For my faculty friends trying to sort out how to cope with AI use by students, I think this post by @lauraalbertphd.bsky.social is dead on. punkrockor.com/2025/10/09/c...

✨There are *five* virtual events and a podcast for #ISEday2025 sponsored by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers that anyone can attend!✨ These events are a great way to celebrate our profession and help inspire the next generation of engineers. Let's make #ISEday a memorable one!

My path to industrial & systems engineering started with a course in optimization that ignited a passion for operations research and ultimately led to a career as a professor at @uwisye.bsky.social. I discussed my story on the “Subject To” podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=pynQ... #ORMS #ISEday2025

I am thrilled to announce the establishment of Industrial and Systems Engineering Day (#ISEday), a new initiative dedicated to increasing awareness of #ISE and inspiring future generations. The first #ISEday will be celebrated on September 15, 2025. For email updates sign up here: lnkd.in/ghWXWQYm

Submit your abstract or poster today! Share your work and join the INFORMS community in Atlanta for the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting. 🌐 meetings.informs.org/wordpress/an... Deadline: May 23, 2025

Happy National Pet Day! I'm celebrating with my cat Lucky 😻

It's an election day here in Wisconsin. I voted!

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela

🍀 I am lucky to be a professor of industrial engineering & operations research who teaches the next generation to make smarter decisions for a better world 🌈🍀

Did you know Ernest Hemingway rewrote the last sentence of "A Farewell to Arms" 47 times? Great writing doesn't just happen—it's the result of relentless editing. Don't be discouraged by the effort. Embrace it as part of the journey to excellence. Source: www.bbc.com/news/enterta...

Join me at my annual webinar about how to build a better bracket on March 18 at 12pm CT, just in time for the NCAA basketball tournaments. Register here: engineering.wisc.edu/event/lets-d... #MarchMadness #FinalFour #BadgerBracketology

Badger Bracketology's men's and women's basketball rankings have been updated for the tournaments. Review them here: bracketology.engr.wisc.edu/ncaa-mens-an... #NCAA #MarchMadness #BadgerBracketology #FinalFour

Happy #piday!

Next week, I'll be hosting my annual webinar on building a better bracket just in time for the men's and women's tournaments. Join me on March 18 at 12:00 PM CT to improve your bracket-building skills. Register here: engineering.wisc.edu/event/lets-d... #MarchMadness #Bracketology #SportsAnalytics

You're invited to join the "Rising Analytics Professionals Workshop" on Sunday, April 6, from 5-7 pm. A workshop featuring a diverse panel of industry experts who will share their career experiences and provide valuable insights into the analytics field. meetings.informs.org/wordpress/an...

*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...

ORMS Tomorrow, the online student-produced magazine of INFORMS (@informs.bsky.social‬), is looking for volunteers. Consider applying! Applications are due on March 16: www.informs.org/Publications... #ORMS #INFORMS

The #INFORMS2025 Annual Meeting will feature a Job Market Showcase stream this year for current PhD students, post-docs, and recent graduates who will be searching for academic or industry jobs in the 2025-26 academic year. Apply by March 28 for full consideration: forms.gle/fdnjHaS6KgNFr6WW6

I'm preparing a lecture on #AI reliability and robustness for a new course on AI in Systems I'm developing this semester:

"Machines will be capable, within twenty years, of doing any work a man can do." - Herbert Simon, Nobel Laureate, #AI pioneer, and Turing Prize winner, 1965

I voted in the primary today 🗳️

Current status: working on tax returns

Roses are red Models are neat Operations research Makes decisions concrete May this #ValentinesDay bring you smarter decisions for a better world ❤️ (#Analytics, #ORMS, #INFORMS)

Check out our upcoming events calendar. In February, we have "Maximizing Your INFORMS Membership (Academic)" for new members, also, Hi! 👋 "GenAI for Supply Chain Management" "Breaking into Analytics: Interview Skills" "Practice Section Happy Hour" To learn more: connect.informs.org/events/calen...

White noise + editing = productivity My current white noise favorites are babbling brooks and waterfalls. How do you focus while writing?

We proposed a 4th law almost exactly as suggested in this article in the UK #EPSRC Principles of #Robotics. Our 4th law was "Robots are manufactured artefacts. They should not be designed in a deceptive way to exploit vulnerable users; instead their machine nature should be transparent". 1/2

It's striking how prescient Isaac Asimov was when he introduced the Laws of Robotics in 1942. I'm reading "Asimov's Laws of Robotics Need an Update for AI" in IEEE Spectrum and brainstorming updates. How would you adapt the Laws of Robotics for AI? spectrum.ieee.org/isaac-asimov... #AI #Robotics

I posted my final #NFL rankings for the 2024-25 season on #BadgerBracketology. Not surprisingly, the Philadelphia Eagles (@philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social) finished the season as the top-ranked team. Check out the full rankings in the link below: bracketology.engr.wisc.edu/nfl-rankings... #analytics

It's the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. How are you marking the day? (#WomenInSTEM #STEM #InternationalDayofWomenAndGirlsInScience)

The paper “Grand Challenges in Industrial and Systems Engineering” recently appeared in IJPR and is open access. In my latest blog post, I summarize the paper and propose three ideas for using the paper in industrial engineering curricula: punkrockor.com/2025/02/10/g... #PunkRockOR #ISE #ISYE

New item in our list of #orms resources: Collection of videos from Associate Professor Alberto Del Pia, University of Wisconsin-Madison. There are around 100 videos, collated into playlists relating to specific optimization papers taught at the university. www.solvermax.com/resources/li...

In my latest blog post I reflected on stepping outside of my comfort zone to try new things, which can be daunting and incredibly rewarding. What are you doing this week to scare yourself? punkrockor.com/2025/02/06/d... #PunkRockOR

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." Arthur Ashe

I am heartbroken to learn of the plane and helicopter crash near Washington. My thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones.

New starter pack if you're looking for the #orms community on here: go.bsky.app/SvBND16 Also if you have recommendations of people to add, feel free to send them my way.

I revisited #NFL trends using data from the 2024 regular season in my latest blog post on #BadgerBracketology. I focused on kickoff returns, onside kicks, fourth down conversion attempts, and two point conversions [1/2]

I recently discovered the concept of the "zero draft," which marks the stage where a writing project starts to take form. This idea has been a game-changer for me in how it makes the writing process more manageable: punkrockor.com/2025/01/22/w... #PunkRockOR

NFL rankings from #BadgerBracketology at the end of the #NFL regular season: 1 DET 2 PHI 3 BAL 4 KC 5 BUF 6 MIN 7 GB Check the full rankings here --> bracketology.engr.wisc.edu/nfl-rankings...

Sometimes I receive a message or thank you note that truly makes my day. You know the ones—they’re the ones that make you realize that you made a difference to someone. When I receive one of these notes, I get a little teary eyed, print it, and save it in a box in my office [1/2]

Teaching is incredibly rewarding, and I enjoyed being back in the classroom this semester. I had the pleasure of teaching "Engineering Economic Analysis" (#ISYE) for the first time, and it was an absolute blast. [1/2]

Happy Thanksgiving, Bluesky peeps! 🍁

I'm now on Bluesky! 🌌 Thank you for the warm welcome Where else to find me: ➡️ LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/lauraalbe... ➡️ Punk Rock Operations Research punkrockor.com ➡️ Badger Bracketology bracketology.engr.wisc.edu ➡️ Instagram instagram.com/lauraalbertp...