{"672025":{"#nid":"672025","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dr. Alejandro Toriello Appointed Scientific Director of Georgia Tech\u0027s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL) ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe are thrilled to announce that \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/alejandro-toriello\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlejandro Toriello\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E has been appointed as the Scientific Director of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ES\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eupply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eon \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDecember 1, 2023.\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\u003EIn this role, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Toriello \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewill serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team of SCL. In collaboration with the other two members of this team he will share responsibility for driving overall SCL strategic planning.\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\u003EHis specific responsibilities will include:\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\u003Col start=\u00221\u0022\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBuilding SCL\u2019s interdisciplinary scientific capabilities (knowledge, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eexpertise\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, skills) by attracting campus-wide teams of faculty, staff, student research assistants, and international scientific collaborators to SCL activities and initiatives\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Col start=\u00222\u0022\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFostering and supporting SCL members in developing creative, disruptive, and game-changing scientific research and education projects in line with SCL\u2019s core mission, including collaborative projects with other institutions and stakeholders\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Col start=\u00223\u0022\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShaping SCL\u2019s leading-edge scientific vision and priority threads across disciplines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a distinguished \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ep\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Erofessor in the H.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Toriello \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebrings a wealth of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eexpertise\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in the theory and application of supply chain management, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Elogistics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and transportation, as well as a deep understanding of optimization 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E(ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E, alongside the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESupply Chain and Logistics Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, the excitement is palpable as January 2024 continues. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo honor this event, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justinbetancourt\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJustin Betancourt\u003C\/a\u003E, an alumnus of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/academics\/masters\/degrees\/ms-supply-chain-engineering\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMaster\u2019s in Supply Chain\u003C\/a\u003E program and former VP of Operations and Finance at the American Production and Inventory Control Society \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/apicsgt#:~:text=The%20APICS%20at%20Georgia%20Tech,supply%20chain%20organization%20on%20campus.\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E(APICS)\u003C\/a\u003E, offered a treasure trove of insights and reflections about his impactful journey that started at ISyE.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, Betancourt works at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.delta.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDelta Air Lines\u003C\/a\u003E as a Project Manager in Workforce Planning and Analytics, where he applies his supply chain expertise from ISyE in a distinctive manner.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EAutomating the Aviation Workforce\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI like to think of my role as managing the supply chain of manpower. My job revolves around staffing at various airports, ensuring we maintain a harmoniously balanced staffing system throughout the country\u201d.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHighlighting the significant improvements in efficiency brought about by automation, Betancourt believes that removing repetitive and manual tasks from the equation streamlines processes and substantially lowers the chances of human error.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis change allows staff to engage in more meaningful work, thereby enhancing overall operational efficiency.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBetancourt shared his insights on the transformative impact of data analytics and automation. \u0022Sometimes, the airline industry is perceived as slow to adapt due to its complexity and regulatory environment, but what\u0027s truly revolutionizing our sector is the investment in data analytics and automation.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his vision, the future of the aviation industry, and indeed many other sectors, lies in the harmonious integration of automation with human ingenuity.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EBetancourt\u2019s insights into APICS\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a founding member of APICS at Georgia Tech, Betancourt\u0027s contributions were instrumental in shaping the then-nascent organization.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile reflecting on his motivation for joining the organization, Betancourt reminisced, \u201cI wanted to be involved in APICS to get people in the same room and get them talking about what they\u0027re learning in school, challenge each other and grow together by networking.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaced with the unforeseen challenges posed by COVID-19, Betancourt and his team demonstrated remarkable resilience and ingenuity by combining virtual and in-person engagements to adapt to the new circumstances.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring his time at APICS, Betancourt was notably involved in strategic collaborations, particularly with the Supply Chain Institute and its director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/users\/timothy-brown\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETim Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, under whom he also served as a teaching assistant.