author, a sought-after speaker, and a recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the 2022\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/capitalcio.org\/awards#:~:text=The%20Capital%20CIO%20ORBIE%C2%AE%20Awards%20honors%20chief%20information%20officers,of%20their%20organization%20and%20responsibilities.\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECapital CIO Large Enterprise ORBIE Award\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Throughout his four years at Georgia Tech, Shelton achieved remarkable success, becoming the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theacc.com\/\u0022\u003EAtlantic Coast Conference\u003C\/a\u003E (ACC) singles champion in 1985.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESmashing Success\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWith a racquet in hand and a heart aflame with determination, each swing \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebrought\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E him closer to an astonishing destiny. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis partnership with Richy Gilbert also secured the ACC \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edoubles \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Echampionship in 1986. Shelton was named an All-American in 1988. As a testament to his excellence, Shelton graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Endustrial \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Engineering in 1989, and he was later inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShelton climbed as high as 55th in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAssociation of Tennis Professionals\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EATP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E singles\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E rankings \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eand\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E played in seven U.S. Opens, six Australian Opens and four French Opens while posting victories against the likes of Andre Agassi, Thomas Muster, Richard Krajicek and Todd Martin.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShelton was not only an inspirational player, but also a record-breaking coach. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter retiring from the tour, Shelton coached \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMaliVai\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Washington, a 1996 Wimbledon finalist, until being named a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUnited States Tennis \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAssociation\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E(\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUSTA\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENational Coach.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWith the USTA, Shelton \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eassisted\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E with the development of some of the top juniors in the Southeast, covering North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETennessee\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and Kentucky.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis son is in the Semifinals of the US Open and he is coaching him.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECoach Shelton: Forging Champions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn 2000, Shelton returned to his alma mater, Georgia Tech, this time as the head coach of the women\u0027s tennis team. Under Shelton\u0027s guidance, the women\u0027s tennis program saw a remarkable transformation. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe is the only \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENational Collegiate Athletic Association\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENCAA\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecoach to win an NCAA Women\u0027s \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChampionship\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe 2005 team \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eccomplished\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emultiple \u0022firsts\u0022 for the program; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eprior to his coaching tenure, the Georgia \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ET\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eech women\u0027s tennis team had never qualified for the NCAA tournament\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShelton\u0027s winning percentage at Georgia Tech was nothing short of remarkable, and he recruited top talent to the Institute, including the first All-American\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eand Academic All-American in the program\u0027s history.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShelton\u0027s coaching prowess shone as he led the Yellow Jackets to unprecedented success. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis teams made seven consecutive NCAA appearances, captured two ACC Championships, and produced several top-ranked players.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Et the ACC Championships, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehis teams \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eearn\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eed\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006. In 2005 and 2006, Georgia Tech made its deepest NCAA Championship runs in program history, reaching the Sweet-16 both years. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a result, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShelton was named the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wearecollegetennis.com\/\u0022\u003EIntercollegiate Tennis Association\u003C\/a\u003E (ITA) Coach of the Year in 2007.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShelton\u0027s journey from a rising tennis star in Huntsville, Alabama, to his remarkable collegiate career at Georgia \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETech\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and his \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esubsequent\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E success as a celebrated coach, is a testament to Georgia Tech\u0027s excellence in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eacademia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and athletics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn the world of collegiate tennis, few stories rival that of Brian Shelton. Shelton, a distinguished \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ealumnus\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E of Georgia Tech\u0027s H. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E recently got the opportunity to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eparticipate\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u2019s\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Summer in Asia program.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EXu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eembarked on a journey that had her visit several South Asian countries such as Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHer \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eitinerary encompassed visits to well-known destinations such as Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, as well as exploration of cities with substantial historical and cultural significance\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isyeasia.oie.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ES\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eummer in Asia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efacilitated\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Xu to form closer connections with some of her classmates. Traveling to new countries, living there, attending classes, and exploring \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eempowered\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Xu to experience a different lifestyle\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe gained perspective about the variances in the lifestyles of individuals in the Southeast Asia region, further enriching her international education experience.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAsia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2019s Allure\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen asked about her decision to choose \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAsia,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EXu \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eexplained, \u201cMost people, when they \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eopt to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Estudy abroad\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in college\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Echoose Europe\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and Asia is a less popular destination. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESeeing \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edifferent places\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in Asia was eye-opening to me\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eit was intriguing to see how differently people live\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI think that\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E was a really \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebig thing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for me and added to what I learned \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethroughout\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the summer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201d.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFrom Classroom to Homeland\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu took a total of four classes during the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESummer in Asia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E program. With her roots tracing back to China, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EXu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E had taken a course titled \u201cAsia \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ein\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the Modern World\u201d under the guidance of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/hanchao-lu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProfessor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHanchao\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Lu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis course dived deep into the rich history, culture, and heritage of Asia. Upon completion of the program, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu decided to visit her family in China. During her visit, she astutely recognized and appreciated the subtle nuances and facts about China that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewere \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eunbeknownst\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E to her\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E prior to the class\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EData Analysis of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESingapore\u2019s ec\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Enomy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ET\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehe second class titled \u201cFinancial Data Analysis\u201d instructed by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/xiaoming-huo\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProfessor \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EXiaoming\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Huo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, drove \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu\u2019s perspective into Financial Analysis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis class enabled \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eher \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eto correlate theoretical knowledge with practical experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnother takeaway from the class that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu found particularly fascinating was the professor\u2019s\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecapacit\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ey\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E to draw connections between financial analysis and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emore technical concepts such \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eas machine\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E learning or algorithms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIndoctrination into \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ES\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eustainability\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu\u0027s interest was notably sparked by the \u0022Energy and Green Economy\u0022 course, which was conducted by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/staff\/ang-beng-wah\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProfessor Ang \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBeng\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Wah\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. This academic endeavor held a special allure as it was taught by a seasoned professional\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ET\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehe course involved extensive research concerning cars in Singapore, revealing how government regulations have made car ownership a luxury within the country. Additionally, the class provoked\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E X\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu to think about the differences between Singapore and the United States\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnalyzing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and Mitigating\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esks\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Decision Model \u0026amp; Risk Analysis\u201d led by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/staff\/poh-kim-leng\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProfessor Kim \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELeng\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPoh\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E was \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu\u2019s final course in her S\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eummer in Asia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E program. This \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecourse\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E centered around concepts of Risk Analysis and Mitigation, where \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu gained a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts of Risk Assessment and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDecision Modeling \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewithin projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ES\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehe\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E fondly recalls this class as her favorite, thanks to its pragmatic and realistic approach to risk management for various projects.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECultural Immersion\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThroughout her trip, Xu had several unique experiences. 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Upon visiting, Xu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewas \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eimmediately\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E struck with the ambiance difference of Angkor Wat in comparison to the other cities she had traveled to.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile other destinations resembled a hustling and bustling metropolis, Angkor Wat \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eprovided\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E a serene atmosphere and a sense of calm\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe highlight of the trip was \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewitnessing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the sunrise over the ancient Buddhist temples, casting a golden glow on their unforgettable journey.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EVietnam holds a special significance for Xu as it was where she had her inaugural\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eexperience\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E with motorbikes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI think that\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E was cool and interesting to see because there are more motorbikes than cars there, so it was super chaotic\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIt was also e\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Exciting because the motorbikes would squeeze in between the cars and go on the sidewalk sometimes.\u201d Xu said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile exploring Kaula Lumpur, Xu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E recalls her experience at a street food market. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EContrasting significantly with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmerican street food \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Escenes,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ethe market \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ein Kuala Lumpur\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E not only \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eshowcased\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E diverse culinary delights but had a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eunique\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emethodology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E for on-street advertising and 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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eprofessed her \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edesire\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E to obtain\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E some practical experience \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eby working in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eone of the countries she visited during the program.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn the future, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EX\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eu\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E hopes that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Emore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E students at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E will \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eelect\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Asia as 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, is passionate about improving systems and ensuring access to resources, especially considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains. To some, this goal might seem daunting, but Wiggins thrives when exploring difficult problems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI was that kid who loved math puzzles and Sudoku and was always looking for a little thing to solve, so I\u2019ve always liked a challenge.\u201d Through her insatiable curiosity she developed a fascination with business, communication, mathematics, analytics, computer science, and technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThese diverse interests led her to discover a passion for industrial engineering and supply chain management. Once she discovered what she wanted to study, Wiggins knew selecting *Georgia Tech would allow her to tap into the best networking opportunities, research, and internships available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBuzzing with Potential\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPrior to her Georgia Tech arrival, Wiggins studied Applied Physics \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eand \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMathematics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eat Berry College\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe was the general manager for Viking Tutoring Services, which pairs Berry students with kids from local middle and high schools. She credits the administrative role with teaching her a lot about solving problems and communicating with faculty, parents and students, and effective methods for setting schedules and handling finances. Throughout this journey at her first college, Wiggins received a lot of support from her family.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cMy parents pushed me to do the things I wanted no matter what obstacles came in my way. Or sometimes even things I \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edidn\u2019t\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E want to do. I learned that once you overcome a small challenge it is much easier to believe you can overcome larger ones.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs someone who is focused on making an impact, she felt that going to school at Georgia Tech would best prepare her for this goal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cIt was always the plan to transfer [from Berry to Georgia Tech]\u2013 I liked what they were doing but I wanted to start at a smaller school first. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering had a unique chance to explore their enterprising potential through the inaugural ISyE Entrepreneurial Competition, established by ISyE alumnus \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/authwall?trk=bf\u0026amp;trkInfo=AQETM_EEV6rIlgAAAYq9NGwga8Q2Bq9FI9DPlJkMfMGFhVGTYD_Ab0fgy9BJWEdLFgNsnJm56u5F6wxnccHx5KPGbdRMpBXjL-1bwDNkjoCAHDM0zQkj_hNtB9NkC_tDFZezlyk=\u0026amp;original_referer=\u0026amp;sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fsam-millson-4b4162150\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESam Millson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs the Founder of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.millson-group.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Millson Group\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a consulting and investing firm specializing in assisting small to medium-sized businesses in achieving growth and efficiency, Millson is motivated to community expansion and business enhancement. Beyond mere profit margins, his mission is to aid entrepreneurs in overcoming challenges and enhancing their operations for sustainable success. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeeking New Routes \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen Milson was a student, he thoroughly enjoyed his time at Georgia Tech, as he was an active member of the Cross Country and Track and Field teams. As he embraced the challenges of both athletics, Millson\u0027s passion for innovation continued to grow. In his final semester, he and his team secured victory in the ISyE Spring Senior Design project, collaborating with Textron\u0027s manufacturing. Despite his academic and athletic accomplishments, his desire to create new opportunities to explore entrepreneurship had begun to take root. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022While it was a challenging four years, the experience was ultimately rewarding, equipping us with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecomprehensive knowledge of Industrial Engineering and its associated practices,\u0022 Millson recalled. \u201cBut I \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Enoticed a lack of support for ISyE-specific entrepreneurs, and it became an important way for me to give \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eback to the community.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENavigating the Consulting World \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter graduation, Millson joined Smith and Nephew Medical Device Company, a medical device firm located in Memphis, TN. Over approximately two years, he held various roles, culminating in his position as Manager for Global Operations Data Analytics. However, despite the valuable experience gained, he sensed an unfulfilled aspect within himself. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022The pandemic highlighted to me that smaller companies often struggle with significant gaps that I believe I could help bridge. Witnessing local restaurants gradually close during the pandemic in Memphis, where I reside, prompted me to start my own company to make a substantial difference,\u0022 Millson explained. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBecoming the Third Generation of Millson Entrepreneurs \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn September 2020, he took the leap and founded The Millson Group, where he operates today. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENonetheless, his journey was not without challenges. The transition was initially disorienting. \u0022I moved from a role where I was constantly inundated with tasks to a position where I was in charge. I distinctly remember my first day sitting at my computer, realizing that my workload was relatively light. It was a steep learning curve, but I set a personal goal to reach out to at least two potential clients every week,\u0022 he said. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI\u0027m the third generation of Millson entrepreneurs, and we don\u2019t get really creative with our naming \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Econventions either. My grandfather ran Millson Enterprises, an art store. My father used Millson James, combining his name and his mother\u0027s maiden name, for hi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Es consulting practice in HR.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMillson conceived the competition in October 2022, and with help from the community, they got it up and running in nearly 2-3 months. The goal is to kindle student\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2019\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Es enthusiasm for applying their academic knowledge and innate curiosity to the realm of entrepreneurship using industrial engineering principles. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStudents worked collaboratively to develop comprehensive business plans with the potential to attract future investments. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe competition was comprised of two core components: entrepreneurial workshops and final presentations. Throughout the workshops, Millson adeptly guided teams in creating robust business models, formulating strategic budgets, and devising effective differentiation strategies. The overarching goal was to equip teams with the requisite skills and knowledge to realize viable and executable business plans. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022The biggest challenge students faced during the competition was letting go of the belief that their status as college students limited their ability to create meaningful ventures,\u0022 Millson shared. \u0022Those who excelled demonstrated their capacity to leverage their industry knowledge, however limited, to solve real-world problems. This is the lesson I hope to teach future generations.\u0022 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe winning team, consisting of Chris Kontomaris, Sydney Mudd, and Jada Wilson, received a collective prize of $7,500 for their project, ADU-IQ. This innovative project aims to revolutionize the home-building industry by providing builders with a streamlined solution to assess customers\u0027 eligibility, by simplifying the screening process and eliminating upfront costs. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022What sets this competition apart is its long-term focus, involving multiple workshops throughout the semester. This allows like-minded entrepreneurial industrial engineering students to connect. Coupled with the emphasis on IE principles and direct interaction with Millson, the experience is empowering for real-world opportunities,\u0022 noted Chris Kontomaris. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech encourages the entreprene\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eurial spirit in students, as it is an essential part of a nation\u2019s \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eability to succeed in an ever-changing and increasingly competitive global marketplace. To cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit, Georgia Tech provides spaces and opportunities for students to learn, innovate, and create. Millson\u0027s journey exemplifies the fusion of passion, community support, and commitment to local businesses. His positive impact on Memphis and its entrepreneurs resonates, leaving a lasting legacy. As The Millson Group continues its trajectory, Millson\u0027s commitment to empowering others ensures his influence will endure for generations. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo amplify the competition\u0027s impact, Millson is seeking new judges for the next competition in Spring 2024. 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The winner(s) will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the Annual Meeting.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe paper, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2301.03493\u0022\u003E\u201cMean-field Analysis for Load Balancing on Spatial Graphs,\u201d \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esolves a long-standing open problem in load balancing, which \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edates back to\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the 90s. The paper introduces a novel approach to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eestablish\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E a mean-field approximation for systems which have data locality constraints between tasks and servers. The paper extends\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E the applicability of mean-field analysis \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efar \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebeyond traditional assumptions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDaan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E received his B.S. in Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and his M.S. in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from Eindhoven, University of Technology. 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Amazon is supporting ISyE and the SCL to reach out to students in transfer programs with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or schools that are otherwise are majority minority.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Fellowship Recipients\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGil Malengreaux\u003C\/strong\u003E, who hails from Belgium, did both his undergraduate \u2013 in electromechanical engineering \u2013 and master\u2019s work \u2013 in industrial engineering and operations research (IEOR) \u2013 at Ghent University. 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The sustainability aspect is what really interests me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAngela Moore\u003C\/strong\u003E completed her bachelor\u2019s degree in industrial engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027m fascinated by the interconnectivity of complex systems within the global supply chain,\u201d Moore said. \u201cFrom my experience in production, inventory management, system implementation, and procurement, I\u0027ve seen how a small decision in one department can have a large impact on the entire system. I\u0027d like to use my industry experience with the supply chain engineering curriculum to help strategically plan out future supply chain systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen I graduate from the MS SCE program, I want design innovative supply chain systems that reduce waste while being agile and responsive. 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Without hesitation I knew Tech and ISyE would be the best choice for me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing this dream education experience, Moore\u2019s dream job will be working on the business side of supply chain engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKrithika Srinivasan\u003C\/strong\u003E comes to ISyE from India, where she received her undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). Srinivasan said that \u201cVIT is known worldwide for its cosmopolitan atmosphere and its beautiful campus. I enjoyed my four years there, where I made the best of friends and worked with some of the best faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI believe supply chain engineering plays an important role in any industry, as it involves optimization of processes, customer satisfaction, and employee welfare,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt is central to the holistic development of a company, as well as the idea that a small, seemingly insignificant change can change the fortunes of a company. Also, any supply chain connects people around the world, giving it a global reach that enriches numerous cultures.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer dream job, she says, \u201cis one that would let me be creative and provide solutions to problems that would result in the satisfaction of the end user. 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The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on the 6th of November in Shanghai and is dedicated to fostering advancements in the fields of technology and science, specifically in \u201cComputer Science or Mathematics\u201d and \u201cLife Science or Medicine\u201d. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EGenerously sponsored by HongShan, the WLA prize aims to recognize researchers and technocrats who have made significant strides in their research objectives and aim to improve the quality of life through their work in technology. Recipients of the prize are awarded a sum of RMB 10 million, which is distributed equally among all the laureates. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Nemirovski\u2019s research interest centers on Optimization Theory and Algorithms. Renowned for his expertise in creating highly efficient algorithms, Dr. Nemirovski aims to explore the intricate complexities of nonlinear convex programs. Some other fields of scholarly pursuits include nonparametric statistics and optimization in engineering. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout his career, Dr. Nemirovski has been adorned with several distinguished accolades and honors. His work with convex optimization earned him the Fulkerson Prize in 1982. Some other notable awards include the Dantzig Prize in 1991 and the John von Neumann Theory Prize in 2003.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EDr. Nemirovski is a distinguished member of several scientific institutions and academies including the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA\u0026amp;S), and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociated with ISyE since 2005, Dr. Nemirovski is driven by his unwavering desire to propel his research forward and continues to make substantial contributions in the field of continuous optimization and non-parametric statistics. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) 2024 Conference and Expo.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe annual event is scheduled to be held from the 18th to the 21st of May in Montreal, Canada.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWidely considered the largest industrial and systems Engineering event of the year, it attracts the participation of leading industry professionals. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EWith various paper presentations from reputable teaching institutions worldwide, the IISE Conference is popular among students and faculty eager to present their research work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn conjunction with his role as the chair professor, Dr. Montreuil holds pivotal positions as the Director of the Physical Internet Center and Co-director of the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at ISyE.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Montreuil\u2019s prolific research endeavors center around the formulation of techniques, methodologies, and concepts for optimizing, transforming, and enabling businesses, supply chains, and value creation networks to excel in our dynamically evolving hyperconnected global landscape.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout his\u0026nbsp;four decades of research, Dr. Montreuil is credited with introducing a set of paradigm-challenging leading-edge contributions that have and continue to reform the industrial engineering industry.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving contributed to and published more than 250 scientific publications and communications, Dr. Montreuil is a renowned industry professional, academician, and researcher who continues to transform and nurture the aspirations of future scholars and industry professionals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Benoit Montreuil, the distinguished Coca-Cola Material Handling and Distribution Chair Professor at ISyE, has been chosen as a keynote speaker for the esteemed IISE 2024 conference due to his remarkable research accomplishments in industrial and systems engineering, logistics, supply chain management, and sustainability science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" Inspiring the Industrial Engineering industry one speech at a time "}],"uid":"36284","created_gmt":"2023-09-05 23:34:20","changed_gmt":"2023-09-12 17:25:00","author":"chenriquez8","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671608":{"id":"671608","type":"image","title":"Benoit Montreuil","body":null,"created":"1693957177","gmt_created":"2023-09-05 23:39:37","changed":"1693957177","gmt_changed":"2023-09-05 23:39:37","alt":"Benoit Montreuil","file":{"fid":"254701","name":"ISyE Square for Stories (15).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/05\/ISyE%20Square%20for%20Stories%20%2815%29.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/05\/ISyE%20Square%20for%20Stories%20%2815%29.png","mime":"image\/png","size":254464,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/09\/05\/ISyE%20Square%20for%20Stories%20%2815%29.png?itok=skCqt1Rv"}}},"media_ids":["671608"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/users\/benoit-montreuil","title":"Dr. Benoit Montreuil Profile"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.iise.org\/annual\/","title":"IISE Annual Conference"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"143871","name":"Physical Internet Center"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAtharva Anand Dave\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE Communications Writing Student Assistant\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"668569":{"#nid":"668569","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Faculty Experts Attend International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s experts and larger research community\u0026nbsp;are invested in a future where artificial intelligence (AI) solutions can benefit individuals and communities across our planet. Meet the four industrial and systems engineers among other maestros on their work at the International Conference on Machine Learning \u2014 July 23-29, 2023, in Honolulu \u2014 and learn about their work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/yao-xie\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYao Xie\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESequential Predictive Conformal Inference for Time Series |\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChen Xu, Yao Xie\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe present a new distribution-free conformal prediction algorithm for sequential data (e.g., time series), called the \\textit{sequential predictive conformal inference} (\\texttt{SPCI}). We specifically account for the nature that time series data are non-exchangeable, and thus many existing conformal prediction algorithms are not applicable. The main idea is to adaptively re-estimate the conditional quantile of non-conformity scores (e.g., prediction residuals), upon exploiting the temporal dependence among them. More precisely, we cast the problem of conformal prediction interval as predicting the quantile of a future residual, given a user-specified point prediction algorithm. Theoretically, we establish asymptotic valid conditional coverage upon extending consistency analyses in quantile regression. Using simulation and real-data experiments, we demonstrate a significant reduction in interval width of \\texttt{SPCI} compared to other existing methods under the desired empirical coverage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/xiaoming-huo\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EXiaoming Huo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/openreview.net\/forum?id=u1fhtP15l5\u0022\u003EConformalization of Sparse Generalized Linear Models\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEtash Guha, Eugene Ndiaye, Xiaoming Huo\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiven a sequence of observable variables $(x_1, y_1), \\ldots, (x_n, y_n)$, the conformal prediction method estimates a confidence set for $y_{n+1}$ given $x_{n+1}$ that is valid for any finite sample size by merely assuming that the distribution is permutation invariant. Although attractive, computing such a set is infeasible in most regression problems. Indeed, in these cases, the unknown variable $y_{n+1}$ can take an infinite number of possible values, and generating conformal sets requires retraining a predictive model for each of them. In this paper, we focus on a sparse model with only a subset of variables for prediction, and we leverage numerical continuation techniques to efficiently approximate the solution path. The key property we exploit is that the set of selected variables is invariant under a small perturbation of the input data. Therefore, it is sufficient to enumerate and refit the model only at the change points of the set of active features and smoothly interpolate the rest of the solution via a predictor-corrector mechanism. We show how our path-following algorithm accurately approximates conformal prediction sets and illustrate its performance using synthetic and real data examples.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/tuo-zhao\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuo Zhao\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEffective Minkowski Dimension of Deep Nonparametric Regression: Function Approximation and Statistical Theories |\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EZixuan Zhang, Minshuo Chen, Mengdi Wang, Wenjing Liao, Tuo Zhao\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExisting theories on deep nonparametric regression have shown that when the input data lie on a low-dimensional manifold, deep neural networks can adapt to the intrinsic data structures. In real world applications, such an assumption of data lying exactly on a low dimensional manifold is stringent. This paper introduces a relaxed assumption that the input data are concentrated around a subset of $\\RR^d$ denoted by $\\cS$, and the intrinsic dimension of $\\cS$ can be characterized by a new complexity notation \u2014 effective Minkowski dimension. We prove that, the sample complexity of deep nonparametric regression only depends on the effective Minkowski dimension of $\\cS$ denoted by $p$. We further illustrate our theoretical findings by considering nonparametric regression with an anisotropic Gaussian random design $N(0,\\Sigma)$, where $\\Sigma$ is full rank. When the eigenvalues of $\\Sigma$ have an exponential or polynomial decay, the effective Minkowski dimension of such an Gaussian random design is $p=\\cO(\\sqrt{\\log n})$ or $p=\\cO(n^\\gamma)$, respectively, where $n$ is the sample size and $\\gamma\\in(0,1)$ is a small constant depending on the polynomial decay rate. Our theory shows that, when the manifold assumption does not hold, deep neural networks can still adapt to the effective Minkowski dimension of the data, and circumvent the curse of the ambient dimensionality for moderate sample sizes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELess is More: Task-aware Layer-wise Distillation for Language Model Compression |\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChen Liang, Simiao Zuo, Qingru Zhang, Pengcheng He, Weizhu Chen, Tuo Zhao\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELayer-wise distillation is a powerful tool to compress large models (i.e. teacher models) into small ones (i.e., student models). The student distills knowledge from the teacher by mimicking the hidden representations of the teacher at every intermediate layer. However, layer-wise distillation is difficult. Since the student has a smaller model capacity than the teacher, it is often under-fitted. Furthermore, the hidden representations of the teacher contain redundant information that the student does not necessarily need for the target task\u2019s learning. To address these challenges, we propose a novel Task-aware layEr-wise Distillation (TED). TED designs task-aware filters to align the hidden representations of the student and the teacher at each layer. The filters select the knowledge that is useful for the target task from the hidden representations. As such, TED reduces the knowledge gap between the two models and helps the student to fit better on the target task. We evaluate TED in two scenarios: continual pre-training and fine-tuning. TED demonstrates significant and consistent improvements over existing distillation methods in both scenarios.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELoSparse: Structured Compression of Large Language Models based on Low-Rank and Sparse Approximation |\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYixiao Li, Yifan Yu, Qingru Zhang, Chen Liang, Pengcheng He, Weizhu Chen, Tuo Zhao\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETransformer models have achieved remarkable results in various natural language tasks, but they are often prohibitively large, requiring massive memories and computational resources. To re- duce the size and complexity of these models, we propose LoSparse (Low-Rank and Sparse ap- proximation), a novel model compression tech- nique that approximates a weight matrix by the sum of a low-rank matrix and a sparse matrix. Our method combines the advantages of both low- rank approximations and pruning, while avoid- ing their limitations. Low-rank approximation compresses the coherent and expressive parts in neurons, while pruning removes the incoherent and non-expressive parts in neurons. Pruning enhances the diversity of low-rank approxima- tions, and low-rank approximation prevents prun- ing from losing too many expressive neurons. We evaluate our method on natural language under- standing, question answering, and natural lan- guage generation tasks. We show that it signif- icantly outperforms existing compression meth- ods. Our code is publicly available at https: \/\/github.com\/yxli2123\/LoSparse\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMachine Learning Force Fields with Data Cost-Aware Training |\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAlexander Bukharin, Tianyi Liu, Shengjie Wang, Simiao Zuo, Weihao Gao, Wen Yan, Tuo Zhao\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMachine learning force fields (MLFF) have been proposed to accelerate molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, which finds widespread applications in chemistry and biomedical research. Even for the most data-efficient MLFFs, reaching chemical accuracy can require hundreds of frames of force and energy labels generated by expensive quantum mechanical algorithms, which may scale as $O(n^3)$ to $O(n^7)$, with $n$ proportional to the number of basis functions.To address this issue, we propose a multi-stage computational framework \u2014 ASTEROID, which lowers the data cost of MLFFs by leveraging a combination of cheap inaccurate data and expensive accurate data. The motivation behind ASTEROID is that inaccurate data, though incurring large bias, can help capture the sophisticated structures of the underlying force field. Therefore, we first train a MLFF model on a large amount of inaccurate training data, employing a bias-aware loss function to prevent the model from overfitting the potential bias of this data. We then fine-tune the obtained model using a small amount of accurate training data, which preserves the knowledge learned from the inaccurate training data while significantly improving the model\u2019s accuracy. Moreover, we propose a variant of ASTEROID based on score matching for the setting where the inaccurate training data are unlabeled. Extensive experiments on MD datasets and downstream tasks validate the efficacy of ASTEROID.Our code and data are available at \\url{https:\/\/github.com\/abukharin3\/asteroid}.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScore Approximation, Estimation and Distribution Recovery of Diffusion Models on Low-Dimensional Data |\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMinshuo Chen, Kaixuan Huang, Tuo Zhao, Mengdi Wang\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDiffusion models achieve state-of-the-art performance in various generation tasks. However, their theoretical foundations fall far behind. This paper studies score approximation, estimation, and distribution recovery of diffusion models, when data are supported on an unknown low-dimensional linear subspace. Our result provides sample complexity bounds for distribution estimation using diffusion models. We show that with a properly chosen neural network architecture, the score function can be both accurately approximated and efficiently estimated. Further, the generated distribution based on the estimated score function captures the data geometric structures and converges to a close vicinity of the data distribution. The convergence rate depends on subspace dimension, implying that diffusion models can circumvent the curse of data ambient dimensionality.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESMURF-THP: Score Matching-based UnceRtainty quantiFication for Transformer Hawkes Process |\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EZichong Li, Yanbo Xu, Simiao Zuo, Haoming Jiang, Chao Zhang, Tuo Zhao, Hongyuan Zha\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETransformer Hawkes process models have shown to be successful in modeling event sequence data. However, most of the existing training methods rely on maximizing the likelihood of event sequences, which involves calculating some intractable integral. Moreover, the existing methods fail to provide uncertainty quantification for model predictions, e.g., confidence interval for the predicted event\u2019s arrival time. To address these issues, we propose SMURF-THP, a score-based method for learning Transformer Hawkes process and quantifying prediction uncertainty. Specifically, SMURF-THP learns the score function of the event\u2019s arrival time based on a score-matching objective that avoids the intractable computation. With such a learnt score function, we can sample the arrival time of events from the predictive distribution. This naturally allows for the quantification of uncertainty by computing confidence intervals over the generated samples. We conduct extensive experiments in both event type prediction and uncertainty quantification on time of arrival. In all the experiments, SMURF-THP outperforms existing likelihood-based methods in confidence calibration while exhibiting comparable prediction accuracy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/juba-ziani\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJuba Ziani\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESequential Strategic Screening |\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELee Cohen, Saeed Sharifi-Malvajerdi, Kevin Stangl, Ali Vakilian, Juba Ziani\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe initiate the study of strategic behavior in screening processes with multiple classifiers. We focus on two contrasting settings: a \u201cconjunctive\u201d setting in which an individual must satisfy all classifiers simultaneously, and a sequential setting in which an individual to succeed must satisfy classifiers one at a time. 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When the fall semester began, Campos plunged into his studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs anticipated, they were demanding. Then he began noticing that he was having memory issues. He booked an appointment at Georgia Tech\u2019s Counseling Center, which offers free mental health counseling and resources to students. But before his first session, Campos began suffering from both fatigue and sleeplessness, an inability to focus and a lack of appetite. He eventually saw a counselor who recommended group therapy, meditation, and exercise. While he followed her advice, his mental state didn\u2019t improve.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EThe First Diagnosis\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThen, a few months later, the situation became dire. \u201cI was in China working on a research project, and I had a really bad episode,\u201d Campos remembered. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t take it anymore.\u201d He ended up being taken to a hospital in Hong Kong, and a few days later, Campos was back in Atlanta, still struggling. That was when ISyE Director of Student Services Dawn Strickland got involved.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBecause of what happened in China, because it was part of my studies, the incident was reported to her, and she asked me to come see her,\u201d Campos said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStrickland made a phone call to Stamps Health Services and was able to get Campos an appointment with the psychiatrist for two days later. \u201cThe doctor listened to me for 10 minutes, told me I was chronically depressed, and that she was prescribing an antidepressant,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was the end of November. A month later I was fine.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the spring semester began, Campos found himself feeling happy and appreciating life. His Ph.D. studies were going well. Everything else in his life was too. A couple of months later, Campos felt energized. Sleep was less of a necessity. He noticed a change in his spending habits, parting with money recklessly. While his girlfriend, friends, and professors all noticed Campos\u2019 increasingly bizarre behavior, they weren\u2019t sure what was going on.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EThe Second Diagnosis\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECampos was in China once again for an ISyE project when he had another major mental health incident \u2014 this time, a psychotic break characterized by delusions and a partial loss of his connection with reality. He was hospitalized for 13 days in Hong Kong before his family flew him back to Bogot\u00e1, where he was hospitalized for 15 more days.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere, a psychiatrist finally recognized an error. Campos, they said, had been misdiagnosed with depression. Instead, it was much more likely that it was bipolar disorder. The antidepressant he was on was contributing to Campos\u2019 mania, a common occurrence when bipolar disorder is incorrectly treated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmericans are typically familiar with depression and anxiety as common mental health issues. They may be less familiar with bipolar disorder, except for depictions in movies or TV that show a character experiencing wildly elevated moods (mania) or debilitating low moods (depression). These are indeed characteristics of the disorder, but a range of symptoms accompany it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAround 5.7 million Americans are affected by the condition. In 2019, the World Health Organization estimated that globally 970 million people, or 1 person out of 8, suffered from a mental health condition. This included 40 million with bipolar disorder.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was a relief for Campos to finally have the correct diagnosis and to be prescribed the right medication for it, although he had to pause his studies for a full year as part of the process. \u201cI have a very good specialist back home, and he got me on the right medication,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve had mild episodes since, like hypomania, but I treat them with medication.\u201d His psychiatrist also encouraged him to stop eating sugar, which can artificially heighten the highs and lows of mood swings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has a sanguine outlook on his diagnosis and everything that happened to him leading up to it. \u201cSo, it\u2019s a chronic disease,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is what happened to me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESharing His Story\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis perspective has led Campos to openly share his story with fellow Georgia Tech students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn that crucial conversation he had with Strickland, she told him she had similarly grappled with mental health issues while studying for her ISyE doctorate. She mentioned\u0026nbsp;that she knew of numerous other ISyE students who felt isolated with their mental health challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce Campos\u2019 moods stabilized and he was back in school, he and several other students began considering how to share their personal mental health stories as a way of providing information to and connection for the rest of the ISyE graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur initial idea was to do an information session for first-year ISyE Ph.D. students,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have a mandatory seminar they have to attend every week, so we attended one of those sessions as an initial point of contact.\u201d Then they developed a broader event and invited all doctoral students and faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat created an opportunity to discuss the mental health resources provided by the Institute. \u201cWe also shared our own stories, so everyone would know mental health issues are normal, they need to be discussed, and they\u2019re nothing to be ashamed of,\u201d he said. Over 50 people attended the event.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ECreating the ISyE Bee Well Group\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to presenting to the ISyE Ph.D. community, Campos and some members of the School\u2019s Graduate Student Advisory Council put together the Bee Well Group in Spring 2022. Strickland and Graduate Programs Manager Amanda Ford, who had also recognized the need for such a group, serve as its advisors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe group came about partly because of my own experience as a grad student, as well as seeing how some of our students struggle,\u201d Strickland said. In the spring, the group met occasionally for breakfast, inviting any students who needed support to attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey also organized a few walks around campus as a way of highlighting how important physical activity is for mental health. Campos and the other leaders plan to expand the Bee Well group activities in the fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the meantime, several students have reached out to them to affirm their interest in the group and to share their own personal struggles. Campos sees this as a success. \u201cThe idea of the group is that when they hear our stories, they will know they can make it through this,\u201d Campos said. \u201cI\u2019m in my fourth year already, and I got sick in my first semester. So, it\u2019s going to work out, but you would never believe that if it wasn\u2019t coming from someone who has been there already.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEvery time I talk to someone about this, I tell them it\u2019s an illness. It\u2019s like you have diabetes. 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This annual program showcases how Georgia Tech alumni impact every field worldwide and work to improve the way we live through their diligence and expertise from an early age.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKaran Agrawal, IE 19\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Manager, Supply Chain | Peloton Interactive\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAn award-winning supply chain practitioner and thought leader with four years of experience across the U.S., U.K., and Canada in Fortune 500 companies and tech startups, Karan Agrawal currently serves as senior manager, supply chain at Peloton. He has led multiple strategic supply chain initiatives, focused primarily on manufacturing and sourcing with multimillion-dollar scale and impact. Prior to Peloton, he worked at Dell, where he played a critical role in its supply chain digital transformation journey and strengthened the corporate brand through numerous external academic and industry partnerships. Passionate about building diverse communities from the ground up, Agrawal initiated the American Production and Inventory Control Society, or APICS, at Georgia Tech, launched an innovative TED-like storytelling platform at Dell called \u201cTalks @ Dell,\u201d and recently founded Toronto\u2019s first supply chain community.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFavorite Tech Memory: Emceeing the largest cultural show on campus in front of 1,200 attendees at the Ferst Center for the Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChris Carter, IE 07\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChief Engineer, Executive GM | Toyota Motor North America (HQ)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nChris Carter has 15 years of experience in portfolio management, leadership, instruction, team building, and people development worldwide. Through Georgia Tech Professional Education, he became a Project Management Professional (PMP) \u0026amp; Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP). As chief engineer for Toyota Motor North America, Connected Technologies division, Carter is responsible for portfolio management for all Toyota and Lexus new model infotainment systems, including various technology life cycle management activities. He facilitates a team, leading tech strategy, market research, and global tech life cycle planning. During his tenure, he also worked abroad in Japan for Lexus International, leading midsize segments model years for RX, NX, and ES. Carter is also the academic program director over Project Management and Professor of the Practice candidate at Georgia Tech.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFavorite Tech Memory: Junior\u2019s Grill. I used to have the French Toast Special and chicken finger basket every week.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJing Li, IE 10\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProduct Management Sr. Principal | Accenture\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWith a non-traditional journey from Peace Corps Ukraine to product innovation, Jing Li blends her unique skills and experiences to lay the foundation for the next generation of leaders through education, technology, sustainability, and diversity. She founded the nonprofit Project Ollie to provide Ukrainian educators and learners with humanitarian support and tools to thrive. She helped reduce food waste through IoT sensors, and she advocates for inclusion and diversity in the workplace as well as in the open water swimming community. She was a four-year letterwinner in swimming at Georgia Tech and the former president of the NorCal GT Alumni network.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFavorite Tech Memory: Standing on the 50-yard line as a finalist for Ms. Georgia Tech in fall 2009.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKaibo Liu, MS Stat 11, PhD IE 13\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProfessor | University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKaibo Liu is a professor at UW\u2013Madison\u2019s ISyE department and associate director of UW-Madison IoT systems research center. He received a bachelor\u2019s in industrial engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a master\u2019s in statistics and PhD in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech. His research focuses on system informatics and industrial big data analytics for quality improvement in complex engineering systems. He has won prestigious career awards, including the Innovations in Education Award and the Award for Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFavorite Tech Memory: I cherish having earned two degrees in four years and having my first child during my Georgia Tech PhD program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKendall Tyson, IE 11\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSVP, Finance and Business Intelligence | Seattle Kraken\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKendall Tyson is the senior vice president of finance and business intelligence for the Seattle Kraken, the city\u2019s professional ice hockey team. She oversees the strategic planning, data management, and financial affairs of the Kraken and its affiliates. Before joining the Kraken, Tyson led corporate development at Topgolf, where she evaluated mobile apps, entertainment venues, and golf technology. Earlier in her career, she advised state government agencies on business transformations as a management consultant at Accenture. In addition to her degree from Georgia Tech, Kendall holds a bachelor\u2019s from Emory University and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. 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He is grateful to be advised by Dr. Turgay Ayer and Dr. Gian-Gabriel Garcia, and his work aims to advance the field of machine learning in healthcare.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph Boone\u003C\/strong\u003E, a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award, is interested in game theoretic optimization, logistics in contested environments, supply chain and infrastructure network resiliency, and applied statistics and simulation for risk-aware system design. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis primary research goals involve developing methods to solve complex, multilevel optimization problems that arise in optimizing supply chain and infrastructure networks against worst-case or adversarial disruptions. Joseph aspires to apply these methods in various fields, including military logistics, equity in healthcare, and disaster relief efforts.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlina Gorbunova\u003C\/strong\u003E, a recipient of the NSF GRFP, focuses her research on systems monitoring, diagnostics, and prognostics using high-dimensional and high-variety data with machine learning and data analytics techniques. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHer research interests lie in creating a scalable causation-based quality improvement framework. This framework aims to monitor, diagnose, and control multistage manufacturing systems by leveraging high-dimensional and high-variety data. Gorbunova\u0027s work contributes to advancing the field of quality improvement in manufacturing systems through the application of machine learning and data analytics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJacob 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.