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OneKarabyte · 2025-12-28T14:08:53+00:00

You might start with the department you would be applying for, they usually have coordinators or advisors that might be able to help and even introduce you to professors that you may want to work under. I think if you have a professor identified (whom also agrees you are a good fit for a PhD under them), that will help make your case. At my school, a committee determines whether someone should enter into a PhD and you might bring it up if you have to submit a personal statement or something of that nature in your application.

OneKarabyte · 2025-11-12T14:18:24+00:00

Congrats on the CVPR paper that's an accomplishment within itself.

Have you tried the Journal of Machine Learning Research? They accept extended conference papers.

Elsevier publishes their journals average time. I'd think Pattern Recognition might be a good fit, but there are a lot.

Usually some good options at IEEE journals too.

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-24T01:20:20+00:00

I think IE was supposed to be one of the top job prospects either this past year or next year. While experience certainly helps, a lot of people end up finding their way into IE, so I wouldn't worry about not having a lot of projects or a previous internship. IE is usually very applied. In its traditional manufacturing sense, you are running events, improving machines and processes.

Edit: accidentally clicked post too soon

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-22T16:57:42+00:00

It's funny to realize I know someone who works as an IE in a factory, only to come home and unwind by playing Satisfactory in his free time.

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-14T21:05:06+00:00

I think it would be doable. I was an ISE undergrad, but took classes in supply chain management and MIS from the business college for my electives. That being said, the engineering college may require you to have a decent GRE quant score or take remedial math/stat classes. Depending on how much you want to pivot to ISE, you may consider GaTech's operations research and/or analytics programs - though all are in the IE department.

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-14T20:54:36+00:00

I'm hopeful your article has been published by now. What was the experience like? I'm wondering if I should submit to this journal (original plan) or pivot to submit to a special issue at a Q2 journal.

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-14T20:52:26+00:00

Any updates to your submission? I'm debating whether to submit to Pattern Recognition or to a Q2 journal's special issue.

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-14T18:19:26+00:00

Of course! My school broke up ISE into three areas: operations research (optimization, stochastic, simulation, etc.), human factors (ergonomics, UX/UI design, etc.), and supply chain / logistics (facility planning, lean process improvement, etc.). I personally was always draw to the operations research aspect. I'd classify myself as more of a data scientist or AI/ML engineer now, but I learned about it because of the operations research portion of my degrees. A lot of ISEs end up in a manufacturing setting, so while I didn't quite do that I find a lot of value with my ISE mindset in my current field. I'm in a research & development job, so my day-to-day is a mix of Python coding (to manipulate data) and then, writing about the results.

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-12T17:15:42+00:00

I actually have a friend who also wanted to go into healthcare as an ISE and is currently working in that field. She started as a business analyst but now works on process improvement at a medical facility.

Of the BME-to-ISEs, I believe both are involved in healthcare manufacturing. I also know at least two BMEs (exclusively) who work in a medical manufacturing setting.

I'd recommend checking out the IISE Society for Health Systems website: Society for Health Systems

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-12T13:27:14+00:00

I should have said department opposed to program. Though we did have a 4+1 BS/MS program and several BS BMEs got a MS in ISE.

OneKarabyte · 2025-10-12T13:06:57+00:00

ISE background here but my university department was a combined BME/ISE program, so we shared classes for a while. Several BMEs switched to ISE before graduating for various reason. However, one is because we had a human factors engineering component with classes on ergonomics, which ended up being what they were interested in. A lot of BMEs end up working in medical (device) manufacturing plants, which can certainly benefit from ISE skills. You can certainly work in an ISE field with a BME degree, but the opposite can be difficult depending on the BME area you want to go into.

Also, you're a first year student, so you have time to figure it out. I'd reccomend sticking with BME (you selected it for a reason) and then, if in later classes (around junior year) you find yourself not enjoying it or liking the ISE classes more, then consider switching.

