#3. Laura Albert: Thinking Big and Educating Differently

The Decision Intelligence Lab

We live in a world filled where our lives and livelihoods increasingly depend on complex systems. In this episode, Professor Laura Albert from the University of Wisconsin discusses a recent paper on the “Grand Challenges in Industrial and Systems Engineering” and offers some suggestions on how educational programs must evolve in the age of Artificial Intelligence.

Timestamps

0:00 - Preview & Introduction

3:20 - Definition & Importance of Resiliency

5:38 - The Need for Big Thinking in the Field

6:45 - Significance of case studies in bridging academia and industry needs9:00 - Rethinking educational approaches in light of GenAI advancements

11:23 - The Threat of Irrelevance for Industrial & Systems Engineering

12:55 - Challenges of Teaching with GenAI

13:55 - Lessons from COVID-19: Supply Chain Resiliency

16:32 - AI in Decision-Making and Governance

18:15 - Identifying and managing trade-offs

21:24 - Barriers to Impact in Data Science and OR Fields

23:45 - Cybersecurity as an Opportunity for Industrial and Systems Engineering & Operational Research

26:10 - The 'Equifax Breach Story'

29:10 - Laura Albert’s blog

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Connect with guest

Laura Albert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraalbertphd

Laura's Blog: https://punkrockor.com/

Connect with hosts

Prof. Vijay Mehrotra (University of San Francisco): ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-mehrotra-ba9498/⁠⁠

Prof. Michael Watson (Northwestern University): ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-watson-07600a1⁠⁠

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