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jacob Aguirre, Joseph Boone, and Alina Gorbunova\u0027s contributions to the field, have landed them Fellowships in the National Science Foundation (NSF)."}],"uid":"36284","created_gmt":"2023-07-05 16:43:32","changed_gmt":"2023-07-06 11:51:11","author":"chenriquez8","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671100":{"id":"671100","type":"image","title":"NSF GRFP Awardees","body":null,"created":"1688577083","gmt_created":"2023-07-05 17:11:23","changed":"1688577140","gmt_changed":"2023-07-05 17:12:20","alt":"Jacob Aguirre, Joseph Boone, Alina Gorbunova","file":{"fid":"254104","name":"NSF GRFP.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/07\/05\/NSF%20GRFP.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/07\/05\/NSF%20GRFP.png","mime":"image\/png","size":938790,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/07\/05\/NSF%20GRFP.png?itok=shC_FyxO"}}},"media_ids":["671100"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0781-1140","title":"J. 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With expertise in algorithms, randomized algorithms, computational geometry, and computational learning theory, Dr. Vempala\u0027s research has made a significant impact in the field. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. graduate under the guidance of Professor Avrim Blum, Dr. Vempala further honed his skills as a Miller Fellow at Berkeley and later served as a Professor at MIT in the Mathematics Department before joining Georgia Tech in 2006.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThroughout his career, Dr. Vempala has garnered numerous prestigious awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Sloan Fellowship, and recognition in Georgia Trend\u0027s 40 under 40. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis passion for unraveling complexity and discovering simplicity in intricate phenomena continues to fuel his remarkable achievements.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe extend our heartfelt congratulations to Santosh Vempala on this well-deserved recognition as an Investigator. His exceptional contributions and expertise will undoubtedly enrich the field of theoretical computer science. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe are delighted to announce that Santosh Vempala, an esteemed professor and the Frederick G. Storey Chair II in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, has been selected as a Simons Investigator for this year. Dr. Vempala\u0027s remarkable contributions as an adjunct professor in the H. 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Dr. Monteiro presented his research at the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.siam.org\/conferences\/cm\/conference\/op23\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E2023 SIAM Conference on Optimization\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and has received recognition through various media platforms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe award, given every three years, acknowledges outstanding contributions to the field of optimization over a period of at least 10 years preceding the year of the award.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERenato D.C. Monteiro is renowned for his \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eexpertise\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in continuous optimization and algorithmic complexity. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis research focuses on developing and implementing algorithms to solve a range of optimization problems, including linear programming, convex quadratic programming, and semidefinite programming.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe has received support from prestigious organizations such as the National Science Foundation \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E(NSF) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eand the Office of Naval Research.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Dr. Monteiro actively contributes to the Ph.D. program in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization and serves as an associate editor for esteemed journals, further \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eestablishing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E his influence in the field.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHaving completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley in 1988, Renato D.C. 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So studying at Tech as a first-generation college student and an Atlanta native has been an experience that she describes as surreal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBut coming to campus from an underprivileged background, Jones also saw the gaps between the bustling life on campus and the city around it. She attended a community event hosted by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/liftingourvoices.org\u0022\u003Elocal nonprofit Lifting Our Voices (LOV)\u003C\/a\u003E that gave her the opportunity to make sandwiches and distribute them to people experiencing homelessness in Midtown. The experience shifted her perspective.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cActually going out into the community touched me differently,\u201d said Jones, a fourth-year undergraduate. \u201cThe Sandwich Run gave me the opportunity to see the real people I was helping. 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Williams","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDamon P. Williams is an engineer, a teacher, a man of faith, and a church leader. But really, he says, he\u2019s in the people business.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s true as a senior lecturer and director of the Center for Academics, Success, and Equity (CASE) in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE). It\u2019s also true as senior pastor of Providence Missionary Baptist Church in southwest Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey end up being two sides of the same coin. Both jobs require a lot of teaching, sharing, and relationship building,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt\u2019s my job to get to know people, to identify where their point of need is, and to see how I can support help them. 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As the College\u2019s first chief diversity officer and a member of our leadership team, Damon will lead and energize our students, faculty, and staff to ensure an inclusive climate and lead the DEIB discussion on a national stage.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilliams earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in industrial engineering at Georgia Tech in 2002 before pursuing a master\u2019s and Ph.D. in industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan. He returned to the Stewart School as a part-time lecturer in 2010 and worked at the Center for Teaching and Learning as a postdoctoral fellow. Since 2015, he has been an ISyE lecturer, advisor, and now founding director of CASE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong the way, he went to seminary and became senior pastor of Providence Missionary Baptist Church. It\u2019s a full plate, but Williams said that\u2019s just how he likes it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027m an engineer, so I see opportunities to improve everywhere. I see things to work on everywhere. I see need in people everywhere,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard for me to see need, know that I can help, and do nothing about it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaking Connections\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe desire to help is why Williams started a program to improve the teaching skills of Ph.D. students in the Stewart School, built a mentoring program for alumni to work directly with ISyE students, and created a tutoring center to help undergraduates in upper-level courses. When he heard frustrations from staff members about a lack of career growth, he launched a program to help the School\u2019s staff think through their trajectories at Georgia Tech and find opportunities for advancement. Within a few years, Williams found he was leading 18 different programs. That\u2019s when he proposed uniting them into a single center \u2014 CASE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe works so hard to educate staff on best practices and supports us in our career planning,\u201d said Development Associate Donald Phan. \u201cDamon has helped me find my place and grow my career here at Georgia Tech, and for that I am forever grateful.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPhan has served on the Stewart School\u2019s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee with Williams and credited him for inspiring Phan to take over as committee chair for the coming year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaster\u2019s student Maggie May worked with Williams throughout her undergraduate studies, first when she was struggling with an early ISyE course, then as part of a small team of four students that Williams guided through a semester of learning and studying together and called Team 4.0.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDamon has this magical gift to be able to connect with others and make them feel like they belong exactly where they are,\u201d said May, who emulated his approach when she was a teaching assistant, a peer tutor, and now as a graduate student. \u201cIt has stuck with me, because I am able to look back on my college years and remember the wonderful community that I was blessed to be a part of. I look at where I am now and am able to pinpoint Damon\u2019s investment in me and Team 4.0 as the catalyst for my success.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlenty of programs and opportunities exist across Georgia Tech, Williams said, but students and employees often just don\u2019t know about them. His job is making those connections \u2014 solving what he called \u201can information asymmetry problem.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilliams said he\u2019ll be doing that same kind of connecting in his new role as associate dean, along with leading the College\u2019s DEIB efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTech is doing a lot; we\u0027re just doing it in a very decentralized fashion,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s creating these connections, creating synergies of things that we are already doing at Tech\u0026nbsp;\u2014 I think, very quickly, we\u0027re going to see that we\u0027re all doing a lot of great work, and we could identify what other people are doing for their staff and for their students, and implement it universally to benefit our entire community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Call to Ministry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilliams\u2019 plan always was to teach at Georgia Tech, and his undergrad mentors told him he\u2019d benefit from experience in another academic environment. That\u2019s how he ended up at Michigan. And it was there, during his Ph.D. studies, that things began to shift \u2014 thanks, in part, to a roommate who also was working on his engineering doctorate and actively involved in a church. The roommate decided to become a minister, and Williams went to his church to hear his very first sermon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI felt something in my heart. I really was moved,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI started going to church, and before you know it, I joined the church.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe soon was dreaming, literally, about leading a congregation and preaching from the pulpit. Which he thought was crazy. Meantime, other church members were telling him he was destined to lead a church. His pastor encouraged him to start thinking about ministry and to finish his engineering studies \u2014 and then steered him toward seminary. After four degrees and nine years of college, that wasn\u2019t exactly what Williams wanted to hear.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI was like, \u2018not interested,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cBut I\u0027m a good minister, and I did what my pastor told me to do. My only requirement \u2014\u0026nbsp;and prayer to God \u2014 was that I wanted to go back to Atlanta, because ultimately, I wanted to work at Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u2019s how he ended up at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, where he earned a master\u2019s in divinity in 2012. A year in, Williams found himself craving math and science to complement the reading and writing at seminary: \u201cI need engineering\u201d he recalled thinking. \u201cThis is not how my brain is wired.\u201d And, once again, things lined up perfectly: The chair of ISyE at the time had been one of Williams\u2019 professors at Michigan. He made a call, hoping the School might need extra instructors. By the fall, Williams was teaching his first courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA decade later, as he steps into a new role as associate dean, Williams said he remains grounded by faith and his family. He\u2019s also guided by the example of his parents, who pushed him to pursue his strengths in math and science and planted seeds throughout his childhood about serving and helping other people.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027ve been in every position at Georgia Tech: I\u0027ve been a student, I\u0027ve been staff, faculty, alumni. I\u0027ve had an amazing experience,\u201d Williams said. \u201cBut since I\u0027ve been in every position, I know people who haven\u2019t had an amazing experience. Part of it had to do with inclusivity and belonging \u2014 there was not an environment being created where they could excel and thrive. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), has been selected to receive the 2022\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wie.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Women in Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(WIE) Teaching Excellence Award, which will be presented at the organization\u2019s annual banquet on April 14.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award is selected by polling current female undergraduate students in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;about who they consider to be their best engineering professor thus far in their academic careers. Williams, also the Director of the Center for Academics, Success, and Equity, is one of two receiving the award along with Aerospace Engineering Lecturer\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKelly Griendling\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am humbled and honored that the effort my teaching assistants and I put into creating an engaging environment for learning are being received positively by students,\u201d said Williams, who also graduated from ISyE in 2002. \u201cWe believe in active learning, and it appears that belief is allowing all students to learn in my course, which is a great thing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilliams\u2019 teaching interests lie in engaging a diverse set of learners in larger classes, and his research interests involve the development of analytical models to solve large-scale operational problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of Williams\u2019 largest contributions to the school remains the Center for Academics, Success, and Equity (CASE).\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-launches-center-academics-success-and-equity\u0022\u003ELaunched in 2021, the center aims to encourage academic growth, professional development, and inclusivity for all ISyE students.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;The goal has been to leverage the extensive resources of ISyE, the largest and No. 1-ranked program of its kind in the United States, to provide students with industry collaborations, networking and career opportunities, and access to cutting-edge research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe created the Center to foster connection and interaction,\u201d Williams said in Fall 2021 when the center was launched. \u201cThere are so many points at which our various groups need to interact with each other, so we really wanted to build community \u2013 with this great push that Georgia Tech has for diversity, equity, and inclusion \u2013 while supporting students academically and professionally, and bring all our programs together into one place.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech WIE program, a part of the office of College of Engineering Dean\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERaheem Beyah\u003C\/strong\u003E, helps to recruit and retain more women engineering students at Georgia Tech. 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It\u2019s the same pressure most high schoolers begin to feel when the first of their friends start to make college selections, setting out plans for their majors and, it felt like, their entire lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou have to choose a school,\u201d she said, thinking back to those formative final years before moving out of her parents\u2019 house and into the great unknown of higher education. \u201cI\u2019m 16 or 17 years old, and I\u2019m supposed to be choosing what I\u2019m going to do for the rest of my life.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEven though she wasn\u2019t ready to lay out a mental itinerary for the next 50 years of her life \u2013 and, really, who is? \u2013 Mudd did something so simple, and yet so difficult for so many.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe asked questions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe spoke to teachers and advisors, older students, anyone with an ear and experience who could offer some direction on how they got into their degrees or professions. When she came to Georgia Tech in 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic that made her initial college experience far different than most she had talked to, she still didn\u2019t know exactly what she wanted. But she also knew that part wasn\u2019t as important just yet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI realized everyone\u2019s journey is different, so I just have to focus on mine,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFlash forward a little over a year and a half. Mudd has transitioned from a Mechanical Engineering major to Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), gone through an internship with UPS, started a club for minority students within Industrial Engineering called Black IEs at Tech, served as the undergraduate representative for ISyE\u2019s Diversity, Equity \u0026amp; Inclusion committee, served as the advisor for Emerging Leaders, a first-year leadership organization, connected with peers through the National Society of Black Engineers, and, most recently, been named a Stamps President\u2019s Scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Stamps Scholar\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDamon Williams\u003C\/strong\u003E, a senior lecturer and the director of the Center for Academics, Success, and Equity (CASE) in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), received an email asking if he had anyone to recommend for the walk-on process for the Stamps President\u2019s Scholar program at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished in 1981, the program recognizes the most promising first-year students based upon excellence and potential in scholarship, leadership, progress, and service.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWilliams already had a name in mind.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter working with her for a few months, I was already beyond impressed with Sydney\u2019s leadership skills and passion for everything she does,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWhen I was asked for nominees for the scholarship, she was truly the first student I thought of.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMudd met with \u003Cstrong\u003EChen Zhou\u003C\/strong\u003E, an associate professor and associate chair for undergraduate studies in ISyE to discuss the nomination. Despite some nerves as she entered Zhou\u2019s office, where she expected a formal interview, she was quickly treated to an easygoing conversation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe genuinely just wanted to get to know me,\u201d Mudd said. \u201cWe just talked about what I was interested in, things I was passionate about and where I hoped to make a positive impact, specifically with regard to hunger and homelessness.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter that conversation, he gave me the nomination.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore rounds of interviews followed, including with \u003Cstrong\u003EE. Roe Stamps\u003C\/strong\u003E himself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI almost had a breakdown from nerves,\u201d Mudd said, calmly and with a smile now, long after the decision had been made. \u201cBut it was so smooth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of the final interview, she was told she got the scholarship, which \u2013 in addition to the mentorship, recognition, and academic opportunities \u2013 offers a full-ride scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s amazing,\u201d she said. \u201cI started crying.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEntrepreneurship and Giving Back\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the Stamps scholarship may arguably be the biggest boost she gets for her college career, her pursuits don\u2019t end at that sizable success. Mudd has always been a bit of a hustler \u2013 she bought and sold high-end sneakers while she was in high school \u2013 and she\u2019s expanded her business acumen during in time in college.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help fund her education, she and her cousin, who she called a \u201cbusiness partner\u201d in high school, got involved with Turo. Turo is a peer-to-peer carsharing company that allows private car owners to rent out vehicles via an online marketplace.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe sneakers weren\u2019t really consistent money or anything,\u201d she said, \u201cso we had to find something that\u2019s more stable.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, she managers a handful of cars and continues to learn how to deal with customers, maintain cars, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is helping me lay my foundation,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s how I see my time here. I\u2019m building a foundation so I have options when I graduate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe doesn\u2019t see herself going straight into business for herself. That may come later. There may be a stop in industry along the way. One thing she knows is that she wants to give back as much as she can.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne day, I hope to start my own foundation,\u201d said Mudd, who, along with her mom, aunt, and some friends, has helped pack meals for those in need since she was in middle school. \u201cI was given opportunities others weren\u2019t, and I feel a moral obligation to help those who don\u2019t have the same privileges I do.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENot bad for someone who wasn\u2019t sure what she wanted to do just a few short years ago.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter struggling to find her direction when she first got to Georgia Tech, Sydney Mudd has lined up numerous accolades including the prestigious Stamps scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After struggling to find her direction when she first got to Georgia Tech, Sydney Mudd has lined up numerous accolades including the prestigious Stamps scholarship."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2022-02-18 17:00:22","changed_gmt":"2023-05-17 16:37:35","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"655593":{"id":"655593","type":"image","title":"Sydney Mudd - Stamps Scholarship","body":null,"created":"1645202613","gmt_created":"2022-02-18 16:43:33","changed":"1645202613","gmt_changed":"2022-02-18 16:43:33","alt":"Sydney Mudd","file":{"fid":"248547","name":"MicrosoftTeams-image (4).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%284%29_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%284%29_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":5257097,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%284%29_0.png?itok=Ti_ljbjp"}}},"media_ids":["655593"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/stampsps.gatech.edu","title":"Stamps President\u0027s Scholars Program"}],"groups":[{"id":"660354","name":"Center for Academics, Success, and Equity"},{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"652171":{"#nid":"652171","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alex Syriopoulos Overcomes Life-Changing Injury and Earns Two Georgia Tech Degrees","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaced by adversity, one Georgia Tech student gained the confidence to succeed with the help of a supportive community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alex-syriopoulos\/\u0022\u003EAlex Syriopoulos\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IE 2020, M.S. GMC 2021) was a third-year student in the H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) when an unexplained\u0026nbsp;brain hemorrhage left him paralyzed after a coma. With determination and intensive physical therapy,\u0026nbsp;he \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/22\/spring-2020-graduate-alex-syriopoulos\u0022\u003Eachieved an incredible physical recovery\u003C\/a\u003E, and two years after the near-death experience, he was ready for his next challenge: going back to college.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Syriopoulos returned to Georgia Tech in 2019, most of his friends had already graduated. But thanks to his outgoing nature and the encouragement of a mentor \u2013 introduced by Jorge Breton, the director of Hispanic Initiatives \u2013 he started building new networks for himself. He also unexpectedly reconnected with a first-year\u0026nbsp;dorm friend, who became one of his team members for Senior Design.\u0026nbsp;His academic advisor, Lauren Silver, provided the guidance he needed to get his course load back on track, and he never felt alone during his return to Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo catch up with his\u0026nbsp;academic studies, Syriopoulos discovered he needed to review some ISyE fundamentals. He also had to retake one of the courses he had been enrolled in during the semester of his injury when he realized he had forgotten most of the material. Despite adjusting well to being a student again, he still encountered unexpected difficulties.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBecause I\u0027m blind in my left peripheral vision, I can sometimes misread a question,\u201d said Syriopoulos. \u201cI once read the number 250 as 50, and that happened during a final exam.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, he was blown away by the approachability and helpfulness of his professors, who were quick to accommodate him. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/damon-williams\u0022\u003EDamon Williams\u003C\/a\u003E, senior lecturer and director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-launches-center-academics-success-and-equity\u0022\u003ECenter for Academics, Success, and Equity\u003C\/a\u003E, was exceptional in making sure he had enough time to take his quizzes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESyriopoulos was also thankful for ISyE\u0027s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/gunter-sharp\u0022\u003EGunter Sharp\u003C\/a\u003E, emeritus professor, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/he-wang\u0022\u003EHe Wang\u003C\/a\u003E, Colonel John B. 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The one-year program, a joint degree with the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), provides advanced training in communication and media and develops expertise in a critical global language.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe globally focused degree intrigued Syriopoulos, who was born in Greece, is half-Greek and half-Colombian, speaks multiple languages, and interned with MasterCard Latin America. This background made him a natural candidate for the program. And after meeting with Jenny Strakovsky, former associate director of ML graduate studies and career education, as well as\u0026nbsp;speaking with\u0026nbsp;his former Spanish professors, he realized the degree would complement his technical engineering background by enhancing his communication skills.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA lot of companies had already told me that they were looking for people who understand data and are capable of explaining technical information to non-technical people,\u201d said Syriopoulos.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe master\u2019s program was an incredible option while he waited for the job market to improve, and he received the Foreign Language and Area Studies\u0026nbsp;fellowship to help with the expense. In 2020, Syriopoulous joined the second cohort of the MS-GMC program with a concentration in Spanish.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe program was honestly a blessing,\u201d he said. \u201cI learned a lot, and I met some really incredible people -- professors and students alike.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo of Syriopoulos\u0027 favorite courses centered around environmental theory \u2013 a special topics class on 21st-century environmental philosophy with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/hugh-crawford\u0022\u003EThomas Hugh Crawford\u003C\/a\u003E, LMC\u0026nbsp;associate professor, and sustainable development with ML Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/2f2b30a4-9a3c-52cb-ba29-16efb29fd617\u0022\u003EMiguel Rosas Buendia\u003C\/a\u003E. In particular, he appreciated Buendia\u2019s native Peruvian perspective\u0026nbsp;on the environmental challenges in Latin America.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor his master\u2019s thesis project, Syriopoulos performed marketing analysis for Saving the Amazon, a Colombian NGO aiding the reforestation effort of the Amazon rainforest. The nonprofit takes funds from companies trying to reduce their carbon footprint and gives them to\u0026nbsp;communities indigenous to the Colombian rainforest. In turn, the communities take control of planting new trees in their territories. Syriopoulos\u0026nbsp;emphasizes that it\u0027s\u0026nbsp;important to ensure these marginalized communities get the resources they need to amplify their voice in the global discussion over climate change, while also leveraging their age-old wisdom and traditions to sustainably reforest the Amazon rainforests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile working on his thesis, Syriopoulos benefitted from the expertise of Crawford, one of his advisors, as well as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/modlangs.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/a9620fd5-e84f-5448-bc82-868684c4db2f\u0022\u003EAntonio Cardentey\u003C\/a\u003E, a second advisor from the ML department. He also received guidance from Strakovsky.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the middle of his master\u2019s program, Syriopoulos received a call from Accenture offering him a position in their Atlanta office as a business and integration arch analyst. The role was a perfect match for him, as being able to work and collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds is crucial in consulting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrilled to accept the offer, Syriopoulos graduated and began\u0026nbsp;his full-time job. As he moves forward with his career, he is grateful to all the friends and professors who shaped his time at the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have a very close, beautiful community of people who help each other out,\u201d said Syriopoulos. \u201cGeorgia Tech has been one of best experiences I\u0027ve had in my life, and it\u0027s probably the most defining one for my character.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, he is interested in giving back to the Shepherd Center, the hospital for spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation, where he received treatment for his injury. 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Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) is passionate about helping other students, and she has been involved since its development with the newly launched \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-launches-center-academics-success-and-equity\u0022\u003ECenter for Academics, Success, and Equity (CASE)\u003C\/a\u003E, an interdisciplinary center that encompasses many programs designed to support the entire ISyE community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESinger first met \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/damon-williams\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDamon P. Williams\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, senior lecturer and director of CASE, as a student in one of his classes. She started working as his student assistant in Summer 2020, primarily focusing on ISYE 2027, but also helping with tutoring, converting courses into online formats, and other projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Williams began implementing new programs to promote academic growth and professional development for ISyE students, he invited Singer to assist with these initiatives. Now, she serves as the head student lead for CASE, working with the center\u2019s large team of student assistants to make sure everything runs smoothly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe mission of CASE \u2013 to promote success for all students \u2013 is something that rings home to me,\u201d said Singer. \u201cIt means a lot that Damon is looking out for students in all of these different ways, and it was definitely something that I wanted to be a part of.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach of CASE\u2019s three pillars, which (as the name suggests) includes academics, success, and equity, has a student assistant responsible for that sector\u2019s programs. In addition to student lead, Singer has taken on the role of academics lead, which involves running the ISyE tutoring center. She also helped to create a presentation for the undergraduate and graduate teaching assistant (TA) orientations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother major program run by CASE is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/newly-launched-menties-program-connects-isye-undergraduates-and-alumni\u0022\u003EMentIEs\u003C\/a\u003E, an initiative Singer helped to develop that connects ISyE students with successful alumni mentors who share their industry experience. Students participating in the program meet once a month in a group with their mentor and two other student mentees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe goal of MentIEs is to make sure that not only are the students prepared academically, but they are prepared professionally for when they get out into the real world,\u201d said Singer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrganizing MentIEs virtually because of Covid-19 was a challenge, but the pilot program received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the mentees. The students enjoyed furthering their professional development as well as building relationships within their mentoring groups, and almost all of them said they would recommend the program to other ISyE students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, Singer also works on the equity side of CASE and is excited about what the center is doing to provide additional resources to students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the equity initiatives being developed, Secure Space Allies, is intended to create safe spaces for underrepresented and marginalized persons within ISyE. It\u2019s a spinoff of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/safe-space\u0022\u003ESafe Space\u003C\/a\u003E, the LGBTQIA Resource Center\u2019s ally training program,\u201d Singer explained. \u201cFaculty members can get trained to be a secure space ally, so students have a place to go to talk to someone when they feel discouraged or have an issue.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, she hopes other departments at Georgia Tech will develop similar resources for their students, especially something like Secure Space Allies that will help students feel more included. Being involved with CASE has been a meaningful experience for Singer, and she enjoys partnering with Williams to support ISyE students with these new programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFourth-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/caroline-singer\/\u0022\u003ECaroline Singer\u003C\/a\u003E is the student lead and academics lead for CASE, an interdisciplinary center encompassing many programs that support the ISyE community.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fourth-year Caroline Singer is the student lead and academics lead for CASE, an interdisciplinary center encompassing many programs that support the ISyE community.  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Williams\u003C\/strong\u003E said at the time. Williams is a senior lecturer and director of ISyE\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/about\/school\/diversity-and-inclusivity\u0022\u003ECenter for Academics, Success, and Equity\u003C\/a\u003E (CASE), and was recently named the College of Engineering\u2019s first associate dean for inclusive excellence and chief diversity officer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter a pilot program this past year, which saw high levels of participation from both students and alumni, Williams heard quite a bit of feedback from the students. Students loved the opportunity and gave great reviews of their mentors, but most had one specific request:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey wanted the opportunity to meet and network with other mentors around the program, whom they had heard about from their peers throughout the year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Sept. 19, this year\u2019s cohort of mentees got that opportunity at the program\u2019s kickoff event. Students and alumni mentors from around the country came together for an evening of food and networking, where no question was off limits and students were able to hear advice from individuals in a variety of fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSimply put, it just broadens your scope,\u201d second-year student \u003Cstrong\u003EQuincy Howard\u003C\/strong\u003E said of the event. \u201cYou get so many different perspectives through people\u2019s careers and their experiences at Georgia Tech. It broadens your scope on what you think you can do and what your degree can do for you.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe dinner was modeled like a speed dating\u0026nbsp;event. Students and mentors were assigned to a table to begin the evening, where they ate dinner and got to know each other. After dinner and a 15-minute networking round, the bell sounded and students moved to a new table. There, they spoke with a new cohort of mentors who had entirely different experiences and perspectives than the group they left behind.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere were presidents of technology companies and consultants, sales excellence managers and optimization experts, CEOs and business founders. There were those who had long-since graduated and others who were in the early stages of their careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s no way we were getting another opportunity like this,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EHarish Kanthi\u003C\/strong\u003E, another second-year student who said he couldn\u2019t pass it up when he heard about it in Williams\u2019 class. Laughing, he added, \u201cThe net worth in this room is off the charts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents involved in the program will continue to connect with their mentors, as well as their new connections developed at the dinner. For the mentors, it\u2019s a great opportunity to pass on their experience to a new generation and to find bright minds they may be able to call upon in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EView a full list of mentors and companies who participated in the kickoff event below:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlicia Cardillo \u2013 SVP, Financial Crimes Executive, Truist\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBob Martin \u2013 President, RDMartin, Ltd.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDan Shinedling \u2013 KS2 Technologies, Inc.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDean Athanassiades \u2013 Senior Director of Program Management, Philips\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEmily Tilden\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EErrika Moore \u2013 Executive Director, National STEM Funders Network\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJason DeLoach \u2013 VP of Supply Chain Engineering Solutions, Americold, LLC\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJim McClelland\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKaitlin Tennille \u2013 Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering, Walt Disney World\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKniffen Kelly \u2013 CEO, Shebang, LLC\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELouis Wooten \u2013 Consultant, Simon-Kucher \u0026amp; 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The groundbreaking ceremony for Tech Square Phase 3 happened in the shadow of structures like Coda, Centergy, and the Technology Square Research Building where Tech has rapidly cultivated one of the country\u2019s fastest-growing business and technology ecosystems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis third phase of Technology Square will be anchored by two multi-story towers. The entire project is planned to add more than 400,000+ square feet of new space for research and collaboration. The primary buildings situated on the site, located on the blocks between 5th, Spring, and West Peachtree Streets, will both be named for philanthropists who have played a vital role in advancing Georgia Tech\u2019s mission of progress and service.\u0026nbsp; One tower named for principal donor Ernest Scheller, will be the new home of graduate and executive education programs of the Scheller College of Business. The second tower will be named George Tower, in recognition of Bill and Penny George, and will house the nation\u2019s top-ranked industrial engineering program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech transformed abandoned and blighted areas across the Midtown\/Downtown Connector to open Technology Square in 2003. The second phase 21-story Coda Building opened in 2019 and has drawn more top-tier tech companies to work as close to Georgia Tech\u2019s campus as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA successful innovation ecosystem requires not just good hardware \u2014 the right buildings in the right locations \u2014 but also good software: the right talent and programs and a culture of innovation,\u201d said President \u00c1ngel Cabrera at the groundbreaking ceremony.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech alumnus and Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens was also on hand to celebrate the launch of the transformative project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u201cMetro Atlanta\u2019s diverse and thriving tech industry is the envy of many, and Tech Square has helped make that a reality.\u201d Dickens said. \u2028\u2028\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSince 2021, companies including Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Micron, Airbnb, and Nike have made significant investments to expand their presence in the neighborhood.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Having this collaboration here between companies and one of the world\u0027s great academic institutions and different departments is critical,\u201d said George, a graduate of Tech\u2019s industrial engineering program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe new facilities of Tech Square Phase 3 will offer our students the ability to learn, collaborate, and develop in a new, innovative environment. Thanks to the generosity and support of our community, we are now better positioned than ever before to fulfill our mission of cultivating principled business leaders who thrive in a tech-driven world,\u2019 said Dean Maryam Alavi of the Scheller College of Business.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s business programs have been growing and expanding, consistently ranking among the top 20 nationally. \u2028\u2028\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0022Dean Alavi and the Scheller college team have consistently been moving up the ladder and have number one for the entire college well within sight. This new tower should give a big boost toward that goal,\u201d said Ernest Scheller.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUniversity System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue joined to help turn over the first shovels of earth where the towers will soon sit. \u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022These types of initiatives are happening around the state, and it\u2019s the students that we are impacting,\u201d said Perdue. \u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJeb Stewart, a Georgia Tech graduate and son of Milton H. Stewart, the namesake of Tech\u2019s school of industrial engineering, recognized the positive momentum this groundbreaking represented.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHope can start with things like education and opportunity\u2014things that are going to happen in these buildings,\u201d Stewart said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHundreds of years from now when people come to Midtown and see these buildings, they will know they were built for students to learn and be innovators,\u201d said President Cabrera. \u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the academic facilities, Tech Square Phase 3 will also include a large outdoor plaza with street-level retail and an underground parking deck. Project partners include architecture from booth Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio (RJTR) and Eskew Dumez Ripple and Turner Construction. 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When she began her college studies, she discovered the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), which serves to empower the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and impact the world through STEM. Colina joined SHPE, and upon transferring to Georgia Tech, found her place in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gt-shpe.com\u0022\u003EGT-SHPE\u003C\/a\u003E. In the following interview, Colina shares her journey to Georgia Tech and SHPE and the impact GT-SHPE has had on her. It has been lightly edited for clarity and length.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat brought you to Georgia Tech and ISyE as a transfer student?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince I was a child, I knew I wanted to study industrial engineering (IE). With hard work and my family\u0027s support, I came to the U.S. to obtain my college degree. I was able to start my degree journey at a great community college. When it was time to transfer to another school, I started searching for the top IE programs in the nation, which is how I found Georgia Tech. After searching for more information about the school and falling in love with the campus, I knew Georgia Tech was where I wanted to study to become that engineer I dreamed of being as a kid.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudying at Georgia Tech in the ISyE program has been challenging but incredible. I have grown and learned so much in my time here. However, what brought me to the Institute was the perseverance of becoming a professional industrial engineer who can make this world a better place. My parents are also an essential part of what brought me here. They have been my biggest support throughout this process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us about your involvement with the Georgia Tech chapter of Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI have been involved in SHPE since community college. The passion and love that the SHPE chapter members there had for the organization\u0026nbsp;were so incredible that I felt connected right away. When I transferred to Georgia Tech, I wanted to continue my journey with GT-SHPE, and even though it took some time to adapt to a new school and city, I knew GT-SHPE was going to be that place where I could make a difference. So\u0026nbsp;I decided to apply for the executive board as secretary. In this position, I am responsible for managing three different branches of our organization: academic and professional development; philanthropy; and our signature event, Taste of Latin America.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a transfer student, coming to a new city was potentially challenging, but GT-SHPE allowed me to meet new people and obtain great professional opportunities. I have grown so much, both as a person and as a professional!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is something students outside GT-SHPE might not know about the organization?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe are an organization that looks to shape our members not only in becoming better professionals but better people as well. We have so many resources to help you succeed, such as professional workshops and boot camps, social events, Taste of Latin America, philanthropy events, scholarships, and so much more.\u0026nbsp;This organization is not only for Hispanic students but for any student who is looking to make a positive impact in their community. Therefore, I invite any student to join GT-SHPE -- you will not regret it!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are one or two of your favorite initiatives offered by GT-SHPE?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo of my favorites initiatives offered by GT-SHPE are Kit Operations and Taste of Latin America (TLA). Kit Operations is a fairly new initiative that the philanthropy team at GT-SHPE is trying to support so it happens every year. The purpose of Kit Operations is to create hygiene\u0026nbsp;kits for people experiencing homelessness\u0026nbsp; in Atlanta. This has been a tough year for many people, especially for this particular community.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy other favorite initiative is Taste of Latin America. We show the larger Georgia Tech community what it means to be a Latino with cultural food, music, and a performance that everyone can enjoy. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), talented photographer and musician, Tower Gold Award recipient, social media content creator for the humanitarian organization World Relief, two-time summer intern at McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, entrepreneur, and vice president for external affairs for Georgia Tech\u2019s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (GT-SHPE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was in the context of that last detail that ISyE reached out to Caldwell, who enthusiastically agreed to share \u2013 among other topics \u2013 his thoughts on how his Ecuadorian family has shaped his personal values, what it\u2019s like to be a Hispanic STEM student at the Institute, and the impact of GT-SHPE on his college experience. The interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWe are in a time where conversations around the experiences of people of color are being rightfully foregrounded. What thoughts have you had about this cultural moment?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur nation has not only grappled with a pandemic that is disproportionately affecting minority communities, but we also have been repeatedly shocked by instances of police brutality that are just a glimpse of what the Black community in the U.S. regularly faces. The dire need for social action is inescapable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet I look ahead, feeling both challenged and optimistic. More than ever before, people are awakening to these perpetual injustices \u2013 although the reluctance to make substantive change and \u201cwhat about-isms\u201d unfortunately has been quick to follow. I personally wish to work toward making this moment a catalyst for a focused movement that is built for the long-term. Our generation has a momentous calling to funnel innovation and conscience into needed social change.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ET\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eell us about your background and family origin. How has being of Ecuadorian extraction impacted your life?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy parents met in the small town of Suc\u00faa, Ecuador. My mother, a town resident, was a waitress, and my father was a Peace Corps volunteer from the U.S. Both struggled with jobs that paid less than minimum wage, and they moved to the U.S. with few financial resources and big dreams of being able to support their family. Raised traveling back and forth between the U.S. and Ecuador, I was deeply molded to value the integrity of community and the significance of culture; this truly informed the ambitions I have and the value I hold for serving others. I am thankful for a heritage that has inspired me to spark innovation for the underserved and to never lose sight of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ela familia\u2019\u003C\/em\u003Es profound importance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat would you like the ISyE and larger Georgia Tech communities to know about being a Hispanic student at the Institute?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am so grateful for the way our Institute not only values diversity and supports our Latinx\/Hispanic community but also amplifies our voices and unlocks opportunities for us to advance with confidence through the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hispanicoffice.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Hispanic Initiatives\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/omed.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Minority Education\u003C\/a\u003E, and other core initiatives at Tech. There are certainly barriers and stereotypes that have posed challenges throughout my college journey. At the same time, I still face biased perceptions around my very presence in STEM and have been kept out of internships, organizations, and professional opportunities simply for not having a more traditional background and \u201cfit.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFortunately, ISyE and the broader Tech community have forged a culture that embraces differences and truly sets the tone for leading with diversity. Now in my third year, I look back at having been selected for the pilot Freshman Diversity Leaders Internship with McKinsey \u0026amp; Company as a testament to Georgia Tech\u2019s leadership on this front, as it was one of the few schools in the U.S. to be part of this launch propelling top diverse students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen did you get involved in the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gt-shpe.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, and how has the organization contributed to your college experience?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI got involved with GT-SHPE my very first semester at Georgia Tech, and it has honestly been a transformative experience. I find GT-SHPE to be an organization that is unique in the different experiences it offers students, both professionally and socially. I have had a chance to be involved with everything from our Mini World Cup, singing for the Taste of Latin America (an event showcasing Hispanic culture for all students), being a PEP mentor, and \u2013 currently \u2013 serving as external vice president. GT-SHPE is a place where I have truly felt at home, with people who resonate with my background and connect on shared interests and passions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the second largest collegiate SHPE chapter in the U.S., we\u0026nbsp;now have 340 members. Having raised about $40,000 just this semester to fund all programmatic activities, it has been immensely rewarding for me to lead our corporate relations and events, national convention, and professional experience program. This is a community I have been able to lean on and grow with, and in return, it is one I wish to propel further so each member can achieve their dreams.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us more about PEP.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPEP stands for our Professional Experience Program. At its core, PEP is an opportunity for motivated students \u2013 PEPies \u2013 to be individually paired with older students \u2013 PEPos \u2013 who serve as mentors. This program is extremely actionable and provides a phenomenal outlet for students (particularly first-years) to transition into Georgia Tech with a gust of wind in their sails. As part of the program, students participate in everything from workshops on resume writing and personal brand building to learning how to navigate all aspects of their Georgia Tech journey. PEPies are encouraged and equipped to believe in their exciting potential as Hispanic students at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor me, it\u2019s full-circle to have been a PEPo last year and now to be leading the program of 50 or so students. These one-on-one interactions that take place through the program are some of the most meaningful to me.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnything final thoughts?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI believe that an integral part of the narrative of future innovation is being written by the ideas that receive venture capital backing, yet with funding only going to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ratemyinvestor.com\/DiversityVCReport_Final.pdf\u0022\u003E9% women, 1% Black, and 2% Latinx founders\u003C\/a\u003E, there is a glaring need to improve entrepreneurial diversity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the start of this school year, I connected with local VCs, entrepreneurs, and Institute program directors to share my idea for a Georgia Tech-based, student-run VC that would specifically support underrepresented minority student founders. 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The interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;What has been on your mind while watching the civil unrest related to this summer\u2019s deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many others \u2013 especially since you\u2019re raising two Black sons?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EAs a mother of two teenage boys, my heart goes out to all of mothers and fathers who\u2019ve had to bury their children in the last few years due to senseless, avoidable deaths.\u0026nbsp;My sons are now 18 and 16. After a racial incident occurred at their private school last fall, I shared with the the administration that I unfortunately have had to prepare my sons for these kinds of life tragedies their entire lives. My greatest fear when my oldest son began driving was not that he\u2019d get into a car accident but rather that he\u2019d be pulled over by the police \u2013 and now that he\u2019s 18, that fear has heightened.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019m frustrated that I\u2019ve had to spend more time the last two years not encouraging my son to enjoy life and spending time with friends but instead urging him to watch where he goes, to be prepared for his \u201cpassive\u201d response to law enforcement, and to recognize that his academic excellence and honors at a nationally recognized high school means nothing to those he might encounter who would wish to harm him.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECould you share some thoughts about what it has been like to be a Black woman in STEM \u2013 that intersectionality \u2013 beginning with your undergraduate years at Tech Institute and continuing to where you are today?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMidway through my undergraduate career at Tech, I realized the intersectionality of being a Black woman in STEM was a highly marginalized position when the professor teaching my circuits class told me, \u201cBlack women have no business in engineering.\u201d\u0026nbsp;And although one of my greatest joys in life will always be having seen that same professor sitting on the dais as I crossed the stage at Commencement, one of the most pivotal aspects\u0026nbsp;about\u0026nbsp;that moment is that I became committed to ensuring all Black women in STEM have the opportunity to be uplifted and honored instead of being marginalized or dismissed.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout my life, I\u2019ve had a significant level of encouragement from my parents, mentors, sponsors and uplifting organizations like the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtsbe.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech chapter of National Society of Black Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.xialphadst.org\/\u0022\u003EXi Alpha chapter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. But what about the young Black women who can\u2019t leverage these support systems?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStatistically, half of them decide not to pursue a STEM education before they even graduate from high school.\u0026nbsp;For those who enter college, another 50% opt not to graduate in STEM.\u0026nbsp; And the next large drop in numbers occurs\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ebefore\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;those STEM graduates complete eight years in their professional careers. Thankfully, programs like the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.millionwomenmentors.com\/home-mwm\u0022\u003EMillion Women Mentors\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;movement,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mywit.org\/programs\/wit-girls\/\u0022\u003EWomen in Technology (WIT) Girls\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blackgirlscode.com\/\u0022\u003EBlack Girls Code\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/itsmfonline.org\/programs-development\/emerge-academy\/\u0022\u003EIT Senior Management Forum\u2019s (ITSMF) Emerge Academy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;exist to support young Black girls and women to excel in STEM.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou have had an incredibly successful career \u2013 and have specifically held professional positions and volunteer leadership positions in organizations that work toward increasing diversity in STEM. What has driven your missional mindset behind this?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy parents taught me at a very young age that we are \u201cblessed to be a blessing.\u201d\u0026nbsp;Currently, my personal mantras are \u201cThe purpose of life is to live a life of purpose\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m no longer accepting the things I cannot change; I\u2019m changing the things I cannot accept.\u201d I know that I\u2019ve been blessed to represent diversity in STEM, and I\u2019m extremely grateful that I\u2019ve had the opportunity to lead efforts, boards, and organizations with this same focus for the past 30 years: working to encourage, enable, uplift, and fortify others so that they too have the opportunity to represent diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy is diversity in STEM so important?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStatistics reflect, and companies have proven, that diversity in STEM creates better business models, better ideation, more inclusive technology, and products that are more reflective of their consumers.\u0026nbsp;In fact, Georgia Tech alumna Joy Buolamwini (CS 12) \u2013 recently\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90525023\/most-creative-people-2020-joy-buolamwini\u0022\u003Efeatured in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFast Company\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;magazine\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;as the founder of\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajl.org\/\u0022\u003EAlgorithmic Justice League\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(AJL) \u2013 has literally proven this through\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/joy_buolamwini_how_i_m_fighting_bias_in_algorithms?language=en\u0022\u003Eher research\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and her MIT thesis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer thesis methodology uncovered large racial and gender bias in AI services from companies like Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon. AJL was created to form a world with more ethical and inclusive technology. Because the reality is, without diversity in STEM we won\u2019t have diverse minds, diverse thoughts, or diverse discoveries to challenge and hold these racial and gender bias \u201cnorms\u201d accountable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiven this, we need more K-12 educational systems, higher education institutions, and corporations to actively focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM. And until that happens to the point of changing outcomes and the number of Black students\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ein\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;STEM, I\u2019ll continue to be a staunch advocate and change agent.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your hopes for the present moment in our country, and for the generation of young Black students currently at Georgia Tech?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnfortunately, the present moment doesn\u2019t reflect hope.\u0026nbsp;We\u2019ve lost iconic leaders like John Lewis, and the lives of future leaders have been sacrificed. So, my hope for the Black students currently at Georgia Tech is that they will think beyond the here and now, that they will look to the future and think about the world they want to create for the generations to come. My hope is that they do know that their lives matter \u2013 and not only do their lives matter, but that what they intend to do with their lives matters.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur diverse STEM future rests in their hands \u2013 and that is where the hope is.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EErrika shares her thoughts on the ongoing civil unrest in the U.S., her experiences as a Black woman in STEM, and her hopes for the current generation of Black Georgia Tech students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Errika shares her thoughts on the ongoing civil unrest in the U.S., her experiences as a Black woman in STEM, and her hopes for the current generation of Black Georgia Tech students."}],"uid":"28766","created_gmt":"2020-09-23 17:14:24","changed_gmt":"2023-05-17 16:36:09","author":"Shelley Wunder-Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-09-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-09-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"639430":{"id":"639430","type":"image","title":"Errika Moore","body":null,"created":"1600880595","gmt_created":"2020-09-23 17:03:15","changed":"1600880595","gmt_changed":"2020-09-23 17:03:15","alt":"Errika Moore","file":{"fid":"243123","name":"Errika Moore.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Errika%20Moore.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Errika%20Moore.