Event Category: Seminars

UF ISE Distinguished Seminar Series: Eunshin Byon, Ph.D.

October 01, 2021 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Eunshin Byon, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Depart of Industrial and Operations Engineering University of Michigan Abstract: Parameter Calibration in Large-scale Computer Experiments in the Era of Big Data Advances in numerical algorithms and computing power bring simulation models to the forefront of design, control, interpretation, and analysis of many physical and engineered systems. Simulation models are […]

UF ISE Distinguished Seminar Series: Bianca Maria Colosimo, Ph.D.

October 15, 2021 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Bianca Mara Colosimo, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering  Politecnico di Milano Abstract: Big data mining for Industry 4.0: opportunities and challenges in additive manufacturing. Fostered by Industry 4.0, complex and massive data sets are currently available in many industrial settings and manufacturing is facing a new renaissance, due to the widespread of emerging process […]

UF ISE Distinguished Seminar Series: Peter Parker, Ph.D., P.E.

October 22, 2021 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Peter Parker, Ph.D., P.E. Team Lead for Advanced Measurement Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Langley Research Center Abstract: Infusing Statistical Engineering at NASA The discipline of statistical engineering has gained recognition within NASA by spurring innovation and efficiency, and it has demonstrated significant impact.  Aerospace research and development benefits from an application-focused statistical engineering […]

UF ISE Distinguished Seminar Series: Mehrdad Farajtabar, Ph.D.

October 29, 2021 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Mehrdad Farajtabar, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist Google DeepMind Title: Neural Networks in real world data: the case of continual learning and knowledge distillation Abstract: Neural networks are achieving state of the art and sometimes superhuman performance on learning tasks across a variety of domains.  However, are they ready to be fully utilized in real world scenarios […]

UF ISE Distinguished Seminar Series: Muxuan Liang, Ph.D.

November 05, 2021 @ 12:00 am – Muxuan Liang, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Public Health Sciences Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Title: Statistical inference of decision rules under a non-differentiable surrogate loss in a general high-dimensional classification framework Abstract: Penalized empirical risk minimization with a surrogate loss function is often used to derive a high-dimensional linear decision rule in classification problems. […]

UF ISE Distinguished Seminar Series: Zhenyu Kong, Ph.D.

November 12, 2021 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Zhenyu Kong, Ph.D. Professor Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Virginia Tech Title: Sensing and Data Analytics for Smart Additive Manufacturing. Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM) enables seamless integration of product design and manufacturing phases and thus offers significant advantages over conventional manufacturing. Despite the enormous progress in recent AM technologies, certain intractable quality issues […]

UF ISE Seminar Series: Nikolay Bliznyuk, Ph.D.

November 19, 2021 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Nikolay Bliznyuk, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Statistics University of Florida Title: Hierarchical Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Modeling for Multi-Pathogen Transmission of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease  Abstract: Mathematical modeling of infectious diseases plays an important role in the development and evaluation of intervention plans. These plans, such as the development of vaccines, are usually pathogen-specific, but laboratory […]

UF ISE Seminar Series

December 03, 2021 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Maria Auxiliadora Cannarozzo Tinoco, Ph.D. Professor, Industrial Engineering Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brasil Title: Prototyping tools for validation of PSS offerings: augmented and virtual reality tools Abstract: The development of a Product-Service System (PSS) to fulfill customer needs through innovative and sustainable business models that integrate products, services, networks […]

UF ISE Seminar Series: Cole Smith, Ph.D.

January 07, 2022 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Cole Smith, Ph.D. Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science Syracuse University Abstract: Asymmetric Stochastic Shortest-Path Interdiction Favoring the Evader This work was completed with Ms. Di Nguyen, a PhD student at Clemson University. We discuss a two-stage shortest-path interdiction problem between an interdictor and an evader, in which the cost for an evader to […]

UF ISE Seminar Series: Tom Sharkey, Ph.D.

January 14, 2022 @ 11:45 am – 12:35 pm – Tom Sharkey, Ph.D. Clemson University Abstract Title: Modeling the Operations of Domestic Sex Trafficking Networks: Transdisciplinary Research Meets Network Interdiction Human trafficking is a documented problem within the United States.  It uses highly exploitative and often violent means to control victims.  It is a complex and agile criminal enterprise where victims may be forced to […]