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir synergy facilitated a series of insightful seminars and discussions, enriching the learning experience for students. APICS capitalized on these opportunities, ensuring students had access to cutting-edge knowledge in supply chain advancements and research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EBetancourt fondly recalls a key event during his APICS tenure: hosting the founder of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EProject Management Institute\u003C\/a\u003E. This seminar, primarily a success due to the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute and Tim Brown, highlighted crucial project management principles \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond academic enrichment, these initiatives served as dynamic platforms for student networking, connecting them with industry leaders, faculty, and fellow students, thereby nurturing a community dedicated to collective learning and development.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESCL Career Fair\u2019s Networking Power\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBetancourt recalls the SCL Career Fair, as a standout event for networking, especially for those pursuing careers in supply chain management.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe SCL Career fair is probably the best opportunity to network with Industry professionals. Since it\u2019s specific to supply chain roles and companies, it feels a lot more unique and intimate\u201d Betancourt said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiving thought on his journey, Betancourt shares how the career fair\u0027s specialized focus on supply chain allowed for engaging, in-depth discussions with company delegates. He credits the fair for facilitating valuable professional relationships, which notably played a role in his eventual position at Delta.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegarding guidance for students aspiring to careers in supply chain management, Betancourt stresses the necessity of being forward-thinking and adaptable. He asserts, \u0022Plan ahead, think critically, and stay resilient. These qualities are indispensable in navigating the complexities of supply chain logistics.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E_______\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAuthor: Atharva Anand Dave\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReferences:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJustin Betancourt, PMP - Procter \u0026amp; Gamble | LinkedIn. (n.d.). \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justinbetancourt\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justinbetancourt\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJustin Betancourt, an ISyE graduate, brought valuable insights to the 2024 SCL Day, delving deep into the intricacies of supply chain management. 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After dedicating four and a half years to honing his skills in Supply Chain and Network Design he made a strategic decision to further his expertise by pursuing a master\u2019s degree from Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing graduation, Shah embarked on a career at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/jobs-us-east.amazon.com\/en\/locations\/atlanta-georgia\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E, where he is currently flourishing as an Innovation and Design Engineer.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis journey at Amazon began with an internship through the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/amazonscholarsprogram\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESCL Amazon Scholars Program\u003C\/a\u003E, a pivotal experience that laid the groundwork for his transition to a full-time role.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShah offers the following tips, tricks and insights on how recent graduates can make the most out of their first job:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ETake full advantage of company-provided resources for continuous skill enhancement, such as free online certifications and training\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ESeize every chance to network within and beyond one\u0027s industry, one can never know which of these connections might offer assistance in the future\u0026nbsp;\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, Shah recommends:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ERead the book \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=%27i+will+teach+you+to+be+rich\u0026amp;hvadid=570454706610\u0026amp;hvdev=c\u0026amp;hvlocphy=9060222\u0026amp;hvnetw=g\u0026amp;hvqmt=e\u0026amp;hvrand=11849159525261820395\u0026amp;hvtargid=kwd-1050378285752\u0026amp;hydadcr=6585_13207688\u0026amp;tag=googhydr-20\u0026amp;ref=pd_sl_5oow7yxzne_e\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u201cI Will Teach You To Be Rich\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E by Ramit Sethi, it\u2019s ideal for fresh graduates to start their financial savings journey early\u0026nbsp;\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, Shah suggests:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EApart from the career fairs, students should take advantage of the various ISyE internal and affiliated chapters, they can connect you with working professionals who are able to guide you on your career path or refer you for future opportunities\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ETry finding conferences near you, these are the best networking opportunities where you are likely to be able to have conversations with well positioned leadership from multiple companies\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EWhile networking, keep the conversation light and include mix of both technical and non-technical topics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E__________\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAuthor: Atharva A. 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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. 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Nazzal is the primary faculty instructor for the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Senior Design, a capstone design course, and Ross is the Assistant Vice Provost for Advocacy and Conflict Resolution and teaches a BME course in Systems Physiology.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \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\u003EStudent success in both senior design and systems physiology - and many others - relies on team collaborations\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHowever, conflicts that arise within teams negatively \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eimpacting\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E student motivation, creativity, and productivity, often leaving students with lasting negative impacts that may bias future group interactions in the classroom and beyond.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \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\u003EAfter attending the TTL kick-off workshop in the summer, Nazzal and Ross decided to join forces to investigate ways in which they can equip students enrolled in their courses with strategies for effective and empathetic interactions within diverse teams. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eskill\u0026nbsp; is\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E essential for creating a positive learning environment, particularly for those students from underrepresented minority groups. