{"688068":{"#nid":"688068","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Yao Xie Selected as a Member of the New Voices Cohort at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYao Xie, Coca-Cola Foundation Chair and\u0026nbsp;Professor\u0026nbsp;in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE),\u0026nbsp;has been selected to join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine\u2019s\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/programs\/PGA-OFS-17-02\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/programs\/PGA-OFS-17-02\u0022\u003ENew Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eprogram\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ENew Voices is a highly competitive, merit-based program that expands the expertise engaged in the work of the National Academies while cultivating a national network of emerging STEM leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/yao-xie\u0022\u003EXie\u003C\/a\u003E is one of 20 mid-career scientists, engineers, and medical professionals in the 2026\u20132028 cohort. Her research develops statistical and computational foundations for sequential inference, high-dimensional change-point detection, robust decision-making under uncertainty,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;generative modeling for inference and decision-making, with applications in public safety,\u0026nbsp;power grid\u0026nbsp;resilience, and biomedical and health systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring her two-year term, Xie will have the opportunity to contribute to National Academies\u2019 consensus studies and convening activities, collaborate on interdisciplinary projects, and engage with peers to address critical national and global challenges. Cohort members meet monthly in virtual sessions and gather twice annually for in-person meetings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am honored to join the New Voices program and to contribute perspectives from statistics, data science, machine learning, and operations research to the National Academies\u2019 work on AI and public decision-making,\u201d said Xie.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENew Voices members are supported by National Academies staff and guided by an advisory committee of senior leaders. They include elected members of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Medicine, as well as program alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the addition of the 2026 cohort, the New Voices network now includes 80 members across four cohorts. Alumni of the program have gone on to serve on dozens of National Academies committees and to represent U.S. mid-career STEM perspectives at major national and international events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EXie will be the third Georgia Tech faculty member to participate in New Voices. Lauren Stewart (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Omar Asensio (School of Public Policy) served in previous cohorts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNow more than ever, we need to nurture the next generation of talented American researchers, who are the future leaders of the U.S. science and innovation enterprise,\u201d said Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYao Xie\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ehas been selected as one of 20 outstanding mid-career leaders nationwide to join the National Academies\u2019 New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2026\u20132028 cohort.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The two-year leadership program connects emerging STEM leaders to national policy, collaboration, and consensus-building efforts."}],"uid":"36736","created_gmt":"2026-02-06 15:31:08","changed_gmt":"2026-02-16 16:03:13","author":"ebrown386","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679211":{"id":"679211","type":"image","title":"Yao Xie, Coca-Cola Foundation Chair and Professor, ISyE","body":null,"created":"1770393922","gmt_created":"2026-02-06 16:05:22","changed":"1770393922","gmt_changed":"2026-02-06 16:05:22","alt":"Yao Xie, Coca-Cola Foundation Chair and Professor, ISyE","file":{"fid":"263343","name":"img8872.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/06\/img8872_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/02\/06\/img8872_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":231678,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/02\/06\/img8872_0.jpg?itok=LpGblXjW"}}},"media_ids":["679211"],"groups":[{"id":"1250","name":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)"},{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188776","name":"go-research"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EErin Whitlock Brown, Communications Manager II\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}