{"685458":{"#nid":"685458","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Exploring Global Solutions Through ISyE\u2019s Summer Undergraduate Research Scholars (SURS) Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) offers the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ugresearch.isye.gatech.edu\/research-awards-programs\/summer-scholars-program\/past-projects\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESummer Undergraduate Research Scholars (SURS)\u003C\/a\u003E, a 10-week program where students can explore creating and developing systems-thinking solutions for various research topics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring this program, talented undergraduate students from across the nation participate in independent research under the direction of an ISyE faculty mentor. Over the course of the summer, seven scholars immersed themselves in projects ranging from applied research to algorithms and theory, representing the breadth and depth of ISyE research thrusts.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGuided by ISyE faculty, these students have the opportunity to develop technical skills and build their professional networks in one of the most unique experiences for early research development.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s scholars include:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJustin Xu \u2013 Advisor: Patrick Kastner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ugresearch.isye.gatech.edu\/research-awards-programs\/summer-scholars-program\/past-projects#:~:text=Simulating%20Neighborhood%20Change%3A%20A%20Case%20Study%20of%20the%20Atlanta%20Beltline\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESimulating Neighbor Change: A Case Study of the Atlanta Beltline\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUrban infrastructure projects can have profound and lasting effects on the communities they aim to serve. Although transportation improvements often seek to improve accessibility to amenities and economic opportunities, they can also trigger unintended neighborhood changes, changing demographics, altering affordability, and influencing long-term community composition. To address this challenge, we propose a computational simulation tool that can help urban planners and policymakers better anticipate the long-term consequences of infrastructure projects.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKian Drees\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Advisor: Weijun Xie\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ugresearch.isye.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/ss%20files\/posterllm6.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELLM Feature Selection for Best Subset Selection\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this research, the projects expand on LLM feature selection previously used with Lasso machine learning models by combining it with best subset selection instead, using best subset selection algorithms for regression datasets and support vector machines (SVMs) for classification datasets. By combining LLM feature selection with the best subset selection, they were able to create a strong and fast framework to produce interpretable and sparse models.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Jones \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2013 Advisor: Juba Ziani\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ugresearch.isye.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/ss%20files\/surs_poster.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA Branch and Bound Algorithm for Sparse Logistic Regression\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECo-led with Juba Ziani and Weijun Xie, this project introduces a branch and bound framework for sparse logistic regression using the non-convex l_0 constraint. While following up on this project, Weijun Xie and James Jones proposed a method that offers a stable and efficient approach for feature selection, and demonstrates strong performance compared to existing heuristic techniques.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFelix Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Advisor: Siva Theja Maguluri\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ugresearch.isye.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/ss%20files\/poster.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESGD with Constant Step Sizes \u2013 Rate of Convergence to Gaussian using Steins Method\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecent work by Zaiwei Chen and Shancong Mou with Professor Siva Theja Maguluri established that stochastic gradient descent (SGD) with constant step sizes converges in distribution to a Gaussian as the step size \u03b1\u21920. However, their analysis does not quantify the\u202frate\u202fof convergence between distributions. This work aims to fill this gap by developing a Stein\u2019s method-based framework to analyze the convergence of SGD in Wasserstein distance.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArianna Thomas \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2013 Advisor: Akane Fujimoto Wakabayashi\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ugresearch.isye.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/ss%20files\/final-poster-submit.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAnalyzing Trends and Differences in Discipline Rates in Georgia K-12 Public Schools\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis study focuses on examining disciplinary trends in Georgia\u2019s K-12 public schools. Utilizing data collected from the Governor\u0027s Office of Student Achievement, they analyzed discipline rates over time using time series and compared rates across various demographic groups using\u202fmixed-effects binomial regression models.\u202f \u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIris Smith\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Advisor: Mohit Singh\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ugresearch.isye.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/ss%20files\/isye_surs_iris_smith_final_poster.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow Well Does the Bi-directed Cut LP Approximate 3-Terminal Steiner Trees?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis project studies the Steiner tree problem, which asks for the minimum-cost network connecting a set of terminal nodes in a graph, possibly using additional non-terminal nodes to reduce cost. A central focus of this work is the integrality gap, which measures the worst-case ratio between the optimal integer solution and its LP relaxation.\u202f \u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFabiola Belibi \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2013 Advisor: \u202fJohannes Milz\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ugresearch.isye.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/ss%20files\/gt-research-poster-2.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEnhancing diagnostic Utility of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in Female Endurance Athletes via AI-supported scoring and Biometric Integration\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERelative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) represents a significant health and performance concern for athletes, particularly female endurance 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