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SUMMARY:ISyE - Bridging Machine Learning and Optimization for Human-Centered AI
DESCRIPTION:From healthcare delivery to resilient power grid management\, predictive and prescriptive analytics tools have the potential to improve decision-making for some of today’s most pressing problems\, yet their impact is often limited by the technical barriers required to access these tools and to interpret and trust their results. This talk will explore how the synthesis of machine learning and optimization can lower these barriers to advance human-centered artificial intelligence (AI). The first part of the talk will demonstrate how generative AI can broaden access to optimization tools through an interactive decision-support framework\, developed in collaboration with Microsoft Outlook\, that leverages large language models to translate natural-language user requests into underlying constraint programming models. The second part of the talk will focus on trust\, showing how optimization can identify regions where machine learning models make fixed predictions that preclude individuals from changing their outcomes\, such as a loan applicant who can never be approved regardless of their actions. We will conclude by outlining broader opportunities for integrating AI and optimization\, moving toward a future in which advanced analytics tools are as accessible and trustworthy for managers at a local food bank as they are for applied scientists at Amazon. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Connor Lawless is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human- Centered Artificial Intelligence advised by Ellen Vitercik and Madeleine Udell. His research blends tools from optimization\, machine learning\, and human-computer interaction to make advanced analytics tools more accessible and trustworthy. He received his PhD in Operations Research from Cornell University where he was advised by Oktay Gunluk\, and previously spent time at Microsoft Research\, IBM Research\, and the Royal Bank of Canada.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-bridging-machine-learning-and-optimization-for-human-centered-ai/
LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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SUMMARY:ECE Discovery Panel: Quantum\, Optics & Photonics
DESCRIPTION:Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 1610 Engineering Hall as faculty members explore the technical area of Quantum\, Optics & Photonics! All undergraduate students are welcome as Associate Professor Jennifer Choy\, Professor Mikhail Kats\, and Assistant Professor Ying Wang talk about application ideas\, advanced course electives\, and future job opportunities in this area. It’s a great place to ask your questions about classes and career paths in this growing ECE field. \n\n\n\nCome for the insights\, stay for the Jimmy John’s sandwiches! \n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Choy\n\n\n\n\n\nMikhail Kats\n\n\n\n\n\nYing Wang
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-discovery-panel-quantum-optics-photonics-2/
LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Info session with industry guest Plexus
DESCRIPTION:1163 ME \n\n\n\nPlexus is coming to UW-Madison! Learn more about their company and career opportunities and take part in a case study. This event is sponsored by the IISE student org.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-info-session-with-industry-guest-plexus/
LOCATION:Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Departments,Industrial & Systems Engineering,Information Session,Student Org Event
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Dr. Edward Cole
DESCRIPTION:The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Dr. Edward Cole is a Research Director at Norsk Hydro.  \n\n\n\nBio: Edward Cole is a proud native of Nashville\, TN and the fourth child of Lawrence & Delores Cole. Edward gained interest in engineering as a pre-teen while working in his father’s upholstery shop and by participating in a variety of home improvement projects. College prep courses and pivotal mentors led Edward to enroll as a Presidential Scholar at Tennessee State University (TSU) where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (2006). During his years at TSU\, Edward interned with notable companies such as Nissan\, Honeywell\, Hospital Corporations of America\, and Y-12 National Security Complex. These valuable experiences showed Edward that he wanted more out of his education. So\, the following year he enrolled as a Graduate Engineering Research Scholar (GERS) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, with emphasis on manufacturing processes. \n\n\n\nWhile in Madison\, Edward participated in the Allied Community Outreach Group as well as the National Society of Black Engineers – Wisconsin Black Engineering Students Society (NSBE-WBESS). During the summer\, you could often find Edward teaching engineering concepts to high school students through the PEOPLE program at UW-Madison or as a guest speaker to young students