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":163035,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Errika%20Moore.jpg?itok=gFpk9Y0n"}}},"media_ids":["639430"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-alumna-errika-moore-making-impact-stem","title":"ISyE Alumna Errika Moore: Making an Impact in STEM"}],"groups":[{"id":"660354","name":"Center for Academics, Success, and Equity"},{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"176641","name":"Errika Moore"},{"id":"185916","name":"Black in STEM"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"185917","name":"Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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Guada\u2019s chief role at Georgia Tech was serving as president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), where she was committed to not only empowering Hispanics to overcome adversity and succeed but also to sharing Hispanic culture with the entire campus. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow an alumna of the Institute, Guada is beginning the next chapter in her life. She recently moved to Seattle, Washington to work for Microsoft as a program manager. She plans on remaining involved in SHPE on a larger scale so she can continue to give back to others and help others find their support system just as she did.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this interview, Guada discusses the role of SHPE at Georgia Tech and its significance for her college years, and she describes her experience of being a female Hispanic international student.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy industrial engineering?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI have wanted to study engineering ever since I was little, but I didn\u0027t know what kind. I knew I didn\u2019t want to focus on buildings, chemicals, or anything specific. So, as I was researching engineering as a high school student, I noticed that ISyE was the broadest engineering field and that I could decide later what exactly I wanted to do with it. As time passed, I fell in love with it. I\u2019m constantly trying to make things more efficient, so it is a perfect fit for me.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere did your involvement in campus organizations begin?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/admission.gatech.edu\/hrt\u0022\u003EHispanic Recruitment Team\u003C\/a\u003E (HRT) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gt-shpe.com\/\u0022\u003ESociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E. In my first semester, I applied to be part of the board of directors for SHPE, and I didn\u2019t get the position. I decided to become more involved in HRT by going to different high schools and hosting visits to promote Georgia Tech. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn my second semester, a position opened for SHPE, and the president encouraged me to apply. I became the leadership planning chair and oversaw the mentorship program. Older members would provide support and advice to first-years in order to help them succeed. I was a first-year who was leading other first-years, which allowed me to know exactly what we wanted to see from the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your motivation for leading so early in your college experience?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI came to Georgia Tech wanting to take advantage of valuable opportunities and wanting to meet new people, so joining SHPE was inevitable. As a first-year, I looked up to the president, and I just knew I would be in that position one day. I wanted to give back not only to the first-years but also to the whole organization. Making a big impact on campus was very important to me and encouraged me to want to lead.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are SHPE\u2019s most important initiatives?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith 280 members and a $90,000 budget, we can do a lot. Our biggest event is Taste of Latin America, which is a whole day of Hispanic food and culture with hundreds of people in attendance. Over 10 countries are represented on Skiles Walkway. There is a lot of learning and bonding with Hispanics. Afterward, people showcase their country\u2019s dancing, acting, and comedy. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe also provide scholarships that support members\u2019 educations. SHPE aims to empower Hispanics to be confident in academics and STEM fields. We offer a lot of academic opportunities such as time management workshops, post-graduate workshops, and mentoring programs. I would say that our biggest focus is the professional aspect. Companies will come to events and recruit our members. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is a philanthropic aspect to SHPE as well, where we give back to the community. Usually we participate in other organizations\u2019 events, but this past year, we decided to develop our own philanthropy events where we created kits for the homeless sponsored by Eaton and sold candygrams to support the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/thelaa.org\/\u0022\u003ELatin American Association\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn top of that, we do social activities as an organization such as paintball, ice skating, and bowling. SHPE has so much to offer its members and caters to many different needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is something that the average Georgia Tech student doesn\u2019t know about SHPE?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne misconception that I want to address is that SHPE is only for Hispanic engineers. The truth is that we are a very inclusive organization, and there isn\u2019t a need to be Hispanic or to be an engineer. Forty percent of our members are international. We\u2019re super inclusive because we want to share our culture with many different people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, SHPE provides opportunities to its members that are truly once in a lifetime. I found my internships as a result of being a part of SHPE, and these opportunities served as huge learning experiences. It allowed me to take the next step in my education and in my career. There is a national SHPE convention where members can find internships and research opportunities. Overall, the organization unlocks amazing opportunities to go further with your Georgia Tech education. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is the best thing about being Hispanic at Georgia Tech? Conversely, what is the most challenging aspect?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is very hard to move to a new country with a new culture, not knowing anyone going to your school while everyone else seems to know at least one person. It was a huge leap of faith for me. Initially, it was very challenging, and I thought I wouldn\u2019t make it through four years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, I found a support system that made me feel right at home, and that was with SHPE. As a Hispanic, finding other people who like the same food as you or looking for restaurants where you can get food from home is very important to feel comfortable. It\u2019s also great to have a place where you can speak Spanish, participate in events related to your culture, and bring to campus aspects of your culture. 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Oni\u2019s academic accomplishments have included Dean\u2019s List, Faculty Honors, and a Provost Scholarship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiven the continuing civil unrest and the national conversation about race and white privilege, ISyE recently reached out to him to ask if he would like to comment on these events. Oni is currently finishing an internship with Amazon Web Services as a demand generation intern, and he provided his response to our questions by email. The interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat have your thoughts and feelings been over the past few weeks as the U.S. has witnessed the deaths of young Black men like you at the hands of police? What would you like the ISyE and larger Georgia Tech community to know?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo say these past few weeks have been hard would be an understatement. Simply put, it hurts. It hurts a lot. It pains me to see people who look like me be discriminated against and treated so unfairly just because of the color of our skin. I acknowledge that in some cases individuals may have committed an offense, resisted arrest, etc., but the root cause of these initial altercations and hostility is always because of our skin color. And that mentality at its very core is racism.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese few weeks seem all too familiar to years past \u2013 Trayvon Martin (2012), Eric Garner (2014), Alton Sterling (2016), and on and on. I still remember one night when my twin brother came home in tears. He was stopped by a policeman that night and shared how the fear for his life in that very moment became real. Similarly, my biggest fear is that one day my kids will have to endure these same hardships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is not to say all cops are bad, but the few are enough. They\u2019re enough to validate the Black community\u2019s fear, to motivate us to advocate for conversation, dialogue, and reform for real change to happen. And collectively we want the ISyE and whole Georgia Tech community to hear and resonate with our concerns \u2013 to really dig deep to try and understand the pain Black people have for so long endured. In that way, we can stand together, as one, and truly be the change for our next generation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore specifically, as a young Black man in a STEM field, is there anything you want to share about your experiences in this arena?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a young Black man in engineering, I feel as if I am always trying to prove myself. Throughout my four years, I have constantly had my achievements belittled and brought down because I am Black. \u201cYou got into Tech because you are Black.\u201d \u201cYou got your co-op and internship at great IE companies because you are Black.\u201d \u201cYou were selected a Georgia Tech ambassador because you are Black.\u201d \u201cYou were named a Mr. Georgia Tech finalist because you are Black.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver and over again, I feel that no matter how hard I work both academically and professionally, my accomplishments will always be diminished. I understand my skin color may bring some advantages through diversity metrics as I pursue my career, but the truth is it brings more obstacles, as I have to first navigate through stereotypes and implicit racial biases. We \u2013 the members of the Black community \u2013 want to succeed and make a name for ourselves, just like our white peers and classmates. But it hurts when we work twice as hard to be then only given half the value of its merit. We use this to fuel our motivation, but we long for the day where our accomplishments can be validated by our work ethic, rather than the color of our skin.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy is diversity and representation important in STEM?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDiversity, representation, and inclusion in STEM are of the utmost importance. The National Science Foundation reports that\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wired.com\/brandlab\/2015\/05\/5-numbers-explain-stem-diversity-matters-us\/\u0022\u003E 84% of working professionals currently in science and engineering jobs in the U.S. are white or Asian males\u003C\/a\u003E. STEM jobs are growing faster than any other industry and are expected\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/oes\/\u0022\u003E to increase by 17% in the next five years\u003C\/a\u003E. But less than a quarter of this pool consists of minorities. The Pew Research Center reports that the median salary men in STEM fields earn is $84,000; women, in contrast, earn a median salary of $60,828 \u2013 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pewsocialtrends.org\/2018\/01\/09\/diversity-in-the-stem-workforce-varies-widely-across-jobs\/\u0022\u003Ea difference of over $23,000\u003C\/a\u003E. The median salary for Black people working in STEM is $58,000, compared with the median white salary of $71,897 \u2013\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pewsocialtrends.org\/2018\/01\/09\/diversity-in-the-stem-workforce-varies-widely-across-jobs\/\u0022\u003E a difference of nearly $14,000\u003C\/a\u003E. As we progress as a nation, we need to do more to close such disparities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs I grew up, I struggled to find role models in STEM who looked like me. Often, Black people are told that to be successful, we must pursue an athletic career as our only option. It is so important to promote diversity and representation so that future generations can pursue whatever their dreams may be. It is paramount that we give them the belief that they too can be problem-solvers, world-changers, and leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou have been recognized for your leadership in various roles at the Institute. Have recent events changed or shaped your plans to continue leading, and if so, how?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI am thankful to have been seen as a leader on campus, even as a Black student. I have always tried to use my platform and sphere of influence to inspire my peers and underclassmen. But upon reflection regarding these recent events, I need to be doing more for my community, right here in Atlanta. Despite Georgia Tech\u2019s location in one of the most diverse cities in the world, Black students comprise \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/colleges\/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus\/#713957327047\u0022\u003Eless than 7% of the student body\u003C\/a\u003E. That\u2019s a staggering statistic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI want to push for more equal representation by reaching out to Black high school students and encouraging them that they too can be just as successful as their white peers. My first year at Tech, I mentored a student named Alpha at a predominantly Black high school. This experience showed me firsthand the obstacles he faced and the struggle it takes to escape one\u2019s socioeconomic class. We need to be doing more to meet such students halfway, to provide not only more equal opportunities, but more equitable ones. My sister said it best: \u201cEquality is giving everyone the same opportunity, while equity considers the background, needs, and circumstances of each individual. It effectively provides the necessary resources in order for them to be successful and achieve an equal outcome.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDue to the systematic racism that began with our ancestors, Black people have always been at a disadvantage. Unfortunately, the effects of it are still present today in our criminal justice system, income inequality, and even education. As an Institute that prides itself on progress and service, we need to be doing more to level the playing field for all.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMentorship has always been a passion of mine. This past year I have been able to serve middle school students at my church, where I help lead discipleship and small group discussions on a spiritual level. This experience has shown me the true impact of giving back to those younger than me. I want to continue to serve not only them, but now because of these events, more people like Alpha: Students who need others to know that there are people who look just like them, speaking up and fighting for their chance to pursue their dreams and chance at a brighter future.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this interview, Jore shares his perspective on the current civil unrest and his experiences as a young Black man in STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In this interview, Jore shares his perspective on the current civil unrest and his experiences as a young Black man in STEM."}],"uid":"28766","created_gmt":"2020-07-16 15:45:24","changed_gmt":"2023-05-17 16:35:51","author":"Shelley Wunder-Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"636999":{"id":"636999","type":"image","title":"Jore Oni","body":null,"created":"1594913005","gmt_created":"2020-07-16 15:23:25","changed":"1594913005","gmt_changed":"2020-07-16 15:23:25","alt":"Jore Oni","file":{"fid":"242321","name":"Jore_SQ.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jore_SQ.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jore_SQ.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":83044,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jore_SQ.jpg?itok=B0xrGPUS"}}},"media_ids":["636999"],"groups":[{"id":"660354","name":"Center for Academics, Success, and Equity"},{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"185308","name":"Jore Oni"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"185309","name":"Forbes 30 Under 30 Scholars"},{"id":"28891","name":"current events"},{"id":"3872","name":"racism"},{"id":"167258","name":"STEM"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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Jallow, who graduated from Georgia Tech in May, was at that time serving as president of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtsbe.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Society of Black Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E (GTSBE), and we discussed with her her view of leadership, what her participation in GTSBE meant to her Tech experience, and the importance of GTSBE as an organization on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the events of the past few weeks \u2013 the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis policeman and the subsequent protests around the globe in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, we spoke to Jallow again. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on the current moment and why GTSBE is more essential than ever. Now at home in Connecticut, Jallow is spending the summer studying for the GMAT and will begin full-time work with Accenture Strategy in Atlanta this September.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThank you for speaking with us, Ndeyanta. Can we start out by talking about what\u2019s been on your mind these past couple of weeks?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019ve been doing a lot of reflecting, worrying, and praying for change. I have two younger siblings \u2013 including a little brother \u2013 and I\u2019ve been having important conversations with them about everything that\u2019s happening. And honestly, these are conversations I wished I didn\u2019t have to have.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019m encouraged to see how people are responding to these events \u2013 people who are speaking out when they\u2019ve previously been silent \u2013 and I\u2019m hoping that there will be real change. But we have a long way to go, as the problem is bigger than just police brutality.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do efforts like last week\u2019s #ShutdownSTEM and #ShutdownAcademia accomplish, if anything?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiving dedicated time and space to have conversations about what is happening is good, but it\u2019s also important to give Black people time and space to talk about these issues outside of when traumatic incidents occur. Many of my Black friends have said they\u2019re expected to go to class or into work and engage as if these protests and this social upheaval isn\u2019t happening. And that\u2019s certainly emotionally difficult.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn our previous interview, you talked about the significant underrepresentation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E and the lack of recognition\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E of Black people in STEM fields. Do you see this topic gaining currency, and what effect do you expect it to have?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI was just talking with my friends about this. The representation of Black and African American students at Georgia Tech is already low, but the work we do in spite of this is incredible. But it doesn\u2019t get showcased unless the work is really \u201cbig,\u201d and there are so many \u201csmaller\u201d stories about Black students that are worth amplifying. These can be showcased in addition to the diversity organizations and platforms our campus has.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside of being recognized for awards won, I\u2019ve seen how a Black student in class may answer a professor\u2019s question, and their input will go unrecognized. But then a white student will say the same thing, and they receive the recognition. My friends have also told me that this happens to them, and it\u2019s quite troubling.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the very least, conversations about these issues that needed to happen for a long time are finally starting to happen. For example, over the past few weeks, President Cabrera and Dean McLaughlin have contacted GTSBE\u2019s executive board. Rather than coming to us in a stance of, \u201cHere\u2019s what we\u2019ll do for you,\u201d they have said, \u201cWhat do you need us to do?\u201d which oftentimes results in a very different outcome.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI hope that the increased support of Black and African American students at Georgia Tech continues, as I truly believe it will ultimately lead to a stronger community overall at the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat would you like to say to the current GTSBE community and GTSBE alumni in this moment? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo the GTSBE community, I will say that we are at the very beginning of all this, as many of you would agree. However, as always, our organization will always be here to support you in whatever you choose to do, whether now or in the future. You are not alone.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo alumni, it\u2019s been amazing to see your generous financial contributions to the Black community at Georgia Tech \u2013 especially supporting the fundraisers held by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/african-student-association\u0022\u003EAfrican Student Association\u003C\/a\u003E over the past few weeks. This money has gone to supporting petitions demanding justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and for causes like providing bail funds for protestors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll this helps affirm to current student members that they have a community \u2013 a family \u2013 within the Black student organizations. In times like these, that\u2019s even more important to be emphasized.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn our earlier conversation, you talked about your leadership style being one of serving people and why that\u2019s important to you. Has your perspective on this shifted at all in response to current events?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI want to provide safe spaces for my community to have these important conversations. Even though I\u2019m an alumna of the Institute now, I have told the current GTSBE leadership that if they need anything at all, I\u2019m available for them \u2013 I will meet them for coffee, have lunch, or even talk on the phone with them to discuss about what they\u2019re experiencing and how they\u2019re doing. I care for the GTSBE community and its executive board immensely, and it\u2019s important that I demonstrate that. Not just as a leader, but also as a friend \u2013 whether someone is feeling happy, sad, or needing to vent, I\u2019m here.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere \u2013 if you are \u2013 are you finding spaces for joy and self-care in the middle of all this?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERight now, there are so many documentaries to watch on Netflix, for example, and TV shows that explain the history behind these protests and this movement. And of course, it doesn\u2019t just stop at TV and movies. There are so many books about this that can help instruct every single one of us. I\u2019ve taken it upon myself to continue watching, reading, and educating myself as I continue to have important conversations with family and friends. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAside from this, it has also been important to take time for self-care and joy, as you have asked. My normal go-to activity for relaxing and enjoying time to myself would be getting a manicure and pedicure, which I obviously can\u2019t do right now! Luckily, we have a pool in our backyard, so I\u2019ve been getting some sun every day since returning home from Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs I mentioned earlier, I have two younger siblings, so I\u2019ve also been able to spend more time with each of them. My brother and I enjoy setting aside time in the day to get in an outdoor workout, and my sister has tried hard to get me to join in on her dance videos. As of late, spending time with my family has been extra special.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E-----\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe GTSBE website has resources for Black students, including mental health resources \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtsbe.org\/actions-for-black-lives\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E. 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And it was her FreShGA experience, as Juvekar explained in her \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.poojahaigh.com\/candidates\u0022\u003ESGA presidential platform\u003C\/a\u003E, that began her love for SGA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom there, Juvekar became the freshman and sophomore representative in the Undergraduate House of Representatives. She also held executive positions in her sorority, in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gtiise\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech chapter\u003C\/a\u003E of Institute of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering, and in SGA, where she was vice president of internal affairs. This role meant that she served on then-SGA President Evan Gillon\u2019s executive cabinet and headed up four committees including leadership development and FreShGA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn deciding to run for the SGA\u2019s top position last spring, Juvekar took all of these experiences into consideration. She also thought about her own leadership style and how she could give back to Georgia Tech. Ultimately, Juvekar was elected president for the 2019-20 academic year; Haigh Angell, a fourth-year economics and international affairs major,was elected alongside her as executive vice president.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this interview, Juvekar elaborates on her leadership style, details the specific initiatives she\u2019s implementing to address Institute-level challenges, and describes her favorite Tech traditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your leadership style, and how did that develop?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor me, being a leader has always been about being open-minded, ambitious, and putting other people first. These were all qualities my parents taught me \u2013 to work hard and to have a good heart are equally important. Here at Tech, I\u2019ve additionally learned that as a leader, it\u2019s important to listen as much as you talk, and that it matters how you choose to both uplift the people around you and how you execute on tasks and initiatives. In my role as SGA president, there are so many selfless people around me that I\u2019m continuing to learn from \u2013 I see that and want to embody that as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are some of the biggest challenges currently facing Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have identified general interaction with the Institute\u2019s administration, campus services, and mental health as opportunities for improving communication and collaboration with the student body, as there is often a lot of frustration within these areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, we know that we need to be evaluating not only how we talk about mental health issues but also the current resources available to students. I\u2019ve been having ongoing conversations with Tiffany Hughes-Troutman, who directs CARE \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/care.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E(Center for Assessment, Referral, and Education\u003C\/a\u003E), as well as fellow student leaders in the mental health space to ensure that operations there are better than they were before.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, data is important \u2013 tracking things on a long-term timeline. How has CARE improved since it began? How do we make sure the Counseling Center is benefitting everyone and not just one population segment? Are we implementing programs that will last more than two or three years? How do we verify that there is continuous improvement in all of the Student Life-facing operations? I have a systems perspective on things like this, given my ISyE training.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYou have also said that as SGA president, you would like to see an increased focus on the arts at Tech. Why is that important in a STEM-heavy environment?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have so many students who are artistically talented, and I think there\u2019s actually considerable interest in making the arts more prevalent on campus. Emphasizing the arts has a variety of benefits. It helps our students to be well-rounded people and contributes to wellness. Tech has always been a school that prides itself on being innovative, and there so much innovation to be had with how we give students the opportunity to interact with the arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe arts committee -- and actually this has already begun under the direction of Genny Kennedy, our wonderful vice president of student life -- works to make art more accessible and apparent in students\u2019 lives and also to make sure that we as an Institute are prioritizing art. That could be something as small as professors talking about a piece of art that is personally meaningful to them in their classes, or working toward bringing all the art organizations together to talk about the gaps in spaces on campus or support given.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat kind of legacy do you want your presidency to have?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI want students to know that SGA is committed to being intentional with how we support students on campus and with the way we address campus issues with the administration. This intentionality doesn\u2019t mean that we have Band-Aid solutions for things, but rather that we try to come up with solutions that are sustainable for a long time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd also that we have fostered positive relationships with people all across campus, and that students feel in control of their college experience. 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Thus, with support from School Chair Edwin Romeijn, ISyE launched MentIEs \u2014 a program designed to connect current students with alumni mentors, as part of CASE, in January 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur alumni have experiences to share and the passion to give back to our students,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThey can teach their mentees how to exceed expectations, be on a team, and contribute to workplace culture, because they have done it themselves.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE piloted MentIEs with 20 members of its advisory board. Each mentor was paired with three undergraduate prot\u00e9g\u00e9s for the spring semester, with the program\u2019s curriculum structured around skills discussed in Stephen R. 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However, with more than 6,000 students in the School\u2019s many programs, it can be difficult for some to navigate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe created the Center to foster connection and interaction,\u201d said Williams, who also serves as CASE\u2019s director. \u201cThere are so many points at which our various groups need to interact with each other, so we really wanted to build community \u2014 with this great push that Georgia Tech has for diversity, equity, and inclusion \u2014 while supporting students academically and professionally, and bring all our programs together into one place.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the academic side, CASE provides student support through its tutoring center and risk advising program. \u201cAll students, including those who are struggling academically, should have a great college experience,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWhile they may not be in the top 10% of their class, it doesn\u2019t mean they can\u2019t get a good education, have a successful career, and feel supported and connected during their time at the Institute.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut what really sets CASE apart from other centers on campus is its focus on success and equity, in addition to academics. 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This will include new initiatives to further build the underrepresented minority pipeline of students and future faculty for ISyE.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECASE also supports ISyE\u2019s current \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/about\/partnerships\/k-12-outreach\u0022\u003EK-12 outreach efforts\u003C\/a\u003E, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sethbondercamp.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Esummer\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/studentprograms\/summer-peaks_programs\/highschool\/h7\u0022\u003Ecamps\u003C\/a\u003E, partnerships with local schools, and class visits for high school students, which enables them to learn about the field of industrial engineering and ISyE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDamon P. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESupply Chain and Logistics Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech has been providing research and training support to personnel at the base, which supports the USMC mission worldwide. Activities under the new contract will be managed through the Albany installation, which has approximately 3,000 civilian staff and slightly more than 400 military personnel, making it one of the largest employers in Southwest Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract (IAC MAC) was competitively awarded through the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center. In all, the task order contract specifies 22 areas where GTRI, Georgia Tech, and partner organizations can support the USMC, and is the largest contract ever awarded to GTRI from the USMC.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis award will continue the applied research efforts that support the analysis, assessment, and integration of technologies and methods to enhance the operations of the Marine Corps logistics, storage, and maintenance capabilities, while also providing potential support to the broader Marine Corps and DoD requirements,\u201d said Larry Kimm, manager of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/location\/gtri-quantico\u0022\u003EGTRI\u2019s Quantico Field Office\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and project director for the new contract. \u201cThis contract builds upon a nearly five-year partnership between Georgia Tech and the U.S. Marine Corps to provide \u2018white-hat\u2019 research and analysis support.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch projects conducted under earlier contracts have included the development and demonstration of robotic platform prototypes for improved ground vehicle autonomous inventory operations, and the development of a software tool that rapidly collates disparate inventory information to simplify tracking procedures. Additionally, ongoing workflow optimization modeling and simulation, and analytical studies of MARCORLOGCOM parts, repair, paint, and back-shop maintenance operations are supporting enhanced efficiency and mission readiness requirements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute provides research and education in the application of scientific principles to optimize the design and integration of supply chain strategy, infrastructure, processes, and technology. It has taught courses to hundreds of civilian employees and military personnel at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, providing advanced training and certification in logistics operations and industrial engineering principles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Supply Chain and Logistics Institute is pleased to continue engaging with GTRI on Marine Corps Logistics Command\u2019s innovation and improvement needs,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/users\/timothy-brown\u0022\u003ETimothy Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, managing director of the Institute. \u201cWe look to continue delivering professional education programs, applied research by our Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty and graduate students, and operations improvement efforts by our affiliate researchers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGraduate and undergraduate programs at Georgia Tech\u2019s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) have been ranked first in the nation by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Efor more than a quarter century. The school is the largest of its kind in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to its Georgia Tech collaborators, GTRI has also worked with multiple subcontractors to collaboratively conduct detailed business case analyses and change management support activities to optimize reorganization decisions and processes for MARCORLOGCOM. Georgia Tech has also involved interns from Albany Technical College and Albany State University in serving the organization\u2019s needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to supporting MARCORLOGCOM in Albany, the task order contract will allow GTRI and Georgia Tech to serve the broader needs of the USMC in such areas as automation, airborne networks, command-and-control systems, communications, cybersecurity, data exchange standards, electronic combat, human systems integration, manufacturing optimization, modeling and simulation, secure information systems, software assurance, systems engineering, technology insertion, and technology analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI\u2019s connection to Georgia Tech academic colleges and research institutes makes it attractive to organizations interested in promoting innovation and changing organizational approaches. \u201cAgencies gain access to the world-class expertise we have at Georgia Tech, both within GTRI and on the academic side,\u201d Kimm said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocated on Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, MARCORLOGCOM provides worldwide, integrated logistics, supply chain, and distribution management; depot-level maintenance management; and strategic pre-positioning capability in support of the operating forces and other supported USMC units to maximize their readiness and sustainability and to support enterprise and program-level total life cycle management.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe DoD IAC collects, analyzes, synthesizes, produces, and disseminates scientific and technical information (STI) to DoD and federal government users. 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Knowing the prestige that Georgia Tech carries as an institution and hearing of its glowing reputation within the veteran community during his service, Benitez\u0026rsquo;s decision was a no-brainer when it came time to get back in the classroom.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Every single peer or even mentor that I\u0026#39;ve had was affiliated with Georgia Tech in one way or another, either alumni or professors, and I looked up to them,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;I felt that, based on those interactions and how well Georgia Tech took care of its veterans, it was an easy choice.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPraising the Institute for setting veterans up for success, Benitez noted how seamlessly he was able to settle in and focus on his coursework.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/veterans.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWith a plethora of resources at the ready\u003C\/a\u003E, Benitez hopes to see other members of a community with so much to offer follow in his footsteps.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;To me, the veteran community continues to be underutilized, and I think Georgia Tech hits it out of the park when it comes to trying to recruit the best students and the best leaders,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently working in federal consulting, Benitez intends to tap into his entrepreneurial spirit to launch a startup hedge fund using the models and algorithms he learned at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith three under his belt, Benitez has told his wife that this will be his last degree, so Friday will be a special day on the Flats. \u0026ldquo;I think it\u0026#39;s going to be a lot of overwhelming emotions because it took me three years to knock this degree out. 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His experience includes founder and president of a bespoke building company; senior leadership positions in large private and public construction companies including COO, region president, VP of strategy and operations; and VP of strategy and business development for a technology firm.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETodd has developed more than $2.5 billion in real estate with annual P\u0026amp;L responsibility of more than $500 million and developed turnaround programs for over 50 projects during the financial crisis. He has developed industry leading processes for scheduling, purchasing and trade relationships. Todd created the Martha Stewart and Ralph Lauren branded home programs and has developed creative customer centric product designs and selling strategies. He has provided business and technology consulting for more than 200 builders and contractors of all sizes throughout North America. Todd has also served in numerous capacities constructing large scale commercial projects that include major medical research facilities, hospitals, dormitories, hotels and club houses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETodd has a B.S. in Building Construction from the Georgia Institute of Technology, is a licensed Florida general contractor and sales associate, certified in advanced design thinking through IDEO and is a certified leadership coach with John Maxwell. He is a former president of the Atlanta Homebuilders Association, was named as one of Seattle\u0026rsquo;s Top Business Executives Under 40 in 1999, received the Lee Evans Award for Management Excellence in 2012, was named America\u0026rsquo;s Best Builder in 2013 and currently serves on the Board of Governors for the non-profit Opportunity International.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGT Alum Todd Ullom lends his vast business, technology, and management experience\u0026nbsp;to the SCL Industry Advisory Board.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GT Alum Todd Ullom lends his vast business, technology, and management experience\u00a0to the SCL Industry Advisory Board."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2022-12-01 19:09:04","changed_gmt":"2022-12-06 13:58:27","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663589":{"id":"663589","type":"image","title":"Todd Ullom, Vice President of Modular Building Solutions, MiTek","body":null,"created":"1669921831","gmt_created":"2022-12-01 19:10:31","changed":"1670336707","gmt_changed":"2022-12-06 14:25:07","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251220","name":"todd-ullom-square.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/todd-ullom-square.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/todd-ullom-square.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":177488,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/todd-ullom-square.jpg?itok=oONNIbjQ"}}},"media_ids":["663589"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/people\/industry-advisory-board","title":"SCL Industry Advisory Board members"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"178600","name":"Industry Advisory Board"},{"id":"143871","name":"Physical Internet Center"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["info@scl.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"662749":{"#nid":"662749","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Faculty, Students Recognized for Research at INFORMS 2022 Annual Meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA host of faculty and students from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) attended the INFORMS annual meeting last month, networking with peers in the field, presenting research, attending keynotes, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference, held from Oct. 16-19 in Indianapolis, Indiana, highlights research in the fields of operations research and analytics, proven scientific mathematical processes that enable organizations to turn complex challenges into substantial opportunities by transforming data into information, and information into insights that solve real-world problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce again, ISyE researchers had a number of accomplishments at the meeting, being recognized for research on various topics. Explore the list below to see ISyE\u0026rsquo;s accomplishments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you or someone you know received an award or recognition but did not make the list, please email Communications Manager David Mitchell at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMehran Navabi-Shirazi, Mohamed El Tonbari, Natashia Boland, Dima Nazzal, and Lauren N. Steimle were selected as finalists for the Service Science Best Cluster Paper Award for their work\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMulticriteria Course Mode Selection and Classroom Assignment Under Sudden Space Scarcity\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPh.D. student Meghan Meredith received first place in the Minority Issues Forum student poster competition.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPh.D. student Zihan Zhang won the INFORMS QSR Section Best Student Paper Award for work titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETensor-based Temporal Control for Partially Observed High-Dimensional Streaming Data\u003C\/em\u003E. This is a joint work with Shancong Mou, Kamran Paynabar, and Jianjun Shi.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGuanghui Lan, along with colleagues Saeed Ghadimi and Hongchao Zhang, earned the INFORMS Computing Society prize for pioneering work on nonconvex stochastic optimization methods, as detailed in three papers, which have a total of over 1,800 citations:\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStochastic First- and Zeroth-Order Methods for Nonconvex Stochastic Programming\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMini-Batch Stochastic Approximation Methods for Nonconvex Stochastic Composite Optimization\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAccelerated Gradient Methods for Nonconvex Nonlinear and Stochastic Programming\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFormer ISyE Ph.D. student Sebasti\u0026aacute;n P\u0026eacute;rez-Salazar, now an assistant professor at Rice, received an honorable mention in the INFORMS Optimization Society student paper prize. He was co-advised by Alejandro Toriello and Mohit Singh.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHenry Yuchi received a certificate for QSR Best Student Paper award finalist.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA paper co-authored by Debankur Mukherjee and Ph.D. student Dan Rutten was a finalist in the INFORMS JFIG Paper Competition. It was titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOnline Capacity Scaling Augmented with Untrusted Machine Learning Predictions\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe conference, held from Oct. 16-19 in Indianapolis, Indiana, highlights research in the fields of operations research and analytics, proven scientific mathematical processes that enable organizations to turn complex challenges into substantial opportunities by transforming data into information, and information into insights that solve real-world problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A host of faculty and students from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) attended the INFORMS annual meeting last month, networking with peers in the field, presenting research, attending keynotes, and more."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2022-11-01 15:50:09","changed_gmt":"2022-11-02 13:03:03","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-11-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-11-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"662748":{"id":"662748","type":"image","title":"INFORMS 2022","body":null,"created":"1667317668","gmt_created":"2022-11-01 15:47:48","changed":"1667317668","gmt_changed":"2022-11-01 15:47:48","alt":"INFORMS Annual Meeting Indianapolis","file":{"fid":"250951","name":"Screen Shot 2022-11-01 at 11.45.34 AM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-01%20at%2011.45.34%20AM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-01%20at%2011.45.34%20AM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1892122,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-01%20at%2011.45.34%20AM.png?itok=TkCZIqCW"}}},"media_ids":["662748"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"661387":{"#nid":"661387","#data":{"type":"news","title":"With their transit ride-share pilot, MARTA and Georgia Tech give passengers a \u2018first-mile, last-mile\u2019 solution","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen LaQuetta Ferrell learned about MARTA Reach, an on-demand pilot ride-share service in Atlanta, she eagerly started using the service that same day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFerrell\u0026rsquo;s commute to and from work had become a slog. She was getting up at 4:30 a.m. on weekdays to catch a bus and train to get to her job in downtown Atlanta by 7. She had to walk uphill and several blocks to the bus stop, wearing a brace for a worsening knee issue. Her knee hurt, and on days when the heat descended on Atlanta like a stifling blanket, she\u0026rsquo;d arrive home soaked in sweat. The one-way trip took 45 minutes on a good day but sometimes up to an hour and a half, versus the 15 minutes it would take to drive to work if Ferrell had a car.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMARTA Reach, a six-month pilot launched in March by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, offered both convenience and a shorter commute. Each weekday morning, Ferrell called for a ride through an app on her phone, and a MARTA Reach shuttle picked her up across the street from her home and took her to a MARTA train station.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the way home, she\u0026rsquo;d call for another ride from the train station and usually got picked up in less than five minutes, instead of waiting sometimes an hour for a bus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;MARTA Reach really came in handy for me,\u0026rdquo; says Ferrell, an administrative assistant at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s great for me. It works well.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EImproving Convenience\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMARTA and Georgia Tech launched the pilot to address what\u0026rsquo;s known as the \u0026ldquo;first-mile, last-mile\u0026rdquo; issue facing many residents like Ferrell, who don\u0026rsquo;t have easy access to a bus stop or train station. During the pilot, which ran from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday through August, users could call for a MARTA Reach ride by app or phone. A ride cost $2.50, the same as a regular MARTA fare, and transfers were free. All MARTA Reach vehicles, repurposed from the agency\u0026rsquo;s paratransit service for people with disabilities, are wheelchair accessible.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pilot was initially launched in three zones and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.itsmarta.com\/marta-expands-ondemand-pilot.aspx\u0022\u003Eexpanded\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in May to include several other neighborhoods. In collaboration with Georgia Tech, MARTA chose zones that were different from each other, seeking to determine how on-demand transportation would work in a residential area versus a mixed-commercial one or a more industrial location. Would riders be using the service mostly to get to work? To go shopping? Meet friends? The goal was twofold: to improve service for existing MARTA users and ideally, attract new users who might opt for transit over driving if it\u0026rsquo;s convenient enough.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDemand grew quickly, from fewer than 100 rides weekly when the pilot launched to more than 600 in early August. By late August, when the pilot ended, MARTA Reach had served more than 8,300 passengers and was projected to hit 1,250 rides weekly if the service had continued into September.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMARTA is now evaluating data from the program to understand how riders used it and determine, as the agency undertakes a redesign of its bus network, whether to extend the pilot or make the service permanent. Anthony Thomas, MARTA\u0026rsquo;s program manager for customer experience innovation, says preliminary data showed that many riders, like Ferrell, were using the service regularly.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;People are really excited about the program,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;And we have been very excited about the uptake in service. We see lots of riders as well as very committed riders, individuals that were taking multiple rides a day, every day.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd though MARTA Reach was designed to carry passengers relatively short distances, that convenience can make a profound difference in people\u0026rsquo;s daily lives, Thomas says.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;On paper it might look like, oh, that bus is pretty close. It\u0026rsquo;s only a 10-minute walk,\u0026rdquo; Thomas says. \u0026ldquo;But when you\u0026rsquo;re on the ground and it\u0026rsquo;s 95 degrees or you have groceries or you have kids with you or a stroller, that 10-minute walk becomes a barrier for folks, and they might just decide to hop into a car.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For people who are on the lower-income spectrum, having to afford a car is a big burden. So being able to replace that trip with a $2.50 trip with MARTA is, I think, something that is extraordinarily powerful and very beneficial to the communities we operated the service in.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EThinking Bigger\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe origins of MARTA Reach date back a decade, when\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/pascal-van-hentenryck\/\u0022\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck\u003C\/a\u003E, now a Georgia Tech professor of engineering and computer science, was leading a group of researchers in Australia focused on using data science to solve major challenges in areas including public transportation. Working in Canberra, Australia\u0026rsquo;s capital, the team at NICTA\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;Australia\u0026rsquo;s national information and communications technology research center\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;noticed taxis going back and forth from the airport to the Parliament building and many buses that were running empty or with few passengers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers envisioned a system that would remove some of the empty buses and instead use taxis to connect passengers with high-frequency buses. The group did some early planning, and when Van Hentenryck returned to the U.S. to work at the University of Michigan, he launched a ride-share pilot that offered free transportation on shuttle vans around campus and to several surrounding neighborhoods. Van Hentenryck and a team of students built an app for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.engin.umich.edu\/2018\/01\/u-m-becomes-first-test-bed-for-on-demand-transportation-system\/\u0022\u003Eservice\u003C\/a\u003E, which ran for four months in 2018.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was amazingly successful,\u0026rdquo; says Van Hentenryck, now the A. Russell Chandler III chair and a professor of industrial and systems engineering at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;It was only running from 6 p.m. to midnight, but we had 400 students using the system every day.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat success led Van Hentenryck to think bigger\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;about combining public transit with an on-demand ride-share service for Atlanta residents lacking access to transit. A sprawling metropolis with the ninth largest metro area population in the country, Atlanta has a network of MARTA bus routes linked to a rapid transit train system with 38 stations. But providing transit access for the region\u0026rsquo;s nearly 6.1 million residents is a pressing challenge as Atlanta continues to grow. Buses don\u0026rsquo;t serve the entire region, and some routes are underutilized.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELeaders at MARTA had been thinking about how to address the first-mile, last-mile issue when Van Hentenryck approached the agency in 2021 with a potential solution. He and his students had secured a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an on-demand ride-share system. Drawing on the University of Michigan pilot, Van Hentenryck\u0026rsquo;s team would build out the technology and apps needed for the service and partly subsidize its operation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Clearly, it was a no-brainer at that point,\u0026rdquo; Thomas says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s something that we\u0026rsquo;d wanted to test out in our system for a while. The stars had aligned, and it was a great opportunity to explore it at this time.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EBuilding a Solution\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck and a team of about seven Ph.D. students developed an Azure-based suite of technology for the pilot, including a routing system and separate apps for riders, drivers, and the administrative system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team started with the app developed for the Michigan pilot but building out technology designed for a college campus to serve a complex urban transit system spread out over a much larger geographic area proved challenging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo the students worked closely with Microsoft to implement and optimize the app on Azure. They leveraged several key Azure capabilities to quickly build apps, improve data processing, and enhance the security of user data. Azure allowed the Ph.D. students to quickly set up and scale their app so they could focus on what mattered most\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;building a solution to increase mobility in metro Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAzure enabled the automation of some tasks that would have been difficult to build from scratch, but since the system was new, there was no data to inform machine learning algorithms. The team quickly learned there were variables they hadn\u0026rsquo;t accounted for\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;in particular, driver behavior.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor one thing, MARTA Reach drivers drove more slowly\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Emuch\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;more slowly\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;than Van Hentenryck had anticipated. That was great from a safety perspective, but it required the team to adjust the system accordingly. And in the early days of the pilot, drivers had few passengers and would sometimes not be paying attention to alerts about ride requests, so the team added functionality to quickly reallocate another vehicle when a driver was unresponsive.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s human nature that if you\u0026rsquo;re sitting idle for 20 minutes, you\u0026rsquo;re going to zone out,\u0026rdquo; says Connor Riley, a former Georgia Tech student who worked on the pilot with Van Hentenryck and fellow Ph.D. student Anthony Trasatti and has since graduated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We had to do things to make sure that when a request came in, a driver had the information and was alerted to that request so that performance didn\u0026rsquo;t suffer,\u0026rdquo; Riley says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the pilot got underway and drivers got to know their regular passengers, another wrinkle developed. Drivers would sometimes drop passengers off at home or at non-designated stops, providing exemplary service while inadvertently mucking up the system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The drivers will go a long way to make sure the riders are happy. But at the same time, obviously that completely changed the optimization,\u0026rdquo; Van Hentenryck says. \u0026ldquo;At the end of the day, these are systems that are operated by people, and who are serving people in a human environment. And those factors are really difficult to predict.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn response to feedback from passengers and MARTA, Van Hentenryck\u0026rsquo;s team added additional shuttle stops to the system and several new features, including a trip history so riders can easily repeat a route by clicking a button, and the ability to enter an address and find the nearest stop. The team also developed functionality for MARTA dispatchers to request rides for passengers who wanted to call rather than using the app.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We wanted to make sure that people who either can\u0026rsquo;t afford a smartphone or maybe prefer not to use technology have access to the system as well,\u0026rdquo; Thomas says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EEmerging Patterns\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver time, patterns emerged. Rising before 6 a.m. to monitor MARTA Reach rides real-time on a dashboard, the Georgia Tech team noticed many passengers traveling the same routes daily; Van Hentenryck estimates about 60% to 70% of MARTA Reach trips were commutes to work. Other regulars used the service for shopping, with Walmart and Kroger stores among the most popular destinations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith MARTA Reach, \u0026ldquo;People don\u0026rsquo;t have to wait a long time for a bus and also don\u0026rsquo;t have to walk from the grocery store, carrying their packages to the bus stop,\u0026rdquo; says Hongzhao Guan, a member of the Georgia Tech team. \u0026ldquo;They could take their shopping cart to the parking lot, then take their bags and move right onto a shuttle. It\u0026rsquo;s very convenient.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETransit agencies around the country have grappled with a shifting landscape impacted by competition from ride-share services such as Uber and Lyft, lower ridership during the Covid-19 pandemic, and labor shortages. Agencies in several other cities, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/micro.metro.net\/\u0022\u003ELos Angeles\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rideuta.com\/Services\/UTA-On-Demand\u0022\u003ESalt Lake City\u003C\/a\u003E, have also launched on-demand ride-share services.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck believes the MARTA Reach model could be replicated in other cities to connect riders with rapid transit bus or train service, in large part because it was achieved by just a handful of students working in cooperation with Microsoft. The application architecture is ready to scale to other metro systems if and when needed, without the need for a huge investment in staff or infrastructure.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think the biggest potential is going to be in mid-size cities, where you can connect people with a backbone of rapid transit using shuttles,\u0026rdquo; Van Hentenryck says. \u0026ldquo;I think that\u0026rsquo;s where the market is.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Guan, seeing how people used MARTA Reach, and the service the pilot provided, was gratifying.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As Ph.D. students, normally we spend our days in front of a computer, running computational experiments and checking our results,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;But MARTA Reach gave us an opportunity to test our idea in the real world. We received a lot of positive feedback from customers and see that they really rely on this service. I feel really proud that we helped local communities.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFerrell, for her part, hopes MARTA Reach will continue. She became friendly with her drivers, who would sometimes drop her inside her housing complex. She was an informal ambassador for MARTA Reach, putting flyers around the complex and in her office break room to let people know about it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I told a lot of people about it,\u0026rdquo; she says. \u0026ldquo;I love the service.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMARTA Reach is a program designed to\u0026nbsp;help minimize waiting and walking, eliminating the inconvenience of users having to walk a mile or more to their nearest MARTA station. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) has the top undergraduate program of its kind in the country, according to the 2023 U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report Best Colleges rankings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong schools in Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s College of Engineering, all 10 were ranked in the top five for the fifth consecutive year, and ISyE was joined by the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the top.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOverall, the College is ranked No. 4 in the country, its seventh straight year in that spot, where it is tied with the California Institute of Technology. Among public universities, the College is ranked No. 2.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIndividual engineering discipline rankings are based solely on surveys of deans and faculty members at other universities. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Erankings are one indicator of the quality of an institution and can influence undergraduates, professors, prospective students, peer institutions, and the media.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe rankings were released on Sept. 12, 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmong schools in Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s College of Engineering, all 10 were ranked in the top five for the fifth consecutive year, and ISyE was joined by the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the top.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE is the top undergraduate program of its kind according to the 2023 U.S. News \u0026 World Report Best Colleges rankings."