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URL:https://www.eng.ufl.edu/news-events/events/ise-seminar-alice-smith/
SUMMARY:ISE Seminar: Alice Smith
DESCRIPTION:Alice Smith\, Ph.D.\, P.E.\nJoe W. Forehand\, Jr. Distinguished
  Professor\nAuburn University\n“Innovative Uses of Drones for Logistics 
 in Production”\nAbstract:\nThis keynote discusses novel approaches for e
 mploying drones to accomplish logistical tasks in diverse environments. Dr
 ones\, working in tandem with traditional transportation vehicles and with
  humans\, offer environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternatives f
 or moving small items such as medicines\, electronic devices\, and assembl
 y parts. This talk will cover two ongoing research projects which involve 
 a combination of mathematical modeling\, computational optimization\, simu
 lation in virtual environments\, and actual physical experimentation and t
 rials. While using drones has challenges in terms of human interaction and
  practicality of operating in certain environments\, they are more pragmat
 ic than might be expected for some situations. One focus is on assembly fa
 cilities where drones bring needed parts to works at their stations on the
  line. This setting is indoors where GPS cannot be used for drone position
 ing and guidance so alternative methods must be employed. The second focus
  is on part delivery to offshore oil rigs from mobile additive manufacturi
 ng factories. Deliveries can be done by a combination of truck and ship or
  by long-range drone. In this case\, not only is delivery optimized but al
 so the production schedule and any relocations of the factories.\nBIOGRAPH
 ICAL SKETCH OF ALICE E. SMITH\, PH.D.\, P.E.\nAlice E. Smith’s research 
 focus is analysis\, modeling\, and optimization of complex systems with em
 phasis on computation inspired by natural systems integrated with traditio
 nal operations research and statistical approaches. She holds one U.S. pat
 ent and several international patents and has authored publications which 
 have garnered over 19\,000 citations\, an H Index of 55\, and an i10 Index
  of 146 (Google Scholar). Several of her papers are among the most highly 
 cited in their respective journals including the most cited paper of Relia
 bility Engineering &amp\; System Safety\, the 7th most cited paper of IEEE
  Transactions on Reliability\, and the most cited paper of The Engineering
  Economist. Dr. Smith is the Editor in Chief of INFORMS Journal on Computi
 ng and an Area Editor of Computers &amp\; Operations Research.\nDr. Smith 
 has been a principal investigator on over $12 million of sponsored researc
 h with funding by Department of Homeland Security\, NASA\, U.S. Department
  of Defense\, Missile Defense Agency\, National Security Agency\, NIST\, U
 .S. Department of Transportation\, Frontier Technologies Inc.\, Lockheed M
 artin\, Adtranz (now Bombardier Transportation)\, the Ben Franklin Technol
 ogy Center of Western Pennsylvania\, and U.S. National Science Foundation\
 , from which she has been awarded 18 distinct grants including a CAREER gr
 ant and an ADVANCE Leadership grant. She is a four-time Fulbright Scholar 
 with residencies in Turkey\, Chile\, and Colombia.\nDr. Smith is a member 
 of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)\, a Life Fellow of the Instit
 ute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)\, a Fellow of the Insti
 tute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)\, a Fellow o
 f the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)\, a senior memb
 er of the Society of Women Engineers\, a member of Tau Beta Pi\, and a Reg
 istered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama.
CATEGORIES:Seminars
LOCATION:https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98155004142?pwd=2KyFaTolVBWl4OTM4AmI8Jv1vVfP
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