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  • New Faculty Join the UF ISE Department

    March 28, 2022

    The University of Florida Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) welcomes two new faculty, Hamed Amini, Ph.D., and Minhee Kim, who will join the department this fall.     Hamed Amini, Ph.D. Associate Professor Hamed Amini, Ph.D., will join ISE… Read More

  • UF OEM Program-Application Deadline (3/28/22)

    March 9, 2022

    Our department offers a part-time master’s degree program that is designed for full-time working professionals, with classes meeting only one weekend per month for 20 months. Students in the Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) Program take five graduate-level engineering classes and… Read More

  • Boyi Hu, Ph.D., Develops Robotic Pollinators to Improve Food Security

    February 9, 2022

    Boyi Hu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture in support of his… Read More

  • UF ISE Faculty Retire After Years of Service

    November 22, 2021

    This year, two senior faculty retired from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, including Panos Pardalos, Ph.D., and Suleyman Tufekci, Ph.D. In October 2021, the ISE Department celebrated the two faculty members to commemorate their many years of success.   Panos Pardalos, Ph.D.  Dr. Pardalos joined the… Read More

  • Xiang Zhong, Ph.D., Uses AI to Transform Intensive Care Delivery

    Xiang Zhong, Ph.D., assistant professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida recently received funding from the National Science Foundation in support of her research in developing a causal AI digital twin framework to tackle the challenges of critical… Read More

  • UF Outreach Engineering Management Program Celebrates 25 Years

    November 8, 2021

    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… Read More

  • Remembering Donald W. Hearn

    July 23, 2021

    Donald W. Hearn, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF), passed away on July 9, 2021, in Pinehurst, NC. Dr. Hearn received a bachelor’s degree in physics from the… Read More

  • Panos Pardalos, Ph.D., Receives Funding for Research in Navigation Approaches for Autonomous Vehicles

    July 22, 2021

    Panos Pardalos, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Industrial & Systems Engineering, in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, received funding from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate. The funding supports Dr. Pardalos’ research to develop deep learning navigation… Read More

  • Remembering Tilak Patel

    May 10, 2021

    Tilak Patel, a recent graduate from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF), passed away in December of 2020. “Tilak was a bright light in our program. He always had new ideas for… Read More

  • Gator100 Recognizes 17 Engineering Alumni in 2021

    May 3, 2021

    Alumni from the University of Florida have created and guided some of the most innovative and profitable businesses in the nation and the world. Each year, the UF Alumni Association, in partnership with the UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center recognizes… Read More