Category: Students

Zihan Li, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Industrial & Systems Engineering, recently won the prestigious E.J. Sierleja Memorial Fellowship. 

Anna Yang, a Ph.D. student with the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was among the 15 Gator engineers who won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships this year.  

ISE Ambassadors are strengthening the student experience in UF’s Industrial and Systems Engineering department through mentorship, career-building events and peer-led resources that help students navigate research, internships and professional opportunities.

ISE senior Corey Reynolds balances his passion for basketball with the precision of engineering as a student manager for the national champion Gators. From logistics to leadership, he’s learning what it takes to support a winning program on and off the court.

Hossein Bahreinizad’s journey from a small town in southern Iran to the forefront of traumatic brain injury research at the University of Florida is grounded in lifelong curiosity about the human body.  

With a background in mechatronics, Gustavo Paulon is a third-year Ph.D. student in industrial and systems engineering (ISE) working to design smarter, safer helmets for first responders.

Tanner Staggs, a Ph.D. student in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, develops novel algorithms to address large-scale network interdiction problems that strengthen infrastructure systems against disruptions and vulnerabilities.

Amirreza Saffarian, a third-year Ph.D. student in Industrial and Systems Engineering, develops optimization models to protect Florida’s wildlife, including the Florida panther. Originally from Iran, he’s earned top academic honors and enjoys hiking, soccer, and exploring new cultures.

By Megan Howard ISE Student Profile From farming to government to engineering, University of Florida Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) junior Allen Kurian doesn’t spend much time relaxing. On the weekends, he can be found on his family’s Newberry-area farm, working in the barn or driving the tractor. During the weekdays, he can be found attending […]

Students, faculty and staff from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida made a trip to the Pacific Northwest in October to attend the 2024 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting at the Seattle Convention Center. The department had a range of representation, which […]