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2020 has seen a highly active hurricane season, with a total so far of 24 tropical or subtropical cyclones, 23 named storms, eight hurricanes, and two major hurricanes.

Rebuild Supply Chains for Quicker Hurricane Recovery

Sep 21, 2020

Alleviating suffering more effectively in the wake of hurricanes may require a shift in relief strategies, says the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
Turgay Ayer

New Tool Can Detect COVID-19 Outbreaks in U.S. Counties

Sep 18, 2020

Using machine learning, the online tool can predict outbreaks in different counties across the U.S.
George Family Foundation Early Career Professor and Associate Professor Turgay Ayer

Turgay Ayer and Interdisciplinary Team Develop COVID-19 Policy Simulator

May 14, 2020

The simulator, an interactive tool designed to inform COVID-19 intervention policy decisions in the U.S., is also available to the general public.
Pinar Keskinocak

Pinar Keskinocak on the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Benefits of Social Distancing

Apr 17, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic (also known as COVID-19) continues to spread in U.S. cities and around the world, experts are sharing their advice to help determine a safe path forward.
Pinar Keskinocak

Pinar Keskinocak on the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Benefits of Social Distancing

Apr 17, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic (also known as COVID-19) continues to spread in U.S. cities and around the world, experts are sharing their advice to help determine a safe path forward.
Coping with COVID2

Digital Tool Helps Hospital Make Important Coronavirus Retest Decisions

Apr 13, 2020

The dearth of coronavirus tests and the many false negatives confront doctors with a difficult decision this new tool helps them make.
Pinar Keskinocak, William W. George Chair and Professor, ISyE; ADVANCE Professor, College of Engineering; and Director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems

CHHS Director Pinar Keskincak Makes News Around The US

Apr 6, 2020

AJC

Pinar Keskinocak Featured in AJC Columns about COVID-19 Outbreak

Mar 31, 2020

Pinar Keskinocak, William W. George Chair and Professor; Director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems

Create Dedicated Pandemic Clinics Now to Address COVID-19

Mar 25, 2020

According to ISyE Professor Pinar Keskinocak, COVID-19 needs pandemic clinics focused on treating it and keeping it away from non-COVID patients.
Pinar Keskinocak, William W. George Chair and Professor; Director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems

Optimizing the Flu Vaccine Supply Chain for Maximum Impact

Feb 17, 2020

ISyE Professor Pinar Keskinocak and her team have developed a model that better matches flu vaccine supply with actual regional demand.
William W. George Chair and Professor and INFORMS President Pinar Keskinocak

Pinar Keskinocak Assumes INFORMS Presidency

Jan 17, 2020

Keskinocak has been an engaged member of INFORMS since early in her academic career, and the presidency represents the pinnacle of her involvement.
Health Systems The Next Generation - 2019

Health Systems The Next Generation (HSNG) - 2019

Nov 12, 2019

CHHS completes its 4th annual Health Systems Forum Focused on Moving from Sick-care to Healthcare Featuring Speakers Tarun Mohan Lal, Chief Analytics Officer and Enterprise Vice President | Navicent HealthJoyce Siegele, Director of Productivity Improvement | Northside Hospital  Greg Esper, Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology | Emory University School of MedicineVictoria Jordan, Vice President, Quality | Emory Healthcare 
Pinar Keskinocak, William W. George Chair and professor, and director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems

INFORMS Podcast "Resoundingly Human" Features Pinar Keskinocak

Oct 28, 2019

Keskinocak discusses using OR and analytics to save lives and money before and after distasters occur.
2019 Global Health Summit

Supporting Our Neighbors!

Oct 14, 2019

This year's Atlanta Global Health Summit explored the theme of urban environments and health.
HHSCM Program Director Pinar Keskinocak Teaching

Health & Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Certificate Program

Oct 1, 2019

The 2020 Program has been transitioned to a online format.
HHL Conference 2019 Group Image

The 11th Annual Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference

Jul 11, 2019

The 2019 conference in Kigali, Rwanda, focused broadly on "resilience".
HHL conference 2019 Save the date square

Rwanda Here We Come! - 11th Conference on Health and Humanitarian Logistics

Feb 22, 2019

The aim of the 11th annual Health & Humanitarian Logistics (HHL) Conference is to provide an open forum to discuss the challenges and new solutions in disaster preparedness and response, long-term development and humanitarian aid, and global health delivery. July 10-11, 2019 | Kigali, Rwanda
1918-19 Spanish flu ambulance

Flu Vaccine Supply Gaps Can Intensify Flu Seasons, Make Pandemics Deadlier

Jan 7, 2019

Gaps in the logic of how we restock flu vaccines may be costing hundreds of lives, or more. A new model to tweak the gaps could save hundreds to hundreds-of-thousands of people and millions to multiple millions of dollars in medical costs.
Health Systems: The Next Generation 2018 Forum Poster session

Health Systems: The Next Generation 2018 Forum

Nov 9, 2018

Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 The Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems (CHHS) hosted Health Systems- The Next Generation. To watch the plenary panel session, view photos and presentations visit the Forum webpage
Pinar Keskinocak, William W. George Chair and Professor in ISyE, College of Engineering ADVANCE Professor, and the Director of the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems

Pinar Keskinocak Elected INFORMS President-elect

Oct 16, 2018

Keskinocak's term as president will begin in 2020.
Some of the ISyE students who brought order to Shepherd’s patient scheduling (l-r): Idil Arsik, Kirthana Hampapur, and Danielle Regala

To Improve Patient Care, Start with the Schedule

Sep 20, 2018

That’s the approach followed by a collaborative team from ISyE and Shepherd Pathways
Keynote Speaker Jagan Chapagain (IFRC); Panel on Technology Innovation in Health Systems; Dr. Maha Barakat (Abu Dhabi Health Authority); Dr. Georges Ki-Zerbo, (WHO African Region)

Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference Celebrates 10 Years

Aug 15, 2018

HHLC is one of the few conferences that brings together representatives from both health and humanitarian arenas.
A team from ISyE created a a Microsoft Excel-based decision-support school bus routing tool for the Denver Public School System.

Here Comes the Bus (and It’s on Time!)

Aug 2, 2018

ISyE Ph.D. student Amanda Chu developed a school bus routing decision tool for Denver Public Schools.
ISyE alumna Sheereen Brown ((BSIE 12, MSHS 14) worked on developing and implementing the Workforce Allocation Optimization Tool.

Workforce Allocation Optimization Tool Rolled Out in Three African Countries

Aug 1, 2018

At the core of of the WAO tool is an integer programming model, which is solved to find the best allocation of health care workers to match demand and supply.
Recent ISyE Ph.D. student Can Zhang. Zhang is now an assistant professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

Solving the Problem of Medical Waste

May 16, 2018

 Recent ISyE graduate Can Zhang's research matches discarded medical supplies with beneficiaries in developing countries.
Derya Dermitas

ISYE/CHHS Seminar - Professor Derya Demirtas

Apr 9, 2018

Tuesday April, 17th Professor Derya Demirtas will present on public access defibrillator location under demand and supply uncertainty. Professor Demirtas is a visiting faculty in the Industrial and Systems Engineering and in the Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems at Georgia Tech. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. (Read more via the link above)

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