Research
Bringing 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 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 IEOR and EECS researchers earn INFORMS award for power systems research
As renewable energy reshapes the electric grid, researchers are rethinking how power systems can remain reliable without sacrificing efficiency. Wind and solar generation can vary from forecasts, forcing grid operators to make decisions under uncertainty. A new optimization method developed by UC Berkeley researchers offers a more precise way to account for that risk, potentially…
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 More$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…
Read MoreYing Cui named 2026 Hellman Fellow
The fellowship will support Cui’s work on computational methods for trustworthy, risk-aware digital twins that improve the safety and resilience of critical infrastructure. Ying Cui, an assistant professor in UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, has been named a 2026 Hellman Fellow. The fellowship recognizes promising early-career faculty and provides a $60,000…
Read MoreUC Berkeley IEOR welcomes new faculty member
Chenyang Zhong joins the department as a new assistant professor. His research develops mathematical and computational methods for stochastic modeling, inference, and optimization, addressing emerging challenges in modern operations research and machine learning. UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) is pleased to welcome Chenyang Zhong as a new assistant professor. Zhong’s…
Read MoreThe art of grasping: Ken Goldberg featured in Berkeley Engineer magazine
UC Berkeley industrial engineering and operations research professor Ken Goldberg appears on the cover of the summer edition of Berkeley Engineer magazine in a feature exploring the evolving future of robotics, artificial intelligence and human creativity. Drawing on decades of pioneering research, Goldberg reflects on how advances in robotics will depend not only on AI,…
Read MoreYing Cui Receives NSF CAREER Award for Optimization Research
Ying Cui, an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at University of California, Berkeley, has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. The CAREER Award is among the NSF’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty. It will provide approximately $631,492 over five years to…
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