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2022-09-12 14:30:18","changed_gmt":"2022-09-21 11:51:59","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-09-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-09-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"661049":{"id":"661049","type":"image","title":"2022 ISYE Undergraduate ranking graphic","body":null,"created":"1662992499","gmt_created":"2022-09-12 14:21:39","changed":"1662992499","gmt_changed":"2022-09-12 14:21:39","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250436","name":"2022 undergraduate ranking graphic.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20undergraduate%20ranking%20graphic.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20undergraduate%20ranking%20graphic.png","mime":"image\/png","size":78532,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2022%20undergraduate%20ranking%20graphic.png?itok=4QkKj80i"}}},"media_ids":["661049"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"661021":{"#nid":"661021","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ph.D. Student Samantha Morton Helps Lead Atlanta Retrofitting Project","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering master\u0026rsquo;s student Samantha Morton was skeptical as she looked down the length of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s English Avenue. The street was filled with older houses, many in need of great care.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENone of these are going to work\u003C\/em\u003E, she thought.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost of these houses lacked basic features that would make a home hospitable. How could they be expected to retrofit one of these homes to net zero?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I wasn\u0026rsquo;t intending to be overly cynical, but I was worried we were taking on a greater challenge than even the competition intended,\u0026rdquo; said Morton, a member of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s multi-disciplinary team in the Department of Energy\u0026rsquo;s Solar Decathlon. \u0026ldquo;I thought it was, perhaps, one we could not meet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The line between renovation and completely gutting a building is gray, and I wasn\u0026rsquo;t sure how much of the existing house we could confidently save. If we\u0026rsquo;re trying to show that a renovation is feasible then are we true to ourselves if it\u0026rsquo;s mostly a new project?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey settled on a 102-year-old home in dire need of an update. Or perhaps \u0026ldquo;update\u0026rdquo; doesn\u0026rsquo;t adequately encapsulate what the project called for. The house, Morton said, was completely unlivable in its current state. Open to the elements, it was in dire need of repairs and weatherization, amenities like a water heater where a previous one was removed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAgainst all initial challenges, however, the team developed a design that won the Renovation division and went on to win the grand prize for the entire residential division at the decathlon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECalling upon her background in building science and five years in consulting, as well as some information learned in Professor Valerie Thomas\u0026rsquo; Life Cycle Analysis class, Morton and her teammates were able to implement a strategy that has potential for real-world impact. It\u0026rsquo;s something Morton has been building toward as far back as she can remember.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMorton has always been captivated by the concept of sustainability. Like her own two hands, the desire to learn about, understand, and ultimately make a difference in that domain has always been a part of her.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s kind of clich\u0026eacute; to say you\u0026rsquo;ve always been interested in something,\u0026rdquo; she said, \u0026ldquo;but it has been. I was involved in environmental stewardship and sustainability growing up from high school to college. Even before high school.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe remembered back to a time where she led an environmental club as a high schooler at Riverwood International Charter School, where she was president of Environmental Club. Even long before that, when, at 9 years old, she forced her parents to throw out their microwave because she didn\u0026rsquo;t like the extra packaging and film associated with single use meals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe interned at the sustainability office at the University of Georgia, where she spent her undergraduate years studying environmental economics. She consulted for a few about 7 years after earning her bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree, spending time at Atlanta-based nonprofit Southface, which focuses on the research, design, and implementation of a regenerative economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe found herself daydreaming about the differences that could be made by businesses if only they would adjust their operations to reduce energy consumption.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was here she discovered industrial engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I found a definition somewhere that industrial engineering was the study of reducing waste,\u0026rdquo; Morton said with a smile. \u0026ldquo;I was like, \u0026lsquo;Oh, I know they don\u0026rsquo;t mean that the way I think of.\u0026rsquo; But waste is waste, so what if I could make those connections and apply them to what I was interested in?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn ISyE, she\u0026rsquo;s discovered optimization. Admittedly, it was a new idea to her.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I hadn\u0026rsquo;t previously thought of how many more efficient ways there can be to solve these problems of limited resources,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was that willingness to look through a different lens at the same types of challenges she\u0026rsquo;s looked at for years that helped her identify solutions on English Avenue.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo achieve the net zero retrofit \u0026ndash; net positive, actually, by the end of the project \u0026ndash; the team provided solutions for rainwater harvesting and graywater reuse, a financial model that included land trust subsidies and an additional 60 years\u0026rsquo; worth of projected weather data that proved the house would stay net positive even in cases of extreme weather.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was important that if we were trying to show that a renovation is feasible, then we needed to be true to ourselves and develop something that can be applied in reality,\u0026rdquo; Morton said. \u0026ldquo;At first, I looked into this through a lens of too much reality: \u0026lsquo;This can\u0026rsquo;t work. We\u0026rsquo;ll be down to the studs.\u0026rsquo; I think one of the most rewarding parts was just taking a deep breath and thinking that we were doing something not necessarily rooted in the reality of contractors today, but in what could help for the future of construction.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Morton and many on the team, the future includes continuing this project. Many who compete in competitions like the Solar Decathlon complete their work, earn their prize, and move on to the next challenge. Instead, the team was approached by individuals within the Department of Energy who encouraged them to continue to move the project forward.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next steps vary: Build the house as a proof of concept, which was beyond the scope of the design challenge. Take that model and expand to the rest of the English Avenue neighborhood. Show how this neighborhood can be replicated in other neighborhoods in the southeast and potentially throughout the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This isn\u0026rsquo;t just about winning a project,\u0026rdquo; Morton said. \u0026ldquo;It has to be about actually changing lives. You may look at a house and say it\u0026rsquo;s just a building, but it\u0026rsquo;s more. It\u0026rsquo;s shelter. It\u0026rsquo;s comfort. 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Diamonds and Distribution: Improving the Order Fulfillment Process\u0026quot; won 1st place\u003C\/strong\u003E, which also comes with a monetary award of $2,000 split among the students on the team.\u0026nbsp;The team worked on a project to improve Tiffany\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;domestic and international order fulfillment goals. After the students identified a cause for delays in the value-added services station of warehouses, they created an optimization model and a heuristic to dynamically find the most efficient location for each item. The student team also created an application\u0026nbsp;that the client can utilize\u0026nbsp;themselves to run the models annually.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EStudents:\u003C\/strong\u003E Shreya Desai | Ozashwee Ghimire | Fares Hasan | Saman Muhammad | Neha Srivatsa | William Reich | Asli Yucebilgin\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EClient Sponsor:\u003C\/strong\u003E Stephanie Brumby\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty Advisor:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/users\/gunter-sharp\u0022\u003EDr. Gunter Sharp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeam \u0026quot;SAIA. 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Prior to joining Dematic in 2020, he built and ran the omni-channel operations organization for Chico\u0026rsquo;s FAS, a multi-billion dollar women\u0026rsquo;s apparel retail organization. Prior to his time at Chico\u0026rsquo;s FAS, Mr. Shaver spent over a decade in the management consulting industry delivering both strategic and operationally-focused supply chain initiatives to Fortune 500 organizations. \u0026nbsp;Mr. Shaver is a graduate of Georgia Tech and currently resides in Atlanta, GA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChris Shaver serves as the Vice President of Global Product Management for Dematic. 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The team includes M.S. Analytics students \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/siyan-cai\/\u0022\u003ESiyan Cai\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maqliu\/?trk=public_profile_browsemap\u0022\u003EManqiu Liu\u003C\/a\u003E, Tsz Fung Pang, and Jia Shi.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s MSA is an interdisciplinary program that leverages the strengths of the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the College of Computing, and the Scheller College of Business. The case competition was open to students from master\u0026rsquo;s programs in business, healthcare, or analytics. More than 750 students representing 75 major universities across the country competed, and the winning team received the first-place prize of $50,000 following a virtual presentation to an executive panel of judges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe challenge of the case competition was to minimize health inequities and address vaccine hesitance among vulnerable and underserved populations using the power of data analytics. Students were asked to utilize prescriptive and predictive modelling to predict vaccine hesitancy in specific segments, and accordingly propose targeted outreach to remove the barriers of the hesitant populations to receive vaccinations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This case focused on a very distinctive segment of the population in the healthcare industry, so it was difficult at the beginning to grasp the problem, especially since none of us had any domain knowledge,\u0026rdquo; said Cai.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, the team was not intimidated, and they performed a lot of research on the topic, consulting with field experts and conducting many discussions and brainstorming sessions. After understanding the context and central problem to solve, the students broke the case into three key questions to be solved. These questions laid a foundational framework for their analysis and strategies; as they moved forward, they made sure to always address the questions at the heart of their solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the challenges the team faced was dealing with a very large dataset, which included approximately one million records of Humana Medicare members with more than 400 features. During the data preprocessing, they extensively leveraged data manipulation techniques, ending up with a model that ranked top five in the leaderboard.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe main reason why the team\u0026rsquo;s model has high predictive power is that they performed well-rounded data preparation. Rather than merely applying modeling techniques to fix the problem, the students focused on the fundamental causes of bias in the dataset as well as alternative solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We wanted to aid the disadvantaged and find solutions to address vaccine disparity and inequity,\u0026rdquo; said Liu. \u0026ldquo;We believe that data science has the potential to benefit society, and this competition is an excellent opportunity for us to see what kind of beneficial influence analytics may have.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 750 students representing 75 major universities across the country competed for the $50,000 prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"More than 750 students representing 75 major universities across the country competed for the $50,000 prize."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-12-08 22:49:25","changed_gmt":"2022-08-24 21:13:39","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653465":{"id":"653465","type":"image","title":"Manqiu Liu, Tsz Fung Pang, Siyan Cai, and Jia Shi (clockwise from top left)","body":null,"created":"1638901743","gmt_created":"2021-12-07 18:29:03","changed":"1638901786","gmt_changed":"2021-12-07 18:29:46","alt":"Manqiu Liu, Tsz Fung Pang, Siyan Cai, and Jia Shi (clockwise from top left)","file":{"fid":"247846","name":"Clockwise-Manqiu Liu, Tsz Fung Panf, Siyan Cai, and Jia Shi.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Clockwise-Manqiu%20Liu%2C%20Tsz%20Fung%20Panf%2C%20Siyan%20Cai%2C%20and%20Jia%20Shi.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Clockwise-Manqiu%20Liu%2C%20Tsz%20Fung%20Panf%2C%20Siyan%20Cai%2C%20and%20Jia%20Shi.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":384562,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Clockwise-Manqiu%20Liu%2C%20Tsz%20Fung%20Panf%2C%20Siyan%20Cai%2C%20and%20Jia%20Shi.jpg?itok=iXNg8FwO"}}},"media_ids":["653465"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"660346","name":"Master of Science in Analytics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:grace_oberst@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Oberst\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nH. 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Her research interests include design of simulation experiments, model risk quantification, and simulation optimization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2021, Song earned a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, which will fund her work through 2026. She also served on the INFORMS Simulation Society\u0026rsquo;s Underrepresented Minorities and Women Committee from 2018-20.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe earned her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EAssistant Professor Weijun Xie\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EXie spent nearly five years at Virginia Tech in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering before joining Georgia Tech this semester. 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His works have won awards, including the 2022 New Investigator Award from Virginia Space Grant Consortium at NASA, the 2021 NSF Career Award, and the 2020 INFORMS Young Researchers Paper Prize, among other honors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe currently serves as the vice chair of optimization under uncertainty at the INFORMS Optimization Society and the associate editor of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMathematical Programing\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Global Optimization\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EAssistant Professor Arthur Delarue\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDelarue joins ISyE\u0026rsquo;s faculty after recently completing his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and serving as a postdoctoral fellow at Lyft Rideshare Labs. His primary goal as a researcher is to leverage data, optimization, and machine learning to solve practical problems that matter to society. More specifically, he is interested in applications of mixed-integer optimization in transportation, machine learning, educational operations, and public policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2020, Delarue participated in the COVIDAnalytics initiative, which was awarded the 2020 Pierskalla Award. As part of the project, he helped design optimization tools to support MIT\u0026rsquo;s pandemic planning during the 2020-21 school year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EProfessor Xin Chen\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChen is joining ISyE after 18 years at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he has studied data analytics, revenue management and dynamic pricing, operations research, optimization, inventory and supply chain management, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChen earned his Ph.D. in Operations Research from MIT in 2003 and served as a postdoctoral research there for the following year, after which he joined the faculty at Illinois. 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Expanding this program in 2022 will equip students not only in Chatham County, but now in Bibb and Muscogee Counties with the knowledge, skills, and credentials for careers in the fast-growing Supply Chain and Logistics industry. All the funding for the LEAP program comes from industry partners like the GA Power Foundation, Schneider Foundation and JP Morgan Chase \u0026amp; Co. In addition, DJJ also contributed funding for this successful partnership with the ETCs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe LEAP program initially covers understanding with the Supply Chain Management Principles course and then the various domains within the supply chain through three other optional courses (i.e., Customer Service, Warehousing Operations, and Transportation Operations). 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It\u0026rsquo;s easy to predetermine what someone is capable of doing; but when these students take this program, the lightbulb goes off, and they become interested and develop a passion and confidence because of this course,\u0026rdquo; said Charles Easley Jr., GT-SCL Project Director and Instructor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe program is delivered in a cohort format so that the students always feel supported not only by the instructors but by their classmates as well. Students receive educational content but also learn how to integrate their training in the real world, so they are prepared to perform in the workplace. Students are taken on field trips with the support of community partners to learn how to apply their knowledge and see first-hand how the supply chain operates. In previous years, students were taken to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Atlanta campus to explore The Ferst Center for the Arts, The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute, and The H. 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Students were also taken to Gulfstream in Savannah and The Georgia Fair where they participated in a hands-on project to map out the supply chain process for food.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the LEAP Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGTSCL created LEAP in 2015 through a grant from JPMorgan Chase \u0026amp; Co. to further the financial services firm\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;New Skills at Work\u0026rdquo; initiative that promotes workforce development to bridge the gap between the talent employers need and the qualifications of the local talent pipeline. The curriculum and content were developed by The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech. In August 2018, JPMorgan Chase \u0026amp; Co. continued once again committed to supporting LEAP with an additional grant. The Georgia Tech LEAP program has been delivered throughout Georgia to Schools, Cohorts, and Individual Students in 18 School Districts or Systems, at 46 different schools public and private, in 13 colleges and universities, and across several well-known organizations and employers. This includes schools like Maynard Jackson HS, Grady HS, North Atlanta HS, Effingham College Career and Career Academy, Fulton Schools College and Career Academy, Newton College and Career Academy, Social Circle HS, Griffin Region College \u0026amp; Career Academy, New Manchester HS; non-profit organizations like Goodwill, United Way(Career Rise), Scouts BSA(Crew 2421), The Latin American Association; and businesses like Sysco, and Mohawk Industries. 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I would like to give credit to my team, including PhD colleagues Katja Meuche, Yujia Xu, Onkar Kulkarni, faculty members Mathieu Dahan, Leon McGinnis, Yao Xie as well as our automotive manufacturer collaborators Brandon Walker, Ryan Purman, and Mark Owen.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYujia is first author of the paper \u0026quot;Dynamic Workforce Management in Hyperconnected Parcel Logistic Hubs\u0026quot;, with Montreuil as coauthor. \u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s my great honor that our work was selected as the second-place winner and I am grateful to my co-author Yiguo Liu and my advisor Benoit Montreuil for their great support and help.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso of note, Reem Khir, NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) postdoctoral fellow, received the 2022 IISE Best Paper Award for her work \u0026quot;Dynamic Workload Balancing with Limited Adaptability for Facility Logistics\u0026quot; with Alan Erera and Alejandro 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In addition to working with the Georgia Department of Public Health, she served on the Institute\u0026rsquo;s Covid task force helping to establish an institutional approach to the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s an honor, first of all, to have had the opportunity to serve,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Our communities at Georgia Tech and beyond are wonderful, so to be recognized among all of these outstanding contributors is a great honor.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKeskinocak\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on the application of operations research and management science with society impact, particularly regarding health and humanitarian applications, supply chain management, and logistics. She is the director of ISyE\u0026rsquo;s Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems. 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Upon examination, the team, cheekily named \u0026ldquo;Put a Ring on It\u0026rdquo; after the hit Beyonc\u0026eacute; song, identified a cause for delays in the value-added services station of their warehouse where orders go through necessary alterations such as laser engraving and price-tagging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the project, the team proposed a proposed two solutions: re-slotting items in the warehouse and wave planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We created an optimization model with 1.6 million decision variables and 1.7 million constraints, and a heuristic model to allow the client to dynamically find the most optimal location for each item,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EShreya Desai\u003C\/strong\u003E, a senior Industrial Engineering student on the team. \u0026ldquo;After re-slotting items based on their frequencies of getting picked, we created an application for the client to run these models themselves once a year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Alongside re-slotting in the picking zones of the warehouse, we recommended additional criteria for the waves of items moving through the warehouse at a time such as grouping by shipping carriers and adding a capacity on the number of items that need to go through value-added services.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach of these conditions were consolidated into a simulation that mimicked the current warehouse setup, and the team found that models would reduce the cycle time by 21 percent, with an average reduction in the queue at value-added services at 1.5 hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This senior design project truly allowed us to amalgamate what we have learned for the past four years as industrial engineers at Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; Desai said. \u0026ldquo;Even with the ups and downs of the project, having a great team and supportive advisor allowed us to push through and provide our client with results that we are very proud of.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGunter Sharp\u003C\/strong\u003E, an ISyE professor emeritus, was the advisor for the team\u0026rsquo;s project. The project was titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/prod1\/portal\/portal.jsp?c=17462\u0026amp;p=413142918\u0026amp;g=413665329\u0026amp;id=416289917\u0022\u003EDiamonds \u0026amp; Distribution: Improving the Order Fulfillment Process\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Desai, the full team included\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAsli Yucebilgin\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EFares Hasan\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ENeha Srivatsa\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EOzashwee Ghimire\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESaman Muhammad\u003C\/strong\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam Reich\u003C\/strong\u003E. 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That team was one of three that focused on getting a good night\u0026rsquo;s rest, perhaps a sign of the high-achieve college students\u0026rsquo; daily struggle.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the expo \u0026ndash; including how to attend, judge, or suggest a project for future editions \u0026ndash; head over to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eexpo.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 200 teams representing 12 schools and four colleges took over Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s McCamish Pavilion on Tuesday for the bi-annual Capstone Design Expo, marking the largest in-person edition of the event since Fall 2019. The H. 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They also took home first place in the contest\u0026#39;s new Retrofit Housing division. Their winning entry retrofitted a 102-year-old house in Atlanta\u0026#39;s English Avenue neighborhood.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The target was to retrofit an existing house to net zero,\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;Aayushi Mody, the team lead said. \u0026quot;And, well, we exceeded the target by making it net positive. The house basically generates more energy than it utilizes.\u0026quot; But, Mody explained, that\u0026#39;s just the beginning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to a net positive retrofit, the English Avenue Yellow Jackets provided solutions for rainwater harvesting and graywater reuse, a financial model that included land trust subsidies, and an additional 60 years\u0026#39; worth of projected weather data that proved the house would stay net positive even in cases of extreme weather.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe multidisciplinary team included students from the Schools of Architecture,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBuilding Construction\u003C\/a\u003E, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Their combined expertise brought financial modeling, building science, real estate development, market analysis, use of building materials that have lower embodied carbon, and architectural design to their submission; which Mody said was Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s greatest advantage in the competition. The result of their collaboration, Mody said, is a replicable model for any community in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The project we developed is divided into two parts. There\u0026#39;s a financial part and a building science part. For both parts we developed a framework that can be replicated based on various weather conditions in different locations,\u0026quot; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We designed a framework of strategies -- or the envelope of the house, the layout of the rooms -- that keeps user comfort as the focus. You can modify the data for different climate regions, but the overall framework is something that can be replicated in any area of the country.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EHigh Performance Building at Tech\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than a chance to show off interesting gadgets and data modeling ability, Mody said her team wanted to help a community that neighbors the Georgia Tech campus. She\u0026#39;s a member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/high-performance-building-lab\u0022\u003EHigh Performance Building Lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the School of Architecture, directed by assistant professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/tarek-rakha\u0022\u003ETarek Rakha\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We are focused on serving underserved communities,\u0026quot; she said. \u0026quot;Climate change is going to effect underserved communities the most, and we are trying to make their lives easier by providing them a better place to live.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERakha mentored the team, with support from School of Architecture\u0026#39;s Flourishing Communities Collaborative Lab director\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/julie-ju-youn-kim\u0022\u003EJulie Kim\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Building Construction lecturer\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bc.gatech.edu\/people\/frank-wickstead\u0022\u003EFrank Wickstead\u003C\/a\u003E, and School of Building Construction\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bc.gatech.edu\/master-real-estate-development\u0022\u003EReal Estate Development program\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;director\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bc.gatech.edu\/people\/rick-porter\u0022\u003ERick Porter\u003C\/a\u003E. The Westside Future Fund was the team\u0026#39;s design partner, and Perkins\u0026amp;Will was their industry partner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERakha and Kim were able to introduce the team to the English Avenue community, thanks to their\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/feature\/flourishing-communities-wins-pit-un-grant\u0022\u003Eongoing and award-winning work there\u003C\/a\u003E. A growing signature of Georgia Tech architecture is its connection to community, which results in technology-rich designs based on the realities, dignity, and pressing needs of people in all kinds of communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;It was an unparalleled thrill to mentor this group,\u0026quot; Rakha said. \u0026quot;I have never worked with 12 people that have all contributed effectively and impactfully as this team. I mentored them some times, and learned from them many times.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERakha, who was with the team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, when they received the award on April 23, shared a quote from the jury:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The first place winner completed embodied carbon analysis to minimize carbon impact, exceeds expectations by going above and beyond in their market analysis, and developed a report so engaging that one of the jurors wanted to curl up with it under a blanket.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ECollaboration Solved Everything\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Working together with this team has been the most enriching experience I have had at Georgia Tech thus far,\u0026quot; said Samantha Morton, the industrial engineering student on the team. \u0026quot;We functioned differently than a typical school project, and I attribute that to the collaboration across a variety of disciplines. From the start, I could tell each member brought great skills, great knowledge, and most importantly great energy to the table!\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe English Avenue Yellow Jackets needed that variety of expertise to take on a project like retrofitting an 102-year-old house, Mody said. It was everyone on the team\u0026#39;s first experience with a retrofit, she said, but they were able to lean on each other to learn the necessary skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Pete [Choquette] actually graduated from Tech as an architect and was in practice for, I think, 18 years. He\u0026#39;s a registered architect but now he\u0026#39;s back for a Master in Real Estate Development. So we could learn a lot from him about how real estate works and the ways in which financial subsidies can help in a project like this. And Samantha [Morton] is getting a Masters in Industrial Engineering but she has a building science background. She\u0026#39;s had a lot of experience in the industry.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMody said the team\u0026#39;s experience shaped their vision for the Solar Decathlon project, and helped them understand how things worked -- on their laptops as well as in the real world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChoquette said his primary role in the group was to work with\u0026nbsp;Ranjitha Jayasimharao and the team\u0026#39;s professional advisor Lee Harrop of Westside Future Fund to develop a workable economic model for the project. It had to allowed for an affordable home, reduced utility burden, and give homeowners tools to generate wealth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Going in, I knew our team was highly experienced and technically skilled. But the reason we won, in my opinion, is because the group began to learn how to collaborate effectively across disciplinary silos, be that finance, architecture, or building science,\u0026quot; Choquette said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Figuring out a viable, replicable model for renovating vacant, run-down housing stock into net-positive energy homes that are affordable to families at 60% of AMI is a feat that many would have said is impossible at the outset of this effort.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech student team, \u0026quot;English Avenue Yellow Jackets\u0026quot;, which includes ISyE\u0026#39;s Samantha Morton, is the 2022 Design Challenge Residential Division Grand Winner for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/doe-celebrates-20th-annual-solar-decathlon-next-generation-clean-energy-buildings\u0022\u003EDepartment of Energy\u0026#39;s Solar Decathlon\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The multidisciplinary team included students from the Schools of Architecture,\u00a0Building Construction, and the\u00a0H. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) and the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL) are proud to announce this year\u0026#39;s Amazon Supply Chain Systems Design Track Fellows: Ajinkya Rege, Yesh Shah, Pavitra Tagore, Jamel Thompson, L\u0026eacute;o Pham Van, and Benjamin Fan. These students will each receive a $12,000 fellowship; they may also have the opportunity to complete an internship at Amazon, in addition to being strong candidates for full-time employment at the company.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo be awarded one of these fellowships, applicants must apply and be accepted into the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/academics\/masters\/supply-chain-engineering\u0022\u003EMaster of Science in Supply Chain Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (MSCCE) program on the Supply Chain Systems Design Track, which prepares students for roles in supply chain facilities\u0026rsquo; engineering and design, as well as a broader range of supply chain systems design roles. Amazon recognizes the importance of developing a demographically diverse leadership team, and thus priority for the fellowship is given to underrepresented minorities and female students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Fellowship Recipients\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ajinkyaarege\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAjinkya Rege\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E completed his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Vellore Institute of Technology in Vellore, India. He was exposed to the transportation and freight logistics industry while working at Volvo-Eicher Commercial Vehicles. In one of his roles as a business analyst in process and IT, he primarily developed data-driven solutions to optimize vehicle performance and customer productivity, including differentiated service delivery for e-commerce vehicles based on driving patterns.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking with Volvo Eicher is what initially triggered his interest in supply chain. \u0026ldquo;With the evolution of e-commerce, the expectations of customers have changed, and reduced delivery timelines have drastically altered the landscape of the quintessential supply chain,\u0026rdquo; Rege explained. \u0026ldquo;It has now become imperative for organizations to focus on a higher level of customer orientation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked about his career goals, Rege said, \u0026ldquo;My dream job is one where I would be able to work on new technologies, innovate, and explore new solutions to satisfy the changing needs of the end user. I believe the business exposure that I have gained during my work tenure, coupled with the academic knowledge I will gain at Georgia Tech, will help me deliver customer-centric solutions in line with the mission and vision of the industry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yeshshah\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYesh Shah\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E also completed his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Vellore Institute of Technology and has several years of experience in supply chain working at Decathlon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Decathlon gave me an opportunity to explore the intricacy and depth of global retail supply chain, all the way from component sourcing to finally getting the product on shelves of the retail stores,\u0026rdquo; said Shah. \u0026ldquo;From my experience in production, procurement, supplier management, and demand planning, it was fascinating to understand the interconnectedness of supply chain functions and the far-reaching impact on the entire ecosystem of the company. With a focus to make supply chain systems more resilient and sustainable, every day was an exciting challenge to be solved and an opportunity to learn.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith supply chain being a key focus for companies, Shah says now is a critical time to be in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The supply chain engineering program at ISyE provides the right opportunity to partner with distinguished companies and gain real-world experience,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;After graduation, I look forward to being a part of a creative and challenging space where I am able to design and optimize supply chain systems, making them more sustainable and adaptable to the growing needs of the customer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pavitra-tagore\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPavitra Tagore\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E earned her undergraduate degree in industrial engineering and management from the RV College of Engineering in Bangalore, India, and she previously worked at Intel as a supply chain solutions analyst.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve always been fascinated with how large, complex systems function,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Through my industrial engineering and supply chain management background, I\u0026rsquo;ve analyzed global supply chain systems and investigated the interactions between their constituent elements. I thoroughly enjoyed discovering how the elements influence each other, and how their interactions could be optimized to produce agile, responsive supply chains.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlways on the lookout for ways to improve her supply chain knowledge, Tagore has also earned her Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certification, which she chose to improve her knowledge on essential technology, concepts, and strategies in end-to-end supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The CSCP modules ensured I am equipped with the required skills to work on various aspects of today\u0026rsquo;s supply chains \u0026ndash; design, planning, execution, and improvement \u0026ndash; all of which came in handy during my work at Intel, where I was involved in improving various aspects of diverse supply chains,\u0026rdquo; said Tagore. Her future goal is to design, build, and manage global supply chains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jamel-thompson\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJamel Thompson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003Ewho is finishing up his undergraduate degree at ISyE, decided to enroll in the MSSCE program because he found supply chain classes to be the most fulfilling. \u0026ldquo;I enjoy the interactive classroom style many of the classes have,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We have visited warehouses and had many guest speakers, which helps because we get to see what we are being taught in the classroom actually put the practice. Through MSSCE program, I want to broaden my understanding of the field and better understand the global supply chain and ways I can impact it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThompson likes interacting with people and wants to eventually work in the business side of supply chain. In addition to the Amazon fellowship, he is also a recipient of the Matson Scholarship for Leadership Diversity, designed to encourage underrepresented students to consider careers in the transportation, supply chain management, and logistics fields, increasing diversity in leadership positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn campus, Thompson is president of the Men\u0026rsquo;s Club Basketball team, the director of professional development for the Society of Health Systems, and a member of the Sports Business Club. He\u0026rsquo;s also involved with Mission Possible, an organization that introduces industrial engineering to high school students through summer camps, workshops, and outreach programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/leophamvan\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EL\u0026eacute;o Pham Van\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who hails from France, completed his undergraduate studies in mechanical and industrial engineering at the \u0026Eacute;cole Nationale Sup\u0026eacute;rieure d\u0026rsquo;Arts et M\u0026eacute;tiers in Paris. He also earned a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in innovation, design, and engineering with a concentration in interaction design. The program was focused on project management methodologies and human-centric design for products, services, and systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;During my undergraduate studies in France, I acquired a strong base in science and industrial engineering,\u0026rdquo; said Pham Van. \u0026ldquo;I worked on projects covering a wide scope of engineering such as manufacturing, design, supply chain, and programming. These projects allowed me to develop my problem-solving skills. With the MSSCE offered by Georgia Tech, I will also develop further skills and knowledge in supply chain engineering that will help me become a great supply chain engineer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeing able to work on real-world cases at Georgia Tech is important to Pham Van, who aims to work at a company in the U.S. that has challenging and innovative projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I would like to work on the optimization of systems for the supply chain to help my company reach their business objectives while becoming more sustainable and efficient,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/benjamin-fan-gt\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Fan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E studied at ISyE as an undergraduate student and knew that he wanted to continue his education at Georgia Tech because of ISyE\u0026rsquo;s rigorous and practical education in supply chain engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My passion for supply chain made me choose to further pursue a master\u0026rsquo;s degree to be able to make the best supply chain decisions backed by mathematical principles,\u0026rdquo; said Fan.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis past experience in supply chain includes interning at H\u0026ouml;gan\u0026auml;s Taiwan, where he worked on a demand forecasting project. \u0026ldquo;I analyzed company sales data and modeled the trendlines in Python,\u0026rdquo; Fan explained. \u0026ldquo;On top of that, I also researched and utilized a Python library to automate Python scripts in Excel VBA to make the results presentable for managers. 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Total closure in favor of remote learning, however, offers little additional advantage over that hybrid option.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis research will help decision-makers in the event of another Covid-19 outbreak or one from a similar infectious disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Early in the pandemic when school closures were becoming the norm, many debated the pros and cons of this measure,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/strong\u003E, the William W. George Chair and Professor in ISyE and the principal investigator on the study. \u0026ldquo;Do we get enough benefit to offset the social costs and impacts on education? This research shows that there is a benefit in infection reduction, especially in the absence of effective pharmaceutical interventions, and most of the benefits can be attained with a hybrid approach.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis study is particularly relevant for the early days of an infectious disease outbreak when policymakers face the difficult decision of enacting school closures in their respective districts. Using an agent-based simulation model of Covid-19 spread, researchers projected the impact of various school reopening strategies: complete closure, alternating school days where one cohort attended in person twice a week and another cohort on the opposite days, younger children only, and regular (i.e. all students return to in-person learning).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResults showed that compared to schools reopening with regular attendance, the percentage of the population infected reduced by 13, 11, 9, and 6 percent with each respective strategy. The conclusions were that some level of closure \u0026ndash; younger children only, alternating days, and completely remote \u0026ndash; offers significant reduction in community-wide infections. The benefit of complete closure over a hybrid approach, however, was minimal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe assumption in all cases was that individuals who contracted the virus would remain at home.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The additional benefit of complete school closure compared to hybrid was relatively small,\u0026rdquo; Keskinocak said. \u0026ldquo;The implementation of an alternating day model can be challenging but could have public health benefits early in the pandemic or during a new wave, providing social and learning benefits as well.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther challenges remain that were not investigated in this particular research \u0026ndash; costs on families in the event of school closures, learning tradeoffs, properly equipping students for virtual learning, and others. This is just one element of many for policymakers to consider, Keskinocak said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECITATION:\u0026nbsp;Arden Baxter, Buse Eylul Oruc, John Asplund, Pinar Keskinocak, Nicoleta Serban.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12889-022-12910-w\u0022\u003EEvaluating Scenarios for School Reopening under Covid-19\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBMC Public Health\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. 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That money will fund fellowships that will be awarded to students on an annual basis for years to come. It\u0026rsquo;s an appropriate way to honor Nemhauser, who said it\u0026rsquo;s the students who have been his greatest accomplishment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;All of my Ph.D. students, there\u0026rsquo;s no doubt about that,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The whole career, having all these great students and seeing that they\u0026rsquo;ve appreciated me as well \u0026ndash; that\u0026rsquo;s what it\u0026rsquo;s all about.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith more than 60 years of experience in research and higher education, Nemhauser has served various roles and committed his career to the betterment of his students, staff, and community. Throughout his career, he supervised almost 90 Ph.D. students and continued to explore his research in solving large-scale mixed-integer programming problems.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENemhauser\u0026rsquo;s career is connected with some of the best top-performing institutions and partnerships in the industry, including John Hopkins University, Cornell University, Oregon State University, University of Leeds (U.K.), University of Louvain (Belgium), University of Melbourne, (Australia), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National Research Council (NRC). Along with his long-term academic investment, Nemhauser has over 200 publications on topics such as optimization, programming, algorithms, transportation, structural properties, and operations research.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter nearly 40 years of dedicated service to Georgia Tech, Nemhauser decided it was time for him to retire and was honored for his achievements by the school. Many of his students and colleagues highlighted their most memorable moments with Nemhauser and expressed their gratitude for his continued contribution to ISyE and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs for Nemhauser, aside from staying in touch with his students, he said he plans on taking his retirement day by day.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information or interest in contributing to the fellowship fund, please contact Senior Director of Development Nancy Sandlin at nancy.sandlin@isye.gatech.edu.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Industrial and Systems Engineering celebrated the retirement of one of its long-tenured faculty, George Nemhauser, on April 30.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The School of Industrial and Systems Engineering celebrated the retirement of one of its long-tenured faculty, George Nemhauser, on April 30. 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Henriquez\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:chenriquez8@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Echenriquez8@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"658021":{"#nid":"658021","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dima Nazzal Wins 1st Place for IISE Innovation in Education Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDima Nazzal, a senior academic professional in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), has been awarded first place in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Innovation in Education Competition. Nazzal will be presented with the award on May 23, at the annual conference and expo in Seattle, Wash.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to participating in the honors and awards banquet, Nazzal\u0026rsquo;s award will be published in the ISE magazine, as well as be featured on the IISE website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award is for developing an early design course, titled Cornerstone Design, which focuses on \u0026ldquo;framing the problem\u0026rdquo; without solving it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The course lays out the foundation for design thinking using a project\u2010based learning approach, interactive sessions with instructors, and a goldmine of past capstone senior design projects that ISyE has kept for years organized in a database,\u0026rdquo; Nazzal explained. \u0026ldquo;That includes all the relevant data files, original team notes, deliverables, and code.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesign aims to address the engineering design skill gaps by offering a learning environment that utilizes multiple past capstone senior design projects complemented with lessons on key engineering design and industrial engineering principles, Nazzal said of the study.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Through multiple diverse projects, students develop the skill to structure the way they approach complex undefined problems that are fraught with data gaps, uncertainty and ambiguity in objectives, and conflicting priorities,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Students learn how to communicate the motivation effectively and succinctly for solving a problem and the scientific evidence supporting their design solution hypothesis.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENazzal has additional research that focuses on the control of discrete event logistics systems such as distribution systems, healthcare delivery systems, and manufacturing systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENazzal will be presented with the award on May 23, at the annual conference and expo in Seattle, Wash.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Senior academic professor wins first place for developing an early design course."}],"uid":"36284","created_gmt":"2022-05-07 14:14:50","changed_gmt":"2022-05-16 18:24:19","author":"chenriquez8","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-05-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-05-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658022":{"id":"658022","type":"image","title":"Dima Nazzal Wins 1st Place for IISE Innovation in Education Competition","body":null,"created":"1651933039","gmt_created":"2022-05-07 14:17:19","changed":"1651933039","gmt_changed":"2022-05-07 14:17:19","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249431","name":"Dima Nazzal.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Dima%20Nazzal.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Dima%20Nazzal.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":133768,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Dima%20Nazzal.jpeg?itok=WX2V3d6j"}}},"media_ids":["658022"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1250","name":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECamille C. 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They join two other ISyE Ph.D. students selected to the program in 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrent Ph.D. students \u003Cstrong\u003EArden Baxter\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EDaniel Kim\u003C\/strong\u003E join \u003Cstrong\u003EAkane Fujimoto\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EMelike Yildirim \u003C\/strong\u003Eas 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\u0026rsquo;s unique resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These are all such fantastic students,\u0026rdquo; said William W. George Chair and Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/strong\u003E, advisor to all four students. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a competitive program and for all four to be recognized in consecutive years, it says a lot about their work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBaxter, who will graduate in the summer, plans to join the ORISE program immediately and work with the CDC for the next year. Her work has included Covid-19 disease modeling and evaluating intervention strategies, as well as modeling for decision-making in humanitarian systems such as emergency response for resource coordination.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKim will take a year off for the fellowship before returning to finish his thesis. He, too, has recent work on Covid-19. Other work includes incentive mechanisms to increase post-disaster debris recycling and analysis of data on mental health medication prescribed to children.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFujimoto will complete the ORISE program this summer and return to ISyE to\u0026nbsp;finish her Ph.D., with research focusing on various topics in health systems, including pre-natal screening for Down syndrome and Covid-19 modeling and dashboards..\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYildirim finished her degree in Jan. 2021, took a postdoctoral position at Harvard, and then joined the ORISE program in Dec. 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECurrent Ph.D. students \u003Cstrong\u003EArden Baxter\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EDaniel Kim\u003C\/strong\u003E join \u003Cstrong\u003EAkane Fujimoto\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EMelike Yildirim \u003C\/strong\u003Eas 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\u0026rsquo;s unique resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Two graduate students in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering have earned fellowships with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2022-04-22 22:01:28","changed_gmt":"2022-05-11 00:29:25","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"657526":{"id":"657526","type":"image","title":"ISyE Students Earn ORISE Fellowship","body":null,"created":"1650664536","gmt_created":"2022-04-22 21:55:36","changed":"1650664536","gmt_changed":"2022-04-22 21:55:36","alt":"Arden Baxter, Daniel Kim, Melike Yildirim, and Akane Fujimoto","file":{"fid":"249207","name":"ORISE Fellows.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ORISE%20Fellows.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ORISE%20Fellows.png","mime":"image\/png","size":763049,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ORISE%20Fellows.png?itok=SSlpVg_M"}}},"media_ids":["657526"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1250","name":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"190424","name":"college of engineering; ISyE; fellowships; grad students; student awards; orise; cdc"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"657229":{"#nid":"657229","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Professor Shi Earns ENBIS George Box Medal","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorge Box has been described as the greatest statistical mind of the 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;century. Now, Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJianjun Shi\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eforever has his name attached to the celebrated scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShi, the Carolyn J. Stewart Chair and professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), was awarded the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/enbis.org\/awards\/george_box_medal\/\u0022\u003EGeorge Box Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Industrial Statistics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/enbis.org\/\u0022\u003EEuropean Network for Business and Industrial Statistics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(ENBIS). He is the second ISyE faculty member in the past five years to earn the honor, joining Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJeff Wu\u003C\/strong\u003E, who received it in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am extremely honored to receive this recognition named after a pioneer and leading scholar in quality science and industrial statistics,\u0026rdquo; Shi said. \u0026ldquo;This achievement could not have been reached without the tireless efforts of my students and collaborators, and persistent support from industrial sponsors.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the medal recognizes an extraordinary statistician whose work has contributed to the development and application of statistical methods in European business and industry. Shi\u0026rsquo;s efforts in developing the \u0026ldquo;in-process quality improvement\u0026rdquo; methodologies has had broad impact in manufacturing quality and engineering statistics. His breakthroughs have gained widespread attention in the manufacturing and automotive communities, being implemented in over 40 steel mills worldwide and numerous major auto companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The impacts of his work on industrial practice and financial savings are enormous,\u0026rdquo; Wu wrote in a recommendation letter for the award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShi is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, and the Institute of Operations Research and the Management Science, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He has published over 180 papers on projects funded by the National Science Foundation, NIST Advanced Technology Program, Department of Energy, General Motors, Ford, Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an educator, he has advised 38 Ph.D. graduates, seven of home have received NSF CAREER Awards and one the NSF PECASE Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the medal recognizes an extraordinary statistician whose work has contributed to the development and application of statistical methods in European business and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jan Shi has been awarded a prestigious medal named after renowned statistician George Box."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2022-04-13 03:50:17","changed_gmt":"2022-04-25 12:28:46","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"588214":{"id":"588214","type":"image","title":"Carolyn J. 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Stewart Chair and Professor Jan Shi","file":{"fid":"230270","name":"jan_shi.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jan_shi.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jan_shi.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":781394,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/jan_shi.jpg?itok=IpO6m1mQ"}}},"media_ids":["588214"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"190356","name":"isye; college of engineering; faculty; awards; George box medal; industrial engineering; statistics; quality; manufacturing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"657456":{"#nid":"657456","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Grad and Undergrad Students Honored at Student Awards Ceremony","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGraduate and undergraduate students were honored last Thursday during the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering annual student awards. 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.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe awards are sponsored by both alumni and corporate partners, among others. To learn how to get involved, contact ISyE\u0026rsquo;s Senior Director of Development Nancy Sandlin at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nancy.sandlin@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enancy.sandlin@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExplore all award winners below.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Awards for Excellence in Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Shabbir Ahmed Research Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJiaming Liang (Optimization)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESebastian Perez-Salazar (Optimization)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Atlanta Air Cargo Association Research Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJana Boerger (Supply Chain Engineering)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Robert Goodell Brown Research Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELiyan Xie (Data Science and Statistics)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Anderson-Interface Research Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmin Gholami (Energy and Sustainable Systems)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Thos and Clair Muller Research Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZhaowei She (Health Analytics and Health Systems)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Angela P. and Reed J. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, received one of this year\u0026rsquo;s fellowships from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/NSF.gov\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gov\/grfp\/AwardeeList.do?method=loadAwardeeList\u0022\u003EGraduate Research Fellowship Program\u003C\/a\u003E. The honor is designated for her project titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMathematical Models to Provide Personalized and Equitable Maternal and Neonatal Care\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award provides three years of financial support, including $34,000 per 12-month fellowship year. In addition, it covers all of tuition and student fees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a great honor,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said. \u0026ldquo;To have NSF fund a proposal that was fueled by racial disparities and soft interventions, it really validates the work. 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These include deciding between vaginal or cesarean delivery, inducing labor, how long someone should experience the trial of labor before an intervention is introduced, and, ultimately, how to incorporate patient preference into these decisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A lot of women have strong feelings, as they should, about what they prefer their delivery experience to look like,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said. \u0026ldquo;A lot of these decisions are made by doctors based on their own experiences, and we haven\u0026rsquo;t really had a lot of decision analytics that look at data and understanding the outcomes.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis gap in care is especially evident in the context of different outcomes based on racial disparities. Black and Hispanic women often have a shorter trial of labor before interventions are introduced meaning higher rates of C-section for low-risk births.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want to first understand why that\u0026rsquo;s happening,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said. \u0026ldquo;What are the factors and are the factors actually relevant? Or, has this become something that is a bias in the data or the caregivers?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, the goal of the project is to develop theory for multiple objectives within operations research. Can you quantify, somehow, a patient\u0026rsquo;s preference within available deliver data for different experiences?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For example,\u0026rdquo; Meredith said, \u0026ldquo;if we\u0026rsquo;re deciding between vaginal and cesarean, can we factor in a woman\u0026rsquo;s preference of whether they would mind being in the hospital longer or whether they would would have a problem with not seeing their baby for the first three days because surgery has rendered them incapable.