Hi! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida.
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Open Positions:
Open Positions:
I am actively looking for fully funded PhD students to join my research group starting Fall 2027.
If you are an undergraduate or master's student at UF looking for research opportunities, feel free to reach out to me at vbansal@ufl.edu.
Research Interests:
Research Interests:
Stochastic Modeling
Deep Learning
Agentic Industrial AI
Large Scale MDP/Reinforcement Learning
Quantum Industrial AI
Application Areas:
Application Areas:
Smart and Connected Systems
Advanced Manufacturing (e.g., additive manufacturing)
Industry 4.0
Healthcare
Education:
Education:
Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2022-2026)
B.Tech. in Production and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee (2018-2022)
Recent News:
Recent News:
May 2026 Vipul will be joining the University of Florida ISE in Fall 2026 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Thanks for the support!
Key Awards:
Key Awards:
2025-2026 Early Excellence in Teaching Award
Best Paper in the 2025 IISE Transactions Focus Issue on Data Science, Quality and Reliability
Narayan-Chen Family Graduate Student Support, 2025
Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship, IISE, 2025
Finalist QCRE Student Paper Competition, IISE Annual Conference & Expo, 2024
Finalist QCRE Student Paper Competition, IISE Annual Conference & Expo, 2023
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