{"691437":{"#nid":"691437","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Plays Key Role in Nearly $20 Million NSF Award for AI-Driven Manufacturing ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E is playing a key role in a nearly $20 million National Science Foundation (NSF)\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2026\/08\/03\/georgia-tech-lead-national-cloud-laboratory-advanced-manufacturing-and-materials\u0022\u003E award\u003C\/a\u003E received by Georgia Tech that will leverage artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and advanced manufacturing technologies and facilities to accelerate scientific discovery. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech received the $18.1 million award through \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/tip\/updates\/nsf-announces-400m-investment-new-national-network-ai\u0022\u003ENSF\u0027s Programmable Cloud Laboratories initiative\u003C\/a\u003E, a national effort to create AI-enabled automated laboratories that researchers can access remotely. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EISyE\u2019s contribution is led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pascal-van-hentenryck\u0022\u003EPascal Van Hentenryck\u003C\/a\u003E, the A. Russell Chandler III Chair and professor in ISyE, and includes faculty members \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/nagi-gebraeel\u0022\u003ENagi Gebraeel\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/roshan-joseph\u0022\u003ERoshan Joseph\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/kamran-paynabar\u0022\u003EKamran Paynabar\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/eunhye-song\u0022\u003EEunhye Song\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/xiaochen-xian\u0022\u003EXiaochen Xian\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/yao-xie\u0022\u003EYao Xie\u003C\/a\u003E. The broader multidisciplinary effort is co-led by Van Hentenryck, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/aaron-stebner\u0022\u003EAaron Stebner\u003C\/a\u003E, associate director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtmi.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)\u003C\/a\u003E, Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair, James R. and Sarah R. Borders Faculty Fellow, and professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E School of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtmi.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-kurfess\u0022\u003ETom Kurfess,\u003C\/a\u003E GTMI executive director and HUSCO\/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cManufacturing is moving toward intelligent, autonomous, and interconnected systems that can learn, adapt, and accelerate innovation,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/pinar-keskinocak\u0022\u003EPinar Keskinocak\u003C\/a\u003E, the H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair of ISyE. \u201cThis award positions ISyE and Georgia Tech at the forefront of that transformation. By combining ISyE\u2019s strengths in AI and systems engineering with interdisciplinary collaboration and state-of-the-art facilities, this initiative will accelerate scientific discovery and autonomous manufacturing, and create new opportunities to tackle complex challenges in engineering and manufacturing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the center of Georgia Tech\u2019s contribution is the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF)\u003C\/a\u003E, operated through GTMI. The facility combines advanced manufacturing equipment, industrial robotics, and automated research capabilities to help accelerate the development of new materials and manufacturing technologies. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the initiative brings together experts from multiple disciplines, many of its core challenges align closely with ISyE\u2019s strengths in systems thinking, optimization, machine learning, workflow design, and systems engineering. As part of the effort, ISyE researchers will contribute expertise in these areas to support the development of autonomous research workflows and AI-enabled manufacturing systems. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is the AI that will transform scientific discovery and manufacturing,\u201d said Van Hentenryck, who also serves as the director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ai4opt.org\/\u0022\u003ENSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThis is deep multidisciplinary collaboration.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond its research impact, the initiative will provide ISyE students with hands-on experience working on complex, multidisciplinary challenges involving AI, robotics, and scientific discovery while gaining exposure to new domains where ISyE methodologies can be applied. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis type of deep collaboration across disciplines gives students a window of what is possible in the future and how they can help shape it,\u201d Van Hentenryck added. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe H. 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