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe honor is designated for her project titled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMathematical Models to Provide Personalized and Equitable Maternal and Neonatal Care\u003C\/em\u003E. It\u0026nbsp;provides three years of financial support, including $34,000 per 12-month fellowship year. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has been selected to receive the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iise.org\/Details.aspx?id=597\u0022\u003EIISE Fellow Award\u003C\/a\u003E, which will be presented at the organization\u0026rsquo;s annual conference My 21-24 in Seattle, Wash.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award recognizes a senior member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iise.org\/Home\/\u0022\u003EInstitute of Industrial and Systems Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IISE) community with impactful contributions in innovation and service to industrial engineering. No more than 20 fellows can be named each year. IISE is the world\u0026rsquo;s largest professional society dedicated to the support of industrial and systems engineers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGabraeel\u0026rsquo;s research interests lie at the intersection of predictive analytics and machine learning, repair and operations, and service logistics. His key focus is developing fundamental statistical learning algorithms specifically tailored for real-time equipment diagnostics and prognostics, and optimization models for subsequent operational and logistical decision-making in Internet of Things ecosystems. From the standpoint of application domains, his general interests lie in manufacturing, power generation, and service-type industries.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGabraeel leads the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pais.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPredictive Analytics and Intelligent Systems research group\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe award recognizes a senior member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iise.org\/Home\/\u0022\u003EInstitute of Industrial and Systems Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IISE) community with impactful contributions in innovation and service to industrial engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nagi Gabraeel, the Georgia Power Professor in the H. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering was named the top graduate program of its kind in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-engineering-schools?int=top_nav_Engineering\u0022\u003Elatest U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report annual rankings\u003C\/a\u003E released on March 29.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is the 32\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;consecutive year ISyE has topped the rankings in the industrial, manufacturing, and systems category.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s an honor to be recognized as a leader amongst such prestigious schools throughout the country,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Cstrong\u003EEdwin Romeijn\u003C\/strong\u003E, the H. Milton and Carolyn J. 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All 11 of the College of Engineering\u0026rsquo;s schools were ranked in the top 10 in their respective programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/03\/georgia-tech-jumps-7th-national-engineering-graduate-school-rankings\u0022\u003EComplete rankings for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Engineering can be found here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EISyE was named the top graduate program of its kind in the latest U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report annual rankings released on March 29.\u0026nbsp;It is the 32\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;consecutive year ISyE has topped the rankings in the industrial, manufacturing, and systems category.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s H. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), won a 2022 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.adobe.com\/scholarship\/\u0022\u003EAdobe Women in Technology scholarship\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award, which contributes a $10,000 award for education-related expenses, recognizes outstanding female students in artificial intelligence\/machine learning, data science, and computer science or web\/mobile development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPollack, a third-year ISyE major concentrating in advanced operations research and statistics, adds this scholarship to a list of accomplishments that already includes the 2022 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/urop.gatech.edu\/salary-awards\u0022\u003EPresident\u0026rsquo;s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E, the 2021 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.brookeowensfellowship.org\/\u0022\u003EBrooke Owens Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E, and the 2021 ISyE Rising Star award, among others. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in operations research after earning her bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I chose to study operations research because I love the idea that we can take phenomena in the world around us and use mathematics to come to a better understanding of the driving forces of those phenomena,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;In some sense, I think it is a really neat blend of the art of decision-making with the science of modeling the world around us mathematically.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to her studies, Pollack is also the vice president of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s chapter of Alphi Pi Mu, the national industrial engineering honor\u0026rsquo;s society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter completing a pair of internships during her time at Georgia Tech at Space Capital and Hermeus, she entered the undergraduate research space working alongside Assistant Professor Lauren Steimle. 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She leverages collaborations with radiologists and neurologists to investigate brain diseases like cancer, Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s, and post-traumatic headache after brain injury.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday, technology advances have produced more data than ever before, imaging, genomics, mobile health data, etc., which allow researchers to develop more personalized algorithms for diagnosis and prognosis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What disease do they have? How severe is it? How will the disease change in the future? 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In recent work, he has attempted to build up more robust and effective virtual trials for medical screening, diagnosis and treatment using large-scale mathematical models.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you look at the gold standard in medicine and clinical science \u0026ndash; randomized control trials \u0026ndash; it generally utilizes A\/B testing strategies. But what if there are thousands of strategies to compare, not just Strategy A and Strategy B?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In a recent study, we looked at multi-modality cancer screening strategies for cancer detection in gene mutation carriers,\u0026rdquo; Ayer said. \u0026ldquo;You ask questions like: Should you use ultrasound screening or MRI screening? How about mammography screening? Or maybe mammography plus ultrasound screening? At what age should you start \u0026ndash; 25 to 30? 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There are millions and billions of scenarios, and you can\u0026rsquo;t design a randomized control trial that would effectively compare those.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAyer\u0026rsquo;s work has spanned long-term chronic disease, both communicable and non-communicable \u0026ndash; diseases like COVID-19 for the former and different cancers for the latter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth Li and Ayer said the chair appointment would assist in their work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a great honor and recognition,\u0026rdquo; Li said. \u0026ldquo;I think going forward this will help me to pursue bigger efforts and initiatives, engaging people with a variety of expertise. 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Then he went under the lights at a sold-out Russ Chandler Stadium as the Yellow Jackets baseball team hosted the University of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe day of events marked Kimbrough\u0026rsquo;s first on campus since the Georgia Tech graduate\u0026rsquo;s third mission to space \u0026mdash; which included 199 days and 84 million miles aboard the International Space Station (ISS). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough\u0026rsquo;s first stop of the day was a morning tour of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Systems Design Lab\u003C\/a\u003E. Nearly two dozen students and research engineers showed Kimbrough the lab space of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/edgar-glenn-lightsey\u0022\u003EGlenn Lightsey\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE School)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough watched as the group tested electronics and navigation systems for future CubeSats. Their \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/research\/projects\/gt-1\u0022\u003EGT-1\u003C\/a\u003E spacecraft \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/GTssdl\/status\/1489195115696381953\u0022\u003Ewas deployed into orbit in February\u003C\/a\u003E, and the students are currently working on three 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm follow-up models for future missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom there, Kimbrough visited Mission Operations Center, which is currently being used to track GT-1. He also checked in on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/lunar-flashlight\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight\u003C\/a\u003E, which is scheduled for launch this summer and will be the first CubeSat ever to orbit the moon. A Georgia Tech interdisciplinary team built the spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s propulsion system. The AE School and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/a\u003E have been assembling and integrating Lunar Flashlight for NASA\u0026rsquo;s Jet Propulsion Lab the last several months.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was really inspired by the students I met, and I\u0026rsquo;ve been very impressed by the projects they\u0026rsquo;re working on,\u0026rdquo; said Kimbrough, who received his master\u0026rsquo;s degree in operations research from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E in 1998. \u0026ldquo;So many people are interested in space, which is great to see.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Friday was amazing! It was very cool to share the work we do here at the lab and hear about his various experiences, from the military to NASA to being on the ISS,\u0026rdquo; said Ebenezer Arunkumar, GT-1\u0026rsquo;s software team lead and a master\u0026rsquo;s student in aerospace engineering. \u0026ldquo;Being an astronaut has always been a dream of mine, so meeting someone who has accomplished that goal was awe-inspiring.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe morning ended with a visit to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/yang-aero-maker-space\u0022\u003EYang Aero Maker Space\u003C\/a\u003E. The student-led facility in the Weber Space and Science Technology Building allows students to use 3D printers, laser cutters, and more to build prototypes that advance their research and curiosity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was a really great opportunity to talk to an astronaut, something I\u0026rsquo;d only done on Zoom,\u0026rdquo; said Rachel Thomas, a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinrocketclub.github.io\/\u0022\u003ERamblin\u0026rsquo; Rocket Club\u003C\/a\u003E who is scheduled to graduate this semester with her undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering. \u0026ldquo;I talked to him about my team, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinrocketclub.github.io\/teams\/gtxr\/\u0022\u003EGTXR (Georgia Tech Experimental Rocketry\u003C\/a\u003E), and he was really excited about that. It was a unique experience.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe day\u0026rsquo;s main event, a Q\u0026amp;A in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, filled an auditorium. In addition to the 250 or so Yellow Jackets in the room, nearly a thousand K-12 students from around the Atlanta area tuned into the livestream as invited guests, with some submitting questions for Kimbrough.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETopics ranged from the astronaut application process, when he knew he wanted to travel to space (as a young child), and the relevancy of his ISyE degree to his success as an astronaut.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe session was moderated by AE School Ph.D. student Naia Butler-Craig, an aspiring astronaut.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m so grateful that Shane took his time to pour into the next generation of aerospace engineers,\u0026rdquo; Butler-Craig said. \u0026ldquo;It was such an honor to hear from someone as accomplished and personable as him. I feel motivated to keep going on my own journey in following his footsteps!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore taking a detour and riding in the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck for the first time, Kimbrough stood before another packed house that night. He threw out the first pitch before Georgia Tech beat Georgia 11-7. Kimbrough grew up attending Yellow Jacket sporting events and nearly enrolled as undergraduate. Instead, he attended the U.S. Military Academy and pitched for its baseball team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was an incredible, perfect day for me. \u0026ldquo;Getting to come back and give back a little bit to the students and faculty was amazing.\u0026rdquo; Kimbrough said. \u0026ldquo;The weather was great. The events were great. 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Think ridesharing platforms like Lyft or Uber \u0026mdash; except this ride is a flat, low-cost fee. MARTA says this program is meant to work with the city of Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s existing transportation services and will help minimize waiting and walking, eliminating the inconvenience of users having to walk a mile or more to their nearest MARTA station.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Public transit is the most cost-effective way to move people,\u0026rdquo; says Van Hentenryck.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;But in Atlanta, some people may face challenges getting to the MARTA station.\u0026rdquo; Thanks to this new pilot program, they can download the smartphone app and request a ride.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn March 1, MARTA and Georgia Tech will begin pilot testing this program in three strategic neighborhoods: West Atlanta, Belvedere Park, and Fort Gillem. Van Hentenryck says there\u0026rsquo;s never been a piloted on-demand public transit system like this in a major U.S. metropolitan area like Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe chosen neighborhoods were selected not only because they are lacking in transportation options but because of the different communities they serve. Fort Gillem is an area with a high number of distribution centers with employees who could use more efficient transportation. West Atlanta is highly residential, with roads often too narrow for MARTA\u0026rsquo;s full-sized buses. And Belvedere Park is a mixed-use neighborhood that combines business and residential zoning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the pilot test, folks in these areas can use the MARTA Reach app to call for a shuttle to pick them up and take them to the nearest MARTA transportation hub.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen users call for a pickup, their requests will be routed through a server at Georgia Tech that connects to the drivers on MARTA\u0026rsquo;s new fleet of Reach vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We developed the cloud computing platform, connected riders and drivers, and we\u0026rsquo;re making sure the whole system is synchronized,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We couldn\u0026rsquo;t be happier they are willing to study our ridership to see what the needs are and tailor a solution,\u0026rdquo; said Greenwood.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the Georgia Tech researchers, it\u0026rsquo;s a perfect partnership as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ve been thinking about transportation for years. It connects people to everything from jobs and education to groceries,\u0026rdquo; explained Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s amazing that a large agency like MARTA would allow us to come in and test this.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pilot has been funded by a grant from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/nsf.gov\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E, and from March until August, the service will be available from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. every weekday.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mission calls us to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.\u0026nbsp;To\u0026nbsp;use our research and\u0026nbsp;expertise\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;improve lives\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;livelihoods.\u0026nbsp;That\u0026rsquo;s why we\u0026rsquo;re here. 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Assistant Professors\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/he-wang\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHe Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/siva-theja-maguluri\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESiva Theja Maguluri\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Ereceived the award, the most prestigious of its kind awarded by the NSF, which carries a five-year term.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to $500,000 in funding, which will help support the faculty member as well as their team of Ph.D. students, Wang said it provided recognition and validation for their respective research agendas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s great because it helps fund our work and will provide opportunities to support our students in this continued research,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;But it also helps us to build connections with industry partners, who see the importance of our work, and allow us to implement some of it into the real world.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWang\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on supply chain and logistics in transportation. This particular award will fund research that seeks to design digital marketplaces for the freight industry. Describing it as a rideshare, like Uber, for trucking, Wang said that the goal of the research is to design online digital marketplaces that help truckers connect with shippers, eliminating a brokerage process plagued by inefficiency that can cost drivers both time and money.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The idea here is to improve supply chain efficiencies and also the earning reliability of these truck drivers,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor an industry that is among the largest in the country, and indeed the most popular in more than half the country\u0026rsquo;s states, the research could have far-reaching implications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaguluri\u0026rsquo;s research, meanwhile, addresses optimization challenges in reinforcement learning and cloud computing, both of which are key areas of progress in the ongoing artificial intelligence revolution. The revolution is powered by the development of novel algorithms and breakthroughs in cloud computing infrastructure that can collect, store, and process large amounts of data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Even though neural networks were known about 50 years ago, AI breakthroughs only happened in the last 15 years,\u0026rdquo; Maguluri said. \u0026ldquo;This is because computers weren\u0026rsquo;t powerful enough earlier, and it was hard to get access to large computing power.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, AI researchers can utilize massive data centers run by companies like Amazon, Microsoft, or Google.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite the progress, however, there are tradeoffs that affect optimal performance, and theory often lags behind practice. With this award, Maguluri and his lab will pursue studies in both reinforcement learning and cloud computing to develop optimal scheduling algorithms for cloud computing data centers that make both more efficient and, thus, further advancement in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo read more about Wang\u0026rsquo;s and Maguluri\u0026rsquo;s research, follow the links below:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHe Wang:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2145661\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMarketplace Design for Freight Transportation and Logistics Platforms\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESiva Theja Maguluri:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2144316\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELyapunov Drift Methods for Stochastic Recursions: Applications in Cloud Computing and Reinforcement Learning\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE Assistant Professors He Wang and Siva Theja Maguluri earn NSF CAREER Award."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2022-02-18 14:37:32","changed_gmt":"2022-02-23 18:53:33","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"655580":{"id":"655580","type":"image","title":"ISyE CAREER Award 2022 - He Wang and Siva Theja Maguluri","body":null,"created":"1645194346","gmt_created":"2022-02-18 14:25:46","changed":"1645194346","gmt_changed":"2022-02-18 14:25:46","alt":"He Wang and Siva Theja Maguluri","file":{"fid":"248542","name":"CAREER - He Wang and Siva Theja Maguluri.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CAREER%20-%20He%20Wang%20and%20Siva%20Theja%20Maguluri.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CAREER%20-%20He%20Wang%20and%20Siva%20Theja%20Maguluri.png","mime":"image\/png","size":805199,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CAREER%20-%20He%20Wang%20and%20Siva%20Theja%20Maguluri.png?itok=__U55Rej"}}},"media_ids":["655580"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"655356":{"#nid":"655356","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Trio of Faculty Join Alums Named to National Academy of Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree Georgia Tech faculty members are among the newest members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/christopher-w-jones\u0022\u003EChristopher Jones\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/georgia-tech-welcomes-sandy-magnus\u0022\u003ESandra Magnus\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/nsahinidis\u0022\u003ENick Sahinidis\u003C\/a\u003E have been elected to the NAE, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the three faculty members, two additional alumni were honored. Nick Lappos (AE \u0026rsquo;73), was also elected to the NAE Class of 2022. Lappos is a senior technical fellow (emeritus) of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and serves on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/about\/advisory-board\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Aerospace Engineering School Advisory Council (AESAC)\u003C\/a\u003E. He was honored for \u0026ldquo;improving rotary wing flight performance and serving as test pilot, engineer, inventor, technologist, and business leader.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENathan Meehan (Phys \u0026#39;75), a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/about\/advisory-board\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences Advisory Board\u003C\/a\u003E, was also elected. He is president of CMG Petroleum Consulting Ltd. and was recognized for \u0026quot;technical and business innovation in the application of horizontal well technology for oil and gas production.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey are among this year\u0026rsquo;s 133 new members (including international selections).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;On behalf of Georgia Tech, I extend my sincere congratulations to Chris, Sandy, and Nick for this incredible honor, which highlights a lifetime of achievement,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u0026ldquo;Chris and Nick\u0026rsquo;s research have advanced their respective fields and left an indelible mark on their peers at Georgia Tech and around the world. Sandy, in addition to her service with NASA, is a tireless advocate of raising awareness of STEM and diversity within the aerospace industry in an effort to grow the next generation of the AE workforce. The College of Engineering is tremendously proud of this trio.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJones is the John F. Brock III School Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. He has been a faculty member at Georgia Tech since 2000, leading a ChBE research group that works in catalysis and adsorption, with a strong emphasis in materials chemistry. 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She is currently a principal at\u0026nbsp; AstroPlanetview LLC and is being recognized by the NAE for \u0026ldquo;national accomplishments in the U.S. civil space program and in Department of Defense engineering and technology integration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a NASA astronaut, Magnus flew to space three times and spent 157 days in orbit. Before joining NASA, Magnus worked for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company as a stealth engineer. After retiring as an astronaut, she served as executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). She is now one of three Georgia Tech women in the NAE, joining Marilyn Brown and Susan Margulies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESahinidis is the inaugural\u0026nbsp;Gary C. Butler Family Chair\u0026nbsp;in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, with a joint appointment in ChBE. 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As a critical part of the UPS Smart Logistics Network Strategy, the NPT Program provides visibility across its transportation network by utilizing predictive analytics, simulation, and operations research algorithms. These capabilities help provide the needed insight to make better, faster decisions as well as provide cost effective results at a high quality of service.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Wan has demonstrated intrapreneurship by building a profitable start-up department and mobilizing top-tier talent to create high performing cultures that consistently achieve business goals in a dynamic and volatile business environment. His primary responsibilities are to (a) improve network planning processes, (b) generate network efficiencies, and (c) support strategic initiatives across the enterprise through institution of an elastic and self-healing network optimization platform. Yentai joined UPS in 2007 as an Enterprise Network Planning Manager in Corporate Transportation and also served as Director of Transportation Operations Research \u0026amp; Analytics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYentai was born and raised in Taipei City, Taiwan. He came to the United States in 2000 to advance his education and later earn a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (ISyE) from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining UPS, he served as investigator of research projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation and as an R\u0026amp;D Scientist in an industry-leading supply chain software company. Dr. Wan lives in Alpharetta, Georgia and when not working, enjoys traveling across North America and Northeast Asia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute is honored to have part of the Georgia Tech and ISyE family rejoin us to help shape our future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Wan\u0026nbsp;brings extensive transportation planning and optimization experience as well as intrapreneurship leadership skills to the board.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"We are very happy to have part of the Georgia Tech and ISyE family rejoin us to help determine SCL\u0027s future direction."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2022-02-15 14:59:43","changed_gmt":"2022-02-16 13:55:18","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"655489":{"id":"655489","type":"image","title":"Yentai Wan, Lead Director\u2013Network Planning \u0026 Optimization Program, UPS Corporate Industrial Engineering Group","body":null,"created":"1644936844","gmt_created":"2022-02-15 14:54:04","changed":"1645018963","gmt_changed":"2022-02-16 13:42:43","alt":"Yentai \u0022Vincent\u0022 Wan","file":{"fid":"248504","name":"Vincent-Wan.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Vincent-Wan.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Vincent-Wan.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":23367,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Vincent-Wan.jpg?itok=3G-bGCuH"}}},"media_ids":["655489"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/people\/industry-advisory-board","title":"SCL Industry Advisory Board members"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"178600","name":"Industry Advisory Board"},{"id":"143871","name":"Physical Internet Center"},{"id":"581","name":"advisory board"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["info@scl.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"654404":{"#nid":"654404","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Families: A Time-Tested Supply Chain","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students and alumni often have family ties to the Institute, including some who come from a long line of industrial engineers trained by the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE). From an ISyE couple who met during college to a student who discovered her grandfather\u0026rsquo;s master\u0026rsquo;s thesis in the Georgia Tech library, the families highlighted in this article all have stories showcasing their unique experiences with industrial engineering, often across multiple generations. One Puerto Rican family includes many ISyE alumni, some of whom are successful entrepreneurs; another family from Lebanon may not all be \u0026ldquo;helluva engineers,\u0026rdquo; but many of them are industrial engineers, nonetheless. And finally, an alumni father\/son duo who have had a long-lasting connection with Georgia Tech continue to impact the Institute today.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnderson Family\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christopher-anderson-32329b96\u0022\u003EChris Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 2008, M.S. Analytics 2020) and his father Mike Anderson (IE 1979) are two exceptional alumni both born and raised in Georgia. Mike is the president and CEO of Georgia Power Foundation and Southern Company Charitable Foundation, through which he has been able to invest in Georgia Tech and continue the long legacy of Southern Company\u0026rsquo;s support for the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Mike was around seven years old, his father \u0026ndash; a mailman \u0026ndash; would bring home copies of \u003Cem\u003EScientific American\u003C\/em\u003E magazine that were donated by customers on his mail route. His love for the magazine piqued his interest in science and mathematics, which became a huge factor in his decision to attend Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA second factor was his passion for sports. \u0026ldquo;After finishing the high school track and field state finals in the high hurdles, I was approached by coach Buddy Fowlkes \u0026ndash; at the finish line \u0026ndash; about attending Tech as a student athlete,\u0026rdquo; said Mike. \u0026ldquo;Fortunately, I had already applied to Tech and was accepted.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduating, he began a career at Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas, where he was responsible for quality control and component testing of nuclear warhead guidance systems. From there, he was recruited by Georgia Power Company to help with the development of the Vogtle Nuclear plant. Forty years and many moves later, he now serves in his current role at the Southern Company and Georgia Power Foundations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I can say without a doubt that the critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration skills I developed at Tech were key in my career success,\u0026rdquo; said Mike.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChris, however, originally wanted to be a doctor and was considering pre-med or biomedical engineering when he started college. However, he realized he wasn\u0026rsquo;t as interested in true science and eventually switched to ISyE, drawn by the combination of business with technical disciplines like statistics and coding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduating, he was recruited to Con Edison, an energy company headquartered in New York City. During his time with Con Edison, he had the opportunity to lead a data intelligence unit in the command center directing the New York City power restoration effort after Hurricane Sandy. He also presented on NYC utility climate change initiatives to senior advisers at the Department of Energy in Washington D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I left Atlanta after undergrad because I was born and raised here, and I wanted to see something different \u0026ndash; be in a bigger city, be exposed to more ways of thinking,\u0026rdquo; Chris said. New York was also where he met his wife, and they eventually moved back to Atlanta to settle down. Now, he\u0026rsquo;s working at Georgia Power, applying his skills and experience in utilities in a role that combines analytics and finance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter the move, Chris also began researching master\u0026rsquo;s programs. Mike earned his MBA from Emory University, and for a long time Chris thought he would follow suit. However, when he heard about the online\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/degrees\/analytics\u0022\u003E ISyE master\u0026rsquo;s in analytics\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/develop-understanding-big-data-and-analytics-comfort-your-own-home\u0022\u003Ehe knew it was the program for him\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;The MSA gave me an avenue to broaden my business acumen while also deepening my analytical abilities, because in my opinion, you provide an extra layer of value if you can create meaningful business insights from data,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn MBA isn\u0026rsquo;t completely off the table yet. Like his dad, Chris is interested in higher leadership. Originally in a supervisory development program while working in New York, he is now on a similar track at Georgia Power. \u0026ldquo;Once you get higher up in corporations, you can affect more change,\u0026rdquo; Chris explained. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m always about making things more efficient and bringing the company forward in terms of analytics and data-supported decision making.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, Chris hopes to be more involved in outreach at Georgia Power and with Georgia Tech. Mike is heavily involved in the community, serving on the Georgia Tech Foundation Board, among others. He\u0026rsquo;s also a former member of the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, the ISyE Advisory Board, Alexander Tharpe Fund, and the Georgia Tech Athletic Association.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELowndes Family\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFifth-year ISyE student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kimberly-lowndes\/\u0022\u003EKimberly Lowndes\u003C\/a\u003E grew up cheering on the Yellow Jackets, and there\u0026rsquo;s no surprise why: Her father, aunt, uncle, both of her grandfathers, and great-great-uncle are all Georgia Tech alumni, and two of her cousins are current students. She follows in the footsteps of her grandfather, Thomas Lowndes Jr (IE 1959, MSIE 1963), the first industrial engineer in her family.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimberly is part of a dual-degree program with Berry College in Rome, Georgia. She attended Berry for her first three years of college and spent the final two years at Georgia Tech. When she graduates this coming May, she will have a degree in applied physics in addition to industrial engineering. \u0026ldquo;I wanted to have that small-school, well-rounded education that a liberal arts school like Berry can provide, but I also wanted the opportunities and technical expertise that Georgia Tech offers,\u0026rdquo; she explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe grew up talking about science with her grandfather, who encouraged her curiosity and desire to learn. A relic from his studies \u0026ndash; which she was able to read through the Georgia Tech library \u0026ndash; is his master\u0026rsquo;s thesis on the ergonomics of tool handles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThomas worked in several manufacturing facilities before he started performing market research for Coca-Cola, where he worked until his retirement. \u0026ldquo;The story goes that Coca Cola in the \u0026lsquo;60s needed someone who knew how to use a computer \u0026ndash; Georgia Tech taught people that, because it was a breakthrough technology at the time,\u0026rdquo; said Kimberly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis past summer, she interned at Liberty Mutual in risk control, working with many commercial businesses where safety is key to reduce injury, and thus reduce insurance premiums. The combination of her physics and ISyE studies helped her create ergonomic designs that will reduce physical wear and tear on workers, while also increasing productivity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A lot of companies are just focused on maximizing profit and minimizing costs, but I\u0026#39;m more passionate about how we can take systems and not only solve them \u0026ndash; but also take care of the environment and the workers who are doing the jobs for us \u0026ndash; a holistic viewpoint,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENizialek and Wright Families\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech often acts as a matchmaker to bring couples together, and in this case, the pair are both industrial engineers. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emily-wright-861774125\/\u0022\u003EEmily Wright\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 2020) married \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-wright-2868bb121\/\u0022\u003EDavid Wright\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 2020) not long after their graduation. Her younger brother, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drewnizialek\/\u0022\u003EDrew Nizialek\u003C\/a\u003E, is currently a third-year ISyE student. While Emily and Drew are Yellow Jackets, their parents both went to the University of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOriginally, Emily\u0026rsquo;s dream was to work for The Walt Disney Company, and she first learned about the field of industrial engineering by researching engineering careers at Disney. She achieved her goal through an internship at Disney the summer of her third year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor her brother, the choice was much clearer. \u0026ldquo;I was always the one growing up who liked building things,\u0026rdquo; Drew recalled. \u0026ldquo;I think everyone in our family knew that I was going to be an engineer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn high school, he enjoyed advanced placement statistics and realized that ISyE, a statistics-based engineering, would be the perfect fit. Once at Georgia Tech, having an older sister in the same major meant getting tips about studying for classes, as well as career advice. Drew is also embracing the business side of ISyE as a part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/technology-management-program\/index.html\u0022\u003EDenning Technology \u0026amp; Management (T\u0026amp;M)\u003C\/a\u003E program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmily met her now-husband in physics class their third year. While physics was far from their favorite subject, they still credit the class for bringing them together. \u0026ldquo;We like to say there was a strong force of attraction between us,\u0026rdquo; she said, laughing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmily and David started dating soon after meeting and ended up taking several ISyE classes together, even teaming up for Senior Design. David proposed at Disney World in front of the castle, and the pair got married a year later. In May 2021, they walked together at graduation, a belated celebration delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShwayri Family\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFourth-year ISyE student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dany-shwayri-a38883170\/\u0022\u003EDany Shwayri\u003C\/a\u003E and his sister \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pamela-shwayri\/\u0022\u003EPamela Shwayri\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 2017) may be the only Yellow Jackets in their family, but they are not the only industrial engineers. Their father and uncle both earned their bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degrees in industrial engineering and master\u0026rsquo;s degrees in engineering management from Northeastern University, and they have two cousins who are also industrial engineers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe family\u0026rsquo;s roots are in Lebanon; at 19 years old, their dad left his home country to attend college in Boston. His relatives living in the city recommended he study industrial engineering, which suited him because of the field\u0026rsquo;s emphasis on efficiency and organization. While in Boston, he met and married his wife before eventually moving back to Lebanon. Throughout his career, he has worked primarily in the paper industry in procurement and sales.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDany and Pamela were partially raised in Lebanon before their family moved to Savannah, Georgia. Studying ISyE at Georgia Tech was a natural choice for both. \u0026ldquo;My dad thought I would really enjoy engineering because we think very similarly \u0026ndash; I enjoy math and logic,\u0026rdquo; explained Pamela. \u0026ldquo;He asked me to look into industrial engineering and see if I\u0026rsquo;d be interested in it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer enthusiasm for numbers led her to coach her younger brother back in primary school. \u0026ldquo;Pamela was always interested in teaching me math concepts at a young age. I learned multiplication faster than we started learning it at school, so I had a head start,\u0026rdquo; said Dany. He\u0026rsquo;s enjoyed his ISyE classes, and with a wide variety of internship experiences, he\u0026rsquo;s keeping his options open for future careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPamela currently works in supply chain at WestRock, a corrugated packaging company. Though she did not intentionally plan on going into the paper industry like her father, she enjoys being able to talk about it with him. She is also pursuing an MBA at Scheller College of Business.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m interested in management, and it seemed like the next logical step to expedite the process,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s always been entrepreneurial blood in our family \u0026ndash; my grandpa and uncle founded their own companies, and I\u0026rsquo;ve always been interested in starting something on my own. I\u0026rsquo;ve learned a lot through the MBA program that could help me do that.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUriarte Family\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThird-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joaquinx\/\u0022\u003EJoaquin M. Uriarte\u003C\/a\u003E comes from a large family of Georgia Tech alumni, including his father, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/franciscouriarte\/\u0022\u003EFrancisco J. Uriarte\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 1990), and his uncles \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/estebanuriarte\/\u0022\u003EEsteban J. Uriarte\u003C\/a\u003E (EE 1989) and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alejandro-uriarte-5190935\/\u0022\u003EAlejandro J. \u0026nbsp;Uriarte\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 1996). Three of his father\u0026rsquo;s cousins are also alumni, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniel-l-00a3871\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Labrador\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 2005, MBA 2013)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoaquin Uriarte was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where his mother\u0026rsquo;s family is from. His father\u0026rsquo;s side of the family is originally from Cuba, and Joaquin\u0026rsquo;s uncle Esteban was the first to attend Georgia Tech, with his father, uncle, and other family members following suit. They knew the Institute would provide them with the best value, and Georgia was attractive because of its warmer climate. For those who wanted to study industrial engineering, choosing the top program in the nation was an easy decision to make.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrancisco began his career as an engineer at Eli Lilly \u0026amp; Co. and has since held numerous other roles, from plant manager for a manufacturer in Mexico to project financing for infrastructure development in the Caribbean. He also co-founded the Puerto Rico-based supermarket chain SuperMax and currently works as a mergers and acquisitions adviser.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech taught me to think as an engineer,\u0026rdquo; said Francisco. \u0026ldquo;Problems have to be seen as a whole, understood, then broken into pieces for ease of solving.\u0026nbsp;I\u0026rsquo;ve used this thought process throughout my professional and business life.\u0026nbsp;Whether at a business start-up, a post-acquisition business, or my mergers and acquisition practice, the mindset\u0026nbsp;that I learned at Tech has proven to be very useful.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPreviously, Francisco served as the executive director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.guayacan.org\u0022\u003EGrupo Guayac\u0026aacute;n\u003C\/a\u003E, a Puerto Rico-based nonprofit dedicated to the education and development of local entrepreneurs who partnered with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/venturelab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EVentureLab\u003C\/a\u003E to create Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) Puerto Rico. Georgia Tech is one of three national nodes of I-Corps, a program funded by the National Science Foundation, which helps researchers transform their work into startups.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELike his brother, Alejandro is also an entrepreneur. He\u0026rsquo;s currently building a company in Puerto Rico called ReSOLient, which serves renewable energy markets with both residential and commercial projects \u0026ndash; namely, designing and installing solar panel solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEntrepreneurship runs in the family, and Joaquin shares the same start-up spirit. This past summer, he participated in CREATE-X and is currently working with his team to continue developing their business idea, which centers around predicting market manipulations in the cryptocurrency space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen Joaquin was applying to college, he visited Georgia Tech and stayed with a family friend for a week while sampling classes, studying at the library, and even attending a tailgate and a football game. \u0026ldquo;I got to see how Georgia Tech \u0026ndash; even though it\u0026#39;s a STEM school \u0026ndash; had a very good diversity and balance between social life, studying, and also sports,\u0026rdquo; he said. He was also drawn by the vibrant Latin community and is now a member of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gt-shpe.com\/\u0022\u003ESociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E (GT-SHPE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, he knew he would have the flexibility to switch majors if necessary, and still be in a top engineering program. Originally a biomedical engineering major interested in building prosthetics, he realized ISyE would widen his range of career possibilities. He\u0026rsquo;s interested in working in a field like technology consulting but is also considering a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in computer science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough Joaquin has had his share of exciting experiences, his father has perhaps the best story. During college, Francisco never went to a football game, but while celebrating a 25-year graduation reunion, at the request of Rafael Bras \u0026ndash; then Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Provost \u0026ndash; he attended the still-memorable 2015 Georgia Tech homecoming game against Florida State. With only six seconds left in the game, the Yellow Jackets secured a 22-16 victory with a phenomenal 78-yard blocked field goal return.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;They ended up winning the game because of that play, and after that incredible comeback, everyone in the stadium rushed into the field \u0026ndash; all my father\u0026#39;s friends and all of his class,\u0026rdquo; Joaquin said. Coincidentally, the first and only football game his father attended ended up being one of the most iconic Georgia Tech games of all time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech students and alumni often have family ties to the Institute, including some who come from a long line of industrial engineers trained by the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students and alumni often have family ties to the Institute, including some who come from a long line of industrial engineers trained by the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech students and alumni often have family ties to the Institute, including some who come from a long line of industrial engineers trained by the H. 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The reason? Supply chain disruptions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile many people have heard the term \u0026ldquo;supply chain\u0026rdquo; and know it is the reason behind many product delays, most do not realize the complexity \u0026mdash; and fragility \u0026mdash; of our global supply chains. Problems like these are at the heart of industrial engineering, and the experts at the No. 1-ranked H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech are sharing their expertise with companies and federal and state leadership to help remedy the current problem and help ensure it does not happen again.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Supply chains are incredibly complex and completely international,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pascal-van-hentenryck\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, A. 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This process occurs for nearly every product available, leading to millions of supply chain transactions occurring globally each day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy are we Still Experiencing Delays?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of the world in 2019, there were multiple disruptions to the system in addition to a dramatic increase in ecommerce, which created significant first- and last-mile issues. According to Van Hentenryck, this put additional strain on factories, ports, ships, and logistics companies that were already experiencing workforce shortages. In addition, many supply chains were highly optimized, just-in-time systems which allowed very little room for error or disruption. Nearly two years later, we are still feeling the impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Everybody at every layer of the supply chain was hit by the pandemic in some manner,\u0026rdquo; adds \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/benoit-montreuil\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenoit Montreuil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Coca-Cola Material Handling \u0026amp; Distribution Chair and professor and co-director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESupply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute\u003C\/a\u003E at ISyE. \u0026ldquo;Some companies still do not have enough employees to get the work done, while others have depleted their reserves or cannot source the necessary materials to manufacture their products. We have now seen that the lean approach has proven to be extremely dangerous.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile this holds true for all supply chains, fresh foods and complex electronics are even more fragile.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe short shelf life of fresh goods, like meat and produce, collapses the entire process into the span of just a few weeks and adds another layer of complexity to the situation. Montreuil says that, for products like these, empty shelves are not necessarily due to a lack of supply, but rather a breakdown in processing plants or shipping.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EComplex products have more complicated supply chains. For example, when it comes to electronics and cars, many of the components are being manufactured in different sites around the world before being sent to another location for assembly. If one of the many parts is missing, the product cannot be manufactured. 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Unfortunately, this industry requires a large capital expenditure for a new foundry and is not agile. It takes years and billions of dollars of investment to build the specialized plants required to make more chips. This mismatch of demand and supply will not be remedied quickly.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to production issues, there is also an extreme worker shortage in shipping and logistics, making it difficult to get products to consumers once they are assembled. For example, the American Trucking Association said the industry has a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.trucking.org\/news-insights\/ata-chief-economist-pegs-driver-shortage-historic-high\u0022\u003Eshortage of 80,000 drivers and estimates this number could more than double by 2030\u003C\/a\u003E. Similar issues at the ports and on container ships are also causing significant shipping delays. 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Companies will need to look at their processes through a new lens and modify them to resolve the current situation and prevent similar disruptions from happening in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Historically supply chains were organized around cost, but that is probably going to change,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;They will be built for resilience and flexibility so that they do not get stuck so easily. My intuition is that organizations will start moving away from the just-in-time systems to become more reliable and resilient.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMontreuil agrees. To increase resiliency, he says companies may want to keep additional stock of key resources, but that the solution is more about changing production capacity and finding creative ways to address transport, warehousing, and resource shortages. \u0026ldquo;All of this is shaping the \u0026lsquo;new normal\u0026rsquo; in supply chain, which I believe will ultimately be much stronger than in the past.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETechnology, including automation, machine learning and optimization techniques, will also be an important tool to address the worker shortages, to increase efficiencies, and to integrate processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Automation allows businesses to create new business models,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;It can increase efficiency at factories, warehouses, ports, and on the roads while addressing the labor shortages. And, while it will eliminate some jobs, it will also create new, higher paying jobs in their place.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck is currently collaborating with Ryder System, Inc. on the trucking \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newsroom.ryder.com\/news\/news-details\/2021\/Ryder-Teams-Up-with-Georgia-Tech-for-Industrys-First-Data-Driven-Study-on-Impact-of-Autonomous-Trucking\/default.aspx\u0022\u003Eindustry\u0026rsquo;s first data-driven study of the potential impact of autonomous trucking\u003C\/a\u003E and expects similar studies to take place in other areas of the supply chain.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;People are looking for easy solutions, but that is not how supply chains work,\u0026rdquo; said Montreuil. \u0026ldquo;The good thing is that the current situation has increased the awareness of the problem, so we can work toward a solution.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat Will the Future Look Like? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth Montreuil and Van Hentenryck believe that organizations now understand how fragile the current system is and are working to prepare for future catastrophic events like floods, hurricanes, and other disasters that will also disrupt the flow of goods. While it is impossible to prevent pandemics and disasters from occurring, our systems should be resilient enough to handle them and keep goods moving.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Companies are starting to think about their supply chains in a different way,\u0026rdquo; said Montreuil. \u0026ldquo;They are thinking about agility, adaptability, and optionality which is necessary to prevent these problems from occurring in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What this has shown us is that supply chains are immensely critical to the wellbeing of society and the economy. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE). This year, she was honored as a part of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/19\/interior.aspx?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=21299\u0026amp;cid=47446\u0026amp;ecid=47446\u0026amp;crid=0\u0026amp;calpgid=21314\u0026amp;calcid=47808\u0022\u003E2021 alumni class of 40 under 40\u003C\/a\u003E for the success of her nonprofit, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thediamondcampaign.org\/\u0022\u003EThe Diamond Campaign\u003C\/a\u003E (TDC), as well as her work centered around female representation in the venture capital industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERankin was a second-year at Georgia Tech when she founded TDC, a program empowering Black women to embrace their 4 C\u0026rsquo;s: cut (body image), color (personal brand), carat (self-worth), and clarity (vision for the future). The initiatives she created were inspired by her own personal experiences navigating her college career and trying to find her place as a Black woman in STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Confidence was always something that I struggled with when I was growing up,\u0026rdquo; Rankin said. \u0026ldquo;I saw how it impacted the way I showed up \u0026ndash; whether socially, academically, professionally, or emotionally. I wanted to help other women like me on campus who felt like they didn\u0026#39;t have a community or were overcome with imposter syndrome.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduating from Georgia Tech, she worked briefly for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mlt.org\/\u0022\u003EManagement Leadership for Tomorrow\u003C\/a\u003E (MLT), a national nonprofit that helps individuals from underrepresented communities to realize their full potential. Upon leaving MLT, she moved to Chicago to join LinkedIn for a business leadership rotational program, later transitioning to work in customer success and data analytics. But while these experiences helped launch her professional career, she sought more leadership opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Rankin began working as a program manager at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.allraise.org\/\u0022\u003EAll Raise\u003C\/a\u003E, a nonprofit with a mission to accelerate the success of female founders and funders in the tech ecosystem. It was born out of a grassroots movement to increase partner-level female representation in venture capital firms, which in turn increases the ability to invest in female entrepreneurs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;What I was really craving was more responsibility and the ability to actually build,\u0026rdquo; Rankin said. \u0026ldquo;At my core, I\u0026#39;m an innovator. I love to be creative and test new things and see what works, then iterate based on that \u0026ndash; a true engineer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe pivot brought her to a newer company with a much smaller team, in an industry she was unfamiliar with. However, the fast-paced startup environment allowed her to have ownership over projects from day one and be more involved in social impact. As a senior manager, she led All Raise\u0026rsquo;s expansion to Chicago and continues to manage operations in the region.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, Rankin hadn\u0026rsquo;t forgotten about The Diamond Campaign. After leaving Georgia Tech, she needed to make the decision to either continue TDC on campus or turn it into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and bring it to Chicago. She chose the latter, and after orienting herself in the new city, she held a launch event where she recruited new team members.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETDC\u0026rsquo;s first initiative after the launch was a virtual mentoring program that paired high school girls with young professional mentors. Rankin noticed that while engaging high schoolers was challenging, the mentors were very invested in the experience. This inspired her to create The Diamond Academy, a six-month program for Black women in their 20\u0026rsquo;s dedicated to personal and professional development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I grew up around a strong community of people who supported me, whether it was family, friends, or mentors, and so it was important that I helped create that community for other people like me at a similar stage in life,\u0026rdquo; Rankin explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2020, TDC received a boost of support from McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, who announced an initiative to give $5 million to Black nonprofits as part of their commitment to advancing racial equity and economic empowerment. TDC was selected as one of 40 organizations globally to receive funds, which will help build program infrastructure and support operational needs, such as expanding The Diamond Academy to other cities beyond Chicago.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReceiving the funding was a pivotal moment for Rankin, who says that the donation reaffirmed the value of her work and pushed her to continue building TDC. One of her favorite quotes taps into the power of confidence: \u0026ldquo;The people who think they can and the people who think they can\u0026rsquo;t are both right.\u0026rdquo; Through her numerous accomplishments, Rankin has proven she is one of the former.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlumna Kendall Rankin is the founder of the nonprofit organization and was selected for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s 2021 alumni class of 40 under 40.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Alumna Kendall Rankin is the founder of the nonprofit organization and was selected for Georgia Tech\u2019s 2021 alumni class of 40 under 40."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-12-03 01:44:04","changed_gmt":"2021-12-08 12:58:32","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653360":{"id":"653360","type":"image","title":"Kendall Rankin","body":null,"created":"1638493958","gmt_created":"2021-12-03 01:12:38","changed":"1638493958","gmt_changed":"2021-12-03 01:12:38","alt":"Kendall Rankin","file":{"fid":"247811","name":"IMG_7334.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_7334.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_7334.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7297288,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_7334.jpg?itok=M99kfFJA"}}},"media_ids":["653360"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:grace_oberst@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Oberst\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nH. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) is one of the chosen scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen applying to college, Georgia Tech was his first choice, and learning that he would receive the scholarship made the financial decision much easier for him. Initially he was undecided on a major, but he realized an industrial engineering degree would give him the flexibility to explore vast career possibilities upon graduation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I knew I wanted to study something versatile, because I didn\u0026rsquo;t know what I want to do for my career field yet,\u0026rdquo; said Kiros. \u0026ldquo;I liked how business focused ISyE is, and it seemed like the best engineering program for me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the scholarship, the Clark Scholars program includes socializing opportunities in addition to career and personal development. This semester, Kiros participated in workshops, dinners, fundraisers, and other activities such as an information session about studying abroad.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne particularly memorable event involved guest speaker \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sandra-magnus-70754a16\/\u0022\u003ESandra Magnus\u003C\/a\u003E, who is a Georgia Tech alumna and a former NASA astronaut. She talked about the challenges she faced often being the only woman on her team, shared what life was like on the International Space Station, and the perspective she gained from the experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother one of Kiros\u0026rsquo; favorite activities from the program was the Leadership Challenge Course, which includes the high ropes obstacle course located on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s West Campus. While it was incredibly challenging and intimidating to complete, it was a natural bonding experience for the scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout the semester, Kiros has gotten to know all the members of his cohort and enjoys meeting up with them outside of the program events. \u0026ldquo;They are some of the closest friends I have,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe is also grateful for the opportunity to meet with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff-directory\/raheem-a-beyah\u0022\u003ERaheem Beyah\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the College of Engineering, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/761\/overview\u0022\u003ELaurence J. Jacobs\u003C\/a\u003E. Furthermore, David Torello, the director of the Clark Scholar program, regularly talks one-on-one with the students. \u0026ldquo;The program is really about us \u0026ndash; trying to help give us the best possible experience,\u0026rdquo; he explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside of the program, he has been exploring student clubs and organizations. Kiros \u0026ndash; whose parents are from Ethiopia \u0026ndash; has enjoyed attending meetings with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/african-student-association\u0022\u003EAfrican Student Association\u003C\/a\u003E and experiencing the annual Taste of Africa. He also joined the campus film club, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/buzzstudios.gtorg.