News

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.

Thu, 07/06/2023 | The Seattle Times
Seattle Times: UW Study shows Seattle's historically redlined communities have worse air quality
ISE Grad Kaya Bramble leads research exposing racism's enduring impact on Seattle's air quality and public health.

Wed, 06/28/2023 | amazon.science
Amazon and University of Washington announce new Science Hub fellows and research awards
the UW Advisory Group and Amazon have awarded research funding to Associate Professor Ashis Banerjee in the field of robotics and AI innovation.

Wed, 05/31/2023
ISE, ME students use Capstone to design failure-prevention system for Seagen
In 2018, an unexpected equipment failure risked ruining $1.2 million in cancer treatments. Now, a team of UW students are working with Seagen to ensure that won't happen again.

Wed, 05/24/2023 | ISE Website
ISE Faculty Shuai Huang honored with two DAIS Awards for advancing healthcare data analytics and educational excellence
Huang will be honored with both the 2023 Teaching Award and the Professional Achievement Award.

Tue, 04/18/2023
Inaugural ISE Distinguished Industry Lecture: Timothy Jacobs, Director of Research Science for Amazon
Join us for an insightful lecture featuring Tim Jacobs, Ph.D., P.E., a renowned expert in logistics and transportation, and Director of Research Science and Middle Mile Planning Research and Optimization Science for Amazon.

Mon, 04/17/2023
ISE Ph.D. student secures prestigious NSF fellowship to address student privacy violations
The grant will allow Monika Blue Kwapisz to investigate student privacy violations in learning management systems.

Tue, 04/11/2023
ISE Spring Lab Tour Series
Undergrads can see our labs in action, Thursdays in April & May, 4-5pm.

Fri, 04/07/2023 | UW Engineering
Capstone collaborations
Learn how ISE students are collaborating with All Wheels Up to improve the flying experience for everyone.


Thu, 12/08/2022
Ashis Banerjee on AI & automation - Faculty Spotlight
Our very own Dr. Ashis Banerjee, Associate Professor at UW ISE, was featured in an article from The National Digest, written by Contributing Reporter Moumita Basuroychowdhury, on November 22. Ashis was interviewed on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the wide-ranging significance that resulting predictive models and automation can bring across many applications - from supply chain systems to manufacturing, and all the way to self-driving cars. Read more to learn about his research and the influence of ISE!


Thu, 09/15/2022
UW ISE celebrates retirement and contributions of two exceptional faculty members
ISE faculty Tom Furness and Zelda Zabinsky retire to pursue what's next.

Wed, 08/31/2022
Graduate student spotlight: Christopher Salazar
Graduate student, Christopher Salazar, works toward a PhD in ISE to give himself limitless opportunities.


Thu, 06/30/2022
Instructor Patricia Buchanan wins faculty teaching award
Instructor Patricia Buchanan wins faculty teaching award

Thu, 06/02/2022
Prashanth Rajivan receives NSF CAREER Award
Prashanth Rajivan Receives NSF CAREER Award - Understanding the Principles of Working Memory in Phishing Decision Making.

Thu, 05/19/2022
An ISE capstone team delivers a proof of concept for more efficient time studies for Starbucks
The ISE capstone team won the department’s top 2021 award for its compelling proof of concept of using machine learning to perform time and motion studies.

Wed, 05/04/2022
Chiwei Yan receives Harold W. Kuhn Award
University of Washington (UW) Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) assistant professor Chiwei Yan has been honored with the 2021 Harold W. Kuhn award.

Wed, 02/09/2022 | UW News
UW and Amazon announce creation of the Science Hub
The collaboration will focus on advancing innovation in core robotics, and AI technologies and their applications. Professor Ashis Banerjee is part of the joint advisory committee.