March 12, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Sang-Wong Bae, Ph.D. Systems Faculty Carnegie Mellon University Abstract: Unnecessary hospitalizations and unexpected risky moments can be preventable. Inexpensive mobile sensors make it possible to monitor a stream of personal behavioral trajectories in order to help prevent risky behavior and hospitalizations. In this talk, I will present how to examine the feasibility and acceptability of collecting […]

March 15, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Nan Kong, Ph.D. Associate Professor  Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Abstract: Optimizing the Regional Trauma Network via Bi-Level Integer Programming Trauma continues to be the leading cause of mortality and morbidity among US citizens younger than 45 years of age. Evidence suggests that mal-distribution of high-level trauma centers and potentially too many low-level […]

March 19, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Nicholas J. Napoli, Ph.D. Research Scientist Link Lab, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Virginia Abstract: Predicting Human Performance and Systemic Physiology through Multi-Modal Sensing Capturing, characterizing, and predicting how humans perform within systems (e.g., semi-autonomous vehicles, smart health care, bio-feedback virtual reality platforms) is essential to closing the gap between humans and technology […]

March 22, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Julie Higle, Ph.D. Professor Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Southern California Abstract: Modeling for Medical Decision Making: Data, Models, Decisions and Unintended Consequences  Increasingly often, model-based analyses of screening and treatment strategies for medical conditions are used to inform health policy and its implementation. They permit an exploration of a broader range […]

March 25, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Nasibeh Zanjirani Farahani Doctoral Candidate University of Missouri Abstract: Synchromodal Freight Transportation Network Design In this presentation, Nasibeh would talk about her teaching philosophy, interest and experience first. Then she would talk to you about her current research which is about a novel methodology named Synchromodal Transportation System, initiated around 2010 in the European Commission. […]

March 29, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Rohit Patra, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Statistics, University of Florida Abstract: Inference in Two Problems Where the Loss Function is not Convex Problem 1: Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) serve as key technological infrastructure for monitoring diverse systems across space and time. Examples of their widespread applications include: precision agriculture, surveillance, animal behavior, drone tracking,  […]

April 05, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Young-Jun Son, Ph.D. Professor & Head Systems & Industrial Engineering Department, University of Arizona Abstract: A DDDAMS-based Surveillance and Crowd Control via UAVs and UGVs In this talk, we first introduce a dynamic data driven adaptive multi-scale simulation (DDDAMS) based planning and control framework that we have developed for effective and efficient surveillance and crowd control […]

April 12, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – David Morton, Ph.D. David A. & Karen Richards Sachs Professor & Department Chair Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern University Abstract: Models and Algorithms for Multi-stage Stochastic Programming We consider two classes of multi-stage stochastic linear programs (MSLPs) that lend themselves to solution by stochastic dual dynamic programming (SDDP). First, we consider a […]

April 15, 2019 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Sanaz Motamedi, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Berkeley Abstract: Human Factor in Transportation Safety My goal is to bring education to society. The more I share my knowledge, the more I am able to prepare students to be future industry professional leaders and engineering researchers. Whether teaching students or writing articles, I see myself […]