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Dr. James P. Bailey represented RPI's Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the 24th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2025) from May 19-23 in Detroit, Michigan. AAMAS is the largest and most influential conference in the area of agents and multiagent systems. Dr. Bailey served as a senior program committee member for the conference, chaired a session on "Matching on Coalition Formation", and presented talks on strategic manipulation in voting and on strategic behavior in stable matching markets.

RPI’s Industrial and Systems Engineering Department was well represented at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia on May 31 to June 3, 2025. Students and faculty shared their research, increased their professional networks, and took home some awards and great experiences, including:

Interested in learning more about Industrial and Systems Engineering? Check out the videos on YouTube or the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) site. There is also information about job growth and pay scale on the IISE site.

Ph.D. Student Zulal Isler Ardic presented her poster teaser at the 2025 Mixed Integer Programming Workshop in Minneapolis, MN. Her poster entitled “New Optimization Approaches for Designing Experiments” showcased her research with Dr. Diego Moran Ramirez and Dr. Burak Kocuk.

Congratulations, Class of 2025! Pictured here is Lauren DeLeo and Katherine Cama in the front, Julia Pelletier just behind them, Cullen Sheridan in the middle back, and Julio Rodriguez behind Cullen on the right. We are proud of all our graduates!

The ISE Department recently held our dinner banquet with our graduating students and their families/friends at Pat’s Barn. Also attending were two of our Industry Advisory Council members, Richard Garrett and John Pfaff. Commencement awards were given, and we had a raffle for our graduates. We are very proud of our students!

Congratulations to all of our graduates! Please watch this video.

Congratulations, Class of 2025! Pictured here at Commencement from left to right are Dominick Celeste, Christian Lederman, Max Kogler, and David Gardiner. We are proud of the achievements of all our graduates!
Dr. Bopaya Bidanda
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
11:00 - 11:50 am Seminar, 11:50 am - 12:45 Reception
Location: DCC 324
Advait S. Dixit
Senior Healthcare Performance Engineer, Montefiore Medical Center
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
11:00 - 11:50 am
Location: Voorhees Computing Center (VCC) 208
This session delves into the transformative role of Industrial and Systems Engineering in healthcare operations. Drawing from real-world experience in an NYC hospital, the session will focus on:
RPI News

New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) could help shape the future of artificial intelligence by making AI systems less resource-intensive, higher performing, and designed to emulate the human brain.

New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) could help shape the future of artificial intelligence by making AI systems less resource-intensive, higher performing, and designed to emulate the human brain.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) announced the appointment of Professor Jennifer Pazour, Ph.D., from the School of Engineering and Professor M. Hakan Hekimoglu, Ph.D., from the Lally School of Management as James M. Tien ’66 Dean’s Faculty Fellows in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems (DSES).

RPI School of Engineering has named R. Helen Zha, Ph.D., as a Dean’s Faculty Fellow, recognizing her exceptional accomplishments in research, education, and service.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has announced the appointment of Zheyu Zhang, Ph.D., as the inaugural Richard P. Felak ’66 ’67G and Joan C. Felak Endowed Faculty Fellow in Electric Power Engineering.