Archive for October 2023
Berkeley IEOR’s Abhigyan Biswas Shines with NASA-backed Startup, Helio 8, at TechCrunch Disrupt
Berkeley IEOR senior and co-founder of Helio 8, Abhigyan Biswas, stood out at last month’s TechCrunch Disrupt convention in San Francisco. His startup, backed by NASA, focuses on pioneering food growth in space. “It’s just been an insane, innovative, crazy journey,” said Abhigyan to Fox KTVU reporters, “We’re backed by NASA, and so we’re working…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR Alum Sonita Lontoh Recognized As One of the Most Influential Women in the Bay Area
Sonita Lontoh (B.S. IEOR ’99) has been recognized as one of the Influential Women in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. SFBT Influential Women 2023, SONITA LONTOH In 1999, Sonita Lontoh earned her Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from UC Berkeley, kickstarting a career that has now thrived for nearly…
Read MoreIEOR Degree Holds a Top Spot Among Highest-Paying Majors
A recent article by CNBC, the world leader in business news and financial market coverage, spotlights Operations Research and Industrial Engineering as the second highest paying college major this year. Sourcing data from the 2023 college salary report by Payscale, a compensation software and data company that posts transparent and validated salary data, Petroleum Engineering…
Read MoreINFORMS 2023 Recap
Thanks to all who joined us in Phoenix, Arizona! This year, the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting took place in Phoenix, Arizona from October 15th-18th. The meeting featured thousands of presentations and networking opportunities, where analytics, data science, and operations research professionals from different generations united in insightful discussion and shared enthusiasm over leading-edge research and…
Read MoreAlper Atamturk Awarded Farkas Prize
IEOR Department Professor and Chair Alper Atamturk has received the 2023 Farkas Prize of the INFORMS Optimization Society, the leading international association for professionals in operations research, analytics, artificial intelligence, and other relevant fields. The Farkas Prize recognizes a mid-career researcher for outstanding contributions to the field of optimization, over the course of their career.…
Read MoreRhonda Righter Named 2023 INFORMS Fellow
Berkeley IEOR Professor Rhonda Righter has been named a 2023 INFORMS Fellow. The honor is one of the most prestigious in the operations research (OR) profession. As the leading international association for professionals in operations research, analytics, artificial intelligence, and other relevant fields, INFORMS annually recognizes fellows for their outstanding lifetime accomplishments and contributions in…
Read MoreProfessor Javad Lavaei Awarded UC Noyce Grant for Research Defending Power Grid from Cyberattacks
Berkeley IEOR Professor Javad Lavaei and EECS Professor Somayeh Sojoudi have received a $300,000 grant from the UC Noyce Initiative, a collaborative effort involving five University of California campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara). This initiative, dedicated to honoring the legacy of Ann S. Bowers and Robert N. Noyce, is committed to…
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