Posts by Goldie Negelev
When AI mistakes cascade, when should a human step in?
UC Berkeley researchers draw on mathematics used to study earthquake aftershocks to explore how the changing risk of AI failures could guide human oversight. When an AI agent makes a mistake, the consequences may extend beyond a single wrong answer or action. An incorrect assessment of a software test could lead to an unnecessary code…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR Hiring Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: FinTech and Cyber Risk
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor to join the department. We are seeking candidates conducting fundamental and applied research in stochastic modeling, machine learning, game theory, optimization, or operations management, with demonstrated commitment and interest in applications within risk management and financial…
Read MoreUC Berkeley researchers develop diffusion model to better simulate rare, extreme outcomes
Planning for what usually happens is relatively straightforward. Preparing for what rarely happens, but can have enormous consequences, is much harder. Businesses, governments and financial institutions rely on averages to estimate typical demand, costs and resource needs. But a sudden spike in demand or an unusually large financial loss can fall well beyond those typical…
Read MoreBringing AI into the work of learning
This fall, UC Berkeley industrial engineering and operations research professor Huiwen Jia will ask students in an undergraduate engineering course to step into the role of operations managers, using a newly developed resource allocation simulator to make and refine decisions over 12 simulated months. Using an AI assistant built into the web-based dashboard, students can…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR undergraduate program ranks No. 4 nationally
UC Berkeley’s undergraduate program in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Berkeley IEOR) is ranked No. 4 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, maintaining its position from last year. The College of Engineering rose to No. 2 among engineering programs nationwide and ranks No. 1 among public institutions. UC Berkeley IEOR’s graduate program…
Read MoreUC Berkeley Ph.D. Student Yuchen Fang Receives 2026 Simons Dissertation Fellowship
Yuchen Fang, a UC Berkeley doctoral student co-advised by UC Berkeley IEOR Professor Javad Lavaei, has been named a recipient of the 2026 Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics. Fang is pursuing his Ph.D. in applied mathematics at UC Berkeley and is co-advised by Lavaei and Professor James Demmel. His research focuses on stochastic nonlinear optimization…
Read MoreUC Berkeley professor Lee Fleming receives 2026 Dan and Mary Lou Schendel Best Paper Prize
The Strategic Management Society recognized Fleming and co-author Olav Sorenson for influential research showing how scientific knowledge can guide inventors through complex technological problems. Lee Fleming, a professor in UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Berkeley IEOR) who also holds an appointment at the Haas School of Business, has received the 2026…
Read MoreBeSMART Recap: Teaching students how AI works
As artificial intelligence becomes capable of increasingly complex analytical and decision-making tasks, UC Berkeley is preparing young learners to do more than simply use the technology. This summer, the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Berkeley IEOR) welcomed high school students to campus for the inaugural Berkeley Engineering Summer Machine-learning & AI Research Training,…
Read MoreUC Berkeley maintains its spot as the world’s top producer of startups and founders
$20M NSF Renewal Supports New Frontiers in AI and Optimization
As artificial intelligence takes on increasingly complex decisions, UC Berkeley researchers are helping rethink the mathematical foundations that make those systems possible. The National Science Foundation has awarded $20 million to renew the National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Institute for Advances in Optimization, or AI4OPT, for five years through 2031. Under the cooperative agreement, researchers…
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