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Berkeley IEOR Honors Professor Alper Atamturk for His Leadership as Department Chair

By Goldie Negelev | June 30, 2025

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley (Berkeley IEOR) extends its gratitude to Professor Alper Atamturk for his exemplary leadership and dedicated service as department chair from January 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025. Over his…

Job Market Placements for Our 2024 Graduating Doctoral Students

By Goldie Negelev | June 11, 2025

Job Market Placements for Our 2024 Graduating Doctoral Students Ilgin Dogan Assistant Professor of Technology & Operations Management, INSEAD Mo Liu Assistant Professor of Statistics and Operations Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tomás Valencia Zuluaga…

New Endowed Professorship to Support Rising Faculty Talent in Berkeley IEOR

By Goldie Negelev | June 9, 2025

The UC Berkeley Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research is pleased to announce the creation of The Robert and Catherine Cliff Professorship in IEOR. Established through a generous gift from Bob Cliff (PhD ’71) and his spouse Catherine, this…

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UC Berkeley Researchers Win Top Honors at World’s Leading Robotics Conference

By Goldie Negelev | June 9, 2025

A team of researchers from UC Berkeley has received the Best Paper Award on Robot Learning at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), considered the world’s premier conference in robotics and automation. The event was held…

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Four Berkeley IEOR PhD Students Receive Outstanding GSI Awards

By Goldie Negelev | June 6, 2025

We are proud to announce that four UC Berkeley IEOR PhD students have been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (OGSI) Award. Grace He, Alberto Gennaro, Shruti Penumatsa, and recent PhD graduate Baturalp Yalcin were recognized for their…

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Berkeley IEOR Students Bring Machine Learning to Local High Schoolers

By Goldie Negelev | June 5, 2025

This spring, a team of UC Berkeley Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) students partnered with the Dado and Maria Banatao Center for Global Learning and Outreach from Berkeley Engineering (GLOBE) to launch an innovative course introducing Bay Area high…

UC Berkeley Researchers Offer a Smarter Way to Price—With Stability and Impact in Mind

UC Berkeley Researchers Offer a Smarter Way to Price With Stability and Impact in Mind

By Goldie Negelev | June 2, 2025

With inflation, tariffs, and shifting consumer habits, setting the right price has never been more complicated or more crucial. But new research from UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research suggests that simplicity might be the key to…

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In Memoriam: Richard E. Barlow (1931–2024)

By Goldie Negelev | May 27, 2025

Pioneering Reliability Theorist, Beloved Berkeley Professor, and Mentor Richard Eugene “Dick” Barlow, an esteemed emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a pioneering figure in reliability engineering, has passed away. Born on January 12, 1931, in Galesburg, Illinois,…

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UC Berkeley IEOR Honors Alum Tony Xu during Community Celebration Event

By Goldie Negelev | May 13, 2025

On Wednesday, April 30, the UC Berkeley Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Berkeley IEOR) hosted its 2025 Community Celebration & Alumni Achievement Ceremony, bringing together alumni, faculty, students, and friends for an evening of recognition and reflection at the Cal Alumni House.