News
Tue, 05/13/2025
Sensing success: Predicting performance under pressure
Jiaxin Li is developing tools to anticipate when we're about to make critical errors while juggling multiple tasks.
Thu, 04/24/2025
A SimCity for sustainable agriculture
ISE alum uses SimCity-style modeling to help small farmers thrive and build more resilient local food systems.
Fri, 04/04/2025
Message from new ISE Chair Juming Tang
Professor and Chair Juming Tang shares his vision for the department.
Wed, 03/12/2025
Back to basics: Richard Hansen champions industrial engineering's core values with new gift
Richard and Mary Kay Hansen's $4.5M endowment establishes first ISE chair, honoring industrial engineering's human-centered legacy.
Tue, 03/11/2025 | UW College of Engineering
Immaculate consumption
Juming Tang's food processing innovation controls pathogens, extends shelf life, and preserves taste and nutrients.
Fri, 01/10/2025
Neighbor helping neighbor: Study shows power of community resource sharing during disasters
ISE research reveals local peer-to-peer sharing can dramatically reduce resource shortages during disaster isolation periods.
Fri, 10/18/2024
Beyond autopilot: Engineering safer, smarter interactions with self-driving cars
ISE researcher uses advanced simulators to study how people interact with autonomous vehicles, making them safer for everyone.
Wed, 10/16/2024
Improving healthcare for kids: Nick Tom takes the ISE toolkit to Seattle Children's Hospital
From aerospace to Seattle Children's Hospital, ISE alum Nick Tom leads process improvements that enhance patient care delivery.
Tue, 10/15/2024
Safeguarding Washington's critical infrastructure: ISE researcher pioneers AI-driven disaster preparedness
Julia Lensing's AI research enhances earthquake readiness for WA bridges and emergency planning systems.
Fri, 09/06/2024
ISE's new chair is food engineering expert Juming Tang
WSU's Juming Tang joins us as ISE chair, bringing expertise in food engineering and microwave sterilization tech.
Fri, 08/30/2024
Professor Cynthia Chen selected as prestigious ELATES Leadership Fellow
Cynthia Chen selected for prestigious fellowship advancing women and allies in STEM academic leadership.
Mon, 08/26/2024
Chewy’s Eric Huang brings the latest in supply chain data science to the ISE classroom
Eric Huang joins ISE faculty, bringing Amazon and Chewy experience to bridge academia and industry in data science.
Fri, 08/23/2024
Engineering efficiency: ISE Capstone transforms Snohomish County's document management
Capstone project transforms Snohomish County's document management, saving $40K annually through ISE innovations.
Fri, 08/23/2024
ISE's Patty Buchanan wins third FACET Award
ISE professor honored for exceptional student mentorship and career guidance, as nominated by engineering students.
Tue, 04/23/2024
Improving fairness in personalized AI models
New "fair collaborative learning" framework aims to improve both personalization and fairness in AI models simultaneously.
Fri, 04/19/2024
“Be Boundless:” Key advice from Wyze Labs co-founder Yun Zhang (ISE ‘06)
A journey from ISE to co-founding Wyze Labs with a game-changing $20 camera and his insights on the future.
Fri, 03/29/2024
Revolutionizing energy infrastructure control: ISE associate professor Chaoyue Zhao receives NSF CAREER Award
ISE's Professor Zhao's award-winning work integrates RL, optimization, and expert feedback for resilient energy systems.
Fri, 03/29/2024
Interview with recent ISE graduate Vicky Tseng (‘20)
Vicky Tseng explains how her ISE education prepared her for Apple and gives some advice to students.
Tue, 01/16/2024
Building community resilience: A $2 million NSF grant will transform disaster response
With an NSF grant, Professor Cynthia Chen leads an interdisciplinary effort to transform responses to disaster.
Thu, 12/14/2023 | UW News
Seattle metro residents near Amazon delivery stations face more pollution but order fewer packages
Seattle metro residents near Amazon delivery stations face more pollution but order fewer packages.
Tue, 12/05/2023
Introducing three new lecturers to the ISE department
ISE welcomes three new lecturers with extensive industry expertise to enhance student learning.
Mon, 11/20/2023
ISE welcomes Chiwoo Park
ISE welcomes FAMU-FSU engineering professor Chiwoo Park to its faculty.
Mon, 07/31/2023
Prof. Ji-Eun Kim Wins NSF CAREER Award for Research in Vigilance
This recognition comes as a testament to her innovative research on vigilance decrement in clinical environments, a critical issue with far-reaching implications for healthcare quality and patient safety.
Mon, 07/17/2023 | University of Washington College of Engineering
Women Engineers Rise
Women Engineers Rise (WE Rise) is dedicated to centering the experiences of women and nonbinary students in the UW College of Engineering.
Fri, 07/14/2023
Prof. Prashanth Rajivan Honored with Junior Faculty Award
The University of Washington's College of Engineering recognized Assistant Professor Prashanth Rajivan with the esteemed Junior Faculty Award at this year's Ceremony.