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Job Market Placements for Our 2025 Graduating Doctoral Students

By Annie Medina | August 21, 2025

Dilara Aykanat Applied Scientist at Uber Yunliang (Lawrence) Chen Researcher (Member of Technical Staff) at OpenAI Anna Deza Postdoctoral Fellowship at ISyE Georgia Tech Shunan Jiang Research Data Analyst at…

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Powering Change in Tech and Energy

By Goldie Negelev | August 13, 2025

A Conversation with Marc Oman PhD ’03 Marc Oman, BS ‘03 IEOR, has followed a winding path to impactful leadership in tech and energy, culminating in his current role as…

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…

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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.

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Berkeley IEOR to Honor Tony Xu with Inaugural Alumni Achievement Award

By Kristian Seppanen | March 31, 2025

Berkeley IEOR to Honor Tony Xu with Inaugural Alumni Achievement Award Tony Xu, CEO and Co-founder of Doordash The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley is…

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UC Berkeley Hosts Bay Area Decision Science Summit and MAnalytics x Google Case Competition

By Goldie Negelev | March 6, 2025

On March 1, 2025, UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR) hosted two flagship events—the Bay Area Decision Science Summit (BADSS) and the MAnalytics x Google Case…

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Flying Hope: How Drones are Transforming Healthcare in Africa

By Goldie Negelev | February 25, 2025

At a remote health facility near Ghana’s northern border with Burkina Faso, a drone descends from the sky, delivering a small box of life-saving medicine. Children race to retrieve the…

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From Study Sessions to Soulmates: Sandra and Gabe Tang’s Unexpected Love Story

By Ashlee Liu | February 12, 2025

Sandra Shen Tang ‘01 never planned to major in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research—and certainly didn’t expect it to lead her to her future husband, Gabe Tang ‘01. Growing up…

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Berkeley IEOR Welcomes Carolyn Yee as New Advisory Board Chair

By Goldie Negelev | January 28, 2025

Berkeley IEOR is pleased to announce the appointment of Carolyn Yee as the new chair of the department’s Advisory Board. A member since 2021, Carolyn has been a driving force…

A person seated at a desk in an office setting is using a laptop displaying a colorful interface with a vibrant gradient background. The screen shows the Ava platform.

This company’s mission is to make the world accessible to Deaf people. It all started at Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest

By Goldie Negelev | November 26, 2024

By Oliver Haug Growing up as the only hearing child in an all-Deaf family — a circumstance he says is rarer than being struck by lightning twice — Thibault Duchemin was…