Dear colleagues,
I'm delighted to share that Clemson IE is hosting another edition of our REU site: Human-Centered Operations Research and Engineering this summer. If you have undergraduate students who would like to explore operations research, human factors, and/or analytics through an interdisciplinary lens, I encourage you to pass the message below along to them. This summer's research projects focus on the use of analytics to disrupt trafficking and the intersection of AI and human factors.
Emily Tucker
REU Site: Human-Centered Operations Research and Engineering (H-CORE)
The Department of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University will host an NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in Summer 2026. This 10-week summer research program will focus on problems at the intersection of humans, systems, and analytics. We call this approach H-CORE: Human-Centered Operations Research and Engineering.
The program prepares students to conduct interdisciplinary, human-centered research to address complex social and technological problems. If you are a current sophomore or junior in any STEM-related discipline, we invite you to apply.
Key Program Details:
• Program dates: May 18-July 24, 2026
• Stipend: $7,000
• Housing: included
• Application deadline: Feb. 1, 2026
• Eligibility: US citizens and permanent residents
• Program website: https://cecas.clemson.edu/hcore/
• Apply here: https://etap.nsf.gov/award/7316/opportunity/11506
This summer there will be three projects:
• Human-AI Teaming to Support Adaptive Performance in Healthcare Systems (mentor: Dr. Sudeep Hegde)
• Survivor-Centered Analytics to Help Disrupt the Harm Caused by Sex Trafficking (mentor: Dr. Thomas Sharkey)
• Statistical Analysis and Large Language Models for Effective Health Literacy (mentor: Dr. David Neyens)
Questions? Feel free to reach out to us at IEHCORE[at]clemson.edu.
REU Site Leadership
Drs. Thomas Sharkey, Jessica Avilés, and Emily Tucker
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Emily Tucker
Assistant Professor
Industrial Engineering
Clemson University
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