Theodore T. Allen has joined UMass Amherst as a Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and a member of the Cybersecurity Institute. He arrives from The Ohio State University, where he was a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Computer Science Engineering (Courtesy). Allen’s roughly 100 refereed publications span security and efficiency analytics, including manufacturing, cybersecurity, supply chains, and communications and behavior change. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Quality and has received about $11 million in research funding. Engineering announcement