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EBuzz Studios\u003C\/a\u003E, and is considering pursuing a film minor because of his long-standing interest in filmmaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcademically, he has adjusted well to the rigor of his classes and has enjoyed his experience so far, including his first ISyE class. He\u0026rsquo;s interested in joining more clubs, getting involved in sports, and potentially studying abroad. \u0026ldquo;I look forward to the future and learning more about ISyE,\u0026rdquo; said Kiros.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first-year ISyE student is part of the 2021 class of the A. James Clark Scholars Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The first-year ISyE student is part of the 2021 class of the A. 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This award is given by the Women in OR\/MS (WORMS) Forum of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) to celebrate and recognize a person who has significantly contributed to the advancement and recognition of women in OR\/MS.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am truly grateful and humbled for this huge honor,\u0026rdquo; said Keskinocak. \u0026ldquo;I am thankful to all my colleagues, students, friends, and family who have supported me and many others over the years, and it is the greatest gift for me to support others, even if only in a small way.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout her career, Keskinocak has been a leader in her field and has advocated for the advancement of women and minorities in engineering. She is an INFORMS Fellow, has served as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/pinar-keskinocak-assumes-informs-presidency\u0022\u003Epresident of INFORMS\u003C\/a\u003E and the WORMS Forum, established the WORMS Award, and served as the co-founder and president of the INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group to help junior faculty develop their networks and grow professionally. During her term as INFORMS president, she helped further diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization. She also spearheaded the establishment of a DEI Ambassadors Program to create a culture of inclusivity for all members within the INFORMS community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Keskinocak is the co-founder and director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chhs.gatech.edu\/about\/chhs\u0022\u003ECenter for Health and Humanitarian Systems\u003C\/a\u003E, and she has served as a College of Engineering (COE) \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/advance.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EADVANCE Professor\u003C\/a\u003E and interim associate dean for faculty development and scholarship. She has also made significant contributions to numerous programs at COE and the Institute, which include the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advance.gatech.edu\/demystifyingtech\u0022\u003EDemystifying Tech Series\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.advance.gatech.edu\/adaptive-leadership-workshop\u0022\u003EAdaptive Leadership Workshop\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/DIFellowsProgram\u0022\u003EDiversity and Inclusion Fellows Program\u003C\/a\u003E. In addition, she was instrumental in the establishment of the COE diversity and inclusion council, resume speed meeting workshops, and other initiatives focused on equity, diversity, and excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKeskinocak has made a lasting impression on many of the people she has worked with.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I don\u0026rsquo;t know how my career and life would have turned out had I not had the chance to meet and work with Dr. Keskinocak,\u0026rdquo; said one person in their nomination letter. \u0026ldquo;I do know how grateful I am I did have that chance. She is and always will be a role model for me in servant leadership, an extraordinary mentor, and an exceptional teacher.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am just an example of all the lives and careers of women in OR\/MS who Pinar has touched, as an advisor, as a professor, as a colleague, and as a leader and role model in OR\/MS,\u0026rdquo; said another. \u0026ldquo;Pinar represents exactly what this award is about.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKeskinocak\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on the applications of operations research and management science with societal impact, particularly health and humanitarian applications, supply chain management, and logistics\/transportation. Her recent work has addressed infectious disease modeling \u0026mdash; including significant work related to the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/pinar-keskinocak-continues-work-pandemic-related-issues-nasem-committee-appointment\u0022\u003E Covid-19\u003C\/a\u003E pandemic \u0026mdash; and evaluating intervention strategies and resource allocation; catch-up scheduling for vaccinations; hospital operations management; and disaster preparedness and response.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis 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.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"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."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2021-11-30 16:09:40","changed_gmt":"2021-12-01 17:13:59","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653245":{"id":"653245","type":"image","title":"Pinar Keskinocak receives 2021 Award for the Advancement of Women in OR\/MS","body":null,"created":"1638288704","gmt_created":"2021-11-30 16:11:44","changed":"1638288704","gmt_changed":"2021-11-30 16:11:44","alt":"Pinar Keskinocak receiving an award","file":{"fid":"247771","name":"WORMS-Square.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/WORMS-Square.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/WORMS-Square.png","mime":"image\/png","size":533252,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/WORMS-Square.png?itok=l8BAomGN"}}},"media_ids":["653245"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1250","name":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"189430","name":"Women in OR\/MS"},{"id":"1239","name":"Pinar Keskinocak"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"187171","name":"Equity and Inclusion"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laurie.haigh@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaurie Haigh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"653058":{"#nid":"653058","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Margarita Groisman Leads Digital Media Site \u201cThe Buzz\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany Georgia Tech students are thought-provoking writers, talented YouTubers, or captivating podcasters. However, without a centralized place to exchange ideas, not everyone is able to share their voice with a wide audience. That\u0026rsquo;s why fourth-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/margarita-groisman\/\u0022\u003EMargarita Groisman\u003C\/a\u003E from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) decided to create \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/medium.com\/the-buzz-georgia-tech\u0022\u003EThe Buzz\u003C\/a\u003E, a student-run digital media site that empowers individual content creators at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I thought it would be awesome to have a platform for communication where students could express different ideas,\u0026rdquo; said Groisman. \u0026ldquo;I want to build a community on campus that really values open dialogue and communication.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGroisman started forming a team for The Buzz in Fall 2020, and the site \u0026ndash; hosted on Medium \u0026ndash; officially launched in Spring 2021. Her team includes students with a range of majors working in positions including editing, operations and growth, marketing, and technology. In addition to serving as president, she occasionally writes articles for the site on topics she personally finds interesting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Buzz offers a wide range of content under the categories of life, art, economics, research, tech, and clubs. One content creator who goes by the pseudonym Techconomist writes about the modern economy in the format of reader-submitted \u0026ldquo;Dear Techconomist\u0026rdquo; questions. Another creator, second-year computer science major Christian Kim, has a series of YouTube videos called \u003Cem\u003ELife@Tech\u003C\/em\u003E that gives a glimpse into living on campus, from ranking Georgia Tech dining options to a Sting Break vlog.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We wanted to make a modern platform that took into account how students are communicating today,\u0026rdquo; said Groisman. \u0026ldquo;I worked at \u003Cem\u003EThe Daily Beast\u003C\/em\u003E before as a software engineering intern, and they are a very different type of news publication. They have cool features like the Cheat Sheet \u0026ndash; a list of 10 featured articles for the day \u0026ndash; and lots of video content. They really try to go to the edge of communication, and that inspired me to create a platform that\u0026#39;s more innovative here at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMultimedia is highly encouraged, which is evident from the wide variety of publications. In the podcast \u003Cem\u003EGTtea\u003C\/em\u003E, second-year computational media student Vincent Batts discusses changing majors, provides a first-hand perspective on having his own dorm room during the pandemic, and interviews other students about their college experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClubs have also contributed posts, including Epic Intentions Consulting and the Atlanta Student Film Festival. While much of the content is created exclusively for the site, some is shared from other platforms like YouTube and Spotify. To help with engagement, new publications are promoted on the Instagram account \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thebuzz_gt\/\u0022\u003E@thebuzz_gt\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFourth-year business administration student Justin Scott Creamer, who recently posted about a new song he wrote and his experience with music, expressed his positive experience with the platform. \u0026ldquo;The Buzz is an easily navigable site that allowed me to design a blog post that includes images, hyperlinks, and clean formatting,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The process was simple and user-friendly.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Buzz has a unique style of working with content creators that allows them the flexibility to be artistic with the opportunity to receive guidance. Some students have defined plans for their publications, but others with more general concepts and ideas prefer to consult with the editing team, which helps them organize their ideas. However, the creative process is always led by the content creators.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral other students also expressed enjoying creating content for the platform. \u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s exciting to write articles for The Buzz \u2015 it gives smaller writers like me a chance to share their voice in an easily accessible, simple format,\u0026rdquo; said first-year industrial engineer Ryan Rodriguez.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother student, third-year mechanical engineering major Dara Bolodeoku, commented, \u0026quot;Posting on The Buzz gives us the freedom to be our authentic selves and have complete control with what we share with our audience. It\u0026rsquo;s a great community to be part of.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the current content, Groisman believes there is a big opportunity with research communications. Given the wide variety of innovation among Georgia Tech departments, keeping up with the latest news is not always feasible, but The Buzz could provide a centralized location to stay informed. To achieve this goal, the team has been reaching out to different research centers on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want research labs to be able to create their own accounts and post updates through our site,\u0026rdquo; Groisman explained. \u0026ldquo;We don\u0026#39;t want just students; we also want staff, administration, and everyone who is part of the Tech community.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral other projects are in progress, such as developing a standalone website that would include more features than the current site, as well as launching three new podcasts. With a diverse collection of engaging content and upcoming works, The Buzz is sure to have something for everyone, and Groisman is excited to be paving the way for new voices to be heard.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIf you are interested in being a content creator, please fill out this \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfaDSw5ATsEslAMsQCq4XfMs49OVyrRFi-fJ-_U1fpOrIf0uQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\u0022\u003Eonline form\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E or contact The Buzz at\u003C\/em\u003E buzz.contact.gt@gmail.com.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFourth-year Margarita Groisman is the founder of The Buzz, a student-run digital media site for content creators at Georgia Tech to pursue stories they are passionate about.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fourth-year Margarita Groisman is the founder of The Buzz, a student-run digital media site for content creators at Georgia Tech to pursue stories they are passionate about."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-11-19 22:31:26","changed_gmt":"2021-11-29 16:58:31","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652980":{"id":"652980","type":"image","title":"Margarita Groisman","body":null,"created":"1637199873","gmt_created":"2021-11-18 01:44:33","changed":"1637199873","gmt_changed":"2021-11-18 01:44:33","alt":"Margarita Groisman","file":{"fid":"247691","name":"226784848_944150352828779_3235212594620149106_n (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/226784848_944150352828779_3235212594620149106_n%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/226784848_944150352828779_3235212594620149106_n%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2166496,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/226784848_944150352828779_3235212594620149106_n%20%281%29.jpg?itok=2R-P1lXC"}}},"media_ids":["652980"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:grace_oberst@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Oberst\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nH. 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Peterson Faculty Endowment Fund, the professorships are designed to engage and empower leading researchers in a diverse range of disciplines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These professorships honor the Petersons\u0026rsquo; commitment to improving the lives of children through collaborative pediatric healthcare research,\u0026rdquo; said M.G. Finn, chief science officer of the Pediatric Technology Center and chair of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. \u0026ldquo;Drs. Desai and Serban are international leaders in their very different fields, both of great importance in improving pediatric healthcare. We look forward to their exciting research and leadership.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesai is professor and Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Distinguished Faculty Fellow in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University and an expert in medical robotics. Serban focuses on health analytics as the Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello Professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Thanks to the Petersons, these professorships will help take collaborations between Children\u0026rsquo;s, Georgia Tech and Emory to new heights,\u0026rdquo; said Lucky Jain, chief academic officer of Children\u0026rsquo;s Healthcare of Atlanta and pediatrics department chair in the Emory School of Medicine. \u0026ldquo;We have already made huge gains in pediatric diagnostic tests, airway support and heart valves, to name a few. I look forward to future projects led by Drs. Desai and Serban that will pave the way to new life-saving devices and treatments for kids.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Peterson name is no doubt familiar to many at Tech and across Metro Atlanta. During his decade as president of the Institute, Bud Peterson helped facilitate and build the research partnership with Children\u0026rsquo;s. The new professorships \u0026mdash; awarded for up to six years \u0026mdash; will support pediatric research that interfaces with Children\u0026rsquo;s.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The progress we\u0026rsquo;ve seen working collaboratively across disciplines has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life as an administrator,\u0026rdquo; said Peterson, who remains a Georgia Tech faculty member. \u0026ldquo;The clinicians at Children\u0026rsquo;s encounter a host of different healthcare needs and problems. We develop solutions. These professorships help us map our solutions to their problems.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026shy;Creating Robotic Solutions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Desai, the professorship is a great honor, recognizing his existing close collaborations with Children\u0026rsquo;s physicians. It\u0026rsquo;s also encouragement to tackle a range of challenges in pediatric robotics, a heavily under-explored research area compared to adult medical robotics research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are actively working on developing a steerable robotic system for minimally invasive pediatric neurosurgery as well as a voice-activated robotic hand exoskeleton customized for patients with spinal cord injury,\u0026rdquo; said Desai, who is director of the Georgia Center for Medical Robotics and associate director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, both at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesai said the resources from the Peterson Professorship will help support those projects and others \u0026mdash; in interventional cardiology and cancer diagnosis, for example.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe professorship\u0026rsquo;s funding also will allow Desai to enhance research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, organize workshops to foster collaborations and build research teams for larger projects, among other things.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd, he expects, the work supported by the professorship will garner even more interest down the road, leading to larger research grants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a humbling honor for me. One of the great motivators for my move to Georgia Tech a few years back was to work in pediatric robotics with Children\u0026rsquo;s,\u0026rdquo; Desai said. \u0026ldquo;It is also an exciting investment that will lead to more opportunities and potentially tangible results at the end of the day.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EData Science for Society\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESerban\u0026rsquo;s research program has taken many turns in the 16 years she\u0026rsquo;s been at Georgia Tech, beginning with work in theoretical and methodological statistics before shifting to industrial engineering. Then, about eight years ago, she shifted directions again.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt turned out, Serban said, her training and research background provided an excellent foundation for the rigorous study of healthcare delivery and health policy, allowing her to use what she called, \u0026ldquo;principled approaches to solving real-world problems in healthcare.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Peterson Professorship will support her collaborative research opportunities with Children\u0026rsquo;s in two main areas: opioid prescribing and use (particularly in children undergoing surgery for severe conditions) and mental health treatment and access.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Pediatric healthcare is where my academic heart is,\u0026rdquo; said Serban, a researcher in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Institute for People and Technology. \u0026ldquo;Words cannot express my appreciation for the support and encouragement coming from Children\u0026rsquo;s. Without them, my career and accomplishments would not be where they are today.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of Serban\u0026rsquo;s research is to use the massive amounts of data she gathers and analyzes to inform public policy and healthcare delivery. The professorship will help her continue along that path.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My research will continue to encompass many directions, focusing on computational approaches to model massive data, and on methods crossing multiple disciplines \u0026ndash; statistics, machine learning and optimization,\u0026rdquo; Serban said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As part of my future research opportunities and interests, I plan to build data science programs with substantive societal impact.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESerban said it is also a great honor to have the Peterson name affiliated with her academic position.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;My career bloomed during President Peterson\u0026rsquo;s tenure,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;I have the utmost respect for his commitment, dedication, support, and effort to keep the Institute on an upward trajectory.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E###\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Children\u0026#39;s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center is part of the Georgia Institute of Technology. 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This esteemed honor is given annually \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/do\/10.1287\/orms.2020.02.06n\/full\/\u0022\u003Efor a body of work to a scholar who has made fundamental, sustained theoretical contributions in OR\/MS\u003C\/a\u003E. Shapiro is the A. Russell Chandler Chair III and professor in the H. 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In 2013, he received the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/shapiro-receives-khachiyan-prize-informs\u0022\u003EINFORMS Khachiyan Prize\u003C\/a\u003E for Lifetime Accomplishments in Optimization, and in 2018, he was awarded the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-professor-alexander-shapiro-awarded-2018-dantzig-prize\u0022\u003EDantzig Prize\u003C\/a\u003E by the Mathematical Optimization Society and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. In 2020, Shapiro was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nae.edu\/224714\/Professor-Alexander-Shapiro\u0022\u003Eelected to the National Academy of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Shapiro recently served as editor-in-chief of \u003Cem\u003EProgramming Series A\u003C\/em\u003E from 2012-2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis esteemed honor is given annually for a body of work to a scholar who has made fundamental, sustained theoretical contributions in OR\/MS.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This esteemed honor is given annually for a body of work to a scholar who has made fundamental, sustained theoretical contributions in OR\/MS."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-11-09 22:02:56","changed_gmt":"2021-11-18 18:23:09","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652621":{"id":"652621","type":"image","title":"Alex Shapiro","body":null,"created":"1636483634","gmt_created":"2021-11-09 18:47:14","changed":"1636483634","gmt_changed":"2021-11-09 18:47:14","alt":"Alex Shapiro","file":{"fid":"247595","name":"Shapiro Alex_Square.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shapiro%20Alex_Square_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shapiro%20Alex_Square_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":739182,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Shapiro%20Alex_Square_2.jpg?itok=HIrHudKI"}}},"media_ids":["652621"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laurie.haigh@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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This is an honor given to individuals \u0026ldquo;who have made outstanding contributions to the social, technological, and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession,\u0026rdquo; with 20 or more years of dedication and service to the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the letter nominating Shi for this honor, it was noted that he pioneered data-enabled manufacturing \u0026ndash; an accomplishment for which he was also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isyes-jan-shi-elected-national-academy-engineering\u0022\u003Eelected to the National Academy of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E in 2018. He has developed quality improvement algorithms implemented in over 40 steel plants globally, with hundreds of millions of dollars saved and over one billion KWh in saved energy, as well as tens of thousands of CO\u003Csub\u003E2 \u003C\/sub\u003Eemissions reduced.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShi\u0026rsquo;s selection as an SME Fellow is the latest in a series of signal distinctions conferred in 2021: He received the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/jan-shi-awarded-asq-shewhart-medal\u0022\u003EWalter Shewhart Medal\u003C\/a\u003E from the American Society for Quality, an award given \u0026ldquo;to individuals who have made outstanding technical contributions and leadership in the field of modern quality control and improvement.\u0026rdquo; He was also awarded the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/jan-shi-receives-sm-wu-research-implementation-award\u0022\u003ES.M. Wu Research Implementation Award\u003C\/a\u003E, which \u0026ldquo;honors outstanding original research \u0026hellip; that, upon implementation, has had a significant commercial\/societal impact.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPreviously, Shi has also been named a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Award-Recipients\/Jianjun-Shi\u0022\u003EFellow of INFORMS\u003C\/a\u003E, an Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute, and an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/jan-shi-elected-academician-international-academy-quality\u0022\u003EAcademician of the International Academy for Quality\u003C\/a\u003E. His work has also been honored with, among others, 11 best paper awards and nine international research awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShi said, \u0026ldquo;I am honored to receive this recognition, and I greatly appreciate all my students, colleagues, and sponsors for their support throughout my many years of research in and implementation of complex manufacturing systems.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe award honors individuals \u0026ldquo;who have made outstanding contributions to the social, technological, and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The award honors individuals \u201cwho have made outstanding contributions to the social, technological, and educational aspects of the manufacturing profession.\u201d"}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-11-03 01:22:28","changed_gmt":"2021-11-15 17:51:23","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"643629":{"id":"643629","type":"image","title":"Jan Shi","body":null,"created":"1611936752","gmt_created":"2021-01-29 16:12:32","changed":"1611936752","gmt_changed":"2021-01-29 16:12:32","alt":"Jan Shi","file":{"fid":"244362","name":"Jan Shi Headshot_2018_Square.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jan%20Shi%20Headshot_2018_Square_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jan%20Shi%20Headshot_2018_Square_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":539679,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jan%20Shi%20Headshot_2018_Square_0.jpg?itok=CJ9tZX_h"}}},"media_ids":["643629"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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Throughout my tenure, I\u0026rsquo;ve focused on improving student achievement throughout the state,\u0026rdquo; Reynolds said. \u0026ldquo;Earning my degree at Georgia Tech, a USG institution, taught me how valuable a quality education can be. I look forward the road ahead and remain committed to putting students and their families first.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReynolds is the Chief Executive Officer of privately held BankSouth Holding Company headquartered in Greene County, Georgia. The company owns and operates BankSouth, BankSouth Mortgage headquartered in Atlanta, Coldwell Banker Lake Oconee Realty, and other subsidiaries.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGovernor Zell Miller appointed Reynolds to the State Board of Technical and Adult Education, now known as the Technical College System of Georgia. He served for ten years as the chairperson of the capital outlays committee and a two-year term as board chairman during the thirteen years that he was a board member. Reynolds and his wife, Lesley, reside on Lake Oconee. They have daughter who is a recent college graduate living in New York City and a son attending Southern Methodist University. 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Kimbrough and three of his crewmates splashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday night on board a Space-X Dragon capsule.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe international team, officially recognized as NASA\u0026rsquo;s SpaceX Crew-2, spent more than six months in orbit. The mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed spacecraft. The crew traveled 84,653,119 statute miles and completed 3,194 orbits around Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough and his fellow astronauts performed science experiments and technology demonstrations during the mission. They also grew green chiles and installed free-flying robotic assistants. Kimbrough performed three spacewalks, bringing his career total to nine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis was Kimbrough\u0026rsquo;s third mission to space. He previously flew on the space shuttle in 2008 and on board a Russian Soyuz rocket in 2016. He has now spent 388 days away from Earth. Only three other U.S. astronauts have been in orbit longer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKimbrough graduated from Georgia Tech with a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in operations research in 1998. He grew up in Atlanta and attended Yellow Jacket sporting events as a child. During his last mission in 2016, he \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LSvDw0pNx0c\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebrought a flag from the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Wreck to the International Space Station\u003C\/a\u003E. This time while in space, he \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/GTAthletics\/status\/1395863469908496386\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethrew out the first pitch in a taped ceremony\u003C\/a\u003E before a Georgia Tech baseball game and carried a Yellow Jackets jersey. 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Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) was able to explore her interest in environmental justice when she interned at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.csis.org\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Strategic and International Studies\u003C\/a\u003E (CSIS) \u0026ndash; a large policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. \u0026ndash; in the energy security and climate change program. Throughout the internship this past summer, she worked on a project exploring coal-related socioeconomic dependency in Mpumalanga and Jharkhand, two prominent coal-dependent regions in South Africa and India.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EO\u0026rsquo;Hare co-authored the report \u003Cem\u003EUnderstanding Just Transitions in Coal-Dependent Communities\u003C\/em\u003E, which was produced by the Just Transition Initiative team in a collaboration between CSIS and Climate Investment Funds (CIF). Just Transition, as defined by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/climatejusticealliance.org\/just-transition\/\u0022\u003EClimate Justice Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E, is a \u0026ldquo;vision-led, unifying and place-based set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.\u0026rdquo; In this Q\u0026amp;A, O\u0026rsquo;Hare discusses her involvement with CSIS and her research team\u0026rsquo;s recommendations from the report.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did you get connected with CSIS?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI first got involved with this internship through a placement with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Strategic Energy Institute Program which connects a student to CSIS to work in their Energy Security and Climate Change program. Prior to this experience, I had an interest in environmental policy, participating in research at Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Data Science and Policy Lab on a smart cities project focused on addressing housing and energy efficiency in the city of Albany, Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWere you personally interested in the project topic?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI was placed on this project because I expressed general interest in environmental justice, energy transitions, and climate migration. These topics are of great interest of me, particularly in developing countries, because the world is at a place right now where we cannot afford to have significant increases in greenhouse gas emissions if we want to achieve our goal set out in the Paris Agreement of keeping global warming under 2\u0026deg;C. Particularly in countries with such a large population such as India, the implications of moving away from coal, as opposed to increasing coal production, are huge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECould you explain the purpose of the paper?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe identified three primary components of just coal transitions in both states: economic diversification, land remediation, and community engagement. The coal ecosystem in these resource-rich areas is very complex. Coal is viewed as a saving grace for these communities since it provides direct, indirect, and induced jobs, provides funding for social projects in coal communities through corporate social revenues, and largely enables municipalities to supply water and electricity services.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite coal being a huge component of these states\u0026rsquo; economy, there are large research gaps in terms of quantifying the components of the coal ecosystem. Thus, the study we conducted recommends governments and researchers invest in quantifying all elements of the coal ecosystem, such as the number of induced and informal jobs, to understand the scope of the issue.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy is economic diversification important for a just coal transition?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMoving away from coal requires the region to introduce new economic opportunities, leading to the point of economic diversification. Each region will have its strengths and weaknesses given resource availability, but potential sectors include tourism, agriculture, and renewable energy. We recommended that stakeholders support feasibility and scalability studies for potential diversification sectors by region to better understand job creation potential and how much money the state can make.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat were the findings surrounding land remediation?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter conducting 40+ interviews with local stakeholders, we discovered that currently there are many legacy mines that were abandoned without closure plans, and even the mines and plants with closure plans rarely follow through with them. With land already a scarce resource, polluted land is detrimental to new economic development as well as to human health. We recommend that the government allots adequate funding to address this in addition to ensuring that the regulatory bodies managing the rehabilitation process have sufficient capacity to carry out the law as written. Currently, there is a severe lack of enforcement of the closure plans.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are the opportunities for community engagement?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJust transition is a new concept, so sensitizing local stakeholders to the concept of just transition is essential as well. International and national philanthropic foundations could support local media to cover just transition topics in regional languages, and think tanks and non-governmental organizations could conduct workshops for local communities. This also means ensuring that underrepresented organizations that we had classified in a stakeholder mapping exercise have a seat at the table in just transition planning. This includes worker unions, activist groups, informal coal workers, and local governments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat ISyE skills did you utilize in your internship?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experience was a great introduction to the policy world but with a more technical and research-like approach to policy analysis. I was able to use my data analysis and geographic information system (GIS) skills from my ISyE coursework to create maps to supplement the paper, as well as provide additional statistics regarding the coal ecosystem. 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Previously, they \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-team-places-third-national-arpa-e-go-competition\u0022\u003Eplaced third out of 27 teams\u003C\/a\u003E in the first round of the competition. The team also includes A. Russell Chandler III Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/santanu-dey\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESantanu Dey\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and three Ph.D. students \u0026ndash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amin-gholami-4862bb79\/\u0022\u003EAmin Gholami\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kaizhao-sun-a27397106\/\u0022\u003EKaizhao Sun\u003C\/a\u003E, and Shixuan Zhang \u0026ndash; who are all advised by Associate Professor Sun.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition includes a series of challenges aimed at developing software management solutions to create a more resilient and secure American electricity grid. The first challenge tasked participating teams with finding solutions to a security-constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF) problem, a fundamental optimization problem in the operation and planning of power grids, while the second challenge expanded on the problem with additional complex constraints, such as unit commitment, line switching, and discretized transformer tap ratio and phase shift.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our team investigated the problem structure carefully and deployed various optimization techniques,\u0026rdquo; said Kaizhao. \u0026ldquo;Our code consists of two stages. In the first stage, we used parallel computing to explore different problem formulations, and report the best-found solution. 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I would like to applaud the three Ph.D. students \u0026ndash; Amin, Kaizhao, and Shixuan \u0026ndash; for their excellent teamwork, creativity, and perseverance, in addition to Santanu\u0026rsquo;s support.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winning teams will receive a combined total of $2.4 million in prize money, to be used for further development of their technologies. 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He was also selected as a finalist for the Best Applied Paper in the 16th INFORMS Workshop on Data Mining and Decision Analytics, for \u0026ldquo;Early Detection of Covid-19 Hotspots Using Spatio-Temporal Data.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElection\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlejandro Toriello\u003C\/strong\u003E has been elected vice president\/president elect of the INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society, with his term beginning in 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlenary Addresses\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMartin Savelsbergh\u003C\/strong\u003E gave the opening plenary lecture, \u0026ldquo;Challenges and Opportunities in Crowdsourced Delivery Planning and Operations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJeff Wu\u003C\/strong\u003E gave a plenary talk, \u0026ldquo;Analysis-of-Marginal-Tail-Means (ATM): A Robust Method for Discrete Black-Box Optimization,\u0026rdquo; to the INFORMS QSR Section.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETutorial\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck\u003C\/strong\u003E gave a tutorial, \u0026ldquo;Machine Learning for Optimal Power Flows.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the annual INFORMS conference, a number of faculty members and students from ISyE presented plenary addresses and deceived awards for their research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"At the annual INFORMS conference, a number of faculty members and students from ISyE presented plenary addresses and deceived awards for their research."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-11-08 23:35:06","changed_gmt":"2021-11-09 01:16:30","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652580":{"id":"652580","type":"image","title":"INFORMS 2021","body":null,"created":"1636414350","gmt_created":"2021-11-08 23:32:30","changed":"1636414350","gmt_changed":"2021-11-08 23:32:30","alt":"INFORMS 2021","file":{"fid":"247582","name":"Untitled design (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":274266,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Untitled%20design%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ec0VwYsO"}}},"media_ids":["652580"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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The Fellows \u0026ndash; who are among \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oue.gatech.edu\/17-georgia-tech-students-selected-2021-millennium-fellowship\u0022\u003E17 Georgia Tech students selected\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; include William Abdallah, Anjana Chamarthi, and Aashni Patel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Millennium Fellowship is a semester-long program with an experiential curriculum designed to cultivate core values such as empathy and inclusion, hone hard and soft skills like creating SMART goals and team management, and engage in peer-to-peer feedback. Throughout the fellowship, students work on a project that supports UNAI goals as well as UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the ISyE Fellowship Recipients\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/william-abdallah\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam Abdallah\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is a fourth-year student who is part of the Anchor Institution task force, a division of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/strategic-plan-2020-2030\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Strategic Plan\u003C\/a\u003E. Prior to receiving the Millennium Fellowship, he has worked on a project focused on sustainable infrastructure in West Atlanta with Georgia Tech Research Institute and a connected VIP class. The VIP instructors encouraged him to apply for the fellowship, and after reading more about the program, he was excited about the opportunity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbdallah\u0026rsquo;s fellowship project is focused on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal9\u0022\u003ESDG 9\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; helping to empower community-driven sustainable infrastructure projects \u0026ndash; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal16\u0022\u003ESDG 16\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; peace engineering, with a focus on gun violence projects in West Atlanta. He hopes to help with the process of developing Georgia Tech into a better anchor institution, the idea that Georgia Tech is a lasting entity in the Atlanta that uses its resources and research to provide support for the surrounding community and provide growth in areas like jobs, education, and equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis favorite aspect of the program has been connecting with the other Millennium Fellows on campus. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s always encouraging to meet like-minded people my age trying to make a difference,\u0026rdquo; said Abdallah. \u0026ldquo;There was one exercise we did involving thinking about our specific leadership styles; it was nice to speak with other students who share similar strengths and talk about how we can be better leaders.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked what makes ISyE students suited for the fellowship, Abdallah highlighted the ability to understand and work with complex systems, especially having the skillset to develop insights from data extracted. He encourages other students to apply to the program as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A lot of the time, we are pointed in fixed directions, whether it is general manufacturing or supply chain,\u0026rdquo; he noted. \u0026ldquo;While there are social issues that can be solved in those areas, there are many more places where we can make a large impact. ISyE students should apply to the program because they will have the opportunity to explore those areas and make an impact in the community.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduating, he plans on continuing to work in the space of urban design and community development, with a future goal of owning his own design firm.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anjana-chamarthi\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnjana Chamarthi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is a third-year student who was drawn to the resources, mentorship, and global community the fellowship offers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I thought it was a great platform to share my project with other driven individuals from all over the world,\u0026rdquo; said Chamarthi. \u0026ldquo;I think there is power in numbers: The more people who see a flame of social impact, the more widespread the fire of positive change can be.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer project supports \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal12\u0022\u003ESDG 12\u003C\/a\u003E, sustainable development, and consists of the research and development of a simulation \u0026ndash; an augmented reality\/virtual reality rendering of the whole life cycle of an article of clothing \u0026ndash; from manufacturing plant to store shelf. By applying this research, the project aims to optimize sourcing and distribution channels for local Atlanta thrift stores.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Due to its convenience, the fast-fashion industry has become a titan, feeding into the frenzy of the consumer, while endangering and causing environmental devastation,\u0026rdquo; said Chamarthi. \u0026ldquo;However, repurposing and thrifting clothes can help save billions of gallons of water, decrease rates of deforestation, and prevent excessive waste production.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer favorite part of the experience has been learning from the other Fellows\u0026#39; projects and broadening her perspective of different approaches to social impact. \u0026ldquo;The fellowship opened my eyes to several pressing challenges our world faces today, and I think ISyE has provided the toolkit for a unique approach to solving these real-world problems,\u0026rdquo; said Chamarthi. \u0026ldquo;Mathematically modeling traditionally qualitative variables and then coding these models for forecasting the future is what makes ISyE practical and impactful.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aashni-patel-3b8a05183\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAashni Patel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is a second-year student who is passionate about creating social impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I wanted to apply for the fellowship because I\u0026rsquo;ve gotten to work with a couple of nonprofits recently and really wanted to learn more about how people start doing social impact work themselves,\u0026rdquo; said Patel. \u0026ldquo;Since it\u0026rsquo;s not a class, there\u0026rsquo;s no pressure to get a good grade. Instead, the focus is entirely on trying to start a project and improving it as you learn from the training sessions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer project supports \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal17\u0022\u003ESDG 17\u003C\/a\u003E, partnerships to reach the goals, and focuses on connecting organizations with students that want to help make change and don\u0026rsquo;t know how to start. Students can choose one-time or short-term ways to help organizations around them and even receive incentives, helping organizations reach audiences and volunteers they couldn\u0026rsquo;t previously connect with.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program focuses on the background of the Fellows\u0026rsquo; projects and why they want to work on them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We did an activity on the unintended consequences of past projects, and it helped a lot of us figure out what parts of our projects were helpful and what should be modified to avoid causing more issues than they solved,\u0026rdquo; explained Patel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduating, she wants to stay involved in the nonprofit space and says that the fellowship taught her a lot about managing and organizing nonprofits that she can leverage in the future to work with causes she is passionate about.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think industrial engineers are well-suited for nonprofit work because the main goal of ISyE is to improve things \u0026ndash; which is an ongoing goal in most social impact projects,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Projects are only as meaningful as the impact they make, and industrial engineers are trained to optimize the results of initiatives in a way that perfectly complements nonprofit work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Fellows \u0026ndash; who are among 17 Georgia Tech students selected \u0026ndash; include ISyE undergraduates William Abdallah, Anjana Chamarthi, and Aashni Patel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The fellows \u2013 who are among 17 Georgia Tech students selected \u2013 include William Abdallah, Anjana Chamarthi, and Aashni Patel."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-11-08 23:54:36","changed_gmt":"2021-11-09 01:15:35","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652582":{"id":"652582","type":"image","title":"William Abdallah, Anjana Chamarthi, and Aashni Patel","body":null,"created":"1636415544","gmt_created":"2021-11-08 23:52:24","changed":"1636415544","gmt_changed":"2021-11-08 23:52:24","alt":"William Abdallah, Anjana Chamarthi, and Aashni Patel","file":{"fid":"247583","name":"Add a subheading (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Add%20a%20subheading%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Add%20a%20subheading%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":296467,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Add%20a%20subheading%20%281%29.jpg?itok=cr262U3_"}}},"media_ids":["652582"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:grace_oberst@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Oberst\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nH. 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Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pascal-van-hentenryck\u0022\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck\u003C\/a\u003E is collaborating with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ryder.com\/about-us\u0022\u003ERyder System, Inc.\u003C\/a\u003E on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newsroom.ryder.com\/news\/news-details\/2021\/Ryder-Teams-Up-with-Georgia-Tech-for-Industrys-First-Data-Driven-Study-on-Impact-of-Autonomous-Trucking\/default.aspx\u0022\u003Eindustry\u0026rsquo;s first data-driven study of the potential impact of autonomous trucking\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck and his team have spent years developing an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sam.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/demand-multimodal-transit-solution-bring-equitable-affordable-transportation-atlantas\u0022\u003EOn-Demand Multimodal Transit System (ODMTS) \u003C\/a\u003Eto address the first- and last-mile problems in public transportation and provide equitable, efficient, and low-cost public transportation options. The multimodal approach uses small on-demand vehicles to take riders to and from their locations to high-frequency bus and rail hubs. Increasing the use of public transit will not only decrease reliance on personal vehicles and reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions; it will also increase accessibility to jobs, healthcare, education, and fresh food.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, when executives from Ryder, a leading logistics and transportation company with more than 235,000 vehicles and 8,600 professional truck drivers, reached out to Van Hentenryck about a collaboration, the research team began to look at the model through a different lens.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have been focusing on people mobility and had not looked at other types of transportation,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;So when Ryder came to us, we were very interested to see if the techniques that we were using for people could apply more generally to freight. In this project specifically, we are looking at how adding autonomous vehicles could unlock additional value.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck, who also serves as associate chair for innovation and entrepreneurship and leads the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sam.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESocially Aware Mobility (SAM) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), and his team met with Ryder to better understand the company\u0026rsquo;s goals and to determine if this multimodal approach could be applied to another system. Working with a company like Ryder gave the team access to large amounts of data and to logistics experts who understand the industry\u0026rsquo;s current and future challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There is a lot of back-and-forth between researchers and company representatives in a project like this,\u0026rdquo; explained Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;Sometimes the solutions we come up with in the lab will not work in the field, and so you have this iterative process in transforming the research idea into something that is applicable in the field.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERyder operates a network of dedicated fleets for its customers, and even with high levels of performance, inflexible transportation lanes and schedules often lead to inefficiencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We learned that sometimes these trucks are traveling many miles completely empty, which is not cost effective,\u0026rdquo; Van Hentenryck said. \u0026ldquo;We started looking at how we can avoid these \u0026lsquo;empty miles.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo meet customer needs, Ryder must execute a large number of freight movements across the country. The team realized that by breaking each trip into three sections \u0026mdash; origin-to-hub, hub-to-hub, and hub-to-destination \u0026mdash; it could organize a network using both regular and autonomous trucks. The first and last segments would rely on smaller human-operated vehicles, since these will typically occur in more densely populated locations. Connections between hubs would rely solely on autonomous trucks (those without a human driver), generally in sparsely populated, controlled environments like highways and exit ramps.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Safety is especially important to our researchers and to Ryder, and we take it very seriously,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;Keeping the autonomous trucks on the longer-haul middle leg, and human drivers in the first and final legs, schedules autonomy on lengthy, often overnight trips, and places drivers in dense environments where there are many other variables at play like left-hand turns, stop signs, pedestrians, etc.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe autonomous hub-to-hub aspect allows Van Hentenryck\u0026rsquo;s model to be optimized in a whole new way because it doesn\u0026rsquo;t depend on having drivers available \u0026mdash; autonomous trucks are extremely flexible. This can deliver significant projected savings for Ryder if the model is implemented.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The whole team was stunned by the projected savings from this project,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;I have worked on many different transportation problems during my career, and 1% improvement is magical. In this case, improvement goes from 29% to 40%, depending on the price of autonomous trucks and the cost of operating them. Also, the flexibility to move these autonomous trucks around gave us the ability to optimize the business model in ways people didn\u0026rsquo;t even consider before.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe agility of the new model also provides better reactions to supply chain disruptions, because it can adapt more quickly to a new situation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Autonomous driving technology is poised to be incredibly disruptive to our industry in safety, service, and cost. As such, it was clear to us that this was not something we could wait to figure out or be handed a playbook. This collaboration with Georgia Tech was an advancement in our commitment to becoming a leader in fostering innovation and bringing it to our customers,\u0026rdquo; said Michael Plasencia, group director of new product strategy at Ryder.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are designing a much more resilient supply chain logistics system, and that is because we are thinking differently,\u0026rdquo; Van Hentenryck added. \u0026ldquo;This technology provides more resilience, more flexibility, and is more affordable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This project is only a first step. The whole field of transportation, logistics, and supply chains is being transformed by technology, automation, and the changes in attitudes and expectations that emerged during Covid-19. We are looking forward to working with Ryder on many of these.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newsroom.ryder.com\/news\/news-details\/2021\/Ryder-Teams-Up-with-Georgia-Tech-for-Industrys-First-Data-Driven-Study-on-Impact-of-Autonomous-Trucking\/default.aspx\u0022\u003EView Ryder\u0026rsquo;s press release\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ai4opt.org\/sites\/default\/files\/docs\/2021-10-27-ryder-white-paper.pdf\u0022\u003EThe Impact of Autonomous Trucking: A Case Study if Ryder\u0026#39;s Dedicated Transportation Network\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. 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In addition to being an alumnus of the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), Colbert earned a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in science at Morehouse College as part of a dual-degree program with Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EColbert has served in various roles at The Boeing Company, including chief information officer (CIO). As CIO, he launched the Analytic Lab for Aerospace Data at Carnegie Mellon University with the goal of using machine learning, language technologies, and artificial intelligence to leverage big data produced by the design, construction, and operation of modern aircraft.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The amount of data created today is unprecedented. But it\u0026rsquo;s not about the data on its own, it\u0026rsquo;s what you do with it,\u0026rdquo; said Colbert. \u0026ldquo;Through the products Boeing powers, we are applying scientific processes to data to solve our customers\u0026rsquo; most pressing problems today while creating a world of limitless possibilities for the future.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Boeing, Colbert has also worked on several information technology (IT) and analytics programs, in addition to leading the IT business systems organization, where he managed the computing application systems that support various business units in the corporation. Prior to joining Boeing, Colbert worked for Citigroup and spent over 10 years at Ford Motor Company in the IT organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EColbert has been drawn to technology since he was a child, recalling when he acquired his first Commodore 64, an 8-bit home computer, in 1982. \u0026ldquo;To me, it was like a game, but what I was doing was really programming,\u0026rdquo; Colbert said. \u0026ldquo;The challenge connected me to the computer at a young age.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2017, Colbert won a Morehouse College \u0026ldquo;Bennie Leadership\u0026rdquo; award for Excellence in Business. Recipients of the award are those who go \u0026ldquo;in advance of others to direct or guide them\u0026rdquo; and have led significant accomplishments for an organization. When it comes to success, Colbert has an important philosophy about mentoring: \u0026ldquo;We have to influence each other to be better by providing constant encouragement, feedback, and help,\u0026rdquo; he noted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrowing up, Colbert\u0026rsquo;s parents always emphasized valuing people and diversity, which is clearly demonstrated in his leadership and service. Highly active in his community, he serves as a member of the board of directors for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can read the full article about Colbert and his career \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blackengineer.com\/news\/congratulations-to-the-2022-black-engineer-of-the-year\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EISyE alumnus\u0026nbsp;Ted Colbert III will be honored as the 2022 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) at the 36th annual BEYA STEM Conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Theodore Colbert III will be honored as the 2022 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) at the 36th annual BEYA STEM Conference."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-10-25 21:43:24","changed_gmt":"2021-10-27 12:36:24","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652044":{"id":"652044","type":"image","title":"Theodore Colbert III","body":null,"created":"1635197944","gmt_created":"2021-10-25 21:39:04","changed":"1635197944","gmt_changed":"2021-10-25 21:39:04","alt":"Theodore Colbert III","file":{"fid":"247386","name":"timthumb (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/timthumb%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/timthumb%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":136059,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/timthumb%20%281%29.jpg?itok=I0nVUvOu"}}},"media_ids":["652044"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I do feel very connected to Peru, but I spent a lot of time in Colombia,\u0026rdquo; Trettenero\u0026nbsp; said. \u0026ldquo;Those are my deepest roots, but Peru is where my family is. I wouldn\u0026rsquo;t say I have a favorite country, but instead, something to love from both places.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Trettenero, the hardest part of moving frequently was having to leave family, friends, the culture, and the geography of each country behind. \u0026ldquo;But you can always take something with you,\u0026rdquo; he noted.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETrettenero has never stopped eating Peruvian food and listening to Peruvian and Colombian music, and he has kept letters and a Chilean flag from his friends in Chile. He also keeps a time capsule in Colombia filled with pictures with friends, memories from events, and souvenirs from the different countries he\u0026rsquo;s lived in. Even in Georgia, he has found a taste of home at an international farmers market that carries Peruvian, Colombian, and Chilean foods and candies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETrettenero has also identified benefits from living in various countries, as it has made him more open to meeting different people and stopped him from making assumptions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think even when coming to Tech and meeting a lot of other people from different Hispanic places, the main thing you notice is the presence of stereotypes,\u0026rdquo; he explained. \u0026ldquo;Some people have never left Peru, Chile, or Colombia before. People from Peru will say stereotypical stuff about people from Chile, like commenting on how they speak. When I hear that, I\u0026rsquo;ll say, \u0026lsquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve lived there. I know them. I don\u0026rsquo;t think you should say that.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Trettenero has found a tight community in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gt-shpe.com\/\u0022\u003ESociety of Hispanic Professional Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E (SHPE), through which he has met friends who make him feel like he\u0026rsquo;s back at home. He has also gained many professional experiences provided by the organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In STEM, even though it\u0026rsquo;s growing as a field in Latin America, job prospects don\u0026rsquo;t look that good,\u0026rdquo; Trettenero said. \u0026ldquo;Whenever we do talk about opportunities for Hispanics in STEM, we talk about moving to the U.S. or Europe.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow that he is at the Institute, Trettenero has been taking advantage of every opportunity possible to enhance his trajectory toward a career in STEM. His current career goals are to start out in software engineering and then later move into a management\u0026nbsp; role.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Hispanic presence in STEM has been growing very rapidly,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Something I appreciate a lot is diversity. I think the best thing about having Hispanic people in STEM jobs is being able to provide new perspectives to you and the company as a whole.