{"690264":{"#nid":"690264","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrating Excellence at the ISyE Senior Design Finalists\u2019 Luncheon\u00a0\u00a0","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news\/senior-design-teams-showcase-projects-expo-contact-point-win-isye-prize\u0022\u003ESpring 2026 Capstone Design Expo\u003C\/a\u003E, a select group of teams gathered once more on May 5th for the Senior Design Finalists\u2019 Luncheon, an event celebrating the projects that stood out for their technical depth, creativity, and real-world impact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents began arriving around 11 a.m., filling the ISyE main atrium with conversation and excitement. Teams enjoyed lunch together while catching up with advisors, clients, faculty members, and representatives from industry partners. Project posters lined the space, giving attendees a chance to walk through the semester\u0027s work and explore the wide range of challenges tackled by ISyE students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe atmosphere felt equal parts celebration and reflection; students exchanged stories about long nights spent debugging models, clients discussed implementation possibilities with teams, and faculty and industry guests stopped to ask questions or to congratulate students.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe energy was fitting. This semester\u0027s cohort was the largest in recent memory, and an exceptional number of outstanding projects made the selection process particularly competitive. ISyE recognized work across three categories: Senior Design Finalists, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ks2inc.com\/\u0022\u003EKS2 Technologies\u003C\/a\u003E Design with Impact Award, and Senior Design Honorable Mentions, with a larger-than-usual number of teams honored in each.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAcross the full cohort of 31 teams, the collective value created this semester is striking. Projects delivered outcomes that include more than $51 million in cost savings, more than $19 million in increased revenue, more than $200K in profit increase, a doubling of the number of teachers served, dramatic improvements to GT first year course registration outcomes, kitting time reductions of 20-45%, doubled output in production environments, and inventory and annual cost reductions of 25% each,\u201d said ISyE Professor Emeritus and Senior Design Examiner \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/leon-mcginnis\u0022\u003ELeon McGinnis\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cNo two projects tackled the same problem, and that range of impact reflects the breadth of what ISyE students can do.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter lunch, ISyE Chair Dr. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pinar-keskinocak\u0022\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/a\u003E opened the event with warm remarks, welcoming attendees and celebrating the students\u0027 accomplishments before turning to Senior Lecturer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/ying-li\u0022\u003ELaura Li\u003C\/a\u003E to introduce the finalist presentations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECategory 1: Senior Design Finalists\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeing selected as a Senior Design finalist represents one of the highest honors in the ISyE capstone program. Finalist teams are evaluated by faculty members and corporate experts, and they are chosen based on a combination of project challenge, technical rigor, presentation quality, innovation, and the measurable impact of their solutions.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAA Flight Dispatcher Scheduling\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorking with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aa.com\/homePage.do\u0022\u003EAmerican Airlines\u003C\/a\u003E, this team developed an optimization model to improve dispatcher scheduling across multiple regions and shifts. Their model balanced millions of variables and constraints simultaneously to reduce understaffing, improve shift coverage, and increase overall operational efficiency\u2014delivering a tool that American Airlines can integrate directly into scheduling workflows.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeam members:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/amanda-ehrenhalt-41938723a\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAmanda Ehrenhalt\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/colin-fravel\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EColin Fravel\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexisfrith\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAlexis Frith\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/munotsehaj\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESehaj Munot\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christopher-schulte-a87532253\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChristopher Schulte\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sahanay\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESahana Yerneni\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/csyetukuri\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EChaitanya Sri Yetukuri\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClient Sponsor:\u003C\/strong\u003E Analytics Manager, Data Scientist, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/samuel-gonzalez\/\u0022\u003ESamuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaculty Advisor: \u003C\/strong\u003EAssociate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/mathieu-dahan\u0022\u003EMathieu Dahan\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImproving First-Year Registration: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/registrar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Office of the Registrar\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E - Winner\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPartnered with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/consulting.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Strategic Consulting \u003C\/a\u003Eand the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/registrar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of the Registrar\u003C\/a\u003E, this team focused on improving registration outcomes for incoming first-year students. 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The margin between all four teams was exceptionally narrow.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat stood out this semester was how consistently the finalist teams connected their methodology to measurable outcomes,\u201d said ISyE Senior Lecturer and Senior Design Team Examiner Laura Li. \u201cThese students didn\u2019t just build models, they demonstrated, with data, that their solutions work.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECategory 2: KS2 Technologies Design with Impact Award\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by KS2 Technologies, the Design with Impact Award recognizes outstanding Senior Design projects with a strong focus on implementation; projects that do not simply recommend solutions but demonstrate how those solutions can be put into practice to create measurable value for clients and communities. 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