Archive for May 2025
In Memoriam: Richard E. Barlow (1931–2024)
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, Barlow’s influential work has left an enduring mark on industrial engineering, operations research, mathematics, and…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR Honors Alum Tony Xu during Community Celebration Event
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.
Read MoreAssistant Professor Chiwei Yan Awarded NSF EAGER Grant to Advance Research on Autonomous Mobility
Berkeley IEOR Assistant Professor Chiwei Yan has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) to support his project, State-Aware Demand Control to Facilitate Shared Use of Autonomous Mobility. The project explores new models and algorithms to promote ride-pooling and shared use in emerging autonomous mobility systems. By leveraging real-time…
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