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Graduate Seminars Series

The graduate seminar series features lectures on current research within the field of industrial and systems engineering. The series occurs autumn, winter and spring quarter. MSIE and Ph.D. students are required to register for the entire seminar series (3 credits total).

IND E 592 Schedule

Quarter:
Winter 2026
Time:
Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Location:
LOW 202
 
DateSpeaker
January 6

Dr. Yunfei Bai, Principal Solutions Architect and researcher at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Unleashing the Future: From Generative AI to Agentic Systems — Industry Trends and Enterprise Case Studies

January 13 [CANCELLED]

Dr. Ashis G. Banerjee, Associate Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington (UW)

Structured AI Methods for Real-Time Autonomy in Mobile Robot Systems

January 20

Dr. Krithika Manohar, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington (UW)

Learning Guarantees for Data-Driven Sparse Sensing and System Identification

January 27

Dr. Cathy Wu, Associate Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

From Monolithic Reinforcement Learning to Distribution-aware Optimization: Adventures in Analyzing Transportation Systems