IEOR Impact
KONE Establishes Fellowship for Future Leaders in Analytics
The Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research at UC Berkeley (Berkeley IEOR) is pleased to announce the launch of the KONE Fellowship for Future Analytics Leaders, a new fellowship…
Read MoreUC Berkeley Hosts Bay Area Decision Science Summit and MAnalytics x Google Case Competition
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…
Read MoreFlying Hope: How Drones are Transforming Healthcare in Africa
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…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR Welcomes Carolyn Yee as New Advisory Board Chair
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…
Read MoreAncient Wisdom: Exploring the Intersection of AI, Art, and Nature
The cover of the winter 2025 edition of Berkeley IEOR Magazine showcases artwork from Ancient Wisdom: Trees, Time, and Technology, an exhibition by Ken Goldberg and Tiffany Shlain currently on…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR Professor Javad Lavaei Delivers Keynote Address at IEEE ISSE 2024
Professor Javad Lavaei delivered a keynote address at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE), held in Italy this October. The annual event convenes experts to discuss advancements…
Read MoreThis company’s mission is to make the world accessible to Deaf people. It all started at Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest
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…
Read MoreRobots could help close surgeons’ skill gaps and improve patient outcomes
by Rachel Level, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society Robots could soon play a larger role in surgery thanks to recent AI developments, experts said in a new Science…
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…
Read MoreUC Berkeley ranked No. 1 for generating startup founders, companies and female entrepreneurs
UC Berkeley graduates have founded more venture-backed companies than undergraduate alumni from any other university in the world, according to the 2024 PitchBook university rankings. The data released last month…
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