Divyanshu Verma (’25 MS computer science and finance) is founder and managing partner of Milwaukee-based hedge fund Verma Research Capital (VRC). The company recently closed a $4.3 million funding round aimed at helping its clients invest in short-term quantitative and …
Professor Qian Liao was quoted in an article about the college’s Water Equipment and Policy Center (WEP), which he directs.The center was launched with funding from the National Science Foundation to encourage industry-university partnership on water-related research. WEP has become …
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce featured the college’s Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC) in its current issue. UWM’s ITAC is one of 37 nationwide and the only one in Wisconsin. ITACs were established to support small and medium-sized …
What do artificial intelligence, smartphone apps, GPS directions and online shopping recommendations all have in common? Algorithms. Recently, NPR’s “Word of the Week” feature explored the fascinating origin of the word “algorithm” in a story, “How ‘algorithm’ got its name …
The Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering recently hosted an international conference of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society (IEOM) on campus with Associate Professor Wilkistar Otieno serving as the Conference Chair. The June event drew hundreds of participants …
Over 700 industry leaders, educators, researchers, and policymakers recently gathered for an inaugural manufacturing summit focused on strengthening Wisconsin’s position as a national manufacturing leader, leveraging rapidly evolving technologies like AI, digital twins, and smart automation, and autonomous manufacturing. As a …
