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How does IEOR impact the world?

Below are stories that show how faculty, students, and alumni are applying their knowledge with industrial engineering and operations research.

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Berkeley IEOR Students Bring Machine Learning to Local High Schoolers

By Goldie Negelev | June 5, 2025

This spring, a team of UC Berkeley Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) students partnered with the Dado and Maria Banatao Center for Global Learning and Outreach from Berkeley Engineering…

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UC Berkeley IEOR Honors Alum Tony Xu during Community Celebration Event

By Goldie Negelev | May 13, 2025

On Wednesday, April 30, the UC Berkeley Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Berkeley IEOR) hosted its 2025 Community Celebration & Alumni Achievement Ceremony, bringing together alumni, faculty, students, and friends for an evening of recognition and reflection at the Cal Alumni House.

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Berkeley IEOR to Honor Tony Xu with Inaugural Alumni Achievement Award

By Kristian Seppanen | March 31, 2025

Berkeley IEOR to Honor Tony Xu with Inaugural Alumni Achievement Award Tony Xu, CEO and Co-founder of Doordash The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley is…

Lulu Zhang, KONE's Head of Technology and Services, engages with UC Berkeley students during the "AI, Analytics, and Recruiting Tomorrow’s Innovators at KONE" event on October 2024

KONE Establishes Fellowship for Future Leaders in Analytics

By Goldie Negelev | March 6, 2025

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…

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UC Berkeley Hosts Bay Area Decision Science Summit and MAnalytics x Google Case Competition

By Goldie Negelev | March 6, 2025

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…

A Zipline drone flying in the sky, releasing a package of medicine mid-air for delivery.

Flying Hope: How Drones are Transforming Healthcare in Africa

By Goldie Negelev | February 25, 2025

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…

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Berkeley IEOR Welcomes Carolyn Yee as New Advisory Board Chair

By Goldie Negelev | January 28, 2025

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…

Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg's Ancient Wisdom, installation view 2024, photo by Stefanie Atkinson Schwartz, Courtesy of Skirball Cultural Center

Ancient Wisdom: Exploring the Intersection of AI, Art, and Nature

By Goldie Negelev | January 24, 2025

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…

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Berkeley IEOR Professor Javad Lavaei Delivers Keynote Address at IEEE ISSE 2024

By Goldie Negelev | December 13, 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…

A person seated at a desk in an office setting is using a laptop displaying a colorful interface with a vibrant gradient background. The screen shows the Ava platform.

This company’s mission is to make the world accessible to Deaf people. It all started at Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest

By Goldie Negelev | November 26, 2024

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…