Penn State industrial engineering graduate students doing work in the DISCRETE Lab.

Distributed Intelligent Systems and Controls: Research, Education, and Technology Lab

Directed by Vittal Prabhu, professor of industrial engineering, the Distributed Intelligent Systems and Controls: Research, Education, and Technology (DISCRETE) Lab focuses on exploring fundamental issues in distributed systems at the interface of manufacturing, controls, and information systems.

Located in 236 Leonhard Building, the research completed in DISCRETE primarily focuses on developing new algorithms and in understanding how best to engineer solutions based on such algorithms.

Researchers in the lab also use RoboDK for 3D printing with robots.

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Home of the first established industrial engineering program in the world, the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) at Penn State has made a name for itself in the engineering industry through its storied tradition of unparalleled excellence and innovation in research, education, and outreach.

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