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ISyE Ph.D. Student Receives Honorable Mention
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Ph.D. student Sanyou Mei receives INFORMS Optimization Society Student Paper Honorable Mention.
Seniors Optimize Work Cell Layout
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For their senior design project, a group of ISyE students focused on work cell layout and optimization with Stratasys, one of the largest 3D printing companies in the world.
Seniors Improve the Procurement Process
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For their senior design project, a group of ISyE students assist Minnesota’s only Black-owned solar energy developer, to develop a tool that would improve the procurement process.
ISyE student Jonathan Cubero Receives President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
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12 CSE students were among 90 students University-wide who received 2024 President’s Student Leadership and Service Awards.
2024 NSF CAREER grant awarded to Assistant Professor Nick Arnosti
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Assistant Professor Nick Arnosti is awarded the 2024 NSF CAREER grant.
Turbo-charging AI
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For Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) Professor Zhaosong Lu the art of designing algorithms to tackle complex optimization problems has always held a profound intellectual allure. One aspect of these techniques that fascinates him is that they can be applied virtually anywhere – enhancing systems, boosting performance, optimizing production, and reducing costs. Discovering the most effective methods that lead to the best possible solutions has been a driving force in his research and an enduring presence in his academic journey.
Mitigating Food Insecurity With Mobile Grocery Markets
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The department of Industrial and Systems Engineering’s faculty and students work in collaboration with a local nonprofit to help mitigate food insecurities in the Twin Cities.
Dr. Kevin Leder: A Journey to Building a Legacy
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Lasting legacies begin in the department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the UMN when faculty like Professor Kevin Leder collaborate and build lasting ties to the University and community.
ISyE Welcomes Its Newest Faculty Member
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The ISyE department is growing a new faculty member, Kathryn Wust.
Could Remote Drivers Be the Future of Ride Hailing?
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A new technology combining nearly autonomous vehicles with remote “tele-operators” has the potential to overcome both the technological and societal hurdles posed by driverless vehicles. Ride-hailing providers will be an important application for remote-driving technology, and U of M researchers found it offers clear advantages for companies and their customers.
