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The Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) continues to expand as it welcomes three new faculty members. Mengyu Li, Ph.D., Sanaz Motamedi, Ph.D., and Nick Napoli, Ph.D., joined the department in Fall 2019. Mengyu Li, Ph.D.Lecturer Mengyu Li, Ph.D., joins the ISE department as a lecturer having graduated from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, […]

The Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida has recently put in place a new team of faculty to manage existing undergraduate and graduate programs. The objectives for creating this team included increased effectiveness and efficiency in department communications and operations and expanding faculty representation and influence in department operations. […]

A natural problem solver, Scott Ellyson knew that engineering could be a perfect fit when it came time to choose a college major. His experiences at the University of Florida ultimately led him to focus on industrial and systems engineering (ISE). During an Intro to Engineering course offered for incoming freshman, Ellyson (B.S. ‘93) discovered […]

Yongpei Guan, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE). Guan has been recognized for his significant contributions to the industrial & systems engineering discipline. The Fellow award is the highest classification […]

Dr. David Kaber, chair of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida (UF), will serve as a lead for the UF Transportation Institute’s new Transportation Human Factors & Systems Group. The Human Factors & Systems Group is a multidisciplinary collaboration of UF researchers working in the areas of aging and […]

The Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida has moved up two spots in the rankings for public institution graduate schools. According to the 2020 U.S. News & World Report on Best Graduate Schools, the ISE graduate program is now ranked No. 12 among public institutions and No. 18 nationally. […]

Dr. Panos M. Pardalos, a distinguished professor for the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida has received the Humboldt Research Award. This award, granted by the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation, is given to 100 researchers annually in recognition of their entire academic achievements with the expectation that they will […]

Xu Sun will join the faculty of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida as an assistant professor in July of 2019. His research is focused on data analytics and applied operations research. Upon joining UF, Sun will continue to advance his research in areas such as performance analysis and […]

Panos M. Pardalos, the Paul and Heidi Brown Preeminent Professor for the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE), has received a 2018 University Term Professorship. The professorship is for three years from 2018-2021. Pardalos was recognized for his record of achievements in 2015-2017. Pardalos has been with the University of Florida since 1991 and […]

Charles T. Frock was always destined for a career based in engineering, a path he chose at a young age. His decision to major in industrial and systems engineering (ISE) had a lasting impact on his career that he hadn’t anticipated and recently inspired Chuck and his wife Nancy to give back to his alma […]