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Alice E. Smith

Industrial and Systems Engineering
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Professor Emerita
3301P Shelby Center
334.844.4340
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Education

Ph.D. Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
M.B.A., Saint Louis University
B.S. Civil Engineering, Rice University

Research Interests

computational intelligence
optimization of complex systems
modeling and simulation
facility and network design
manufacturing process control

In The News

Auburn University strengthens global ties through sustainable logistics partnership

Auburn University’s Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) team continues to play a vital role in an international partnership with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), contributing to groundbreaking research in sustainable logistics.
Auburn professor elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Alice E. Smith, the Joe W. Forehand Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as part of its Class of 2025.
Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty collaborate to address opioid crisis by analyzing drug trafficking organizations’ supply chain patterns

Edward Huang, associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Alice Smith, The Joe W. Forehand Jr. Distinguished Professor, in industrial and systems engineering, aim to create a new approach using deep learning to better understand DTO patterns in opioid supply chains.