Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

3/16/21

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at UB.

6/1/17 Learn more about our 75 years

Committed to excellence in engineering education

3/16/21

From health care to national defense, our students have the skills they need to excel in the most in-demand fields. With our 75 years of experience and a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from UB, you'll be workforce-ready.

7/13/20 Learn more about our undergraduate program

One of the nation's top graduate programs

5/22/19

Our graduate program ranked 20th across public universities according to US News and World Report, and 28th out of all 100 industrial and systems engineering related programs nationwide.

10/7/19 Learn more about our graduate programs

Groundbreaking research that impacts society

9/11/17

Our research goes beyond traditional industrial and systems engineering studies to solve pressing societal issues. Our interdisciplinary approach gives students the flexibility to pursue research and projects of their choice.

2/17/21 Explore our research themes

Work with the top minds in the field

9/8/17

Our highly ranked graduate programs give students the opportunity to work with research-active faculty from around the world. Students go on to excellent jobs in industry, academia and government with the ability to thrive in a global marketplace.

10/7/19 Learn more about our graduate programs

previous next

It's our 75th anniversary! Click to see what we have planned.

Click Here for access to our May 6th 7-8pm Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series – Dr. Ann Bisantz, 75 Years of UB ISE: Alumni Are Our Legacy.

Research Highlights

previous next

Nursing Teams: Behind the Charts
2/18/19
Nurses are renowned for taking care of patients, but what about each other? Researchers from Nursing and ISE believe there is a key social ingredient - based upon mutual support, advice, friendship and other traits – that is critical to the success of nursing teams.
Improving Workplace Safety
2/28/19
Professor Lora Cavuoto, in collaboration with professor Fadel Megahed from Auburn University, was recently awarded a three-year project from the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation.
Developing Decision Models for More Efficient Security Screenings
8/22/19
ISE associate professor Jun Zhuang has been awarded a three-year grant of $306K from the National Science Foundation for research on a project ''Robust Approval Process in the Face of Strategic Adversaries and Normal Applicants.''
Managing Electronic Waste
2/28/19
ISE faculty members Sara Behdad, Ann Bisantz, and industry partner Willie Cade are leading an NSF project on remediating Electronic Waste (e-waste) problems.
Statins and Public Health Policy: Modeling and Optimization
2/28/19
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S., and accounted for almost 70,000 deaths in 2010, the majority of which were caused by coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke.
Autonomous Vehicles - Coming to a Driveway Near You?
2/28/19
Professors Jaime Kang and Mark Karwan have recently been awarded a 3-year National Science Foundation grant to define a framework to model and evaluate potential household-level use of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs).
Measuring Engagement in Social Media Platforms
2/12/20
Engagement capacity is a metric that serves to measure the ability of online platform users to engage each other in communication on the platform.
Applied Research at MOD-PAC Prevents Workplace Injuries
8/22/19
Assistant Professor Lora Cavuoto recently completed an applied research project at MOD-PAC, a local manufacturer of folding cartons and personalized print products, to proactively address concerns related to injury risk.
Making Traffic Safer for Sporting Games, Concerts and Other Large Events
2/28/19
Large scale planned special events (PSE), such as sporting games, concerts, and parades, attracting high volume of pedestrians, buses and passenger vehicles, result in significant non-recurrent traffic congestion.
Human Error Prediction
2/28/19
Prediction of human error before it occurs is one of the most challenging topics in human factors engineering research.
Home-BASE Center for Excellence
8/22/19
ISE faculty members Victor Paquet, Ann Bisantz, and Lora Cavuoto are leading the development of new person-centered information technologies, sensing systems, assistive technologies, and home environments to advance health and function at home.
NSF Grant to Support 3D Printing Computation
2/28/19
Professor Chi Zhou, in collaboration with computer science and engineering faculty Wenyao Xu and Jinhui Xu, was recently awarded a two-year project from the National Science Foundation. The project aims to develop a transformative computational paradigm of 3D printing in mass customization.
Optimization Can Lead to Fairer NFL Schedules
2/28/19
The National Football League (NFL) is the highest revenue generating sports league in the world and uses numerous complex rules in scheduling regular season games to maintain fairness, attractiveness and its wide appeal to all fans and franchises.
Using Formal Computational Techniques to Make Medical Alarms Safer
2/28/19
The volume and auditory properties of medical alarms can produce situations to where medical personnel cannot hear and properly respond to these alarms.
Health Systems Research
6/18/19
ISE is making a difference in health system quality and effectiveness through a multidisciplinary approach that cuts across traditional areas in ISE to include faculty in service systems (Li Lin), human factors (Ann Bisantz, Lora Cavuoto, Victor Paquet) and operations research (Alex Nikolaev).