Research
UC Berkeley researchers tackle bidder collusion in high-stakes auctions
In recent years, economists and regulators have begun examining how artificial intelligence is being used to set prices and bids across a range of markets. In some sectors, including housing, companies rely on automated pricing systems that analyze market conditions and competitors’ data to recommend prices in real time. Supporters argue such tools improve efficiency,…
Read MoreProfessor Xin Guo’s Research Selected Among 50 Landmark Papers in Mathematics of Operations Research
A research paper by Professor and Department Chair Xin Guo has been selected as one of 50 landmark papers published in Mathematics of Operations Research (MOR), commemorating the journal’s 50th anniversary. Established in 1976, Mathematics of Operations Research is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes foundational research in areas central to operations research, including optimization,…
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 MoreWhen AI Image Generators Refuse
New UC Berkeley benchmark examines the trade-off between safety and usability in text-to-image models Text-to-image (T2I) models have become a central part of today’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, powering tools that generate images from short text descriptions. As these systems grow more capable and widely deployed, concerns about safety have followed closely behind. Developers have introduced…
Read MoreHow AI prompting shapes accuracy, efficiency and cost
New UC Berkeley research maps how AI reasoning strategies affect accuracy, efficiency As large language models (LLMs) move from research labs into classrooms, offices and engineering workflows, “prompt engineering” has become a central practice for shaping how LLMs reason and respond. A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers goes beyond the general understanding that…
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 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 MoreKen Goldberg’s ‘Ancient Wisdom’ Exhibition Heads to San Francisco
An interdisciplinary exhibition by UC Berkeley IEOR Professor Ken Goldberg and multidisciplinary artist Tiffany Shlain will open in San Francisco on Jan. 22. Ancient Wisdom: Trees, Time, and Technology, created by the married collaborators, bridges art, artificial intelligence and ecological inquiry and was previously featured on the cover of UC Berkeley IEOR magazine. The exhibition…
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 MoreDistinguished Professor Dorit Hochbaum Featured on ‘Subject To’ YouTube Series
The latest episode of the “Subject To” podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with Dorit S. Hochbaum, a distinguished professor of industrial engineering and operations research at UC Berkeley whose pioneering work has shaped multiple areas of discrete optimization, network flow techniques and data-driven applications. Host Anand Subramanian traces Hochbaum’s academic path from her early training…
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