Category: Department News

The emergence of new infrastructure systems continue to have an increasing impact on existing civil infrastructure, especially when it comes to individual transportation systems and providing access for disadvantaged populations. Related to this situation, it remains unclear how to properly measure equity in delivery of these new systems due to their high operational dynamics and […]

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida has experienced significant growth in the number of students enrolled in both graduate and undergraduate programs offered through the department. David Kaber, Ph.D., Dean’s Leadership Professor and department chair, said the growth has been elevated through new student recruiting efforts, new student […]

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $1.18 million grant to a team of researchers at the University of Florida. Led by Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE), the team will develop a new framework that encourages collaboration and personalization in the data-driven modeling […]

Gator100 honors the 100 fastest-growing, Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world. Congratulations to Industrial & Systems Engineering alumnus Michael Hirsch, Ph.D., who made the list for leading one of the World’s Fastest Growing Gator Companies! Michael Hirsch, Ph.D. Industrial & Systems Engineering Dr. Hirsch is the president of ISEA TEK, which focuses on delivering […]

In recognition of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, on March 10, 2023, the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Inclusive Excellence Committee held a panel to discuss unique challenges and hurdles that women experience in academic careers. The panel included faculty scholars from various technical disciplines and different institutions. Attendees included faculty, […]

At the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering’s annual awards celebration, Josh Bass, vice president of Data, Products and Analytics for J.M. Family Enterprises (JM&A) Inc., and Trey Lauderdale, founder and former CEO of Voalte Corp., were recognized for exemplary careers in ISE and sustaining engagements of the University and the department. The UF ISE […]

The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) graduate program moved up two spots to No. 11 in the latest U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) rankings among public graduate engineering programs, the department’s highest rank in the past five years. “This ranking reflects the tremendous growth of the ISE faculty, their outstanding contributions to the discipline […]

On April 5, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) received a $300,000 gift from Autodesk Inc., an American multinational corporation based in San Francisco that provides software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education and entertainment industries. The designation of $150,000 for […]

The Center for Applied Optimization (CAO) at the University of Florida recently hosted a two-day workshop titled, “A PanOptiC View on Global Optimization.” The purpose of the workshop was to promote collaborations among scholars in global optimization and to honor Panos Pardalos, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the UF Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering […]