11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Jan Jeske, Quantum Sensing Group at Fraunhofer IAF January 26 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Jan Jeske, Quantum Sensing Group at Fraunhofer IAF Laser-enhanced magnetometry (and other quantum sensing) with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centres in diamond Abstract: By integrating NV centres into a laser cavity and combining it with a second gain medium, we have achieved 100% contrast and 16mW of signal power in optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) read out via a laser signal instead of fluorescence. This...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – From Dyads to Teams: Modeling Human Trust Dynamics and Behaviors in Human-Autonomy Interactions January 26 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – From Dyads to Teams: Modeling Human Trust Dynamics and Behaviors in Human-Autonomy Interactions Technology is evolving rapidly, and human interaction with autonomous technologies is no longer confined to one-to-one decision-support settings. Intelligent agents are increasingly working alongside groups of people in diverse contexts such as defense, transportation, and manufacturing. Consequently, there is a growing need to design trust- and behavior-aware adaptive agents that allow humans and autonomous systems... Free
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Lennon Rogers, PhD January 26 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Lennon Rogers, PhD Prototyping with Purpose Lennon Rodgers, PhDDirector, Grainger Engineering Design Innovation LabCollege of EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract:What do high-speed motorcycles, zoo animal feeders, spacecraft and medical supplies have in common? They are all challenges I’ve tackled using rapid prototyping as my primary engine for design and innovation. In this talk, I’ll take you behind the scenes...
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Energy Systems January 27 @ 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Energy Systems Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 1610 Engineering Hall as faculty members explore the technical area of Energy Systems! All undergraduate students are welcome as Assistant Professor Mahima Gupta, Assistant Professor Manish Singh, and Professor Giri Venkataramanan talk about application ideas, advanced course electives in this area, and future job opportunities. It’s a great place to ask...
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – Student information session, Douglas Dynamics January 27 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – Student information session, Douglas Dynamics Join the students of IISE as they welcome Shannan Vlieger, SVP of Douglas Dynamics.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Discover ISyE January 28 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Discover ISyE Come and discover what a degree in the field of industrial and systems engineering is all about. The possibilities are endless.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Finding the needle in the haystack: How gradient descent converges to low-dimensional solutions in over-parameterized models. January 29 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Finding the needle in the haystack: How gradient descent converges to low-dimensional solutions in over-parameterized models. In contemporary machine learning, realistic models exhibit increasing nonconvexity and overwhelming overparameterization. This nonconvex nature often leads to numerous undesirable or "spurious" local solutions, while overparameterization exacerbates the risk of overfitting. Yet, simple “short-sighted” algorithms, such as gradient descent (GD) or its variants, often find the needle in the haystack: they converge to the correct,... Free
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Matteo Bucci January 29 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Matteo Bucci 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. Professor Matteo Bucci is a professor at MIT. Title: FARAWAY, SO CLOSE: HIGH RESOLUTION INVESTIGATIONS OF BOILING HEAT TRANSFER, FROM CRYOGENIC FLUIDS TO HIGH-PRESSURE WATER Abstract: In every field...
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – Bowling & Billiards January 29 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – Bowling & Billiards Stop by for IISE's first social of spring semester! Open to all.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Haneesh Kesari January 30 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Haneesh Kesari The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Haneesh Kesari is a...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Advancement of Large-Scale 3D Printing January 30 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Advancement of Large-Scale 3D Printing Most advances for the integration of 3D printing (3DP) into production settings have focused on small-scale 3DP with manufacturing of components such as aerospace fuel nozzles, aircraft’s hydraulic components, and... Free
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Salman R. Khetani February 2 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Salman R. Khetani From Engineering Predictive Human Tissue Platforms to Advancing the Impact of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Salman R. Khetani, PhDProfessorAssociate Department HeadActing Associate Dean for Graduate StudiesDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Illinois...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Interaction-Centered Design and Evaluation for Trustworthy Human-AI Work Systems February 2 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Interaction-Centered Design and Evaluation for Trustworthy Human-AI Work Systems As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in work systems, questions of trust extend beyond whether people accept or rely on algorithms to how humans and AI jointly perform, adapt, and... Free
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Carlo Fiorina, Texas A&M February 5 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Carlo Fiorina, Texas A&M Selected Examples of Recent Modeling and Simulation Work in Fission and Fusion Systems
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Sam Zelinka, Materials Research Engineer at the UW Forest Service Forest Product Laboratory February 5 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Sam Zelinka, Materials Research Engineer at the UW Forest Service Forest Product Laboratory UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Dr. Sam Zelinka. His seminar, “More uncertain than you might think... What 24 laboratories from around the world got wrong (and right)...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Marta Hatzell February 5 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Marta Hatzell 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. Professor Marta Hatzell is...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor D. Emma Fan February 6 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor D. Emma Fan The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor D. Emma Fan is...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Shiwen Mao, Auburn University February 6 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Shiwen Mao, Auburn University 2305 Engineering Hall Diffusion-enabled 3D human pose tracking, data augmentation, completion, and acceleration Abstract:In recent years, 3D human activity recognition and tracking has become an important topic in human-computer interaction....
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Bridging Machine Learning and Optimization for Human-Centered AI February 9 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Bridging Machine Learning and Optimization for Human-Centered AI 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... Free
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Quantum, Optics & Photonics February 10 @ 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Quantum, Optics & Photonics 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...
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – Info session with industry guest Plexus February 11 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – Info session with industry guest Plexus Plexus is coming to UW-Madison!
