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Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Ranavat, CEO of RANAVAT

UW-ISyE Alumni Spotlight series: Michelle Ranavat, CEO of RANAVAT

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Laura Albert
Defining Operations Research

September 6, 2023

Two women talking across a cocktail table. One is sitting, one is standing.
December 17, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Ranavat, CEO of RANAVAT

UW-ISyE Alumni Spotlight series: Michelle Ranavat, CEO of RANAVAT

Gabriel Zayas-Caban
December 4, 2024

Zayas-Caban exploring ways to improve predictive models in healthcare

Gabriel Zayas-Caban, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, is co-leading a new project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to develop methods to better integrate risk prediction…

Jah’inaya Parker
December 4, 2024

Meet grad student Jah’inaya Parker: Making sense of multitasking

Jah’inaya Parker is a PhD student in industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A Graduate Engineering Research Scholar, she is co-advised by Emerson Electric Quality & Productivity…

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November 27, 2024

UW-Madison ISyE alums on the forefront of autonomous vehicle safety

On October 9-10, 2024, the “Workshop on Computational Models of Human Road User Behavior for Autonomous Vehicle Evaluation” was held at Kasteel de Wittenburg in the Netherlands. This exclusive, invitation-only…

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November 19, 2024

Scholarship reception celebrates student success

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) celebrated its annual Scholarship Reception on Thursday, November 14, 2024, in the atrium of the Mechanical Engineering Building. The…

Xinzhi Zhong at video interview
November 19, 2024

A deeper dive on ‘why’ transportation with Xinzhi Zhong

As a student focusing her studies in the realm of transportation, Xinzhi Zhong, fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has found an abundance of opportunities…

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November 18, 2024

Eduardo Carbajosa: 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

BSIE and mathematics ’91 (MBA ’01, New York University)CEO, Acme Smoked Fish Corporation An industrial engineer and executive whose business acumen has enhanced his companies’ culture of innovation, driven growth,…

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November 18, 2024

Eric Anderson: 2024 Early Career Award recipient

BS applied math, engineering and physics ’09; MSIE ’11, PhDIE ’15Principal Engineer, Anderson Optimization by PVCase An industrial and systems engineer and energy-industry entrepreneur who is helping leading global power…

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October 24, 2024

Celebrating Excellence: Investiture Ceremony Recognizes UW-ISyE Professors

On October 3rd, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering held a memorable investiture celebration honoring three outstanding professors.

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October 8, 2024

CHESS continues work on mental health, substance-use disorder treatment with $17M in federal grants

The Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS), based in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received a series of federal grants totaling…