Congratulations to Ragda Bawaneh and Heba Jaradat on receiving the Krishnaswami Srihari Graduate Scholarship for 2026-2027! Established by alumni and donors in 2020 in honor of Dr. Srihari, the award recognizes high-performing international PhD ISE students. Congrats again, Ragda and Heba!

Welcome back, Bearcats!! 🐻🐱Students at all levels are sharing exciting internship stories from this past summer. Justin Mintz worked in the Z4Z program at Zebra Technologies and got hands-on experience with several highly impactful projects. Congrats, Justin! #BingPride

Huge news as we get ready to conclude the second week of classes ... We are delighted to share that Dr. Hiroki Sayama has received the Artificial Life Outstanding Publication of the Decade! Congrats again and thank you for your many contributions, Dr. Sayama! #BingPride

Congratulations to PhD student Neda Amiri Rad on receiving the Choose Rheumatology Scholarship – Workforce Expansion from the Rheumatology Research Foundation!! This scholarship will enable her to have impact and support her attending ACR Convergence 2026. Congrats again, Neda! #BingPride

Join us to celebrate former SSIE Dept. Chair Dr. Nagen Nagarur on September 2! All are welcome from 2-4 p.m. in ES 2008. We hope that you will join us as we thank him for his extended history of service and leadership. Please RSVP here to attend: https://bit.ly/4hRWpmk

We share very sad news that a forefather of the current SSIE School, Dr. Howard Pattee, has passed. All are welcome to join Dr. Howard H. Pattee’s Centennial at the upcoming #CCS2026 to reflect as we fondly remember his many positive impacts. #BingPride https://bit.ly/4xOOvyL

Congratulations to Kamalesh Chavan! On August 12, 2026 Kamalesh defended his thesis "Optimization of Stencil Aperture Geometry and Printing Parameters for Solder Ball Mitigation in Mass DDIMM SMT Production Using Design of Experiments (DOE)." Congrats again, Kamalesh!

Yusuf Efe Alan recently completed an internship at HSBC, where he gained firsthand exposure to the complexities of Aircraft Financing and Supply Chain Financing. He will also complete degrees from both Binghamton University and Istanbul Technical University through a specialized program. #BingPride

Congratulations to Majed Al Jamrah! On August 12, 2026 Majed defended his thesis "Predicting Avoidable Emergency Department Visits in a Medicaid Managed Care Population: A Longitudinal Machine Learning Approach Using Administrative Claims Data." Congrats again, Majed!

Proud moment for Binghamton University and SSIE as Dr. Srihari delivered a plenary talk at BioMET-26 VIT University on “Addressing Healthcare Inequities Across the Globe" coauthored with Dr. Chalil Madathil and PhD student Rahul Balamurugan, on more accessible, sustainable healthcare systems.

Congrats to Salah Marei! Salah began his MS in ISE in 2025 and soon thereafter joined Kennedy Valve as a Graduate Research Associate. He recently transitioned into a full-time role as a Digital Manufacturing Engineer with the same company. Congrats again, Salah! #BingPride

Congratulations to Nidhi Pankaj Hiran! On August 10, 2026 Nidhi defended her thesis "A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Dynamic Work Order Prioritization in Multi-Constrained Manufacturing Environments." Congrats again, Nidhi!

Congratulations to Victor Cen Zhen! On August 7, 2026 Victor defended his thesis "Mitigating Inventory Record Inaccuracy in HMLV Electronics Manufacturing: A Choice Architecture & Behavioral Facility Design Approach." Congrats again, Victor!

Here are a few more pics from the 7th Latin American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management with SSIE Director Dr. Mohammad Khasawneh and medical doctor / student ambassador Dr. Enitza George. 😎☀️We look forward to welcoming back all of our Bearcats soon!

Congratulations to Aryan Sharma! On August 5, 2026 Aryan defended his thesis "Manufacturing Intelligence Cognition Systems (MICS): an AI-Powered Pipeline for Shift Passdown Extraction and Operational Visibility." Congrats again, Aryan!

