IEOR Impact
UC Berkeley IEOR Launches Summer Machine Learning and AI Research Program for High School Students
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly central to industries ranging from finance to health care, understanding how AI systems work is becoming an important skill for the next generation of students and innovators. To help introduce these concepts early, the UC Berkeley Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research is launching a new summer program designed…
Read MoreUC Berkeley professor flips the script on classroom AI
PupilBot pilot applies learning science to rethink how AI fits into undergraduate education As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in higher education, faculty in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research are examining how these tools can be integrated into undergraduate courses in ways that reinforce — rather than replace — student learning. Assistant…
Read MoreThe Optileague: 5 IEOR-Powered Superheroes
In this feature, Class of 2026 UC Berkeley undergraduate Henry Collins shares how IEOR concepts—stochastic models, optimization, automation, data science, and creative design—become superpowers when imagined through the lens of five heroic figures. Stochasticism: The Randomizer Born in a quantum lab during a failed particle entanglement experiment, Stochasticism emerged with a mind attuned to uncertainty.…
Read MoreIn Her Words: Professor Xin Guo, UC Berkeley IEOR’s New Chair, on Growth, Community and Discovery
In a wide-ranging Q&A, the new chair of UC Berkeley IEOR discusses leadership, the evolving role of IEOR in today’s rapidly evolving landscape, and the opportunities ahead for the UC Berkeley community Q: What does leadership mean to you in an academic context, especially within a field as dynamic as industrial engineering and operations research?…
Read MoreOn Sustainability, Scholarship and Leadership: Q&A with Alum and INFORMS President-Elect Wedad Jasmine Elmaghraby
Wedad Jasmine Elmaghraby examines how markets, incentives and human behavior intersect — from electricity and procurement auctions to retail supply chains and sustainability in the apparel industry. Her interdisciplinary approach, shaped at UC Berkeley, blends theory, data and real-world practice. A Class of 1998 alum and a leader at the University of Maryland, she was…
Read MoreThe Strategy of Waiting
Whether it is a ridesharing driver seeking a fare at a crowded airport or a patient hoping for a life-saving organ, modern life depends on queues and mechanisms that match people with limited, time-sensitive resources. Queueing theory, one of the earliest pillars of industrial engineering and operations research, began in the early 20th century with…
Read MoreThe AI Supply Chain Whisperer
When Anthony Noguera arrived at UC Berkeley in the 1990s, he could not have foreseen that his graduate studies in industrial engineering and operations research would one day take him all over the world and allow him to redefine how global supply chains operate. After more than two decades at NVIDIA, Anthony is harnessing the…
Read MoreIEOR Alum Tony Xu Featured in Fortune Magazine
DoorDash CEO and co-founder Tony Xu (IEOR ’07) was recently featured in Fortune magazine, reflecting on his journey from UC Berkeley IEOR to building a Fortune 500 company—and the discipline, operational rigor, and execution-first mindset that have defined DoorDash’s rise. After graduating from UC Berkeley IEOR in 2007, Xu went on to earn an MBA,…
Read MoreThe innovation power couple: Study shows how patenting boosts pure research
The new study, published in the journal Science, reveals that researchers who both publish papers and file patents—dubbed “Pasteur’s quadrant researchers” after pioneering microbiologist and chemist Louis Pasteur—produce work that is more novel and more influential than those who stick to just one activity. The finding challenges long-held assumptions that scientists should focus pure research…
Read MorePowering Change in Tech and Energy
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 Principal, Energy & Infrastructure, at Google. Yet, as he shares, there was no master plan guiding him—just a commitment to curiosity, hard work, and a…
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