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Dr. Edward Cole February 12 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Dr. Edward Cole 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...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Online Fault Detection for High-dimensional Data Streams under Resource Constraints February 13 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Online Fault Detection for High-dimensional Data Streams under Resource Constraints 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... Free
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ISyE – Game night! February 13 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ISyE – Game night! Join IISE for their first freshman event of the spring semester!
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Wally Block, PhD February 16 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Wally Block, PhD *Speaker Change Gene Therapy for Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases: RARE will get us there Wally Block, PhDProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringUW-Madison Rare monogenic neurological diseases affect about 0.5% of Americans at birth...
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – An evening with industry February 18 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – An evening with industry Help us welcome three distinguished UW-ISyE alumni to our annual virtual panel.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Ask an expert: Clean Energy February 19 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Ask an expert: Clean Energy Learn about diverse career paths in clean energy from our expert panel of CoE alumni.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Allison Mahvi, University of Wisconsin–Madison February 19 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NEEP Seminar Series: Allison Mahvi, University of Wisconsin–Madison Annular flow boiling is a highly effective cooling strategy, with applications ranging from microelectronics to nuclear reactors. However...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Ann Bolcavage February 19 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Ann Bolcavage UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Ann Bolcavage. Her seminar, “Environmental Barrier Coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composite Materials: Bridging the Gap from Laboratory to Engine”, will take place on Thursday, February 19, from 1-2 p.m. in MS&E 265. Bio Dr. Ann Bolcavage is the Engineering Fellow for Coatings at Rolls-Royce plc., a global...
2026-02-20 Lean Green Belt Training Lean Green Belt Training February 20 - February 22 Lean Green Belt Training IISE is hosting in-person Lean Green Belt Training on campus! Open to ALL students, this is a fantastic opportunity to add an industry-recognized certification to your resume.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Bharath Ganapathisubramani February 20 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Midwest Mechanics Seminar: Professor Bharath Ganapathisubramani The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). This specific seminar is...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Shawn M. Gomez, EngScD February 23 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BME Seminar Series: Shawn M. Gomez, EngScD From Cellular Networks to Therapeutic Predictions: A Data-Driven Approach to Precision Medicine Shawn M. Gomez, EngScDProfessor and Associate Chair for ResearchCo-Executive Director, FastTaCS, NC TraCS InstituteLampe Joint Department of Biomedical...
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – Information session with United Airlines February 23 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ISyE – Information session with United Airlines United Airlines is coming to UW-Madison!
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ECE RISE-AI Seminar Series: Eshaan Nichani, Princeton University February 24 @ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ECE RISE-AI Seminar Series: Eshaan Nichani, Princeton University Join us as Eshaan Nichani, Princeton University, presents, "Foundations of language models: scaling and reasoning."
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Communications and Networks February 24 @ 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM ECE Discovery Panel: Communications and Networks Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 1610 Engineering Hall as faculty members explore the technical area of Communications and Networks! All undergraduate students are welcome as Associate Professor Bhuvana Krishnaswamy, Assistant Teaching...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECE Semiconductor Materials Seminar Series: Dr. Kuangye Lu February 25 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECE Semiconductor Materials Seminar Series: Dr. Kuangye Lu Join us as Dr. Kuangye Lu, Postdoctoral Associate at the Research Laboratory of Electronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, presents "Seamless Monolithic 3D Heterogeneous Integration Enabled by Advanced Epitaxy."
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Introduce the Future to Engineering Day February 26 @ 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Introduce the Future to Engineering Day The Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics welcomes you to celebrate Introduce the Future to Engineering Day with us! This event gathers high school students from across Wisconsin for a full day of learning about nuclear engineering.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Evangelos Theodorou February 26 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Evangelos Theodorou 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. Professor Evangelos Theodorou is...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Wonmo Kang February 27 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mechanics Seminar: Professor Wonmo Kang The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids, fluids, and dynamics). Professor Wonmo Kang is a...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Cognitive engineering for higher education – A view from both sides of design February 27 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Cognitive engineering for higher education – A view from both sides of design UW-ISyE looks forward to welcoming Ann Bisantz, a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University at Buffalo, where she also serves as Vice Provost and Dean for... Free
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ISyE – Volunteer with IISE February 28 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ISyE – Volunteer with IISE Ronald McDonald House Join us to make dinner for families at the Ronald McDonald House in Madison. They provide a "home-away-from-home" for families with seriously ill or injured children, offering free or low-cost lodging, meals, and support near hospitals. Space is limited, contact wnorquist@wisc.edu to participate.
January 26 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Jan Jeske, Quantum Sensing Group at Fraunhofer IAF
January 26 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – From Dyads to Teams: Modeling Human Trust Dynamics and Behaviors in Human-Autonomy Interactions
January 29 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Finding the needle in the haystack: How gradient descent converges to low-dimensional solutions in over-parameterized models.
February 2 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Interaction-Centered Design and Evaluation for Trustworthy Human-AI Work Systems
February 5 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MS&E Seminar Series: Dr. Sam Zelinka, Materials Research Engineer at the UW Forest Service Forest Product Laboratory
February 6 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Shiwen Mao, Auburn University
February 9 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Bridging Machine Learning and Optimization for Human-Centered AI
February 13 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Online Fault Detection for High-dimensional Data Streams under Resource Constraints
February 27 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ISyE – Cognitive engineering for higher education – A view from both sides of design