Alice E. Smith is an American industrial engineer whose research concerns analysis,modeling,and mathematical optimization of complex systems in manufacturing,business planning,advanced materials,and communication networks,with an emphasis on nature-inspired computation with operations research and statistical methods. She is the Joe W. Forehand,Jr. Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University,with a joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. In 2025 she was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for advancements in computational intelligence applied to modeling and optimization of complex systems.[1][2]
From 1979 to 1989 Smith worked at Southwestern Bell Corporation as an engineer and engineering manager. She joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty in 1991 (assistant professor;associate professor in 1996). In 1999 she moved to Auburn University as professor and chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering (1999–2011). Her endowed positions at Auburn include Philpott–WestPoint Stevens Professor (2001),W. Allen and Martha Reed Professor (2012),Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professor (2015),and Joe W. Forehand,Jr. Distinguished Professor (2023). During her chair tenure the department saw significant growth in enrollment,research funding,private support,facilities,and national ranking.[3]
Smith was named a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (2003) and a Fellow of INFORMS (2021). In 2025 she was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Other honors include the WORMS Award for the Advancement of Women in OR/MS (2009),the Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator Award (2012),the Wellington Award of the IISE Engineering Economy Division (2016),the Yellowhammer Women of Impact recognition (2020),and the inaugural Auburn University100 Women Strong Leadership in Diversity Faculty Award (2017). Earlier research prizes include the E. L. Grant Best Paper Awards (1999,2006) and the William A. J. Golomski Best Paper Award (2002).[7][8][2][9]
↑Konak, Abdullah; Coit, David W.; Smith, Alice E. (2006). "Multi-objective optimization using genetic algorithms: A tutorial". Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 91 (9). Elsevier: 992–1007. Bibcode:2006RESS...91..992K. doi:10.1016/j.ress.2005.11.018.
↑Coit, David W. (2005). "Reliability optimization of series-parallel systems using a genetic algorithm". IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 45 (2). IEEE: 254–260. doi:10.1109/24.510803.
↑Smith, Alice E.; Mason, Anthony K. (1997). "Cost estimation predictive modeling: Regression versus neural network". The Engineering Economist. 42 (2). Taylor & Francis: 137–161. doi:10.1080/00137919708903154 (inactive 1 February 2026).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of February 2026 (link)
↑Editor biography from Smith, Alice E., ed. (2022), Women in Computational Intelligence: Key Advances and Perspectives on Emerging Topics, Women in Engineering and Science, Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-79092-9, ISBN978-3-030-79091-2
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