Posts by Ashlee Liu
Berkeley IEOR ranked No. 3 grad IEOR program in the nation by U.S. News
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley has been ranked the No. 3 best IEOR graduate program in the nation, tied with Northwestern University and Purdue University, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of the country’s top graduate programs. Berkeley Engineering remains the third best graduate engineering…
Read MoreFrom Study Sessions to Soulmates: Sandra and Gabe Tang’s Unexpected Love Story
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 in Los Angeles, Sandra had ambitions in journalism or medicine, but her path took an unforeseen turn. After missing the deadline to apply to UC…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR Researchers Named Finalists at American Control Conference
Berkeley lEOR PhD student Jihun Kim and Professor Javad Lavaei have been named finalists at the American Control Conference (ACC), a premier annual gathering of researchers and practitioners advancing the field of control systems engineering. Their paper, “Prevailing Against Adversarial Noncentral Disturbances: Exact Recovery of Linear Systems with the l1-Norm Estimator,” is among the top…
Read MoreNavigating High-Tech Ethics: Berkeley’s Changemaker Course Challenges Future Innovators
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Professor Lee Fleming’s course, “Ethical and Effective Entrepreneurship in High Tech,” part of the UC Berkeley Changemaker® program, engages students in rigorous debates and case studies that probe the ethical and strategic dilemmas facing today’s business leaders. Each class centers on a distinct case that invites students to engage with high-stakes issues, from intellectual property…
Read More5 Questions for Anika Ramachandran, Class of 2022
With her recent experience working as a Software Engineer at Nuro, Anika Ramachandran (BS IEOR ‘22) has spent much time immersed in the world of autonomous vehicles. We recently caught up with Anika to hear her take on what the future holds for self-driving cars. 1. Could you share any notable advancements or innovations in…
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 MoreProfessor Daniel Pirutinsky joins 2023 NextProf Nexus Workshop to advance diversity in academia
Last month, Daniel Pirutinsky, Assistant Teaching Professor in Berkeley’s IEOR department, served as a panelist at the 2023 NextProf Nexus Future Faculty Workshop, hosted at Georgia Tech University in collaboration with UC Berkeley and the University of Michigan. This event is part of a nationwide effort to diversify the next generation of academic leaders in…
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