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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Kun Huang

Join us in welcoming Kun Huang, Director of Data Science, Consumer Products at Roblox, as he discusses how optimization evolves in the real world.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Ling Zhang

Join us in welcoming Ling Zhang, Senior Research Scientist at Amazon, as he reflects on his six years at Amazon.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Jeff Hong

Join us in welcoming Jeff Hong, professor at the University of Minnesota, as he discusses data-driven convex simulation optimization.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Zhan Pang

Join us in welcoming Zhan Pang, professor at Purdue, as he discusses optimistic online learning and dynamic pricing.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Zheming Gao

Join us in welcoming Zheming Gao, assistant professor at UNC-Charlotte, as he discusses robust kernel-free SVM classification methods
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Iulian Ilieş

Join us in welcoming Iulian Ilieş of Veeva Systems as he explores applied statistics and industrial engineering in academia and industry.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Om Prakash Yadav

Join us in welcoming Om Prakash Yadav, professor at NC A&T, as he discusses industrial and systems engineering topics.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Yuehwern Yih

Join us in welcoming Yuehwern Yih, professor at Purdue University, as she discusses how to bridge the cyber–physical gaps in healthcare and humanitarian assistance.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Tyler Kroon

Join us in welcoming Tyler Kroon, an engineering research librarian at NC State, as he gives you more information about NC State libraries.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: ISE Department Overview

Join us in welcoming Russell King, ISE Director of Graduate Programs, as he gives a departmental overview that includes introducing the ISE faculty and GSA student organization. Alums and friends of the program are always welcome.
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May 26, 2026

Seminar Series: Requirements for Graduate Degrees

Join us in welcoming Russell King, ISE Director of Graduate Programs, as he welcomes ISE's new graduate students and discusses the graduate degree requirements.
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Sep 11, 2025

Seminar Series: Henry Lam

Join us in welcoming Henry Lam, associate professor at Columbia University, as he discusses optimizing algorithms
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Sep 11, 2025

Seminar Series: Tony McDonald

Join us in welcoming Tony McDonald, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, as he discusses current industrial engineering topics.
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Sep 11, 2025

Seminar Series: Xudong Zhang

Join us in welcoming Xudong Zhang, professor at Texas A&M University, as he discusses current industrial engineering topics.
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Sep 11, 2025

Seminar Series: Reha Uzsoy

Join us in welcoming ISE's own Reha Uzsoy, C.A. Anderson Distinguished Professor, as he discusses current industrial engineering topics.
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Sep 11, 2025

Seminar Series: Simge Kucukyavuz

Join us in welcoming Simge Kucukyavuz, chair at Northwestern University, as she discusses current industrial engineering topics.
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Sep 11, 2025

Seminar Series: Linda Boyle

Join us in welcoming Linda Boyle, vice dean for research at New York University, as she discusses current industrial engineering topics.
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Sep 11, 2025

Seminar Series: Jun Zhuang

Join us in welcoming Jun Zhuang, professor at SUNY Buffalo, as he discusses current industrial engineering topics.

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Sep 11, 2025

Seminar Series: Jie Xu

Join us in welcoming Jie Xu, professor at George Mason University, as he discusses current industrial engineering topics.
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Sep 9, 2025

Seminar Series: Xu Xu

Join us in welcoming ISE’s own Xu Xu, associate professor, as he discusses using data to improve workplace safety.