New research from the UK-China Joint Intelligent Center of Special Equipment and Robotics has named the most productive scholars in the field of intelligent manufacturing during 2021. The authors of the project indicate that their ranking methodology uses the international general selection method to identify the 1,000 highly cited scholars with the most global influence in the field from citations data found in Emerald Publishing’s database. The 2021 ranking appears in the latest issue of the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing and Special Equipment, and it indicates that Mark James, an associate professor of management, and Tesa Leonce, an associate professor of economics, are ranked 893rd and 895th, respectively. At the top of the ranking is Bilal Alhayani of Yildiz Technical University (Turkey), while the highest-ranked U.S.-based scholar is Hoejin Kim of the University of Texas – El Paso, who is ranked third overall. James and Leonce rank close behind John Gorman, at 890th, from the University of Minnesota, and ahead of A.M.M. Ahsan, at 919th, from North Dakota State University. Lastly, both James and Leonce rank ahead of scholars from the University of Oklahoma, University of Colorado, Fresno State University, Penn State University and Southern Methodist University.
Officials in the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development recently put the finishing touches on an extensive report on trends in educational programs and occupations in the Columbus area. The report also includes data on business and technology trends. According to Fady Mansour , Director of the Butler Center, there are several key takeaways from the report regarding 10 occupational gaps that currently exist in the Columbus area. First, software development occupation exhibits the biggest labor shortage, with the report adding that the TSYS School has a bachelor's degree program in information technology along with a new AI track for the bachelor's degree in computer science, both of which can qualify students for this occupation. Other educational programs are in demand, such as computer programming and cloud computing. Second, there is a gap of 30 employees per year in general and operations management. This gap could be addressed by the Turn...

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