{"651724":{"#nid":"651724","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SCL Welcomes South Shore\u0027s Claude Bernier to its Industry Advisory Board","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EClaude Bernier has been with South Shore Furniture since 1994 and currently serves as VP of Information Technology. South Shore Furniture, founded in 1940 and incorporated in Quebec, sells ready-to-assemble and fully assembled furniture in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. In 2005, South Shore began selling its products online and adopted the dropship business model. It now has two manufacturing plants in Quebec, Canada, one in Juarez, Mexico and three distribution centers in the United States. During his 27 years with South Shore, Claude has led two major transformations to support business growth and now is in charge of the organization\u0026#39;s digital transformation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClaude brings 37 years of experience and leadership in information technology, process automation, enterprise architecture, and software implementation. His expertise includes building and leading successful teams focused on results, improving business processes based on business strategy and long-term company vision and goals, and delivering value-added to internal and external customers. Prior to South Shore Furniture, Claude was an information technology consultant specializing in the wood and paper industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMr. Bernier lives in Quebec City, Canada. When he his not working he enjoys hiking and camping in National Parks across North America.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute is honored to have Claude join us to help determine SCL\u0026#39;s future direction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EClaude Bernier is\u0026nbsp;VP of Information Technology at\u0026nbsp;South Shore Furniture.\u0026nbsp;Claude brings 37 years of experience and leadership in information technology, process automation, enterprise architecture, and software implementation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"We are honored to have South Shore\u0027s VP of Information Technology help determine SCL\u0027s future direction."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2021-10-14 19:48:24","changed_gmt":"2021-10-14 19:50:38","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"651723":{"id":"651723","type":"image","title":"Claude Bernier,\u00a0VP of Information Technology,\u00a0South Shore Furniture","body":null,"created":"1634240697","gmt_created":"2021-10-14 19:44:57","changed":"1634242179","gmt_changed":"2021-10-14 20:09:39","alt":"Claude Bernier","file":{"fid":"247256","name":"cbernier.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cbernier.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cbernier.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":23838,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cbernier.jpg?itok=Z6vEVm3H"}}},"media_ids":["651723"],"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":""}},"651414":{"#nid":"651414","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Interdisciplinary Team Led by ISyE\u2019s Yao Xie Awarded $1M NSF Grant to Study Deep Learning Algorithms","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to a team led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/yao-xie\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYao Xie\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Early Career Professor and associate professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE). 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. Russell Chandler III Professor, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/tuo-zhao\u0022\u003ETuo Zhao\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor; Mark Davenport, associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Xiuyuan\u0026nbsp;Cheng, assistant professor of mathematics at Duke University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYao Xie\u0026rsquo;s project aims to build a bridge between statistical hypothesis testing and modern machine learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Yao Xie\u2019s project aims to build a bridge between statistical hypothesis testing and modern machine learning."}],"uid":"35757","created_gmt":"2021-10-06 00:03:02","changed_gmt":"2021-10-14 19:54:26","author":"goberst3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"651410":{"id":"651410","type":"image","title":"Yao Xie","body":null,"created":"1633478207","gmt_created":"2021-10-05 23:56:47","changed":"1633478207","gmt_changed":"2021-10-05 23:56:47","alt":"Yao Xie","file":{"fid":"247160","name":"Yao Xie_Square.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Yao%20Xie_Square_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Yao%20Xie_Square_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":73714,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Yao%20Xie_Square_0.jpg?itok=-bjz7DME"}}},"media_ids":["651410"],"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":"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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Dickerson Chair\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;Professor Srinivas\u0026nbsp;Peeta,\u0026nbsp;explained that the crux of the\u0026nbsp;work\u0026nbsp;lies in analyzing and fusing qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources, including emerging technologies\u0026mdash;like sensors that collect large volumes of data\u0026mdash;and communications strategies like community feedback surveys.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In any city, there are all these resources,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said\u0026nbsp;Peeta,\u0026nbsp;who is jointly appointed in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. \u0026ldquo;For transportation engineers, how do we use all of these technologies and all of the data?\u0026nbsp;How do we use all of this to come up with solutions that are holistic?\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EReaching the Community\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough the\u0026nbsp;grant,\u0026nbsp;Peeta\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;research team will work to create strategies to meet the needs of a diverse set of constituents, with a particular focus on reaching under-represented communities. These include \u0026ldquo;information deserts\u0026rdquo; in lower-income neighborhoods,\u0026nbsp;in which residents do not have as much access to smartphones and internet, as well as senior residents for whom technology is an obstacle.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo foster sustainability values in children, the project will involve initiatives in K-12 schools, including engagement roles for a local high school. The researchers will also develop a new community app to provide Peachtree Corners users with information about travel options and collect feedback.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech researchers are partnering with the City of Peachtree Corners; Gwinnett County Department of Transportation; Tortoise, an artificial intelligence company focused on last-mile delivery logistics and shared\u0026nbsp;micro-mobility; Paul Duke STEM High School in Gwinnett County; and Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners,\u0026nbsp;a publicly-funded test environment\u0026nbsp;designed\u0026nbsp;to advance intelligent mobility and smart city technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Curiosity Lab is a unique public\/private partnership that facilitates innovation by others. We are excited to work with Georgia Tech researchers to advance mobility concepts that benefit\u0026nbsp;future generations,\u0026rdquo; said Betsy\u0026nbsp;Plattenburg, executive director of Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EGenerating\u0026nbsp;Solutions\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough this grant, the research team\u0026nbsp;will address the challenges of how to integrate disparate, multi-source data from various stakeholders and use it to systematically generate solutions\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;in the form of partnerships, behavioral\u0026nbsp;interventions,\u0026nbsp;and policy interventions\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;to meet sustainability objectives at the community level in a systematic, quantifiable manner over time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers will utilize methods from multi-objective and multi-agent optimization, machine learning, behavioral economics, and data and policy analytics to generate multi-dimensional solutions.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026nbsp;are making steps towards real-time policy analysis and program evaluation with information-based strategies,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said\u0026nbsp;the project\u0026rsquo;s Co-PI\u0026nbsp;O\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/omar-isaac-asensio\u0022\u003Emar\u0026nbsp;Asensio,\u003C\/a\u003E an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/datasciencepolicy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EData Science and Policy Lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;The connections to real-time experiments and observational data feeds will be important. To do this effectively, we will introduce methods of causal inference to isolate the underlying causes of behavior change in travel patterns, which will then feed into more effective machine learning models. 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For influencers, what can they do to share information and reach larger groups? And for providers, how can they collaborate?\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;Peeta\u0026nbsp;said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGwinnett County Transit\u0026nbsp;is the main public transportation provider in Peachtree Corners. 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