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Hongcheng Liu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, has received funding from the National Science Foundation to support his research in the area of health systems engineering. The new project focuses on creating algorithms to improve methods of radiation therapy used in cancer […]

Two data analytics faculty members in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida have received awards from the UF Informatics Institute (UFII) in support of research projects, two of which focus on predicting socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19. Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei, Ph.D., an assistant professor, received two separate awards from […]

Three faculty from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida have recently received endowed appointments in recognition for their continued research efforts in ISE. Yongpei Guan, Ph.D. George E. & Rolande G. Willis Professor Yongpei Guan, Ph.D., Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and professor has recently been named the […]

For some, taking a leap of faith and going to work for a startup company can be extremely unnerving. However, Heather Sherlock believes taking risks can benefit in long-term career success. Sherlock (BSISE ‘07) is currently Head of Global Logistics and Distribution for Uber Technologies, Inc. In this role, she is a constant problem-solver, with […]

Xiaochen Xian, Ph.D., an assistant professor for the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, recently received funding from the National Science Foundation in support of her research to develop adaptive sampling strategies for administering mass testing for COVID-19. The purpose of the research is to establish a reliable framework […]

The Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida has hired two new assistant professors, Aleksandr Kazachkov, Ph.D., who will be joining in Spring 2021, and Alexander Semenov, Ph.D., who will be joining in Fall 2020. Aleksandr Kazachkov, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Aleksandr Kazachkov, Ph.D., joins the ISE department as an assistant professor […]

Jayla Bradley, a recent graduate from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, was one of three student speakers for the online celebration of 2020 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Graduates in early May. Bradley was born in Key West, Fla., but considers herself a nomad. She is from […]

Industrial & Systems Engineering Professor Yongpei Guan, Ph.D. and Assistant Professor Xiang Zhong, Ph.D., have received an Early Concept Grant for Exploratory Research from the National Science Foundation in support of their study on data-driven Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered-Infected (SEIRI) modeling and risk averse sequential planning for patient beds, staffing and personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals to […]

Barney Lee Capehart, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF), passed away on January 19, 2020. After receiving his doctorate degree in systems engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1967, Capehart joined the ISE department as an assistant professor and began teaching at […]

Karen Hicklin, Ph.D., will join the faculty of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida as an assistant professor in August of 2020. Her research is primarily focused on mathematical modeling of stochastic systems with an emphasis on statistical and decision analysis as applied to healthcare and service environments. Upon […]