32 IN FOCUS Alumni Roundup Time to reconnect 1 2 3 4 5 6 Faculty and alumni catch up at the IE Alumni Mixer. Academics, alumni and students gather before the celebration dinner. Prof. Tim Cheng, Dean of Engineering (back row, middle), Prof. Guillermo Gallego, IEDA Head (back row, rst left), and Prof. Lo Hong-Kam, Civil and Environmental Engineering Head (back row, second left), with alumni. From left: Prof. Guillermo Gallego, IEDA Head, with academic workshop speakers Prof. David Simchi-Levi, MIT, Prof. Peter Glynn, Stanford University, and Prof. John Birge, University of Chicago. Career sharing alumni speakers Ms. Cecilia Ding, SSIF Capital Limited ( rst left), Ms. Michelle Bu, Morgan Stanley (second left), Dr. William Wu, ENW Electronics Limited (third right), and Ms. Ada Yan, Universal Star Education (second right), with IEDA faculty and staff. The fth alumni speaker was Mr. Jackson Yau, Lenovo (not pictured). Alumni with Prof. Mitchell Tseng, IEDA Founding Head, and current faculty. 2 4 6 5 1 3 The Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics (IEDA) held two memorable get-togethers in celebration of its Silver Jubilee in October . As the rst alumni reunion event a er the Department formally changed its name to IEDA in January , over alumni, students, current and past faculty members in total gathered at the University on October and to enjoy a series of lively reunion events. Activities included a wonderful celebration dinner in the Chinese restaurant on campus, an IE alumni mixer, an academic workshop featuring three of the Department’s overseas academic advisors as keynotes speakers, and a career sharing session with ve alumni sharing industry experiences with fellow alumni and students.
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