Lehigh News

Stories about industrial and systems engineering

Optimization: A Complex Road to the Simplest Path

Lehigh researchers’ work in foundational optimization aims to improve our ability to learn from massive amounts of data more efficiently.

Lehigh Engineers Among Group Awarded $2.5 Million Federal Transportation Grant

Funding supports team of seven Mid-Atlantic universities, led by Penn State, to pursue activities that improve durability and extend the life of U.S. transportation infrastructure.

Lehigh Soterra Team in Finals for $1 Million Jain Women's Safety Prize

The team demonstrated its device during the final round of competition in Mumbai, India.

A New Mathematical Model Streamlines Hospital OR Scheduling

Lehigh ISE researchers say the proactive algorithm could cut costs by almost 10 percent.

A Lehigh Team Helps State Prison System Save Millions

A group of Lehigh engineers who collaborated with Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections (PADOC) develop a first-of-its-kind optimization model.

Lehigh Engineers Win International Honor for Inmate Assignment Model

The new technology, which received INFORMS’ Wagner Prize, has already saved Pennsylvania millions of dollars.

Engineers Help State Corrections Department Save Millions

Optimization model is credited with streamlining the assignment of inmates.

Hybrid Approach Optimizes Grid

An engineering group combines Newton’s method with POPS.

Technology’s growing importance to diplomacy

Richard Verma ’90, U.S. ambassador to India, says it is drawing the two nations closer.