Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, the Ernst Roth Professor at the University of Pittsburgh will deliver a talk on the evolution of industrial engineering education. The abstract of the session is as follows - 

This presentation will discuss the changing landscape of industrial engineering education and research in the United States and across the globe.  Against this background, we will examine faculty roles in engineering education delivery and implications for engineering educators. Emerging trends in education including the incorporation of courses with a global context, a focus on human, an emphasis on experiential learning and personal education with flipped classes will be shared. The leveraging of new AI tools into our curriculum will also be discussed. Examples of how personalized education can be incorporated into our curriculum will be presented.