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cAs one of 11 High Impact Practices, collaborative assignments have the potential to transform students\u2019 ability to solve problems and learn from peers with different life experiences and perspectives. This project investigates several key levers to enhance the group project experience\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201d,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E says Kate Williams, Interim Director of Transformative Teaching and Learning Faculty Initiatives.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E ISYE 4106 Senior Design and BMED 3100 Systems Physiology, Nazzal and Ross are implementing a unique learning experience to assess the effectiveness of two team-based approaches: providing short videos with helpful tips for handling difficult conversations and introducing a 360-degree feedback tool that encourages peer evaluations with guided questions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe goal of these enhancements is to provide students with the language and emotional maturity for constructive feedback, which is at the core of all transformative teaching and learning \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eframeworks..\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E By empowering our students to engage in and reflect on tough conversations in a psychologically safe way, we have the potential to maximize their learning and instill transferable and transformative skills for years to come.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \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\u201cOur goal is to create an environment where students feel confident in constructive discussions, conflict resolution, and offering valuable feedback. These skills are increasingly important in today\u0027s diverse and collaborative world,\u201d Nazzal and Ross wrote in their grant proposal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \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\u003EThrough this project, they \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eanticipate\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E seeing improved teamwork, reduced conflicts, and higher satisfaction with team dynamics. Stay tuned for updates on this exciting project as they work towards fostering a positive learning environment and instilling essential skills in our students.\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\u003EThe Transformative Teaching and Learning (TTL) Strategic Initiative calls us to: \u0027Promote innovation in teaching and learning practices by providing faculty support to innovate and scale transformative teaching practices and creating conditions for all students to engage in meaningful experiential learning.\u0027\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":"Teamwork makes the 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href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmazon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Erenowned leader in exemplary \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esupply chain\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Elogistics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and management\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E to create the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/amazonscholarsprogram\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESCL Ama\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ezon Scholars program.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis initiative is designed to foster innovation, encourage collaboration, and drive progress in the field of supply chain management\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at both the undergraduate and graduate levels\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\u003EOlivia Arneson,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Ariana Garbers,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Naman Kanoi,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EXilei\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Zhu \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewere selected \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efor the\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E2023 Amazon Supply Chain Systems Design Fellowship\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\u003ENidhima Grover\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eand \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKatja \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeuche\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E were chosen as Ph\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ED\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Erecipients\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/kya-wiggins-dedication-systems-engineering-and-social-impact\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan 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program on his ongoing academic journey.\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\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe SCL Amazon Scholars Program has been an extraordinary catalyst in shaping my academic journey and my vision for my future career. 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Through this, I learned and was mentored by current GT students. They told me about the hands-on engineering experience and project management different organizations provided.\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\u003EDuring her time, she \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Elearned the basics about supply chain optimization during \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E3133\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E: Engineering Optimization\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and fell in love with the mathematical models that can solve complex problems scientifically. 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. Even though I was already interested in industry jobs, working with Amazon has confirmed my decision to look for jobs in industry.\u201d\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\u003EWith a bachelor\u0027s degree in business administration and mechanical engineering, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeush\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E made a significant career transition by pursuing a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering 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\u003EWhen asked about her choice of Georgia Tech, she explained \u201cI applied to Georgia Tech and ISYE because of its high ratings in the field of Industrial Engineering. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)\u003C\/a\u003E shares her experiences regarding her first job and provides some insight for fresh graduates on accustoming to the new work environment, managing personal finances and expectations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHailing from Panama, Avila pursued her Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply chain at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/utp.ac.pa\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETechnological University of Panama\u003C\/a\u003E. 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. Her intention is to offer essential advice to recent graduates,\u0026nbsp;facilitating\u0026nbsp;their transition from academia to the professional realm.