Category: OEM News Archive

The OEM Class of 2022 celebrated graduation at a banquet on Sunday, May 1, at the Reitz Union on the main UF campus in Gainesville. The students were joined by their families and friends to commemorate their accomplishments. The Program Director, Mengyu (May) Li, Ph.D., kicked off the celebration event by acknowledging the students’ hard […]

The University of Florida’s Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) master’s program celebrates 25 years since its inception in 1996.  Housed in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE), OEM is geared towards working professionals who wish to receive a master’s degree in ISE with a concentration in Engineering Management.   Beginning each August, the 20-month program is held in Orlando, FL, and features live instruction one weekend a […]

The road to success isn’t always easy, but Consuela Smith finds inspiration in the little things to continue to strive for greatness. Whether it’s comforting words from family or finding ways to give back to her community, she continues to accomplish her goals while motivating others around her to accomplish theirs. Smith (MSISE ’11) is […]

Kathleen Plinske, Ed.D., a current student of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering’s Outreach Engineering Management Program at the University of Florida, has been named Valencia College’s next president. Dr. Plinske will be the first woman to serve in the role. The Valencia College Board of Trustees were impressed with Dr. Plinske’s knowledge of […]

UF Industrial & Systems Engineering Assistant Professor Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei, Ph.D., has received funding from the National Science Foundation for his research in developing a proactive, data-driven framework for monitoring road transportation networks during extreme events. The detection of abnormal traffic patterns based on incomplete traffic data and prediction of disruptions rely on advanced AI […]

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 […]

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 […]