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William T. Scherer was a Professor and Chair of the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Systems journal and Director of the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP). His expertise spanned systems engineering, stochastic control, business analytics, and intelligent transportation systems. Scherer held leadership roles at UVA Engineering, including contributions to curriculum development and pedagogy. He authored/co-authored over 100 publications and two Wiley books on systems analysis. His research focused on systems engineering methodology, financial engineering, and sports analytics. He was a Visiting Professor at the Darden School of Business (2001-2002) and President of the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (2007-2008).
Education:
- B.S., University of Virginia, 1980
- M.E., University of Virginia, 1981
- Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1986
Research Interests: Business Analytics, Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Sports Analytics, and Financial Engineering. His work emphasized applying systems thinking to solve complex problems in healthcare, finance, and education.
Awards & Honors:
- All University Teaching Award (2006)
- Lucien Carr Professorship of Engineering (1995-1996)
- Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (2019, 2020)
- TRB Best Paper Award (2017)
Grants & Projects: Led the NSF Center for Visual and Decision Informatics (CVDI), focusing on visualization and decision tools for government, healthcare, and finance. Collaborated with MITRE on veteran healthcare scheduling and with the U.S. Army on intelligence analysis using machine learning.
Legacy: Remembered for advancing systems engineering education and mentoring students. His work integrated interdisciplinary approaches to address societal challenges, leaving a lasting impact on academia and industry.