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ana Melissa Avila, a recent graduate of the MS in Supply Chain Engineering (MSSCE) program, offers her experiences and insights into the journey of securing her inaugural job."}],"uid":"36481","created_gmt":"2023-10-18 18:27:52","changed_gmt":"2023-10-25 18:21:50","author":"nesparza7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672089":{"id":"672089","type":"image","title":"Ana Avila - First Job, First Paycheck","body":null,"created":"1697651622","gmt_created":"2023-10-18 17:53:42","changed":"1697652154","gmt_changed":"2023-10-18 18:02:34","alt":"Ava Avila","file":{"fid":"255273","name":"Ana Melissa Avila_Headshot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/18\/Ana%20Melissa%20Avila_Headshot.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/18\/Ana%20Melissa%20Avila_Headshot.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4134290,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/10\/18\/Ana%20Melissa%20Avila_Headshot.jpg?itok=jbZzqkxe"}}},"media_ids":["672089"],"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\u003EAuthor: Atharva Anand Dave, Writing Assistant\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"669964":{"#nid":"669964","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Doctoral Students Dipayan Banerjee and Sushil Varma Excel as Finalists in INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Student Paper Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/dipayan-banerjee\/\u0022\u003EDipayan Banerjee\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/sushil-varma\/home\u0022\u003ESushil Varma\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D. students in Operations Research at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (ISyE), were recently selected as finalists for the INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) student paper competition. The winner will receive the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/connect.informs.org\/tsl\/awards\/student-paper\u0022\u003ETSL Best Student Paper Award\u003C\/a\u003E, given to an outstanding paper primarily authored by a student(s) and whose topic is of interest to the broad TSL community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOut of a total of 40 submissions, four were designated as finalists. The winner will be chosen at the October 15-18, 2023 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/phoenix2023\/\u0022\u003EINFORMS Annual Meeting\u003C\/a\u003E taking place in Phoenix Arizona, during which the finalists will showcase their work in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.abstractsonline.com\/pp8\/?__hstc=194041586.d9f5fcca9c3149e571a92839c26bb095.1693633552224.1693633552224.1693633552224.1\u0026amp;__hssc=194041586.2.1693633013809\u0026amp;__hsfp=2180945085\u0026amp;hsCtaTracking=8f511889-324a-41b3-a438-37ad295392e9%7C0c80c5d7-cc8d-4989-9b70-52de4c44b90b#!\/10856\/session\/38\u0022\u003Ededicated session\u003C\/a\u003E. All finalists receive a commemorative plaque, and the winning entrant(s) receives a $500 honorarium. In addition, the winning paper, if not published or under review elsewhere, will be invited for a fast-track review at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/journal\/trsc\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETransportation Science\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDipayan Banerjee\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/doi\/10.1287\/trsc.2022.1125\u0022\u003EFleet Sizing and Service Region Partitioning for Same-Day Delivery Systems\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMany existing Same-Day Delivery (SDD) studies focus primarily on operational dispatch problems and do not consider system design questions. Furthermore, prior work on SDD system design does not consider the fleet sizing decision when a service region may be partitioned into zones dedicated to individual vehicles (such designs have been shown to improve system efficiency in related vehicle routing settings). Banerjee\u0027s research utilizes a novel approach to addressing two key tactical design challenges when planning an SDD system: figuring out how many delivery vehicles you need and dividing the delivery area into manageable zones.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing continuous approximations to capture average-case operational behavior, the problem of independently maximizing the area of a single-vehicle delivery zone is considered first. The approach then characterizes area-maximizing dispatching policies and leverages the results to develop a procedure for calculating optimal areas as a function of a zone\u0027s distance from the depot, given a maximum number of daily dispatches per vehicle. Using minimal computation, the approach specifies fleet sizes and builds vehicle delivery zones that meet operational requirements, verified by simulation results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESushil Varma\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2306.10178\u0022\u003EElectric Vehicle Fleet and Charging Infrastructure Planning\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVarma\u0027s research focuses on finding the best way to dispatch electric vehicles to pick up customers while making sure they charge periodically. As customer requests arrive, system operators must determine the minimum number of vehicles and chargers for a given service level, along with a matching and charging policy that maximizes that service level. Varma\u0027s approach provides a sharp characterization of the fleet size and the charging infrastructure requirements as demand grows. The research highlights the fundamental differences between planning for an electric vehicle system and a gas-powered system. To understand the difference, note that serving a customer comprises two steps - \u0026nbsp;pickup and trip, each contributing to the fleet size requirement of the system. As EVs require charging time, they need more vehicles to compensate for the trip part of the service. In turn, the optimal dispatching policy can reduce the EV requirement induced by the pick up part of the service by lowering the pickup times, owing to the extra EVs due to the trip phase. The reduction in the EV requirement depends on the number of charging stations and the size of the EV battery packs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research proposes the \u0022Power-of-d\u0022 dispatching policy, which achieves this performance by selecting the d closest vehicles to a trip request and choosing the one with the highest battery level. Varma also conducted detailed simulations that verified the scaling results. The paper discusses how the results extend to accommodate demand that increases\/decreases repetitively or cyclically over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Dipayan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDipayan Banerjee is a fifth-year ISyE Ph.D. candidate advised by Professors \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/alan-erera\u0022\u003EAlan Erera\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/alejandro-toriello\u0022\u003EAlejandro Toriello\u003C\/a\u003E. He is broadly interested in optimization for logistics and supply chain management with a focus on modern e-commerce systems. His doctoral research, supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and the Eisenhower Transportation Research Fellowship, studies demand management and delivery optimization for e-retail fulfillment. Dipayan was jointly awarded ISyE\u0027s Atlanta Air Cargo Association Fellowship for Ph.D. Research Excellence in Supply Chain Engineering in 2022. In addition to being named a finalist for the 2023 INFORMS TSL Society Best Student Paper Award, he also was a finalist for the 2019 INFORMS Undergraduate Operations Research Prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Sushil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESushil Varma, also a 5th-year ISyE Ph.D. student, is advised by Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/siva-theja-maguluri\u0022\u003ESiva Theja Maguluri\u003C\/a\u003E. His research interests include queueing theory, game theory, and revenue management with applications in electric vehicles, online marketplaces like ride-hailing, load balancing, and stochastic processing\/matching networks. Sushil was awarded the Stephen. S. 