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U-M IOE community excels at 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting

The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering Department walked away with numerous awards, including…

One woman sits in a chair with a medal one while the other woman smiles standing next to her — Ivy named the Vivian L. Carpenter Professor of Engineering

Department Chair of the University of Michigan Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Dr. Julie…

Many people walk around a large open room viewing research posters — IOE Symposium Highlights Undergraduate Research

The U-M IOE Undergraduate Research Symposium highlights undergraduate student research projects each fall. These include…

Large group of students in a conference center holding a certificate up — U-M IOE Earns Top HFES Honors

The U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering community made a significant impact at the 68th Annual…

A person wearing a U-M IOE tshirt points at an equation on o projector screen in a dark room. — Berahas Receives ONR Grant to Develop Advanced Optimization Algorithms

The grant will fund the development of cutting-edge algorithms for solving complex nonlinear constrained stochastic…

Portraits of Uday Shanbhag and Amelia Warden — U-M IOE welcomes new faculty

The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering department welcomes two outstanding faculty members; Drs….

Awards

Portrait of Viswanath Nagrajan — Viswanath Nagarajan Awarded NSF Grant

The awarded project focuses on developing advanced algorithms for stochastic optimization, tackling a fundamental challenge…

Saif Benjaafar shakes hands with an Asian Woman at a confernce. The background is of the large modern wood walls. — Saif Benjaafar Named Distinguished Fellow of MSOM Society

The University of Michigan Industrial and Operations Engineering Professor has been named a Distinguished Fellow…

Eunshin Byon — Eunshin Byon has been promoted to Professor with tenure at the University of Michigan

Since joining the U-M IOE Department in 2011 she has spearheaded a strategic effort to…

Four image collage. Each image showcases a teacher in front of a classroom or whiteboard — University of Michigan Faculty Members Recognized with Prestigious IISE Awards

Albert Berahas, Amy Cohn, Eunshin Byon and Raed Al Kontar have all been honored with…

Raed Al Kontar points at a white board with a marker while he is teaching in a classroom setting — Raed Al Kontar receives promotion to associate professor with tenure

Since joining the U-M IOE department he has developed and taught data analytics courses that…

Many people in graduation attire — Celebrating the IOE graduate class of 2024

This spring 58 students graduated from the U-M IOE PhD and master’s program. Many of…

Recent News

Center for Ergonomics receives $1.1 million grant to study information automation vulnerabilities on modern flight decks

November 11, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Nadine Sarter and her Human-Automation Interaction and Cognition (THInC) Lab in the UM Center for Ergonomics a three-year, grant to study information management on the flight deck of highly automated aircraft.
University of Michigan Student Chapter selected as a winner of the INFORMS 2021 Student Chapter Annual Award (Summa cum laude)

November 3, 2021

The purpose of these awards is to recognize the achievements of student chapters. Please join us in congratulating our students on this well-deserved recognition!
New workshop promotes graduate school in industrial engineering for underrepresented groups in STEM fields

October 14, 2021

The IOE department started a new initiative to broaden participation in industrial engineering by underrepresented groups, including traditionally underrepresented minorities, women, and first-generation students. A recent IOE graduate school workshop offered by the department was part of the launch of this new multi-year diversity, equity and inclusion initiative.
New Book from IOE Faculty – Bite-Sized Operations Management

October 11, 2021

Mark Daskin’s new book introduces principles and key models of operations management.
How big data could optimize COVID-19 testing

July 9, 2020

Microsoft-supported project to coordinate site locations, supply distribution.
Hunger and COVID: Fighting pandemic-related food insecurity in Detroit

June 24, 2020

Public policy and engineering team up to improve food access.
Turning faces into thermostats

June 16, 2020

An autonomous HVAC system could provide more comfort with less energy.
Trump’s restrictions on Chinese students stifle American companies, universities and innovation

June 6, 2020

In an op-ed, Brian Denton shares his perspective on the damages done by placing restrictions on Chinese students in the U.S.
Advancing creativity and mentorship in engineering education

May 18, 2020

Impactful work in the fledgling Engineering Education Research program is recognized with prestigious awards
How much coronavirus testing is enough? States could learn from retailers as they ramp up

April 21, 2020

To control the coronavirus spread, the U.S. needs to get the most value out of the limited testing capacity it has.
Helping Michigan Medicine workers during COVID-19

April 10, 2020

New website pairs workers with volunteers ready to help.
Making wind power more predictable: A Q&A with Eunshin Byon

April 3, 2020

Predictive modeling could help power companies get more consistent output from renewables.
Tackling COVID-19 problems with industrial engineering

March 31, 2020

Lessons learned from optimizing retail could help optimize our COVID-19 response.
Logistics during COVID-19: Researcher creates an operations model cheat sheet

March 31, 2020

A University of Michigan engineering researcher has pulled together a cheat sheet.
Medical supply chains are fragile in the best of times and COVID-19 will test their strength

March 25, 2020

The pipeline of pharmaceuticals is easily disrupted.
Why automakers could pivot to making ventilators

March 22, 2020

Perspective from engineers with experience in the auto industry.