{"691156":{"#nid":"691156","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumna Ann Dunkin to Chair Inaugural Emerging Technologies Virtual Forum  ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnn Dunkin, P.E. (BSIE 1986, MSIE 1988), will serve as event chair for the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers\u2019 (IISE) inaugural Emerging Technologies Forum on Aug. 26.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDunkin is an IISE Fellow, the highest classification of IISE membership that recognizes outstanding leaders of the profession who have made significant, nationally recognized contributions to industrial and systems engineering. She has served as chief information officer at the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as chief strategy and innovation officer at Dell Technologies. She has also held numerous leadership positions at Hewlett Packard, largely in the areas of manufacturing, research and development and IT. She currently serves as a distinguished external fellow with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Strategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDunkin holds appointments as a distinguished professor of the practice in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scp.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Cybersecurity and Privacy\u003C\/a\u003E and in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EJimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E. She is also a distinguished external fellow at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Emerging Technologies forum is a great opportunity for practicing ISEs to get exposure to a range of emerging technologies in a short period of time and identify those that they want to experiment with and implement in their organizations,\u201d Dunkin said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Aug. 26 event, which will be held virtually from 1-5 p.m. EDT, will explore technologies shaping the future of industrial and systems engineering, including artificial intelligence, digital twins, and robotics and autonomy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs event chair, Dunkin will be joined by experts from the healthcare, aerospace, logistics, manufacturing and technology industries, including representatives from Royal Caribbean, The Boeing Company, UPS and other organizations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe complimentary event is open to engineers and improvement professionals of all backgrounds. 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