Dr. Sang Won Yoon and students Shreya Agarwal and Mohammed-Khalil Ghali worked with the Endicott Police Department on a Police Investigation Management System (PIMS) to help detectives organize cases, manage leads and save time during investigations:. https://bit.ly/4fnJKVk

¿SSIE va a Panamá? ¡Sí! 😎SSIE Director Dr. Mohammad Khasawneh is shown here with NYC Ambassador, PhD ISE student and medical doctor Dr. Enitza George headed to the 7th Latin American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) taking place in Panama this week. More to come!

Congratulations to Mahmut Erkam Karakaya! On August 3, 2026 Mahmut defended his thesis "From Manual to Smart Inbound Logistics: A cyber-Physical Systems Framework for Real-Time Material Identification and Goods Receipt Synchronization in Electronics Manufacturing." Congrats again, Mahmut!

SSIE shoutout to Barbaros Altinel! Barbaros is in a specialized dual degree program and will achieve BS degrees from both Binghamton University and Instanbul Technical University (İTÜ). This summer he worked as a Production Engineering Intern in Anadolu Isuzu's Bus Manufacturing Facility. #BingPride

Congratulations to Dania Sreihin! On August 3, 2026 Dania defended her thesis "Enhancing NPI Success Through AI-Enabled Structured Project Management for PCBA Environments." Congrats again, Dania!

Welcome back Dr. Congyu Peter Wu! Dr. Wu attended the 17th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2026) where he presented "Factors Affecting Trust in Healthcare Providers for COVID-19 Information Among Cancer Survivors: A Health Belief Model Analysis."

And it's a wrap! Orientation for the Manhattan program Class of 2027 has come to a successful close, and we look forward to making great memories with this new cohort in the year ahead. The first classes officially start in Manhattan in late August. More photos coming soon! #BingPride

We've crossed the halfway point for Manhattan Program Orientation 2026 but there's still plenty of educational fun to come... Engaging conversations and hands-on learning promote better outcomes, and we're very excited for this new class of NYC Bearcats and all the lies ahead! #BingPride

As one door closes, another door opens, and we can't wait to see what doors the most recent grads walk through next! 🏃‍♀️‍➡️Here are some photos from the Recognition Ceremony of the 13th cohort of the Manhattan program. 🎓 Congrats again to the Class of 2026! #BingPride

International author, speaker and trainer Joseph F. Paris, Jr. recently rejoined our executive health systems program based in Manhattan to deliver his acclaimed State of Readiness Master Class and Workshop for current students and guests of our program. Contact us for future classes/events.

Dr. Srikanth Rangarajan recently visited Rajalakshmi Engineering College to provide a workshop on Data Centers and Digital Twins for about 100 participating students. While there he also shared info about graduate study opportunities within SSIE: https://bit.ly/GoGradSSIE

Have you checked out IEOM Now? Host Dr. Don Reimer recently interviewed MS ISE student Md Tohidul Islam about his experience at the 11th North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management that took place in June. Full interview here: https://bit.ly/3ThjR20

Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Tulk Jesso on receiving an NSF CAREER Award! We are very proud of your achievement and wish you great success with this exciting project blending AI, human factors and nursing in a study starting this September and running through 2031! #BingPride

Are you prepared for what lies ahead? Improve your strategic “State of Readiness” with international author, speaker and host Joseph F. Paris, Jr., at this free public workshop provided on behalf of Binghamton University’s Executive Health Systems – Manhattan program. https://bit.ly/3OghMLY

Thank you to nationally recognized healthcare executive, educator, and emergency preparedness leader Chuck Jarmon MPH, MBA, EMT-Paramedic for providing the keynote speech at this year’s Recognition Ceremony for our 1-year MS program based in Manhattan (https://bit.ly/3OghMLY)!