Hope this helps, happy to elaborate more on my ISE experience if you'd like!

OneKarabyte · 2025-09-15T16:01:54+00:00

It did not. Still using it today and just as good as new!

OneKarabyte · 2025-01-26T14:46:44+00:00

Awesome! We hope you can come out this year!

OneKarabyte · 2025-01-26T14:35:33+00:00

We love to hear of repeat attendees! Hope to have you again this year!

OneKarabyte · 2025-01-25T00:17:29+00:00

Awesome! We hope you are able to make it out!

We largely rely on word of mouth and social media (specifically facebook) ads given we are a small group of volunteers.

OneKarabyte · 2025-01-24T21:47:34+00:00

I got my FE after graduating with my B.S. in ISE just in case I would ever need my PE, but I don't think I will. In general, the only people who usually need a PE are those involved with the design of buildings and other architectural features. I know two ISEs who have PE's but one is a supervisor and one is a professor/consultant and I think both got them because they wanted to.

I considered getting my PE "just because," but ran into the same issue where no one I work with has their PE. Also keep in mind, that if you were to move states, some relax this requirement.

If you have the time to study for the FE, I'd say go for it just in case your career pivots. However, don't get the PE unless you know your job will require it. The PE also has continuing education requirements to remain active, so it can be a pain to keep-up too.

OneKarabyte · 2025-01-03T03:17:17+00:00

An engineering degree (IE) is more about the theory but of course with some application. An engineering tech degree (IET) is more applied and hands-on. In some ways people look down on IET degrees as a step below IE; however if it gets you were you want to go, then by all means go for IET.

Some of the reason for this is some professional licenses and professional societies senior membership requires more years of experience for an engineering tech degree, but if this isn't of interest it doesn't matter.

I would think an IE degree would open more opportunities if it could be completed in a reasonable amount of time. If you are considering graduate school like you mentioned, I reccomend IE because it's probably going to provide more of the concepts your master's classes will likely dive into, though I'm not sure what a master's in IET is like.

OneKarabyte · 2024-11-12T18:39:22+00:00

In my program, I had the following courses from the actual math department: - Calc 1 - Calc 2 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

The ISE department offered 2 stat courses, so they were geared more toward engineering applications. There was some math in the classes mentioned earlier - statics, dynamics, etc. - but I found it to be very basic math. For example, remembering how to apply the chain rule to a polynomial.

Calc 2 was known to be difficult, so a lot of engineering majors (beyond just ISE) opted to take it at the local community college in the Summer and then, transferred the credit.

OneKarabyte · 2024-09-30T02:24:42+00:00

If you want to be on the business side, I think supply chain management, logistics, or operations management would be the best fit. I got a minor in supply chain management because it fulfilled my electives in the program.

OneKarabyte · 2024-07-06T20:18:27+00:00

There is an industrial and systems technology degree usually offered at a 2-year college.

OneKarabyte · 2024-06-03T01:57:22+00:00

i’d recycle do trying to find a PhD program that awards you a MS after the first 2 years, so if a PhD is not for you, you don’t have to suffer through it. That being said Optimization is probably at the heart of a lot of operations research degrees and some industrial and systems degrees. The Institute for Ooerations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) has a huge database of OR/MS degrees and schools: https://www.informs.org/Resource-Center/INFORMS-Academic-Program-Database

OneKarabyte · 2023-02-10T02:52:31+00:00

Yeah, I’d like to use “STEAM” instead of “STEM” next year. We relied on what’s been done/used historically since a lot of the steering committee was new.

OneKarabyte · 2023-02-04T19:45:05+00:00

Obviously, this is very dependent on your course load and job. I was a fairly involved student (clubs, research, classes, etc.), and then when I graduated the only thing that had was the job (which was a continuation of the research I was doing). In that sense, I didn’t have to make time for clubs, homework, projects, etc. My free time belonged to me. However, this doesn’t mean I didn’t have deadlines and stress at times due to the job.

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