The Center for Applied Optimization (CAO) at the University of Florida recently hosted a two-day workshop titled “A PanOptiC View on Global Optimization” from March 9-10. The purpose of the workshop was to promote collaborations among scholars in global… Read More
UF Announced as Hub to Expand Machine Tools Workforce Training Centers in Florida
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) announced recently that it is expanding America’s Cutting Edge (ACE), a national initiative aimed at revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, to three locations in Florida, including the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the… Read More
New FinTech Certificate Program Offered to Graduate Students
This fall term, the Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) department began enrolling Ph.D. students in a new financial technology (FinTech) certificate program. The certificate focuses on new technologies and analytics for financial services with the objective of educating students in… Read More
UF Engineering Researchers Will Create 2 Courses on Robotics Safety
Boyi Hu, Ph.D., an assistant professor for the UF Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE), has received funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the development of course modules that focus… Read More
Kaber Named 2023 IEEE Fellow
David Kaber, Ph.D., Dean’s Leadership Professor and chair of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, has been elevated to Fellow status in The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Kaber is… Read More
UF ISE Student wins the Raytheon Technologies Competition 2022
View the full story, originally published here. Supply chain and operations students from across the nation came together to compete in the third annual Raytheon Technologies Invitational Business Case Competition presented by TCU Neeley’s Center for Supply Chain Innovation. The… Read More
Gator Engineering Students Earn 2nd Place in Fifth Annual Lockheed Martin National Engineering Ethics Competition
Two industrial engineering students set the bar high for future UF teams participating in the annual Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition, as they secured a second-place finish among 31 collegiate teams from across the nation. Sponsor Lockheed Martin… Read More
Pardalos Receives Honorary Doctorate
This week in Greece, Dr. Panos Pardalos, Professor Emeritus of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida (UF), received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Athens University. In a traditional ceremony(View Ceremony), Pardalos was awarded the degree and… Read More
Memorial to Dr. Jack Elzinga
D. Jack Elzinga, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF), passed away on August 23, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla., at the age of 83. Dr. Elzinga received a bachelor’s… Read More
Blast from the past: Professor Thomas J. Hodgson teaching Production & Inventory Control at UF in 1971
Over 50 years ago, in December 1971, Dr. Thom Hodgson was photographed teaching a production/inventory control class for Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF). Today, he is Professor Emeritus with North Carolina State University. Dr.… Read More