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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. But you always hear about different things the students are carrying out and I wanted to join that community.\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\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECreating Bonds and Finding Belonging at Georgia Tech \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\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\u003EEven though transferring to Georgia Tech \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eto get a degree in dual degree Industrial \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEngineering\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewas always the plan, getting adjusted to a much larger school took some time. To find community, Wiggins joined the influential Black Industrial Engineers connecting with like-minded individuals and pushing her own boundaries.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cOne of the ways I coped with being a young black female was going to clubs to find others who are likeminded. It helped me to make those kinds of connections to not feel so alone not just in \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EISyE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E but Georgia Tech as a whole.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWiggins appreciates the collaborative environment of the club and the role models she found there. Additionally, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eshe\u0027s\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E actively involved in the Alumni Association and has plans to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eget involved with paper \u0026amp; clay\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\u003E\u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI\u2019m\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E most proud of all the different opportunities \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI\u2019ve\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E taken advantage of during my time as a dual degree student. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI\u2019ve\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E done undergraduate research in physics and psychology. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI\u2019ve\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E been a part of some data analytics project teams. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI\u2019ve\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E worked at the Alumni Association and the Tech Square Research Building. And \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI\u2019m\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E currently getting my honors thesis published as an article in Physics Review E.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \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\u003EWiggins\u2019 honors thesis, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/journals.aps.org\/pre\/abstract\/10.1103\/PhysRevE.108.024205 \u0022\u003ETransition in eigenvalue statistics due to tunneling in a simple quantum system\u003C\/a\u003E, is about how the arrangement of energy levels in a quantum system changes when the system\u0027s behavior shifts from being orderly to chaotic. 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Determined to find a solution, she turned to the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmazon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E Scholars Program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a scholarship opportunity her mother had shared with her. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmazon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E scholarships support and encourage under-represented students to consider careers in the transportation, supply chain management and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Elogistics\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E fields. Wiggins received a financial award of $5,000, to be split over two semesters, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Efor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E tuition. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWiggins admires \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAmazon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0027s commitment to process improvement and distribution efficiency, making the scholarship a perfect fit.\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\u0022This scholarship helped me achieve more of a work-life balance to complete my degree instead of worrying about the financial burden that comes with education,\u0022 Wiggins emphasizes.\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\u003EFueled by her interest in analytics and her involvement in the Society of Physics Students, Wiggins aspires to enhance scientific understanding and solve real-world problems. 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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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Huo has recently been appointed the professorship and will continue his research work spanning statistical theory, statistical computing, and data analytics, with significant contributions in areas like sparse representation, wavelets, and statistical problems in detectability.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMohit Singh | Coca-Cola Foundation Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EAs an Associate Professor and Director of the Algorithms and Randomness Center (ARC), Dr. Mohit Singh was appointed to the professorship as a Coca-Cola Foundation Professor. He brings expertise in discrete optimization, approximation algorithms, and convex optimization. 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Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), for being celebrated in honor of 40 under 40, class of 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKaran Agrawal, Chris Carter, Jing Li, Kaibo Liu, Kendall Tyson, and\u0026nbsp;Tuba Yilmaz Gozbasi were all recognized for their great achievements. 