Archive for January 2023
Five examples that show the power of machine learning, as told by IEOR 142
In IEOR 142: Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Analytics, Professor Paul Grigas uses real datasets to teach students key techniques in machine learning and data analytics. The class culminates with a final project where students must identify a real-world problem, collect and process data, and then use models and concepts taught in class to…
Read MoreMeet One of UC Berkeley’s Oldest Living Alumni, Dr. Ernst S. Valfer
Journey through IEOR History Sharp wit and great humor in tow, IEOR’s oldest living alum, Ernst S. Valfer, has plenty of stories from his time as a student in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. Celebrating his 97th birthday this year, Valfer’s ties to Berkeley IEOR go back to 1948 before Industrial Engineering…
Read MoreSpotlight on Jonathan Zvi and European Innovation Academy
We sat down with junior IEOR student and IISE Co-President, Jonathan Zvi to discuss his experience as part of the European Innovation Academy (EIA), the world’s largest educational entrepreneurship summer program for students. EIA offers an intensive, fast-paced summer learning experience where students learn from venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs, executives from Silicon Valley, companies, and…
Read MoreAnna Deza Wins Best Paper at KDIR 2022
Berkeley IEOR PhD student Anna Deza has won the Best Paper Award at KDIR 2022: 14th International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval. The paper titled “Safe Screening for Logistics Regression with — Regularization” (co-authored by Professor Alper Atamturk) presents screening rules that safely remove features from logistic regression with ℓ0−ℓ2 regularization before solving…
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