November 8 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Modeling and Analysis of Long Shape Sequences: Applications to Motion-and-Time Studies and Product Quality Assurance 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States This talk showcases recent research on modeling and analyzing the geometric shapes of objects and long sequences of shapes, with applications in operations research. These applications include modeling human performance... Free
November 1 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Toward adaptive interventions: Neurophysiological sensor-based modeling for human performance 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States Human-centricity is one of the core values of Industry 5.0, motivated by several challenges encountered with Industry 4.0, including social and workforce heterogeneity. An increasing number of inexperienced users interacting... Free
October 11 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Nurturing Interdisciplinary Industrial Engineering in Research and Education 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States University environments are becoming more dynamic and diverse than ever before. The landscape in industrial engineering continues to change rapidly and students and faculty in the discipline are called upon... Free
October 4 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Exact Label Recovery in Euclidean Random Graphs 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States In this paper, we propose a family of label recovery problems on weighted Euclidean random graphs. The vertices of a graph are embedded in R^d according to a Poisson point process and are assigned to a discrete community label. Our goal is to infer the vertex labels, given edge weights whose distributions depend on the... Free
September 27 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Efficient Branching Rules for Optimizing Range and Order-Based Objective Functions 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States We consider range minimization problems featuring exponentially many variables, as frequently arising in fairness-oriented or bi-objective optimization. While branch and price is successful at solving cost-oriented problems with many... Free
September 13 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Why we should attend colloquia, department activities, and effective ways to create a good ISyE community on campus. 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States Please attend ISyE's debut colloquium to learn about upcoming events and why it's important to attend! Snacks will be provided at the end of the event for those who RSVP to the event on Outlook. Free
September 9 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Precision 3D/4D Printing: Methodology Development and Experimental Validations 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States Additive Manufacturing (AM) has transformed the way we design, prototype, and produce complex parts with unprecedented geometries. However, inherent process challenges lead to unsatisfactory 3D dimensional accuracy, functional part quality, and process stability. Advancements in contactless 3D scanning technology enable the in-situ 3D profiling of printed parts. These sensing capabilities can be utilized to... Free
April 12 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Moving Toward Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States Manufacturing processes, such as stamping, forging, and rolling rely heavily on process simulation and in-situ correction to produce high volume of complex parts. Incremental sheet forming and additive manufacturing (AM) processes are used to make small volume of specialty products. AM processes rely heavily on CAD models for process design and closed loop control... Free
April 5 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Research, Practice, and Future Directions of Ridesharing 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States Although ridesharing can provide a wealth of benefits, such as reduced travel costs, congestion, and consequently less pollution, there are a number of challenges that have restricted its widespread... Free
March 1 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Healthcare associated infection prevention: neither simple nor easy 1163 Mechanical Engineering 1513 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI, United States Healthcare-associated infections are common and are costly to treat from an institutional perspective and the demands placed on impacted patients’ health and seeking treatments to stabilize and foster the... Free