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EISyE third-year Giorgio Trettenero shares his unique experience and perspective that come from having a complex Hispanic background.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ISyE third-year Giorgio Trettenero shares his unique experience and perspective having a complex Hispanic background."}],"uid":"35866","created_gmt":"2021-10-21 14:55:10","changed_gmt":"2021-10-21 15:22:58","author":"afu34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"651906":{"id":"651906","type":"image","title":"Giorgio Trettenero","body":null,"created":"1634827476","gmt_created":"2021-10-21 14:44:36","changed":"1634827476","gmt_changed":"2021-10-21 14:44:36","alt":"Giorgio Trettenero","file":{"fid":"247336","name":"Giorgio Article.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Giorgio%20Article.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Giorgio%20Article.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1896964,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Giorgio%20Article.png?itok=J2Kw0wbq"}}},"media_ids":["651906"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:afu34@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAngeline Fu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Assistant\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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Her research in energy and materials efficiency, sustainability, and industrial ecology, informs her belief that we can positively impact climate change through creativity and innovation, and this produces a person committed to sustainable living, who rides her bike every day and everywhere. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow long have you been commuting by bike?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo years. I started commuting using the ride-share bikes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy do you choose to commute by bike?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026#39;s faster than walking. Also, biking makes it much easier to get to different meetings around campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow far is your commute, and how long does it take you to ride versus\u0026nbsp;drive?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy commute is 1.4 miles, which takes 12 minutes riding slowly. It would take quite a bit more than 12 minutes to drive; first, I would have to drive from my ninth-floor spot in the parking garage attached to my condo building, then I\u0026#39;d have to drive five minutes to campus; finally, I would have to park and walk to my office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow does your bike commute impact your day?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt gives me a bit of a lift to get outside. Whether getting outside in the morning, or later in the afternoon, it\u0026#39;s great to be out.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat practical advice do you have for\u0026nbsp;someone considering commuting by bike?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGet a rack for the back of your bike and pannier bags that hang on each side. That is much easier than trying to get all your things in a backpack.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere else do you ride, beyond your commute?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEverywhere! I like to ride on the Beltline and other paths and trails; I bike to the Fulton County library on Ponce de Leon Avenue, to volunteer at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/free99fridge.com\/\u0022\u003EFree99Fridge\u003C\/a\u003E in O4W, as well as the Piedmont Park Greenmarket, Trader Joe\u0026#39;s, and to church. I take my bike on MARTA out to Sandy Springs and bike the five miles from there to my cousins\u0026#39; house.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EExplore the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/student-sustainability-living-guide\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStudent Sustainability Living Guide\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, which features easy tips you can implement to positively impact the environment.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this interview, Valerie Thomas shares her experience riding her bike to work and her advice for people considering commuting by bike.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In this interview, Valerie Thomas shares her experience riding her bike to work and her advice for people considering commuting by bike."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-10-21 00:37:24","changed_gmt":"2021-10-21 13:23:08","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"651891":{"id":"651891","type":"image","title":"Valerie Thomas","body":null,"created":"1634776357","gmt_created":"2021-10-21 00:32:37","changed":"1634776357","gmt_changed":"2021-10-21 00:32:37","alt":"Valerie Thomas","file":{"fid":"247328","name":"Valerie Thomas_BIketober.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Valerie%20Thomas_BIketober.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Valerie%20Thomas_BIketober.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1981013,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Valerie%20Thomas_BIketober.jpg?itok=HupNWOWH"}}},"media_ids":["651891"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:becky.james@crc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERebecca James\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"651492":{"#nid":"651492","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Joining GTSF\u2019s Investments Committee Inspired Abhishek Mattipalli to Pursue a Future in Finance","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFourth-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/abhishekmattipalli\u0022\u003EAbhishek Mattipalli\u003C\/a\u003E was a first-year student in the H. 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As a newcomer, Mattipalli went through a mentorship program that taught him the basics of investing, accounting, and finance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter completing this 10-week program, which included assessments and a final presentation, he was officially accepted as a member, called an \u0026ldquo;analyst.\u0026rdquo; The organization of the club is modelled after the S\u0026amp;P 500 sectors, and he chose to join the energy sector. Immediately, he began working on a presentation for an energy company that his sector was looking to purchase.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring weekly IC meetings for the entire organization, sectors give stock presentations, which are divided into three categories. Pitches are initial presentations of companies the IC does not currently own, and these are used to gauge whether to present with the intent to buy. Presentations are more detailed than pitches and include further information on why the IC should invest in a new company.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELastly, for companies already owned by the IC, sectors present revaluations \u0026ndash; known as \u0026ldquo;revals\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; to announce any updates and make a final recommendation to hold the company or sell either all or part of the IC\u0026rsquo;s stake in it.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his second year, Mattipalli landed an internship at Phillips 66, an oil and gas refining company based in Houston. He worked in the clean products trading group, building a tool to streamline payment calculations of products shipped across the Colonial Pipeline \u0026ndash; the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the nation, which stretches from Texas to New York. He credits this opportunity to his involvement with the IC, which enabled him to effectively speak to his interest in the energy market.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When it comes to recruiting for jobs in financial services, employers look very favorably on the Investments Committee because there aren\u0026rsquo;t that many colleges with a completely student-run fund that can give you that kind of experience,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IC is open to all majors. Mattipalli arrived at Georgia Tech as a computer science major; realizing that he was more interested in industrial engineering or business, he ultimately switched to ISyE because of his passion for math. He knew he was gaining valuable knowledge about finance while working with the IC, but he wanted to also have the technical background ISyE provides.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Mattipalli continued with the IC, he was promoted to the energy sector head and then a director. Now, he\u0026rsquo;s the chief financial officer, acting as a liaison between the IC and GTSF, where he serves on both the board of trustees and the executive board.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe\u0026rsquo;s also involved with GTSF\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtsf.gatech.edu\/s\/1481\/alumni\/17\/interior-wide.aspx?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=42\u0026amp;pgid=4836\u0022\u003EAccel Program\u003C\/a\u003E, which helps students pursuing a career in financial services by providing resources such as networking, technical training, and resume reviews. Preparation is crucial, as recruitment in industries like banking and private equity is highly competitive, with job offers usually made a year in advance for both internships and full-time positions. To date, everyone who went through the program has placed at a financial institution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Not only is it indicative of Accel as a program, but it\u0026rsquo;s also indicative of the quality of students that Georgia Tech has to offer,\u0026rdquo; said Mattipalli.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Accel, he\u0026rsquo;s the director of development, focusing on holistic growth to give students the confidence to succeed. He prepares resume workshops and step-by-step technical guides using his own experience from going through the intensive internship recruiting process, which typically consists of many networking calls and interviews, both technical and behavioral, in order to land an offer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his third year, Mattipalli interned at Evercore as an investment banking analyst. The internship began with two weeks of training, after which he was placed on six projects of varying length ranging from one week to the whole summer. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u0026rsquo;s (ISyE\u0026rsquo;s) ability to attract and retain graduate students to pursue their degrees and facilitate their work at the Stewart School.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvisor: Assistant Professor Mathieu Dahan\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFocus area: Operations Research\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaden Boone is researching optimization techniques to solve a network inspection problem where a defender places a number of sensors according to a probability distribution to detect attacks on targets of varying criticality from a strategic opponent.\u0026nbsp;The assumption is that detection is imperfect, and that detectors have a probability of failure associated with both the location of the sensor and the monitored target.\u0026nbsp;To put it into perspective, this research could be used to devise a police patrol routing system with limited resources that minimizes the number of undetected crimes or attacks on critical targets such as banks, schools, or other high value\/populated areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The furthering of math and statistics, and in particular their practical application to unintuitive areas, has always been an aspiration of mine.\u0026nbsp;From the moment I took my first ISyE class I fell in love with the major, and after realizing that I had the potential and the opportunity to make an impact in the field, the decision to stay at Georgia Tech \u0026mdash; the most prestigious institution in optimization \u0026mdash; was a no-brainer,\u0026rdquo; said Boone.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Perhaps more impactful, however, is my desire to teach at the collegiate level. After spending four years surrounded by some of the best and brightest engineers, how could I not want to stick around if it meant I had the chance to shape the most brilliant minds in the industry?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Receiving the inaugural Beerman Fellowship is a huge honor, and it serves to validate my hard work over the past four years at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;This fellowship will give me the opportunity to bring my passions and ambitions in the ISyE field to reality, and I hope to give back to the industry, the Institute, and the ISyE program what it has given to me tenfold.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJorge Huertas, Ryder Fellow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThe Ryder Fellowship supports graduate students working on innovative ISyE efforts to analyze and address problems and challenges that affect the safety of autonomous vehicles\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvisor: A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFocus area: Operations Research\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJorge Huertas is analyzing how to optimize middle-mile freight transportation with autonomous vehicles and coordinate it with first- and last-mile logistics. To accomplish this, potential transportation costs are reduced by using real-operations data as input to an optimization model that minimizes total empty driving miles. Research currently underway focuses on decomposing this optimization model into a column-generation algorithm that obtains high-quality solutions efficiently, and the ability to scale them nationwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHanyu Zhang, Seth Bonder Fellow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThe Bonder Fellowship supports graduate and postdoctoral students working with Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck\u0026rsquo;s outreach programs in ISyE, including the Seth Bonder Cam\u003C\/em\u003Ep in Computational and Data Science for Engineering and associated activities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvisor: A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFocus area: Machine Learning\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHanyu Zhang is interested in modeling and forecasting large dynamic systems, particularly transportation systems and electrical grids. Her research includes ridership prediction and traffic flow prediction, capturing the intrinsic spatiotemporal behavior of transportation systems. She is currently working on forecasting renewable energy production for electrical grids.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. students Haden Boone, Jorge Huertas, and Hanyu Zhang are the recipients of three ISyE\u0026nbsp;fellowships. You can learn more about them in the profiles published here.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ph.D. students Haden Boone, Jorge Huertas, and Hanyu Zhang are the recipients of three ISyE fellowships. 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Xie, who is also the associate director for machine learning and data science in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ml.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Machine Learning\u003C\/a\u003E, will study \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2134037\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003EBridging Statistical Hypothesis Tests and Deep Learning for Reliability and Computational Efficiency\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There have been enormous changes in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence, with deep learning algorithms developed that have been quite disruptive,\u0026rdquo; Xie said. \u0026ldquo;But in theoretical terms, we don\u0026rsquo;t understand very well how and why these algorithms, which use complex neural networks, work the way they do.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer project aims to build a bridge between statistical hypothesis testing and modern machine learning, leveraging deep learning to develop efficient, powerful testing tools for high-dimensional and complex data (akin to the role hypothesis testing has played in previous decades), and also use-testing to develop principled validation tools for machine learning models and provide the foundation of deep models themselves. It\u0026rsquo;s essential to push the theoretical understanding of deep learning algorithms, so they have what Xie calls \u0026ldquo;proof of reliability\u0026rdquo;; in other words, users can know whether or not these algorithms will be reliable in practical situations, such as with stochastic power systems or supply chain issues. Other end-use cases include disease outbreak detection and healthcare systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research tasks are built on multidisciplinary expertise and strong collaborations between the project\u0026rsquo;s co-PIs: These include ISyE faculty members \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/george-lan\u0022\u003EGeorge Lan\u003C\/a\u003E, A. 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To address this, Van Hentenryck\u0026rsquo;s team has created an ODMTS, which uses small on-demand vehicles, in addition to buses and light rail, to take riders to and from their destinations. The on-demand vehicles act as feeders to and from the fixed routes, allowing the transit system to be essentially door-to-door.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck, a world leader in the fields of artificial intelligence, data science, and operations research, began to tackle the first- and last-mile problems in mobility eight years ago in Canberra, Australia. He then conducted another successful case study in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In both midsized cities, the multi-modal approach resulted in a significant reduction in both cost and passenger wait times. In 2018, Van Hentenryck joined ISyE, shifted his focus to Atlanta, and began a collaboration with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). This winter, after more than three years of preparation, the team plans to pilot ODMTS in Atlanta areas with limited public transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile ODMTS will improve the performance and efficiency of public transportation for everyone in Atlanta, the main objective is to provide cost-effective transportation to underserved communities and connect residents in underserved communities to jobs, healthcare, education, and healthy food. The ODMTS pilot will run in MARTA\u0026rsquo;s four jurisdictions: Clayton, DeKalb, and Fulton counties, and the City of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is almost impossible to do this with a traditional system, because these areas are very large and sparsely populated,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;It is not feasible to put buses in these areas, because they would run empty most of the time, and they require significant capital expenditures. On-demand vehicles, however, are inexpensive to operate and can reach a larger population, because they can be deployed as needed rather than following a set route.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough this is not the team\u0026rsquo;s first pilot, tackling a city like Atlanta is no small feat. Most of the algorithms used in Canberra and Ann Arbor had to be completely rewritten to account for Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s size and rail system, a component not part of the previous pilots. This creates a four-level system \u0026mdash; trains, buses, on-demand vehicles, and walking \u0026mdash; to get passengers to and from their locations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Atlanta is also a complicated city because it has multiple job centers. In addition to downtown, there are centers in Midtown, Gwinnett, Alpharetta, Buckhead, and near the airport,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;This makes for a much more complex design since we are taking people from their homes to one of many locations for work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETickets will cost the same as the traditional MARTA system, just $2.50 each way, and riders will be able to purchase fare using the Breeze system. The team is also using a combination of machine learning and optimization techniques to predict rider behavior and ensure the system can scale accordingly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we decrease transit time by 40%, more people will adopt transit because now it is much faster and more convenient than it used to be,\u0026rdquo; explained Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;This will increase the demand, so it is important that we size the system correctly to account for this.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EODMTS will also help decrease traffic congestion in Atlanta and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by enabling more people to use public transportation in place of personal vehicles. The addition of on-demand vehicles will also create jobs since additional drivers will be necessary to operate them. No existing bus routes will be eliminated during the pilot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollaboration Leads to Success\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;MARTA\u0026rsquo;s leadership is very forward thinking, and they are working to determine the future of public transportation,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;They have been extremely collaborative throughout the process and provided us with vast amounts of data and insights to drive the process.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are grateful to the National Science Foundation for this grant and proud to partner with Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; said MARTA Deputy General Manager Collie Greenwood. \u0026ldquo;Exploring first- and last-mile connectivity options is important in providing transit service that meets the needs of everyone in metro Atlanta.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Van Hentenryck, the Georgia Tech team that will pilot ODMTS in Atlanta includes Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planning.gatech.edu\/people\/subhro-guhathakurta\u0022\u003ESubhrajit \u0026ldquo;Subhro\u0026rdquo; Guhathakurta\u003C\/a\u003E in the School of City and Regional Planning, Executive Director for Partnership and Inclusive Innovation \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/people\/debra-lam\u0022\u003EDebra Lam\u003C\/a\u003E, Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/christopher-le-dantec\u0022\u003EChristopher Le Dantec\u003C\/a\u003E in the School of Interactive Computing, and Frederick Law Olmsted Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/5861\/overview\u0022\u003EKari Watkins\u003C\/a\u003E in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team will partner directly with residents in pilot communities, as well as with the transportation advocacy organization \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantabike.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Bicycle Coalition\u003C\/a\u003E, to ensure transit services and access address the real-world needs of underserved locations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our long history of working directly with Atlanta communities, and with local partners like the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, will help us embed local expertise into the design of last-mile transit service for underserved locations in the city,\u0026rdquo; said Le Dantec.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Stage 2 Civic Innovation Challenge grant is the latest in a series of awards to bring ODMTS to Atlanta. The team received the NSF Leap HI (Leading Engineering for America\u0026rsquo;s Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure) grant in 2019 in collaboration with the School of Civil Engineering, School of Urban Planning, MARTA, the Atlanta Regional Commission, and the City of Atlanta to scale the algorithms used in Canberra and Ann Arbor with hopes to eventually pilot the program in Atlanta. They were then awarded a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/innovate.gatech.edu\/news\/https-innovate-gatech-edu-news-georgia-tech-researchers-awarded-100k-in-civic-innovation-challenge-grants\/?utm_source=rss\u0026amp;utm_medium=rss\u0026amp;utm_campaign=https-innovate-gatech-edu-news-georgia-tech-researchers-awarded-100k-in-civic-innovation-challenge-grants\u0022\u003EStage 1 Civic Innovation Challenge planning grant\u003C\/a\u003E in January 2021 to model the mobility patterns in Atlanta in preparation for a pilot in Stage 2.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Professor Van Hentenryck deserves much credit for having the foresight to bring multidisciplinary, applied research and external partners together to catalyze innovative responses to regional and urban mobility,\u0026quot; Lam said. \u0026quot;We are excited to explore how this can be modeled for other communities for greater economic and social growth.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOf the 52 teams selected for Stage 1, only 17 were chosen to move forward with pilot projects in Stage 2. They will have 12 months to complete and evaluate their projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We applaud the efforts of all the teams who worked tirelessly to build partnerships between researchers and community stakeholders\u0026quot; said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. \u0026quot;We are excited to see the teams selected for the next phase begin their pilot projects and plant seeds of innovation across the country. 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Prior to this role, he was employed by Anheuser-Busch, The Coca-Cola Company, and Mead Corp. in a variety of engineering, marketing, and planning positions. In addition to his ISyE degree, Beerman holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your takeaway from the ISyE undergraduate experience?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;\u003C\/em\u003EThe IE program provided me with a great technical and analytical background on which to build a career. It taught me how to define, approach, and solve a problem, and the value of having a system for everything, disciplines that I know I apply every day, even if sometimes subconsciously.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaticia Khalif (IE 1988, M.S. IE 1991) \u003C\/strong\u003Eis director of quality, medical device for Aptar CSP Technologies. In this role she is responsible for ensuring compliance with all internal and external requirements, as well as for monitoring the effectiveness of Aptar\u0026rsquo;s quality management system through maintenance, assessment, and improvement. Prior to this role, she worked at well-established medical device manufacturers as well as startup companies, which have collectively led to an extensive, well rounded, and focused career as a quality professional in the medical device industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho was your favorite professor and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026ldquo;My favorite professor was Augustine Esogbue. Not because of the courses he taught, but because of what he represented to African American students at the Institute during those first 25 years of African American students on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus. It was his role modeling, mentorship, and encouragement as the faculty advisor for the National Society of Black Engineers. It was knowing how proud he was going to be when we \u0026ldquo;got out\u0026rdquo; of GT. Those are the things that pushed me forward, made me excel and caused me to dig deep \u0026mdash; because I wanted to make my favorite professor proud.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer McKeehan (IE 2005) \u003C\/strong\u003Eis senior vice president, integrated supply chain, for Peloton Interactive. In this role, she and her team are leading the supply chain transformation to scale and support an incredible growth trajectory across people, process and technology. Prior to this role, Jennifer was vice president, supply chain for The Home Depot \u0026mdash; leading the inventory planning and replenishment supply chain functions for all fulfillment channels across stores and online, and managing over $15 billion of inventory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your favorite class and why?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;\u003C\/em\u003EI loved probability and statistics \u0026mdash; it is the foundation to so many things we use in everyday life. I still bust out my textbook in a meeting every now and then.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEvren Ozkaya (Ph.D. IE 2008) \u003C\/strong\u003Eis the founder and CEO of Supply Chain Wizard, LLC, a management consulting and digital solutions firm helping clients establish and execute cost-effective and scalable digital transformation programs via data-driven decision-making by leveraging state-of-the-art technology. Prior to starting Supply Chain Wizard, Ozkaya was a consultant and led various business transformation programs in industries such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consumer goods, industrial, logistics and private equity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWho was your favorite professor and why?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026quot;Pinar Keskinocak. She was my primary Ph.D. advisor and she presented me with lots of cool opportunities at ISyE from internships to research and teaching. She also later became a lifelong friend, collaborator and a person I look up to as she continued to excel in every aspect of her career as a globally recognized leader.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmy Wheelus (IE 1990)\u003C\/strong\u003E is vice president of architecture and strategic planning for AT\u0026amp;T\u0026rsquo;s consumer technology platforms. In her career at AT\u0026amp;T, she has done everything from building buildings to launching new businesses, and held various technology leadership roles across business units including AT\u0026amp;T Labs. She currently serves as board chair for Tech Titans, a forum that connects the regional technology community of north Texas. In addition to her ISyE degree, Wheelus holds an MBA from Emory University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your best ISyE memory? \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026ldquo;My best ISyE memory comes not from when I was a student, but rather after I started working at AT\u0026amp;T and submitted a project proposal for Senior Design. 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He discusses this experience in the following interview.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDid you have any exposure to entrepreneurship while growing up?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth of my parents are entrepreneurs. My dad runs a Spanish school located in Antigua\u0026rsquo;s town center. Tourists come to visit, take classes for a few days or weeks, and then go out to explore the surrounding area. My mom is a ceramics artist, and she began giving lessons on how to make and paint ceramics. That led to opening a small business selling her work to tourists, and then eventually supplying her pieces to the Guatemalan equivalent of Bed Bath \u0026amp; Beyond. 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That\u0026rsquo;s where I\u0026rsquo;m from, of course, but they had also visited and loved the country. We were sitting in a brewpub in Portland, Oregon, having a freshly poured Mirror Pond Pale Ale from Deschutes Brewery, when I spontaneously asked, \u0026ldquo;What if instead we start a craft brewery?\u0026rdquo; Taylor said, \u0026ldquo;I love it, but what do you know about beer \u0026mdash; besides drinking it?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was the process of educating yourself about brewing beer?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI began reading as many books about brewing as I could find, and I attended a one-week intensive on the subject at the University of California, Davis. The weekend after I flew back from that, I randomly happened to meet and play pool with the head brewer of an Atlanta brewery \u0026mdash; I never play pool! \u0026mdash; and he invited me to come take a look at his brewing setup. 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Although it\u0026rsquo;s not yet the industry in Guatemala that it is in the States, craft beer is becoming more popular here. We\u0026rsquo;ve been able to double our sales year over year since we started.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did your ISyE training, as well as the friendships you made at Georgia Tech and in your major, contribute to starting and running your own business?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI can\u0026rsquo;t overstate how impactful it was to graduate from ISyE and Georgia Tech. Out of 33 investors in Antigua Cerveza, about 15 of them are Tech alumni, and I went to school with seven or eight of those people. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) announced the first cohort of the School\u0026rsquo;s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Fellows: Coca-Cola Foundation Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/david-goldsman\u0022\u003EDave Goldsman\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/lauren-steimle\u0022\u003ELauren Steimle\u003C\/a\u003E, Senior Writer\/Editor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/shelley-wunder-smith\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E, and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/chen-zhou\u0022\u003EChen Zhou\u003C\/a\u003E. ISyE established the DEI Fellowship program in Spring 2021 to support initiatives that enhance diversity within ISyE\u0026rsquo;s faculty and graduate student body and to highlight a wide range of minority experiences within the entire ISyE community. The program fits within the overall vision and mission of ISyE\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/news\/isye-launches-center-academics-success-and-equity\u0022\u003Erecently created Center for Academics, Success, and Equity\u003C\/a\u003E (CASE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Diversity, equity, and inclusion are paramount to our continued success as a school and a community,\u0026rdquo; said ISyE School Chair Edwin Romeijn. \u0026ldquo;The DEI Fellowship program is part of my commitment to ensure that our school is a place where everyone\u0026#39;s contributions are valued without exception. The work done by these inaugural Fellows \u0026ndash; and those to come \u0026ndash; will help ensure that ISyE is not only the No. 1 industrial engineering program in the country academically, but is also a school where all people can achieve their goals and feel welcome.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGoldsman, who is ISyE\u0026rsquo;s director of master\u0026rsquo;s programs, noted in his project proposal that \u0026ldquo;while ISyE has been the No. 1 program in our field for decades, we continue to have issues attracting women and underrepresented minority students \u0026ndash; particularly to our graduate programs.\u0026rdquo; His focus this year as a DEI Fellow will be to both visit with and host faculty from women\u0026rsquo;s colleges, HBCUs, and other small colleges in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s sphere of influence; the goal is to engage with faculty mentors at these institutions who will then be able to recommend both the field of industrial engineering (IE) \u0026ndash; and the Stewart School itself \u0026ndash; to their brightest students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESteimle currently serves as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/informs-isye\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech INFORMS chapter\u003C\/a\u003E advisor, and through conversations with the chapter\u0026rsquo;s members, she realized that undergraduates studying math, computer science, and other engineering disciplines are sometimes unaware of industrial engineering and how these fields of study prepare them to be excellent candidates for studying IE and operations research at the graduate level. Evidence suggests that women and students from underrepresented minority groups are attracted to fields with potential for social impact, so there is an opportunity to showcase to students how IE can improve society. In partnership with Georgia Tech INFORMS and CASE, Steimle is offering a series of outreach events to connect with STEM students throughout Georgia, particularly those at the state\u0026rsquo;s minority-serving institutions and women\u0026rsquo;s colleges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZhou, who has \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iise.org\/iemagazine\/2021-07\/html\/zhou\/zhou.html\u0022\u003Ewritten recently\u003C\/a\u003E on the moral and ethical implications of supply chain optimization, plans to use his DEI Fellowship funds to connect with HBCU faculty and students who want to research the lack of equity in food access. In his project proposal, Zhou noted that the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the systemic racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to medical care and overall health, and that so-called food deserts and their broader impact are a significant part of the problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELast spring, during the social justice protests that followed the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, Wunder-Smith reached out to several Black ISyE \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/conversation-isye-alumna-errika-moore\u0022\u003Ealumni\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/conversation-isye-undergraduate-jore-onis-thoughts-current-events\u0022\u003Estudents\u003C\/a\u003E and invited them to share their thoughts on the current moment, as well as their experiences of being Black in STEM and at Georgia Tech. These interviews, and subsequent \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/conversation-isye-undergraduate-jathan-caldwell\u0022\u003Eothers\u003C\/a\u003E, formed the foundation of the ISyE \u0026ldquo;In Conversation\u0026rdquo; series. As part of her DEI project, Wunder-Smith \u0026ndash; who has also been selected for the 2021-22 cohort of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/DIFellowsProgram\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship program\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; plans to work with CASE Director and Senior Lecturer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/news\/damon-p-williams-promoted-senior-lecturer-named-director-case\u0022\u003EDamon P. Williams\u003C\/a\u003E to further develop the In Conversation series through a succession of video interviews.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach spring semester, a call for applications to the ISyE DEI Fellows program will be extended to ISyE faculty and staff. ISyE\u0026rsquo;s associate chairs, members of the ISyE DEI Committee, and CASE leadership will review the proposals and make recommendations for selection, with final award decisions being made by the School Chair. Up to five Fellows will be chosen for each cohort, which will participate in the program for one academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe DEI Fellowship program was established to enhance diversity within ISyE\u0026rsquo;s faculty and graduate student body and to highlight minority experiences within the entire ISyE community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The DEI Fellowship program was established to enhance diversity within ISyE\u2019s faculty and graduate student body and to highlight minority experiences within the entire ISyE community."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-09-09 21:10:01","changed_gmt":"2021-09-21 18:27:15","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"650605":{"id":"650605","type":"image","title":"ISyE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fellows","body":null,"created":"1631202651","gmt_created":"2021-09-09 15:50:51","changed":"1631202683","gmt_changed":"2021-09-09 15:51:23","alt":"ISyE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fellows","file":{"fid":"246898","name":"ISyE DEI Fellows.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ISyE%20DEI%20Fellows.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ISyE%20DEI%20Fellows.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4810034,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ISyE%20DEI%20Fellows.jpg?itok=r7D_F5wR"}}},"media_ids":["650605"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"650630":{"#nid":"650630","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumnus H. Milton Stewart Recognized with Honorary Ph.D. from Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the Spring 2021 Commencement ceremony, H. Milton Stewart (IE 1961) received an honorary doctorate from Georgia Tech in recognition of his tremendous and longtime service to the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA leader in the telecommunications industry for most of his career, Stewart is the retired CEO of Standard Telephone Company. He has served on numerous boards including the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, the Georgia Tech Foundation, and the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) Advisory Board. Stewart and his wife, Carolyn, served as honorary chairs of the public phase of Campaign Georgia Tech. They are members of The Hill Society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStewart decided to attend Georgia Tech when George Griffin, then the dean of students, visited his rural Georgia high school. Stewart entered the Institute as an electrical engineering major, then switched to industrial engineering (IE) when he realized the IE curriculum was better suited to his interests in telecommunications and the outdoors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I loved statistics,\u0026rdquo; Stewart recalled in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/14220\u0022\u003Ea 2006 interview\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Statistics was material to 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E-century telecommunications in order to optimize electromechanical switching equipment to handle busy-hour call volume.\u0026rdquo; Other IE coursework that he found helpful throughout his career included plant design and layout, material handling, and engineering economy, in addition to numerous interdisciplinary engineering classes. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/campaign-quarterly-interview-milt-and-carolyn-stewart-continue-champion-nations-best-industrial\u0022\u003EA highlight of Stewart\u0026rsquo;s college career\u003C\/a\u003E was working as a student assistant in the IE office, helmed at the time by Colonel Frank Groseclose.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School that bears his name has benefited immeasurably from Stewart\u0026rsquo;s philanthropy. In 1995 he established the H. Milton Stewart Endowment Fund for ISyE programs, and in 1999 he endowed the H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair, the first such chair at the Institute. In 2006 Stewart provided a permanent endowment, which named the School and impacted and enhanced the entire ISyE program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;ISyE always makes us proud,\u0026rdquo; Stewart said. \u0026ldquo;Receiving the honorary Ph.D. was a wonderful thrill and is a recognition both humbling to and greatly appreciated by Carolyn and me and by our incredibly supportive family.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the Spring 2021 Commencement ceremony, H. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"650692":{"#nid":"650692","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Ranked No. 1 for the 27th Year","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u0026rsquo;s (ISyE) undergraduate program has been ranked No. 1 in the country by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E. This marks the 27\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;consecutive year that ISyE has been so designated. The rankings were released on September 13, 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENationally,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/georgia-institute-of-technology-1569\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech ranks\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;38\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;on the overall list of top universities and 10th among public institutions, tied in both cases with the University of California-Davis, the University of Texas at Austin, and William \u0026amp; Mary.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Engineering is ranked fourth nationally, unchanged from last year\u0026rsquo;s standing. All undergraduate engineering programs are ranked in the top 5.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EView the complete list of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/2021-rankings-place-undergrad-engineering-4th-nation\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering rankings\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/13\/georgia-tech-ranks-among-top-universities-us-news-world-reports-list-best-colleges\u0022\u003EInstitute\u0026#39;s rankings\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the 27th consecutive year, USNWR ranked ISyE\u0026#39;s undergraduate program as No. 1 in the nation. The College of Engineering is ranked fourth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"For the 27th consecutive year, USNWR ranked ISyE\u0027s undergraduate program as No. 1 in the nation. 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Teams of six to eight students tackle a real-world problem faced by companies that often are household names \u0026ndash; UPS, The Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, Waffle House, Chick-fil-A, and The Coca-Cola Company.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring a typical semester, the teams devote\u0026nbsp;12 to 15 hours a week making multiple visits to their clients\u0026rsquo; headquarters, defining the problem they will address with their industrial engineering skills, gathering data in order to devise a solution, and modeling and testing their solution. Clients frequently implement some or all of their team\u0026rsquo;s solution, saving considerable time and money as a result.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, with shelter-in-place orders implemented by state and local governments, and businesses and academia moving online, this is hardly a typical semester. So, how have this semester\u0026rsquo;s 30 ISyE Senior Design teams successfully adapted?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs it turns out, communication and flexibility \u0026ndash; two qualities necessary for a successful Senior Design team during a normal semester \u0026ndash; are even more crucial in the current situation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;For Brice Edelman, whose team client is Kinaxis, a Canadian supply chain management software company, the adjustments made by his group have been close to home \u0026ndash; literally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I live 40 minutes north of Atlanta, so my \u0026lsquo;isolation\u0026rsquo; meant a short drive home to be with my family,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;But I have groupmates whose closest family members are thousands of miles away \u0026ndash; in India, in Brazil, or scattered across the U.S. \u0026ndash; who have had to figure out what to do, where to go, and otherwise handle things that were easy for me. They are in stressful, scary situations, but even so, they\u0026#39;ve continued to exceed the standard and create excellent results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Earlier in the semester, we found that structure was important for our project \u0026ndash; now, it\u0026rsquo;s absolutely critical,\u0026rdquo; Edelman continues. \u0026ldquo;Scheduling and adhering to regular check-ins, double-clarifying expectations, and setting deadlines for work are prerequisites to success in this new work environment. Our group is full of hard workers, but this structure and extra communication ensures that we\u0026#39;re all doing the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eright\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ework.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKatie Neil\u0026rsquo;s team, which worked with Buffalo Wild Wings, had a similar experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At the beginning of the semester, our team discussed what we wanted to achieve in Senior Design,\u0026rdquo; Neil explains. \u0026ldquo;Once we were all safely settled at home, we had an open and honest discussion about the ensuing changes. While it was a tough conversation, I think being candid about the situation and discussing its repercussions was important. Additionally, I think we\u0026#39;ve become quite creative when it comes to being productive and motivated - whether that\u0026#39;s FaceTime calls to silently do work to stay accountable, BlueJeans meetings with our advisor so we all remain on the same page, and even Discord meetings to chat and remind ourselves that social distancing doesn\u0026#39;t mean emotional isolation!\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team recognized the extremely unusual nature of the current situation, and in response, they built additional flexibility into the product they created for the restaurant chain.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have focused on what \u0026lsquo;sustainability\u0026rsquo; means in a corporate setting, in other words the longevity of a product or model,\u0026rdquo; Neil says. \u0026ldquo;At the end of this project, our product needs to be useable years into the future. Our final deliverable is a demand forecasting and product mix optimization tool, which means the models are trained on historical data. Obviously, there\u0026rsquo;s a question as to the validity of historical data for the first few months \u0026ndash; if not longer \u0026ndash; of 2020 and how it could skew forecasts. In response, we built our product to be flexible when it comes to selecting which data to train our models on. That way, if the client chooses to forgo selecting certain time periods of data, they can do so.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother Senior Design team was able pivot in a few short days to address their client\u0026rsquo;s needs that arose specifically because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They worked with Goodr, a food waste management startup that recovers leftover food from food businesses and delivers it to either non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or farms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYoungjoon Lim, the team leader, says, \u0026ldquo;Our team helped Goodr with three main deliverables: a logistics routing tool to reduce driving time for food pickups and deliveries, a new pricing strategy to maximize revenue and profit, and a carbon footprint tool to increase the visibility of Goodr\u0026#39;s environmental impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In this pandemic situation, Goodr has been delivering groceries to families in need in the Atlanta area. They reached out to our team and asked for a variation of the routing tool that could be used for these deliveries, as they had hundreds of different stops. We were able to shift gears in a couple days and provide a routing tool specifically for this situation. It was great to see one of our tools in action, especially in a way that was able to help the Atlanta community in this time of need.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE Director of Professional Practice and Senior Design Coordinator Dima Nazzal\u0026nbsp; says, \u0026quot;The hardships of delivering Senior Design projects during a pandemic equipped our students with a valuable skill; they\u0026rsquo;re more prepared today to deal with distant collaborations in the workplace, which could very well be a defining feature of future business operations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn other words, these Senior Design teams are doing exactly what they\u0026rsquo;ve been trained for: creating efficiencies and optimizing under constraints -- just what you would expect for students in the No. 1-ranked industrial engineering program in the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Kinaxis team includes Nosrat Chowdhury, Brice Edelman, Osman Ghandour, Aniruddh Hari, Yash Lunagaria, Alice Pagoto, and Maria Yagnye.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Buffalo Wild Wings team includes Diego Granizo, Ashwin Haritsa, Selin Karaoguz, Philip Murray, Katie Neil, Katie Wah, and Wilson Pu. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Goodr team includes Efe Birkan, Sarah Hamer, Youngjoon Lim, Ji Won Kim,\u0026nbsp; Ji Won Kim, Alejandro Sosa, and Da El Um.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe COVID-19 pandemic has also resulted in the cancellation of the spring Capstone Expo, where Senior Design teams from across the Institute present their projects to the public. 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Now, she\u0026rsquo;s the CIO for the U.S. Department of Energy \u0026ndash; the result of an incredible journey. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter finishing her master\u0026rsquo;s degree in manufacturing systems engineering from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), Dunkin worked for many years at Hewlett-Packard (HP), mostly in the areas of manufacturing, research and development, and IT. After leaving HP, she held several public service roles, including CIO for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, she always had the intention of someday returning to the private sector.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of February 2020, Dunkin started a new role as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Dell. To kick off her first day at work, she facilitated a panel at the RSA conference, a prominent international conference series on IT security. However, the first Covid-19 lockdown began just two weeks later, and her main focus quickly became tackling the hurdles of going virtual. Suddenly, millions of people working and learning remotely needed laptops. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The lesson for the world is that immobile devices are something that should be a part of our past,\u0026rdquo; said Dunkin. \u0026ldquo;In our world today, there is no reason for a device not to be mobile.\u0026rdquo; Even before Covid-19, she was already pushing for organizations to make the switch from desktops to laptops.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the first few months of the pandemic, vendors did not have enough inventory to go around. With so many orders in the queue, the supply chain was disrupted, and they could not provide as many devices as anticipated. Dunkin facilitated difficult conversations with the public sector to explain the situation and help leaders find alternative solutions in the absence of equipment. The virtual transition impacted K-12 education the most due to the huge complexity of educating young children online.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a CTO at Dell, Dunkin\u0026rsquo;s position was originally meant to be heavily shaped by in-person interaction with CIOs and talking to people at events and conferences \u0026ndash; opportunities that came to a halt with Covid-19. Though she still worked with CIOs across the U.S. and Canada, the virtual nature of the job meant a loss in depth of interaction. As many companies continue to offer remote and hybrid options, she stresses the importance of face-to-face collaboration in the workplace.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think there is real value to seeing people in person,\u0026rdquo; said Dunkin. \u0026ldquo;No matter how much you let people work remotely, there needs to be time when people get together.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne silver lining to the pandemic, however, was that it created the perfect environment for writing. While speaking at an event, Dunkin had received an invitation to co-author a book, which she ended up working on during the first six months of lockdown. Titled\u003Cem\u003E Industrial Digital Transformation, \u003C\/em\u003Ethe book provides a framework for people trying to lead the effort to integrate digital technology into an organization, including the necessary cultural transformation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think that the easy part about digital transformation is technology,\u0026rdquo; said Dunkin. \u0026ldquo;People, process, and policy \u0026ndash; those are the hard things.\u0026rdquo; The book contains case studies that outline how to implement the strategies presented.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELater that year, Dunkin was presented with another opportunity: joining the Biden-Harris transition team, which prepared for President Joe Biden to take over administration of the U.S. government. She started working on the team with just a few days\u0026rsquo; notice, but she needed to simultaneously fulfill her responsibilities at Dell. Between 14-hour workdays, sometimes seven days a week, and working through the winter holidays, she managed to make her hectic schedule work. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the Biden-Harris transition team, Dunkin served as the technology lead for the EPA transition team and was also a member of the transition-wide technology group. Being a former CIO of the EPA gave her years of preparation, but since four years had passed, she also had a lot to catch up on.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking with the transition team made Dunkin realize that she was more inspired by her work in public service. After engaging in discussions with different departments, she was offered her role as CIO the Department of Energy (DOE), a natural progression from her time at the EPA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough only a few months into her position\u0026nbsp;as CIO, Dunkin has many goals to accomplish. This includes tackling cybersecurity, which is a tremendous challenge across the government, as well as supporting the transition to clean energy and continuing the journey of moving the DOE\u0026rsquo;s data centers into the cloud. Her team is also working on Biden\u0026rsquo;s Justice40 initiative, which ensures that at least 40% of the benefits of relevant federal projects go to disadvantaged and underserved communities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFurthermore, the DOE is a unique organization in terms of its relationships with the 17 national laboratories, which are a system of research and development centers overseen by the DOE, such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. These labs are federally funded, but they function relatively independently within their management and operations contracts. One of Dunkin\u0026rsquo;s focus areas as CIO will be to grow and develop relationships with lab leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a long-time leader, Dunkin has years of experience in the technology sector successfully managing large organizations and high-budget projects. But does she believe in the phrase \u0026ldquo;natural born leader\u0026rdquo;?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think some people are more inclined to leadership than others, but almost anyone can learn the skills they need to lead,\u0026rdquo; said Dunkin. \u0026ldquo;I am just as uncomfortable in a roomful of total strangers as anyone else \u0026ndash; I\u0026#39;ve learned how to do these things, and anyone can learn how to do them, too.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEven at her level, Dunkin feels that she must continue to prove herself in new roles, though she says this is something all leaders face. However, she believes there remains a lot of skepticism toward women in leadership, and they still face a higher bar in business and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELooking back on her career, Dunkin stands by her choice to attend Georgia Tech and maintains that it is one of the best decisions she has ever made, saying, \u0026ldquo;ISyE is a broad technical education that teaches students how to manage people, processes, and technology, providing an amazing foundation to be successful leaders.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDunkin will always be a proud Yellow Jacket, and there\u0026rsquo;s undeniable proof: One of her cats is affectionately named \u0026ldquo;Buzz.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYou can read more about Ann Dunkin, including how she started her career at Hewlett-Packard, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/alumna-ann-dunkin-has-repeatedly-found-herself-right-place-right-time\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDunkin\u0026rsquo;s impressive career spans leadership in both the public and private technology sectors, but her passion for public service is what led her to the DOE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dunkin\u2019s impressive career spans leadership in both the public and private technology sectors, but her passion for public service is what led her to the DOE."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-08-27 01:02:20","changed_gmt":"2021-08-30 14:36:17","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"650153":{"id":"650153","type":"image","title":"Ann Dunkin","body":null,"created":"1630025587","gmt_created":"2021-08-27 00:53:07","changed":"1630025587","gmt_changed":"2021-08-27 00:53:07","alt":"Ann Dunkin","file":{"fid":"246773","name":"Ann Dunkin Formal (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ann%20Dunkin%20Formal%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ann%20Dunkin%20Formal%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1810767,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Ann%20Dunkin%20Formal%20%281%29.jpg?itok=gmbRBbmg"}}},"media_ids":["650153"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:grace_oberst@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Oberst\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nH. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) when she and fourth-year computer science student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adityavishwanath\/\u0022\u003EAditya Vishwanath\u003C\/a\u003E began working with Neha Kumar, associate professor in the College of Computing, to develop smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) content for the classroom. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/news\/605000\/vr-taking-students-where-once-only-ms-frizzle-and-magic-school-bus-could\u0022\u003EThey tested the effectiveness of their technology in a study involving almost 350 high school and middle school students\u003C\/a\u003E, seeing promising results in not only improved grades but also in engagement and interest levels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral years later, Vasan and Vishwanath have transformed what was once a research project into the ed tech startup \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.inspirit.academy\/\u0022\u003EInspirit\u003C\/a\u003E. The app they designed, which teaches STEM concepts through 3D models built in the game engine Unity, combines Duolingo-style learning with the highly interactive environments of popular games like Minecraft and Fortnite. But how did they develop this technology, thus unlocking a new form of virtual learning that is changing the possibilities of education?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter graduating from Georgia Tech in 2018, Vasan took a job at Proctor \u0026amp; Gamble (P\u0026amp;G), and Vishwanath headed to Stanford University for a Ph.D. in learning sciences and technology design. Working in the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford, Vishwanath\u0026rsquo;s studies centered around improving learning outcomes, engagement, and retention. Through their experiences, the pair realized that above all, they needed to tap into core pedagogical principles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It wasn\u0026#39;t really the VR that mattered, it was the interaction --\u0026nbsp;that\u0026#39;s what drove the learning outcomes,\u0026rdquo; Vasan said. \u0026ldquo;STEM education is supposed to be experiential, and students should be driven by curiosity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe co-founders continued to work on Inspirit for another year and started pitching the company to venture capital (VC) firms in the summer of 2019. After signing with their first investor, Vasan quit her job at P\u0026amp;G and moved back to her home country of India to build a team of employees and work full-time on the startup.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, the Inspirit smartphone app includes more than 1,000 accurate, 3D interactive models that facilitate learning through an immersive experience. Students can break apart the human respiratory system, travel inside a plant cell, or explore the DNA replication process, taking quizzes to unlock new levels. Inspired by games like Candy Crush and Minecraft, features such as leaderboards, lives, avatars, and forums incentivize players to keep learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInspirit\u0026rsquo;s first full curriculum, advanced placement (AP) biology, will be released this fall. The self-serve aspect of the app means that students whose schools do not offer AP biology can learn the coursework entirely through Inspirit, and it can also act as a supplement for those who need extra help. Since AP classes require skills like critical reasoning, Inspirit worked with AP biology teachers to ensure the app facilitated the necessary learning outcomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA second function of the app is the community portal, which offers 3D multiplayer functionality, i.e., live classroom sessions. The Inspirit team\u0026rsquo;s goal is for students to be able to enter the environment on their phones without the app crashing, which is one of the main challenges for these types of applications. During these virtual classroom sessions, teachers have access to the 3D models and can use them as part of their instruction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of Inspirit is not to overtake in-person learning, however. \u0026ldquo;I don\u0026#39;t think you can replace the human touch with technology,\u0026rdquo; Vasan said. \u0026ldquo;Kids in school need peer-to-peer connection. To me, education still needs to be driven by a good teacher, but you can give teachers access to the tools they need to teach specific concepts.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeciding what type of technology to use for their product was not an easy process. The Inspirit team tried building out true VR experiences using systems like Google Cardboard, Oculus Go, and HTC Vive. The Covid-19 pandemic, however, made them seriously consider the question of accessibility. Most students do not have access to VR headsets, so a phone app is the most inclusive option.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding their customer base was crucial, and that\u0026rsquo;s why Vasan and Vishwanath went directly to their target demographic: Gen Z. Inspirit has a Discord channel where students can be part of the development process by joining protocol design calls and beta-testing the app. Right now, the startup has a community of about 250 students, but they expect this number to grow significantly as the app progresses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis past summer, Vasan and Vishwanath expanded engagement by offering internships for high school students with the goal of promoting curiosity and interest in STEM education through online events that cater\u0026nbsp;to their peers and are open to students across the world. Together, the student interns set up debates, movie and trivia nights, home experiments, and even a science-themed Minecraft build.