interested in STEM fields. In May 2009\, Edward successfully defended his Master’s thesis entitled Investigation of Weld Material and Process Parameter Influence on Required Forge Force in Friction Stir Welding. Shortly after finishing the Master’s thesis\, Edward was accepted as a PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UW-Madison. In December 2012 Edward defended his PhD dissertation entitled The Impact of Alloy and Tool Features on Friction Stir Welding Forces. The research focused on tool design\, weld parameters and mechanical properties\, all process characteristics to facilitate broader implementation of friction stir welding of aluminum. \n\n\n\nEdward began his industrial career in 2013 as a Mechanical Engineer at Schlumberger in Houston\, TX where he spent three years in downhole tool manufacturing. In 2016 Edward joined Sapa Extrusion in Troy\, MI\, responsible for process development and prototypes for a friction stir welded subframe for the Ford Edge. Success in welding and engineering projects led to a ~2yr expat opportunity in Finspång\, Sweden. Edward returned to the US in 2019 as an R&D Manager with both personnel and strategy responsibility. Contributions continued and leadership competence grew. In 2025\, Edward was named Director of Research\, responsible for academic partnerships\, prototype development\, and intellectual property in North America. \n\n\n\nEdward lives in Troy\, MI with his wife Adrienne and two sons\, Edward (6) and Ethan (3). He is an active member at Detroit Church and now has a special place in his heart for the Detroit Lions\, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Redwings. Edward spends time in nature with golf clubs and enjoys vacations near water and mountains.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-dr-edward-cole/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Online Fault Detection for High-dimensional Data Streams under Resource Constraints
DESCRIPTION:With the rapid advances in sensing and communication technologies\, most complex systems are continuously monitored by sensors that provide a variety of streaming data with rich information about the system’s performance. Monitoring such high-dimensional streaming data in real-time is critical to detect anomalies and system failures. Nonetheless\, resource constraints on sensing\, computation\, and communication make traditional monitoring and anomaly detection methods impractical. This talk introduces a family of adaptive and active learning strategies for online fault detection that explicitly account for the limitations associated with resource constraints. By dynamically selecting which data to sample\, process\, or transmit\, these methods achieve efficient monitoring without sacrificing statistical reliability. I will discuss applications in networked and partially observed systems\, real-time anomaly detection with mobile sensors\, and online batch fault diagnosis. The unifying theme is the integration of statistical learning\, sequential decision-making\, and uncertainty quantification to enable scalable\, data-efficient online monitoring under resource constraints. \n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Ana Maria Estrada Gomez is an assistant professor at the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. She received a B.Sc. in industrial engineering and a B.Sc. in mathematics from la Universidad de los Andes\, Bogota\, Colombia\, in 2013 and 2015\, respectively. She also holds a M.Sc. in industrial engineering from la Universidad de los Andes (2015)\, and a M.Sc. in statistics from Georgia Tech (2018). In 2021\, she received her PhD in industrial engineering with a specialization in statistics from Georgia Tech. Her research interests lie in developing efficient methodologies and algorithms for modeling\, monitoring\, and diagnosing complex systems that collect high-dimensional data\, using statistics and machine learning tools. She is the recipient of the SPES + Q&P Best Student Paper Award from ASA\, the QSR Best Poster Award from INFORMS\, and the IISE Doctoral Colloquium Best Poster Award. She has also been appointed as a Latina Trailblazer in Engineering Fellow by Purdue’s College of Engineering.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-online-fault-detection-for-high-dimensional-data-streams-under-resource-constraints/
LOCATION:1163 Mechanical Engineering\, 1513 Engineering Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Industrial & Systems Engineering
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SUMMARY:ISyE - Game night!
DESCRIPTION:3127 Mechanical Engineering \n\n\n\nJoin IISE for their first freshman event of the spring semester! This is a great opportunity to meet other freshmen in industrial engineering as well as IISE board members! They’ll have hot chocolate and games. We hope to see you there!!
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/isye-game-night-2/
LOCATION:3127 Mechanical Engineering\, Madison\, 53717
CATEGORIES:Industrial & Systems Engineering,Student Org Event
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