Events

ISyE and CSE Return to the State Fair

ISyE and CSE are returning to the fair for another fun-filled two weeks of Science, Engineering, Math and FUN!

Visit ISyE on Sunday, September 6

Find ISyE on Sunday, September 6 in the Central Exhibit Building to learn about the programs the department offers, as well as see how Industrial and Systems Engineering can Optimize Your Day at the Fair! Compete for cool prizes, play some trivia, and have a lot of fun!

You can also meet some ISyE alumni and current students who can further spark your interest in this exciting field!

Find CSE at the Fair

Excited for find out more about the College of Science and Engineering while at the Fair? You can find CSE departments, labs, and exhibits almost every day at the Fair!

Learn more at CSE at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair.

ISyE Seminar Series: Joseph Paat

ISyE Graduate Seminar: Joseph Paat

2026 Spring Graduate Seminar presentations by Joseph Paat, Associate Professor in the Operations and Logistics Division of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

ISyE Seminar Series: Jake Feldman

ISyE Graduate Seminar: Jake Feldman

2026 Spring Graduate Seminar presentations by Jake Feldman, Associate Professor in the SCOT group at Washington University’s Olin Business School.

ISyE Seminar Series: Güzin Bayraksan

ISyE Graduate Seminar: Güzin Bayraksan

2026 Spring Graduate Seminar presentations by Güzin Bayraksan, Professor and Associate Chair for Research in the Integrated Systems Engineering Department and an affiliated faculty member of the Sustainability Institute and the Translational Data Analytics Institute at the Ohio State University.

ISyE Seminar Series: Qi Luo

ISyE Graduate Seminar: Qi Luo

2026 Spring Graduate Seminar presentations by Qi Luo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Analytics at the University of Iowa.

ISyE Seminar Series: Shihao Yang

ISyE Graduate Seminar: Shihao Yang

2026 Spring Graduate Seminar presentations by Shihao Yang, Harold E. Smalley Early Career Professor and Assistant Professor in School of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

ISyE Seminar Series: Saif Benjaafar

ISyE Graduate Seminar: Saif Benjaafar

2026 Spring Graduate Seminar presentations by Saif Benjaarfar, Seth Bonder Collegiate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan.

ISyE Seminar Series: Nick Arnosti

ISyE Graduate Seminar: Nick Arnosti

2026 Spring Graduate Seminar presentations by Saif Benjaarfar, Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

ISyE Seminar Series: PhD Student Showcase

ISyE Graduate Seminar: PhD Student Showcase

2026 Spring Graduate Seminar presentations by two ISyE PhD students, Yishun Lou and Chengwenjian Wang.

ISyE Seminar Series: Ju Sun

"Deep Learning with Nontrivial Constraints"

2025 Fall Graduate Seminar presentation by Ju Sun, Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

ISyE Seminar Series: Necdet Serhat Aybat

“Primal-Dual Methods with Stepsize Search for Nonconvex Minimax Problems”

2025 Fall Graduate Seminar presentation by Necdet Serhat Aybat, Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.