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYoung people are not the only ones supporting the vision, though. This year, Inspirit attended the South by Southwest Education Conference \u0026amp; Festival and entered into the Launch, a competition for early stage startups to pitch their company and mission. As first-time founders surrounded by entrepreneurs on their second or third business with years of experience, Vasan and Vishwanath didn\u0026rsquo;t expect to win, but they ended up \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sxswedu.com\/news\/2021\/inspirit-announced-as-sxsw-edu-online-launch-competition-winner\/\u0022\u003Ecoming in first out of five finalists from all across the country\u003C\/a\u003E. The accomplishment was an incredible PR boost that resulted in many new investors reaching out to them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough Inspirit is now further along in development, Vasan stresses\u0026nbsp;the importance of pitching yourself as a founder, especially in the beginning of raising funding. \u0026ldquo;Most investors aren\u0026#39;t looking for you to have the answers. When they\u0026#39;re investing you in the first round, they don\u0026#39;t care about the idea, they care about the founders,\u0026rdquo; she explained. \u0026ldquo;If they think you\u0026#39;re capable of finally coming up with the right solution, they will invest in you.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinding Inspirit\u0026rsquo;s first investor was a challenging process. The pair started raising for the pre-seed round of funding last summer, which they soon realized was the least optimal season. After receiving rejection after rejection, they planned to wait six months, redo their pitch, and try again \u0026ndash; until the last company they were waiting on, Unshackled Ventures, said yes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInspirit\u0026rsquo;s main investors are Unshackled Ventures and Sierra Ventures, which invested during the seed round. Unshackled Ventures is uniquely immigrant focused, only funding startups where at least one founder is not a U.S. citizen. Starting a company as an international student in college can be extremely difficult, but Unshackled Ventures provides additional support for founders, such as help with immigration processing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVasan praised\u0026nbsp;both Inspirit\u0026rsquo;s investors and her team, emphasizing\u0026nbsp;the importance of recruiting the right people who can be trusted to make critical decisions. \u0026ldquo;I think the team matters more than anything else,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;You need to have a team whose strengths and weaknesses are balanced among the members. If your team is cohesive, and everyone is aligned with your mission, you will figure it out.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the future, Inspirit will work toward making the app, currently available on iOS, also available on Android, and they want to expand the curriculum to include chemistry, physics, and other subjects. 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Furthermore, repairing these materials and structures is both time-consuming and expensive due to the complexity of composite parts and lack of experience or knowledge and data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBased at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;q=\u0026amp;esrc=s\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;cd=\u0026amp;cad=rja\u0026amp;uact=8\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwiUxO67g7vyAhXfAZ0JHSXBAxkQtwJ6BAgOEAM\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjRH7vIYlWcc\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1tIvHobKrTdZXz2Frbv5SN\u0022\u003ECenter for Composite and Hybrid Materials Interfacing\u003C\/a\u003E (CHMI) intends to dramatically improve how composite and hybrid structures are joined and repaired. The Center is one of four active NSF Industry\/University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRCs) at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFunded for five years with an NSF IUCRC grant, the Center will work closely with an industry consortium of leading manufacturers and government organizations that will underwrite research projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHoused in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/manufacturing\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (GTMI), the Center incorporates three university research teams from Georgia Tech, Oakland University, and University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). Each research and development partner brings decades of composite and hybrid materials research focus in specific industries: Georgia Tech in aerospace, Detroit-based Oakland University in automotive composite systems, and UT in infrastructure and medical devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The study of the interface between composite, metallic and other electronic materials is really the future of manufacturing,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ben-wang-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBen Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of GTMI. \u0026ldquo;The Center amplifies the thought leadership of Georgia Tech advancement in composites. It also puts us in the nexus of three areas -- advanced manufacturing, innovative materials and data analytics.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImproving Composite Repair Efficiency with Analytics and Automation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECenter director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/chuck-zhang\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChuck Zhang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Harold E. Smalley Professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), will drive CHMI\u0026rsquo;s vision to transform the current labor-intensive, experience-based joining and repair practice into fast, automated and reliable processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Using advanced computation, experimental data analytics, and digital techniques and tools, we hope to reduce by 50% the overall cost, cycle time and variation of these processes in the next 10 years,\u0026rdquo; Zhang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an IUCRC, the Center will engage Georgia Tech and partner faculty and researchers and students, in addition to industry partners. Each university partner will rotate hosting in-person briefings with the consortium every six months, with the first meeting set for October at GTMI.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe frequent engagement between researchers and industry partners will \u0026ldquo;help ensure a strong understanding of the challenges and possible solutions. The outcome is really a very robust research agenda,\u0026rdquo; said Wang.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Center will solve key challenges facing industries that rely on composite materials. To illustrate, a bird striking a plane can damage a composite structure on the wing of the aircraft. The airline company or maintenance provider must then deploy specialized, expensive patches \u0026ndash; often to remote locations. There are training challenges with technicians, as well as the high cost of grounding a plane. Pulling an Airbus A350 out of service for a single day costs an airline an estimated $100,000 or more in lost revenue.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERepairing composites represents a supply chain challenge beyond one company\u0026rsquo;s capabilities to solve.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;No company can do this on their own \u0026ndash; it\u0026#39;s too multidisciplinary,\u0026rdquo; said Rob Maskell, chief scientist of global composite manufacturer Solvay Materials. \u0026ldquo;Solving this challenge is critical to the increased adoption of composites, and I think Georgia Tech brings a lot of competencies that, when combined with Solvay\u0026rsquo;s expertise, gives us credibility.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESolvay Materials: Finding Solutions to a Multi-Disciplinary Challenge\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESolvay Materials has been involved from the beginning and is one of the Center\u0026rsquo;s eight founding consortium members. The Belgium-headquartered company is the leading supplier of structural adhesives for composite bonding on aircraft. It is estimated that 55% of all twin-aisle commercial jets contain composites.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Joining industry and academia in this Center is an essential piece on the road to the increased commercialization and adoption of composites,\u0026rdquo; Maskell said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaskell noted that the current manual repair process for composites could be replaced with analytics, automation, and digital technologies. He also sees additive manufacturing \u0026ndash; or 3D printing of composite parts \u0026ndash; as a future key efficiency driver.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding Future Workforce while Enhancing Skills of Current Engineers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Center also will help support workforce development in the composite area, both to educate graduate and undergraduate students and create a funnel for future workers in the industry once they graduate. Wang said the Center will also create a technology and knowledge database of new tools for companies to use in their production lines. Georgia Tech leadership sees it as a win-win for researchers and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Getting this Center approved will benefit quite a few faculty members. We have expertise in trends and applications in artificial intelligence and machine learning,\u0026rdquo; said Edwin Romeijn, ISyE H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair and professor. \u0026ldquo;The Center also touches on issues of supply chain design and management, and transportation and autonomous vehicles, which are very big strengths of ISyE as well.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoining Zhang from Georgia Tech are co-principal investigators \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/christopher-muhlstein\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Muhlstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/donggang-yao\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDonggang Yao\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, both professors in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. Yao focuses on creating materials and developing material systems to make and join composites together, while Muhlstein studies the mechanical behavior of these materials. Zhang\u0026rsquo;s background in multifunctional composites, additive manufacturing, and applications of data analytics ties it all together.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As an engineer of composites, you need all these pieces,\u0026rdquo; explained Muhlstein, who strives to create a more predictable, reliable, and high-confidence bond between the composites and the structures. \u0026ldquo;The moment that you can use the composite all the way to its limit, and do that with confidence, now you enable whole new classes of airplanes and cars \u2015 or even completely new applications.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGuided by Technology Roadmap, Industry Engagement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CHMI launches with a well-defined technology roadmap, having benefited from earlier grant and collaborative discussions with industry partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Zhang, the concept for the Center originated in 2015, when Georgia Tech received a National Institute of Standards and Technology grant to identify top challenges and R\u0026amp;D needs facing aerospace companies and then develop a 10-to-15-year technology roadmap focused on research in that area. More than 50 companies and government organizations, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, and component manufacturing suppliers were polled on their top five technology challenges, and \u0026ldquo;composite joining and repair was one of the top three technology areas cited,\u0026rdquo; Zhang recalled.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech principal investigators consider the deep materials and analytics expertise at Georgia Tech a key strength of the Center. Having industry involvement ensures that \u0026ldquo;we as researchers get great problems to work on,\u0026rdquo; said Muhlstein. \u0026ldquo;This Center allows us to create a convergent platform where industry comes together with academia in both a structured and targeted way to advance manufacturing in the U.S.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe CHMI\u0026rsquo;s founding industry coalition members are Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Boeing, Corvid Technologies, Hexcel, RUAG Space USA, Spirit AeroSystems, Solvay, and Top Flight Aerostructures.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E*Editor\u0026#39;s note: All photos and video for this story were taken in July\u0026nbsp;2021, prior to updated mask\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/coronavirus\/institute-operations\u0022\u003Eguidance\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;issued by Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Center for Composite and Hybrid Materials Interfacing, led by ISyE\u0026#39;s Chuck Zhang,\u0026nbsp;intends to dramatically improve how composite and hybrid structures are joined and repaired.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Center for Composite and Hybrid Materials Interfacing (CHMI) intends to dramatically improve how composite and hybrid structures are joined and repaired."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-08-23 21:33:50","changed_gmt":"2021-08-27 14:17:48","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"650002":{"id":"650002","type":"image","title":"Chuck Zhang (Credit: Candler Hobbs)","body":null,"created":"1629753858","gmt_created":"2021-08-23 21:24:18","changed":"1629753858","gmt_changed":"2021-08-23 21:24:18","alt":"Chuck Zhang (Credit: Candler Hobbs)","file":{"fid":"246712","name":"Chuck Zhang 2_photo credit_Candler Hobbs (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Chuck%20Zhang%202_photo%20credit_Candler%20Hobbs%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Chuck%20Zhang%202_photo%20credit_Candler%20Hobbs%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1561176,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Chuck%20Zhang%202_photo%20credit_Candler%20Hobbs%20%281%29.jpg?itok=-_hbSNZq"}}},"media_ids":["650002"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"40791","name":"Chuck Zhang"},{"id":"81901","name":"GTMI"},{"id":"188712","name":"CHMI"},{"id":"1325","name":"aerospace"},{"id":"188713","name":"composite materials"},{"id":"363","name":"NSF"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:asargent7@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAnne Wainscott-Sargent\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"649392":{"#nid":"649392","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chen Zhou on Aligning Supply Chains with Human Needs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIndustrial engineering focuses on efficiency and cost reduction, which can lead to unintended consequences when optimization is not aligned with social and environmental issues. That\u0026rsquo;s why engineers should also serve human needs, as stated in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/about\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mission\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ldquo;to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition\u0026rdquo; and focus on \u0026ldquo;making a positive impact in the lives of people everywhere.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn an article published in\u0026nbsp;a recent issue of the \u003Cem\u003EISE\u003C\/em\u003E magazine from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, the moral complications of supply chain optimization are discussed by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/chen-zhou\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChen Zhou\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate chair for undergraduate studies and associate professor in the H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Over the years, ISE has developed many tools for logistics and supply chain, analytics, manufacturing, ergonomics, quality improvement and work system design,\u0026rdquo; Zhou wrote in the article. \u0026ldquo;However, the challenge in modern society is that improvements in cost reduction and efficiency improvement are not sufficient to supply human needs.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis misalignment is easily visible in the case of food deserts, where convenience stores and fast-food restaurants thrive because of their low costs and high efficiency. They do not provide sufficient nutrition, but supermarkets and family restaurants cannot compete against them because fresh produce has a shorter shelf life and is difficult to transport and store.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother key example is the healthcare system, which is filled with invisible contracts that lead to high healthcare costs when pricing information is not transparent. Between hospitals and patients, there are other players \u0026ndash; value added networks, group purchasing organizations, and pharmacy benefit managers \u0026ndash; who are all optimizing their interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Senior Design students have found a lot of waste in hospitals that arises when insurance companies are not concerned about product charges if their costs are covered by premiums, leading to potential overconsumption of medical services. This case of supplier-induced demand is just one instance of many moral hazards in the healthcare system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo create supply chains designed to meet human needs, industrial engineers need to lead the way. \u0026ldquo;ISEs have an advantage to supplement their tools on cost and efficiency with a few more tools, such as a deterrent to moral hazards and the internalization of externalities, to address some of the most important social and environmental issues,\u0026rdquo; Zhou noted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iise.org\/iemagazine\/2021-07\/html\/zhou\/zhou.html\u0022\u003ERead the\u0026nbsp;article in its entirety\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis article is provided for informational purposes only with permission of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers from the July 2021 issue of ISE magazine, Copyright\u0026copy;2021. 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Like last year, the camp was held online due to Covid-19, but Van Hentenryck leveraged the virtual format to significantly increase the number of students reached, especially among underrepresented minorities. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe camp\u0026rsquo;s curriculum featured several modules that were offered in four levels ranging from basic to advanced. The first module offered an introduction to the visual programming language Snap! and was followed by units in more advanced programming as well as computational data science, optimization, machine learning, and computational biology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck used a Marvel theme for the course material, which included a movie trailer-style introduction, the Avengers theme song as an intro to each lecture, and even wearing a Nick Fury costume while teaching. \u0026ldquo;The students become superheroes by learning how to code,\u0026rdquo; he explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to the flexibility of the online format, the program expanded to include five different versions of the camp. Two were were open specifically to students attending minority and rural high schools \u0026ndash; one with Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta and a high school in Puerto Rico, and one with Banneker High School in Fulton County and Savannah High School.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo other camps were offered in collaboration with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kidsteachtech.com\/\u0022\u003EKids Teach Tech\u003C\/a\u003E, a non-profit founded by Arjun Mulchandani, a student from California passionate about teaching other kids how to code. His team encompasses a community of children who create and teach programming classes to their peers, both in person and online, reaching youth not only across the United States but also internationally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first camp \u0026ndash; exclusively for students from Kids Teach Tech \u0026ndash; prepared them to deliver the material themselves. In the following camp session, those same students hosted their own Seth Bonder Camp, in conjunction with the Georgia Tech team, UC Berkeley Engineering and the Urban League of Greater San Francisco Bay Area. The camp was a huge success, and over 80% of the attendees were underrepresented students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The partnership with Kids Teach Tech enabled us to reach students in California and leverage the existing ecosystem there, indicating that the Seth Bonder Camp model is replicable and can grow organically,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe final Seth Bonder Camp was open to all high school students. Total enrollment across all five camps reached 150 students, a huge leap from previous years that averaged 20-30 participants. To help with the camp, Van Hentenryck has a team of post-docs, Ph.D. students, and undergraduate students who serve as teaching assistants and are supported by Seth Bonder Fellowships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlready, the camp has inspired high schoolers to pursue engineering. Neil Barry, who attended the camp in 2019, is now a rising second-year ISyE student conducting research with Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;The Seth Bonder camp was a great experience for me because it showed me how useful and rewarding ISyE can be,\u0026rdquo; said Barry. \u0026ldquo;I grew more interested in the power of using data to make informed decisions, especially with computer programming. 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He is also working on offering the camp throughout the school year and says that partnering with high schools and organizations like Kids Teach Tech is key to the future success of the camp.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Seth Bonder Camp in Computational and Data Science for Engineering and to partner with the camp, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sethbondercamp.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esethbondercamp.isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck leveraged the virtual format of the camp to partner with high schools and the nonprofit Kids Teach Tech, reaching 150 students across all five camps.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Pascal Van Hentenryck leveraged the virtual format of the camp to partner with high schools and the nonprofit Kids Teach Tech, reaching 150 students across all five camps. 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He served as the previous chair of the National Materials and Manufacturing Board.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe panel\u0026rsquo;s topic: \u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003ECan the Biden Administration Improve the Manufacturing Sector?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther panelists included: \u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Cicilline\u003C\/strong\u003E, member of the U.S. House of Representatives; \u003Cstrong\u003EMonica Gorman\u003C\/strong\u003E, deputy assistant secretary, manufacturing industry \u0026amp; analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce; \u003Cstrong\u003EElisabeth Reynolds\u003C\/strong\u003E, special assistant to the President for manufacturing and economic development, National Economic Council, the White House; \u003Cstrong\u003EDarrell West\u003C\/strong\u003E, vice president and director governance studies, the Brookings Institution; and \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Hazen White, Jr\u003C\/strong\u003E., executive chairman, Taco Family of Companies Trustee, the Brookings Institution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the panel\u0026rsquo;s second session, Wang emphasized, \u0026ldquo;advanced manufacturing is foundational to our [nation\u0026rsquo;s] economic prosperity, resilience and the national security.\u0026rdquo; He was previously involved with President Obama administration\u0026rsquo;s advanced manufacturing partnership from 2011 to 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Building a strong manufacturing base in the U.S. is a national imperative,\u0026rdquo; said Wang. \u0026ldquo;We know that technology-based innovation is the dominant driver of economic growth in the 21st century. Our national security, standard of living, and rebuilding the middle class in our society all depends on a strong globally competitive manufacturing base.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWang stressed the need to have a vibrant innovation value chain tightly coupled with a strong manufacturing ecosystem. \u0026ldquo;We cannot separate innovation from manufacturing,\u0026rdquo; said Wang.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;Some policymakers believed that we could continue to innovate and leave manufacturing to other nations. As it turned out, not only did we lose our ability to produce high tech products, we began to lose our ability to innovate.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we want to compete well globally, we must maintain both the technological innovation leadership and advance manufacturing leadership [in the United States],\u0026rdquo; said Wang.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe need was also stressed to support small and medium-sized manufacturers who contribute to the nation\u0026rsquo;s supply chain and overall GDP in a significant way, but lack resources to evaluate and adopt new, state of the art manufacturing technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENational and state Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) can play a critical role in helping these smaller entities with technology adoption.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Wang, regional ecosystem actors must work together to identify common manufacturing challenges and common opportunities. 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The lead \u0026ndash; usually male \u0026ndash; is dressed plainly in black pants, a black tie, and a white shirt with a number pinned to the back. The follow \u0026ndash; usually a female and the focal point of the pair \u0026ndash; wears an elaborate dress. During each heat, judges walk around and comparatively evaluate each couple. Then the judges call pairs back so that eventually, the eight best dancers are on the floor for the finals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn total, the Ballroom Dance Club has around 36 members on the competition team, which travels to various national ballroom dance competitions throughout the year. The club also has begun hosting its own annual dance competition at Tech, Helluva Dance Competition, in coordination with other collegiate dance clubs. This year, about 100 competitors attended.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWarner takes his studies as seriously as he takes dancing. This past spring, he received the ISyE College of Engineering Honors Day Award, which is given to the engineering student with the best academic performance at the end of the third year. He has served as an undergraduate teaching assistant and participated in a co-op. Dancing lets him take a break from his academic pursuits.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For me, dancing is a form of stress relief, since classes at Tech can be so intense. And it\u0026rsquo;s something I can keep doing even after I graduate. A professional dancer once told me they had a student begin dancing at the age of 84. So I could keep doing this until I\u0026rsquo;m 100,\u0026rdquo; Warner said, laughing. \u0026ldquo;The other part of it is that it\u0026rsquo;s a real community. It\u0026rsquo;s been a great way to meet people outside of Georgia Tech, because when you\u0026rsquo;re at a competition for 24 hours, you make some friends. 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She applied as a business major and dabbled in aerospace engineering before settling on industrial engineering, which drew her interest because of the mixture of process improvement and business elements. She was also accepted into the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/technology-management-program\/index.html\u0022\u003EDenning Technology \u0026amp; Management (T\u0026amp;M) program\u003C\/a\u003E, a two-year course of study that allows engineering students to receive a minor in engineering and business.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter her first year at Georgia Tech, Parrish landed a co-op at UPS Supply Chain Solutions. Her experience at UPS solidified her excitement for process efficiency and continuous improvement, and she had the opportunity to attend Modex, an Atlanta-based tradeshow that is the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo in North America. Modex features equipment and solutions for assembly logistics, fulfillment and delivery, IT, and other emerging technology solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the expo, Parrish saw Amazon\u0026rsquo;s fulfillment center robots for the first time and immediately fell in love with them. Inspired to work for Amazon, she later landed her first role as an innovation and design engineer, working on automating warehouse systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I wanted to be at a company that was fast paced and really changing the way that warehousing and automation were working,\u0026rdquo; said Parrish.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EImmediately after graduating, she moved to Seattle and eventually worked her way up to senior hardware development engineer. Throughout Parrish\u0026rsquo;s career at Amazon, the systematic approach of industrial engineering allowed her to apply her skillset to any role. One project she worked on with her team was automating the sortation process for multiple item orders, and the new item sortation machine she developed is pending patent, along with several other customer experience inventions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Parrish\u0026rsquo;s accomplishments are being recognized on a larger scale, as she was selected for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/emily-parrish\/?sh=47c099106143\u0022\u003E2021 cohort of Forbes 30 Under 30\u003C\/a\u003E in the Manufacturing and Industry section.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I never thought it would happen,\u0026rdquo; said Parrish about her achievement. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;m so humbled. The people in Forbes are amazing and so talented \u0026mdash; a lot of them are startup CEOs who have created so many different products. I\u0026#39;m honored to be among them.\u0026rdquo; She described the surreal moment of waking up to find out she made the list and was already receiving congratulatory messages from friends.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeing part of Forbes 30 Under 30 has enabled her to connect with other accomplished people and learn about different industries. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s been really great to meet genuinely brilliant people across the nation who are curious to learn, too,\u0026rdquo; said Parrish.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, she has a new role as a principal design engineer working on designing fulfillment centers at a prominent, multi-billion-dollar valuated startup. She still enjoys being in Seattle and seeing the beautiful view while living near the water.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELooking back on her college experience, Parrish credits her Georgia Tech education as instrumental in building a foundation of skills that has enabled her to reach the place she is in today. In particular, the Denning T\u0026amp;M program was an enriching experience with a curriculum that exposed her to a wide range of topics, including innovative technologies, biogenetics, cryptocurrencies, sustainability, and more. She especially valued interacting in a small, multidisciplinary class setting, and the program also offered numerous networking opportunities and helped her refine her interview and presentation skills. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of Parrish\u0026rsquo;s favorite memories from Georgia Tech are from joining the crew team and the barbell club, where she was able to spend time with other students who also liked sports and staying fit. Overall, she recalls the incredible experiences of getting to meet other intelligent people with the same ideas and drive, many of whom she is still friends with today.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked about her future plans, Parrish said, \u0026ldquo;My goal is just to keep learning and exposing new technologies to people. 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Gabriel helped his friends with math and science courses in high school, was a teaching assistant for his native language, Arabic, at Covenant, and has offered private teaching throughout college as a source of income.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I started tutoring more often than not to the extent that I started noticing places where I could say, \u0026lsquo;If I could teach that subject, then I would make that educational program better,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;So, as opposed to just coming to you for a private session, I can actually make current educational programs better.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd with that thought, Gabriel\u0026rsquo;s business, Makademy, was born. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/makademy-llc\/\u0022\u003EMakademy\u003C\/a\u003E is an educational business that serves to improve or create educational platforms for companies. Gabriel\u0026rsquo;s current client is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ivylinecapitalgroup\/\u0022\u003EIvyLine Capital Group\u003C\/a\u003E, an investment firm with an educational arm that he was a student in himself. Gabriel works specifically with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/educational-cohorts\/\u0022\u003EIvyLine\u0026rsquo;s educational cohort\u003C\/a\u003E, creating lecture videos and tests on the application of machine learning in finance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Once I joined that program, I learned a lot about how to invest, but then I realized through my industrial engineering studies, you can use machine learning to invest,\u0026rdquo; he said. Gabriel then created his own algorithm using machine learning and derivative training that proved successful and wanted to give back to IvyLine. \u0026ldquo;I approached the founder and said, \u0026lsquo;You guys taught me a lot about investing, all the basics, so how can I make the educational program better? I\u0026rsquo;ll add statistical modeling. How can we remove the investor\u0026rsquo;s emotion from the factor or the risks? I can minimize them by using my teachings.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGabriel\u0026rsquo;s future goals for Makademy include adding more clients, building a website with educational programs, expanding the subjects taught, and hiring private tutors. He plans to continue this after graduation while also working toward\u0026nbsp;his master\u0026#39;s degree in quantitative and computational finance at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Makademy is here for any institution looking to revamp its educational cohort,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;For example, if you work at a certain company, and they have learning modules that you\u0026rsquo;d like to make better, whether they\u0026#39;re too old-school or you\u0026rsquo;d like them to be more graphically intensive for Gen Z, then you can\u0026nbsp;sign up with Makademy.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGabriel\u0026rsquo;s main motivation is to give everyone access to quality education. \u0026ldquo;Because every person learns a different way, if you can resonate with a student, you can make an impact in not only your community but the world,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The idea is when you grew up in school, whatever you ended up doing afterwards was because, in my opinion at least, you had good teachers teaching you that. If I can help everyone get good teachers in all these different subjects, then imagine what the world would be like in 10 or 20 years.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERising fifth-year Roy Gabriel used\u0026nbsp;his teaching experience to create Makademy, an educational business that serves to improve\u0026nbsp;or create\u0026nbsp;educational platforms for companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rising fifth-year Roy Gabriel used\u00a0his teaching experience to create Makademy, an educational business that serves to improve\u00a0or create\u00a0educational platforms for companies."}],"uid":"35866","created_gmt":"2021-08-12 00:29:52","changed_gmt":"2021-08-12 12:52:47","author":"afu34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-08-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"649519":{"id":"649519","type":"image","title":"Roy Gabriel","body":null,"created":"1628727268","gmt_created":"2021-08-12 00:14:28","changed":"1628727268","gmt_changed":"2021-08-12 00:14:28","alt":"Roy Gabriel","file":{"fid":"246571","name":"Roy Gabriel IG.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Roy%20Gabriel%20IG.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Roy%20Gabriel%20IG.png","mime":"image\/png","size":737863,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Roy%20Gabriel%20IG.png?itok=cffib0w6"}}},"media_ids":["649519"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"43821","name":"Pedagogy"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"188607","name":"Makademy"},{"id":"5608","name":"qcf"},{"id":"1426","name":"Investing"},{"id":"3472","name":"entrepreneurship"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:afu34@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAngeline Fu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nH. 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With these projects, ISyE students typically solve complex problems presented by real-world clients, and for the Spring 2021 semester, two teams produced solutions that have made a direct community impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech ISyE students are equipped with the skills and knowledge to tackle opportunities in public service with the same passion and rigor they apply to private companies,\u0026rdquo; noted ISyE Director of Professional Practice and Senior Design Coordinator Dima Nazzal. \u0026ldquo;The impact of the data-driven solutions they devise can be measured not only by monetary savings but also -- more importantly -- societal impact.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne such team, nicknamed \u0026ldquo;Watt-lanta,\u0026rdquo; was led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jordi-sabria-12b338112\/\u0022\u003EJordi Sabria\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 2021). After meeting with a handful of companies, the team chose to work with the Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATLDOT) because they would not only be helping the client but the local community as well. ATLDOT tasked the team with identifying specific neighborhoods and streets that could benefit from streetlights.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We looked at multiple studies showing that increasing lighting actually reduced crashes and crime by a significant amount, so our client believed there was a big opportunity here,\u0026rdquo; said Sabria.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccordingly, team Watt-lanta identified the neighborhoods, most of which were located in the south and west areas of Atlanta, and the streets in most need of lighting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This was not just a technical problem; this was also a social problem,\u0026rdquo; Sabria said. \u0026ldquo;We had to take into account the city\u0026rsquo;s people, society, constituents, public safety, and equity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWatt-lanta\u0026rsquo;s work was so impactful that its results garnered \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/atlanta-news\/atlanta-plans-to-install-10000-streetlights-to-bolster-public-safety\/S3PVJISPQBHHDFWHJSBDQT74FU\/\u0022\u003Elocal\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/new-lights-coming-to-atlantas-streets\/85-86a4d490-e25d-418a-b4bd-f7896d037a64\u0022\u003Emedia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/atlanta-crime-crashes-street-lights-plan\u0022\u003Ecoverage\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our team had the chance to present to the transportation committee of the City of Atlanta,\u0026rdquo; said Sabria. \u0026ldquo;Immediately that afternoon, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.atlantaga.gov\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/13691\/1338\u0022\u003Ethe mayor announced a historic expansion of 10,000 streetlights\u003C\/a\u003E. This was exciting news for us, because it means that it\u0026rsquo;s going to get done.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother team that made a significant social impact was \u0026ldquo;Improving the Children\u0026rsquo;s Condition,\u0026rdquo; led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/morgan-knowlton\/\u0022\u003EMorgan Knowlton\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 2021).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving experiences with foster care in their own families, Knowlton and her teammates reached out to the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS). Reducing the burden on caseworkers improves outcomes for both the caseworkers and children under the care of the state, an idea the team used as the basis for their project.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the main conclusions we reached was that it\u0026rsquo;s beneficial for neighboring counties to share case managers,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mannyjonson\/\u0022\u003EManny Jonson\u003C\/a\u003E (IE 2021). \u0026ldquo;Not only did we give DFCS specific numbers on how many caseworkers we suggest they hire, but we also targeted smaller counties specifically, where it wouldn\u0026rsquo;t take much investment for them to dramatically reduce employee workloads.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom their conclusions, the team created a deliverable that provided explicit information to help DFCS equally distribute caseloads now and in the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The experience itself was encouraging -- it is reassuring to know the future of the world is in the hands of such an impressive group of young men and women,\u0026rdquo; said DFCS Division Director Tom Rawlings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKnowlton was inspired by the Institute\u0026rsquo;s new mission statement to choose this risky and unique project, reflected by her team\u0026rsquo;s name.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I saw the new mission statement as a call to action, a challenge, given by Georgia Tech to its students. I felt like this was the direction that Georgia Tech wanted to go, and that gave me the final push of confidence that I needed to pursue this project,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;I had an amazing team, and I hope that our project encourages future teams to prioritize selecting a project with a social good aspect. If we\u0026rsquo;re going to be engineers who improve the human condition, we\u0026rsquo;ve got to get into these spaces.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThrough their projects, Senior Design teams \u0026quot;Watt-lanta\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;Improving the Children\u0026#39;s Condition\u0026quot; produced solutions that have made a direct -- local -- community impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Through their projects, Senior Design teams \u0022Watt-lanta\u0022 and \u0022Improving the Children\u0027s Condition\u0022 produce solutions that have made a direct community impact."}],"uid":"35866","created_gmt":"2021-07-15 00:19:03","changed_gmt":"2021-08-03 19:41:58","author":"afu34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"648773":{"id":"648773","type":"image","title":"Team \u0022Watt-lanta\u0022 (top) and Team \u0022Improving the Children\u0027s Condition\u0022 (bottom)","body":null,"created":"1626307470","gmt_created":"2021-07-15 00:04:30","changed":"1626308819","gmt_changed":"2021-07-15 00:26:59","alt":"Team \u0022Watt-lanta\u0022 (top) and Team \u0022Improving the Children\u0027s Condition\u0022 (bottom)","file":{"fid":"246266","name":"Senior Design Article Official.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Senior%20Design%20Article%20Official.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Senior%20Design%20Article%20Official.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1962398,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Senior%20Design%20Article%20Official.png?itok=VA6-fbd8"}}},"media_ids":["648773"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:afu34@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAngeline Fu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nH. 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AI4OPT will focus on bringing together the fields of artificial intelligence and mathematical optimization to achieve research breakthroughs in automated decision making that could not be attained separately.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;AI4OPT, with its focus on AI and optimization, will create new pathways for novel tools that allow better engineering applications to benefit society,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, dean of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u0026ldquo;This will allow engineers to build higher-quality materials, more efficient renewable resources, new computing systems and more, while also reinforcing the field as a career path for diverse students. The new institute complements the College\u0026rsquo;s commitment to the integration of AI in engineering disciplines.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe interinstitutional team includes researchers and faculty from Georgia Tech, as well as the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Southern California (USC); Clark Atlanta University; the University of Texas at Arlington; and Spelman College.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Optimization is now ubiquitous in society. Without it, the world would come to a halt,\u0026rdquo; said Van Hentenryck. \u0026ldquo;It is also at the core of the machine learning revolution. But as the world becomes increasingly interconnected, and also more uncertain, optimization problems have become daunting and incredibly challenging. Our institute will fuse AI and optimization to push the frontiers in decision making at massive scales.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The vision is to merge AI and optimization to create intelligent agents that predict and quantify uncertainty, reason and optimize, continuously learn, and coordinate and collaborate. So, in a sense, the institute will transform optimization solutions into networks of intelligent systems.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team is driven by use cases in several areas of significant societal impact: energy systems and the use of massive, distributed renewable resources and demand response programs; green supply chains to support the growth of e-commerce; resilience and sustainability, particularly in how to develop local food production; and circuit design and control for accelerating the development of new computing systems that can solve these evermore challenging problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Van Hentenryck, a second significant component of the institute is to \u0026ldquo;democratize access to AI education, research, and jobs\u0026rdquo; for underrepresented minority and female students and teachers. Van Hentenryck brings experience to this task through his design and delivery of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sethbondercamp.isye.gatech.edu\/online-camp\u0022\u003ESeth Bonder Camp in Computational and Data Science for Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;an online course and on-campus summer camp designed to increase awareness of the fields of data science and operations research among high school students.\u0026nbsp;AI4OPT will build on this initiative by offering longitudinal camps to engage middle and high school students in these topics for the entirety of their secondary school education. The institute will also bring new AI education and research programs to HBCUs and Hispanic-serving colleges throughout the U.S., addressing the widening gap in job opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVan Hentenryck\u0026rsquo;s co-PIs are\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/george-lan\u0022\u003EGeorge Lan\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;ISyE A. Russell Chandler III Associate Professor;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/jrom.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJustin Romberg\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Schlumberger Professor; Professors Alper Atamturk and Dorit Hochbaum at UC Berkeley; Associate Professor Bistra Dilkina at USC; and Professor Charles Pierre at Clark Atlanta University. A significant number of faculty from computer science, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and industrial and systems engineering across the various institutions are also involved, fostering the interdisciplinary nature of the institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the first time, this year\u0026rsquo;s program includes major corporations, and the NSF Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute for Advances in Optimization is partially funded by Intel Corporation. Van Hentenryck noted that industry collaborations represent a key constituency for AI4OPT: They drive the methodology research with use cases that represent fundamental societal challenges.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science \u0026amp; Technology Directorate, and the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303176\u0022\u003ENSF is funding 11 centers within its National AI Research Institutions program\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-joins-us-national-science-foundation-advance-ai-research-and-education\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech has been awarded two of the grants\u003C\/a\u003E: AI4OPT and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/649114\/new-ai-institute-builds-tech-support-aging\u0022\u003EAI Institute for Collaborative Assistance and Responsiveness Interaction for Networked Groups (AI-CARING)\u003C\/a\u003E, led by College of Computing Associate Professor Sonia Chernova to support aging-related issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am delighted to announce the establishment of new NSF National AI Research Institutes as we look to expand into all 50 states,\u0026rdquo; said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. \u0026ldquo;These institutes are hubs for academia, industry, and government to accelerate discovery and innovation in AI. 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For this phase of development, Gebraeel says that \u0026ldquo;the habitat will be able to determine its own state of health, particularly its physical systems \u0026mdash; ranging from environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) to electric power systems (EPS) -- to ensure that the habitat can remain operational.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESuch autonomy is necessary because Mars-to-Earth communication (and vice versa) will have a high degree of latency. The SmartHab needs to be able to make decisions on its own without waiting for instructions from human beings on Earth (which is how, for example, the International Space Station operates).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENASA has said that its experts will use \u0026ldquo;early-stage technologies related to autonomous systems, human and automation teaming, data science, machine learning, robotic maintenance, onboard manufacturing, and more\u0026rdquo; in order to accomplish this \u0026mdash; all fields tailor-made for an industrial engineer, even though space issues may seem atypical.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of meeting this challenge, HOME needed an expert in predictive analytics and machine learning for asset management and optimization. Gebraeel has done such work extensively with power and manufacturing systems and is ready to turn his skills to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re so used to developing analytical models for systems that operate with a significant human-in-the-loop component,\u0026rdquo; Gebraeel noted. \u0026ldquo;But this problem requires a wholly new perspective, because we are totally removing the human element and are designing analytical algorithms as well as decision optimization models that are completely independent and autonomous.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As far as industrial engineering is concerned, deep space is a new and unique application domain, and we are excited about the opportunity to be first-movers in this area,\u0026quot; Gebraeel added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGebraeel is joined by an interdisciplinary team of Georgia Tech faculty: Associate Professor Joseph Saleh in the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering; Professor Thomas Orlando in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Assistant Professor Matthew Gombolay in the College of Computing; and Stephen Balakirsky at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThrough his expertise in predictive analytics and machine learning, Professor Gabraeel is helping NASA develop autonomously functioning habitats for use on the moon and Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Through his expertise in predictive analytics and machine learning, Professor Gabraeel is helping NASA develop autonomously functioning habitats for use on the moon and Mars."}],"uid":"28766","created_gmt":"2020-04-10 16:25:54","changed_gmt":"2021-08-01 15:03:10","author":"Shelley Wunder-Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634269":{"id":"634269","type":"image","title":"Mars, where NASA plans to eventually establish a base for astronauts to live long-term.","body":null,"created":"1586535458","gmt_created":"2020-04-10 16:17:38","changed":"1586535458","gmt_changed":"2020-04-10 16:17:38","alt":"Mars, where NASA plans to eventually establish a base for astronauts to live long-term.","file":{"fid":"241350","name":"mars-11012_1280.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mars-11012_1280.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mars-11012_1280.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":355772,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mars-11012_1280.jpg?itok=tYBi8kBQ"}},"634270":{"id":"634270","type":"image","title":"Georgia Power Early Career Professor Nagi Gabraeel","body":null,"created":"1586535581","gmt_created":"2020-04-10 16:19:41","changed":"1586535581","gmt_changed":"2020-04-10 16:19:41","alt":"Georgia Power Early Career Professor Nagi Gabraeel","file":{"fid":"241351","name":"Nagi Gebraeel_Square.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Nagi%20Gebraeel_Square_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Nagi%20Gebraeel_Square_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":456510,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Nagi%20Gebraeel_Square_0.jpg?itok=fMNlyVSi"}}},"media_ids":["634269","634270"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"7930","name":"Nagi Gabraeel"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"9167","name":"machine learning"},{"id":"408","name":"NASA"},{"id":"7057","name":"Mars"},{"id":"184429","name":"SmartHab"},{"id":"89731","name":"predictive analytics"},{"id":"177378","name":"power systems"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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Smalley Professorship was created to enhance the Stewart School\u0026rsquo;s ability to attract and retain eminent teacher-scholars to this position of academic leadership in the field of health systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELi\u0026rsquo;s research develops\u0026nbsp;statistical machine learning algorithms for modeling and inference of complex-structured datasets with high dimensionality (e.g., 3D\/4D images), multi-modality, and\u0026nbsp;heterogeneity. The objectives of these methodological developments are to provide capacities for monitoring, diagnosis, and prediction and prognosis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe application domains for her research mainly include health and medicine, focusing on medical image data analytics, as well as the fusion of images, genomics, and clinical records for personalized and precision medicine.\u0026nbsp;Her research outcomes support clinical decision making for diagnosis, prognosis, and telemedicine for various conditions affecting the brain: brain cancer, post-traumatic headaches and migraines, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer\u0026rsquo;s disease.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This appointment is a great honor and will facilitate broadening my research collaboration, advancing scholarly contribution, and making use-inspired impacts in health and medicine,\u0026rdquo; said Li.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELi\u0026rsquo;s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and others. She is currently an editor for \u003Cem\u003EIEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E and an associate editor for \u003Cem\u003EIISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E. She holds one patent and has two patents pending.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELi\u0026rsquo;s research develops\u0026nbsp;statistical machine learning algorithms for modeling and inference of complex-structured datasets such as\u0026nbsp;3D\/4D images, multi-modality, and\u0026nbsp;heterogeneity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Harold A. Smalley Professorship was created to enhance the Stewart School\u2019s ability to attract and retain eminent teacher-scholars to this position of academic leadership in the field of health systems."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-06-29 20:43:19","changed_gmt":"2021-07-29 17:46:57","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"638072":{"id":"638072","type":"image","title":"ISyE Professor Jing Li","body":null,"created":"1597846169","gmt_created":"2020-08-19 14:09:29","changed":"1597846169","gmt_changed":"2020-08-19 14:09:29","alt":"Jing Li","file":{"fid":"242679","name":"Jing Li-square.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jing%20Li-square.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Jing%20Li-square.png","mime":"image\/png","size":770389,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Jing%20Li-square.png?itok=pnIks5t0"}}},"media_ids":["638072"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:swundersmith3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EH. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), he realized industrial engineering was the perfect path to help him continue to build TTA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn high school, Brown was still figuring out how to improve the efficiency of TTA\u0026rsquo;s operations, which led to impromptu challenges, such as needing to pack toy orders while studying for finals. But by the time Brown arrived at Georgia Tech, most of the work was already automated. As a result, he could focus on high-level management while continuing to refine TTA\u0026rsquo;s supply chain system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETapping into the marketing side of the business, Brown created a new website for TTA, a modern upgrade to the original, more archaic design that no longer fit with current trends. He noticed that many of the company\u0026rsquo;s sales either came from repeat customers or from one-off shoppers, maintaining an already established customer base. This helped him to realize the increasing importance of advertising campaigns that use the right media and keywords to fully benefit from search engine optimization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrown also decided to shift a large portion of TTA\u0026rsquo;s sales to Amazon. The Amazon search algorithm favors consistency and quality on single items, and he discovered that products intentionally targeting the system saw a definite spike in sales.\u0026nbsp;Since Amazon takes a large cut of the profit, he initially experimented with the platform to determine if the move was worth the investment and how to best approach advertising.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENow that TTA has a much bigger online presence, Brown is amazed by the company\u0026rsquo;s evolution. \u0026ldquo;I started this business when I was my own salesman; the website was its own storefront,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Now it\u0026rsquo;s like I\u0026#39;m in a street market with a bunch of other people, some of whom have purchased things from me and are selling them at a cheaper price.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough resellers are numerous in the toy industry, sourcing remains as exclusive as before \u0026ndash; Brown is one of only a few distributors acquiring toys from Germany and is the only one sourcing from India. Knowing that he is the sole seller of most of his products makes it easy to spot them in commercials, TV shows, and more. While watching \u003Cem\u003EThe Good Witch\u003C\/em\u003E, he was thrilled to recognize a large rack of toys assembled just like the front page of the TTA website. Furthermore, he has even noticed his toys used as window displays in the retro shops in Disneyland.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the continued stability of the business, however, came unexpected strains to TTA\u0026rsquo;s supply chain. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, TTA saw a surge in overall sales as consumers increasingly moved to shopping online. Furthermore, some items exploded in popularity, which he speculates could be linked to those items trending on social media. Luckily, the pandemic meant that Brown had more free time to devote to the company and tackle the parts of its system that were no longer running smoothly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChallenging new order patterns meant that Brown needed to rethink his inventory management strategy to ensure he had enough warehouse space for popular items, as well as redesign the picking system to continue to support the fast shipping that TTA offers. The changes he implemented were critical; due to Covid-19 safety restrictions, one employee sometimes needed to do the work of five.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrown credits his continuous improvements to TTA to the skills he has learned in his academic studies. Though his self-taught, trial-by-error engineering is what carried him through the early stages of the business, it was not enough to bring TTA to its current level. ISyE classes have not been easier for him because of his background, but he appreciates his perspective of having real-life experience with applications of systems theories.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026#39;s really cool to see when it starts to click in my mind,\u0026rdquo; said Brown. \u0026ldquo;I took some supply chain concentration classes \u0026ndash; warehousing design, flow layouts, value-stream mapping \u0026ndash; things I wouldn\u0026#39;t have known how to do on my own. Maybe it\u0026#39;s the right sequence of events for me to have experienced the hard way of doing everything manually because I now understand the system better.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe most notable improvement Brown made was shifting from an exclusively pick-by-order system to one that includes a pick-by-item process. Previously, workers would bin products based on order. Now, to address sudden popularity spikes, they pick by item when those products\u0026rsquo; sales volumes exceed a certain threshold for the given day. The new process has resulted in tremendous time savings overall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Brown, the most useful class for his business was optimization, which helped him figure out the cutoff for switching between the two picking systems. Another class he enjoyed was cornerstone design, which included performing time studies while sitting in Caribou Coffee and watching the servers walk back and forth. He used the experience to conduct time studies for TTA, feeding the data collected into his optimization algorithms. Through iterative improvement, he eventually saw positive results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESurprisingly, Brown\u0026rsquo;s chosen ISyE concentration is operations research, not supply chain. Because he has been heavily involved in the business for so long, he wanted to focus more on the applied math and coding aspects of ISyE, skills he was originally less confident in. Though Brown aims for a full-time job in global logistics or product management after graduating, he is interested in further education and may pursue an MBA or a master\u0026rsquo;s in analytics in the future. And as he moves forward in his career, he wants to continue his business and keep the legacy of tin toys alive.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Thanks to everything I\u0026#39;ve done, between internships and Georgia Tech classes, I can actually adapt the business and feel confident in doing so,\u0026rdquo; said Brown. \u0026ldquo;I see a positive future for Tin Toy Arcade.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYou can read more about Brown\u0026rsquo;s inspiration for founding Tin Toy Arcade and how he originally developed the company \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/toy-story-isye-student-aaron-brown-keeps-love-vintage-collectibles-alive\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERising fifth-year Aaron Brown used his ISyE skills to refine the supply chain of his company, Tin Toy Arcade, an online business that sells vintage-style toys.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rising fifth-year Aaron Brown used his ISyE skills to refine the supply chain of his company, Tin Toy Arcade, an online business that sells vintage-style toys."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-07-26 22:16:55","changed_gmt":"2021-07-29 13:55:34","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-07-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-07-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"649068":{"id":"649068","type":"image","title":"Aaron Brown","body":null,"created":"1627337647","gmt_created":"2021-07-26 22:14:07","changed":"1627337647","gmt_changed":"2021-07-26 22:14:07","alt":"","file":{"fid":"246429","name":"Aaron Brown.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Aaron%20Brown.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Aaron%20Brown.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1908113,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Aaron%20Brown.jpg?itok=apMX9_Ai"}}},"media_ids":["649068"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:grace_oberst@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Oberst\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Assistant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nH. 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