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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One of the worst hit regions\u2014around the ancient city of Antioch\u2014is where my father\u2019s family has lived for generations. This disaster has killed thousands of people and affected millions of others. Now that the last presumed survivors have been found, the region faces many other problems, including enormous amounts of debris from collapsed buildings, roads, and the like. This material is estimated to weigh up to 210 million tons\u2014enough to cover Washington, D.C. four feet deep, or build a mound as tall as Mount Erciyes, a large volcano in T\u00fcrkiye.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/earthquake-debris-could-create-an-environmental-catastrophe-in-tuerkiye-and-syria\/\u0022\u003ERead the article in its entirety within the Scientific American website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFeatured in Scientific American,\u0026nbsp;Pinar Keskinocak warns of a potential environmental catastrophe in Turkey and Syria due to earthquake debris and\u0026nbsp;ongoing conflict in the region.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After recent earthquakes, T\u00fcrkiye and Syria continue to grapple with a mass of rubble that could pollute, poison and alter the lives of everyone around it."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2023-06-15 19:58:23","changed_gmt":"2023-06-15 20:09:39","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670983":{"id":"670983","type":"image","title":"Scene from earthquake devastation in Antakya, Hatay, T\u00fcrkiye.","body":null,"created":"1686858856","gmt_created":"2023-06-15 19:54:16","changed":"1686859579","gmt_changed":"2023-06-15 20:06:19","alt":"Photo of two men walking through a field of fallen buildings with most taken down to rubble.","file":{"fid":"253965","name":"earthquake-7899120_1280.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/06\/15\/earthquake-7899120_1280.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/06\/15\/earthquake-7899120_1280.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":343946,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/06\/15\/earthquake-7899120_1280.jpg?itok=2HYClCfU"}}},"media_ids":["670983"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/chhs.gatech.edu","title":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems"}],"groups":[{"id":"1250","name":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"80631","name":"debris"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["chhs@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"667865":{"#nid":"667865","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE members received \u0022Best Paper\u0022 awards at 2023 IISE Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EISyE faculty, Ph.D. students, and alumni members took home \u0022Best Paper\u0022 awards at the 2023 IISE Annual Conference and Expo.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGathering together in New Orleans for their exciting achievements, four of our H. 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Both sessions featured representation from members within the Georgia Tech ISyE community, covering various studies ranging from Markov decision processes to cell manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EBest Application Paper Session:\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIISE Transactions Focus Issue on Supply Chain and Logistics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EReem Khir, Alan Erera,\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EAlejandro Toriello\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/24725854.2021.1889078?journalCode=uiie21\u0022\u003E\u0022Two-stage sort planning for express parcel delivery\u0022\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIISE Transactions Focus Issue on Design and Manufacturing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJialei Chen\u003C\/strong\u003E, Zhaonan Liu, Kan Wang, Chen Jiang, \u003Cstrong\u003EChuck Zhang, \u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E Ben Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/24725854.2020.1856982?journalCode=uiie21\u0022\u003E\u0022A Calibration-free Method for Biosensing in Cell Manufacturing\u0022\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIISE Transactions Focus Issue on Data Science, Quality, and Reliability\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Li, Kamran Paynabar, \u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E Nagi Gebraeel\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/24725854.2020.1802537?journalCode=uiie21\u0022\u003E\u0022A degradation-based detection framework against covert cyberattacks on SCADA systems\u0022\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EBest Paper Session:\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIISE Transactions Focus Issue on Operation Engineering and Analytics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ELauren N. 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She has more than 15 years of experience in strategic planning, market research, analytics and project management that has been refined in roles in both the private and public sector. Ms. Francosky has broad experience in conducting primary and secondary research, analyzing market and competitive intelligence, gap analysis, forecasting and leveraging analytical frameworks to develop forward-looking and extrapolative insights.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBecky rejoined Hartsfield-Jackson in 2022 after working extensively with ATL on several key analytical studies through her company Advanced Aviation Analytics. While in her consulting role, she worked on a variety of projects including the Economic Impact Study, management dashboards and frameworks for gate utilization and forecasting. 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From 2008 to 2012, Becky directed the market research program to understand customer\u0026rsquo;s preferences and needs, which led to expanded product and service offerings and increased non-aeronautical revenue by 40 percent.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe are very excited to have Becky join our board, lend us her expertise, and continue ATL\u0026#39;s participation and support of SCL programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBecky\u0026nbsp;Francosky\u0026nbsp;lends her 15+ years of experience in strategic planning, market research, analytics and project management to SCL.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Becky\u00a0Francosky\u00a0lends her 15+ years of experience in strategic planning, market research, analytics and project management to SCL."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2023-01-30 21:36:45","changed_gmt":"2023-01-30 21:44:32","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665264":{"id":"665264","type":"image","title":"Becky Francosky, Director of Air Service Development, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)","body":null,"created":"1675113495","gmt_created":"2023-01-30 21:18:15","changed":"1675113495","gmt_changed":"2023-01-30 21:18:15","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251617","name":"BeckyFrancosky_1024px.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BeckyFrancosky_1024px.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BeckyFrancosky_1024px.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":209365,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/BeckyFrancosky_1024px.jpg?itok=PddeFgSp"}}},"media_ids":["665264"],"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":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"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":""}}}