{"680721":{"#nid":"680721","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Faculty Secures $1M MiTEK Grant for Hyperconnected Distributed Construction Project","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn recent news, four ISyE faculty members, Jihye Jung, Leon McGinnis, Benoit Montreuil, and Eunhye Song, secured a $1 million grant working with \u003Cstrong\u003EMiTEK\u003C\/strong\u003E on \u201cHyperconnected Distributed Construction: Project, Process, and Operations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMiTEK, a global leader in the construction industry, is known for its commitment to transforming building methods. With this funded granted, ISyE professors will have the potential to propel innovative approaches in construction, enhancing efficiency and connectivity across projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/jihye-jung\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJihye Jung, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJihye Jung\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis a Research Engineer II in ISyE and has worked on mathematical optimization in supply chain, scheduling, transportation, and quantum computing. She is currently a member of the Physical Internet Center, focusing on hyperconnected distributed construction and advanced optimization methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/leon-mcginnis\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeon McGinnis, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeon McGinnis\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis a Professor Emeritus in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, known for his research in discrete event logistics systems, integrated computational tools and performance assessment models.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcGinnis has also led initiatives that secured significant funding, including a $1 million TRP grant and over $2 million from the W. M. Keck Foundation \u2013 resulting in the creation of the Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute and the Keck Virtual Factory Lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/benoit-montreuil\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenoit Montreuil, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenoit Montreuil\u003C\/strong\u003E is the Coca-Cola Material Handling \u0026amp; Distribution Chair and Professor in ISyE, as well as the Director of the Physical Internet Center and Executive Director of the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMontreuil\u2019s research interests generically lie in developing concepts, methodologies and technologies for creating, optimizing, transforming and enabling businesses, supply chains and value creation networks to thrive in a fast evolving hyperconnected world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/eunhye-song\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEunhye Song, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEunhye Song\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis a Coca-Cola Foundation Early Career Professor and Assistant Professor in ISyE, as well as an NSF CAREER Awardee. With a background in simulation experiments, model risk quantification and simulation optimization, her research interest lie in digital twin simulator validations and experiment design.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour ISyE faculty members were awarded with a $1M grant focusing on hyperconnected distributed construction.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Four ISyE faculty members were awarded with a $1M grant focusing on hyperconnected distributed construction"}],"uid":"36284","created_gmt":"2025-02-25 17:41:27","changed_gmt":"2025-04-15 12:23:51","author":"chenriquez8","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676617":{"id":"676617","type":"image","title":"Benoit Montreuil, Eunhye Song, Jihye Jung, and Leon McGinnis","body":null,"created":"1742474804","gmt_created":"2025-03-20 12:46:44","changed":"1742474804","gmt_changed":"2025-03-20 12:46:44","alt":"Benoit Montreuil, Eunhye Song, Jihye Jung, and Leon McGinnis","file":{"fid":"260426","name":"Faculty-MiTek-Grant.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/20\/Faculty-MiTek-Grant.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/20\/Faculty-MiTek-Grant.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1511018,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/03\/20\/Faculty-MiTek-Grant.png?itok=FFap0-Yw"}}},"media_ids":["676617"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"143871","name":"Physical Internet Center"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193653","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}