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Ying 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…
UC 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…
Job Market Placements for Our 2026 Graduating Doctoral Students
Alberto Gennaro Senior associate in Machine Learning at JP Morgan Chase Jinghai He Quantitative Researcher at Two Sigma Sukanya Kudva Scientist at Uber’s Ads & Offers Team Jisun Lee Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Institute of Tech Joo Seung Lee AI/ML…
Op-Ed: The New Academic Bargain in the Age of AI
Inside Berkeley IEOR’s emerging classroom responses By Alberto Gennaro (PhD IEOR ’26), Grace He (3rd Year PhD), Ricky Huang (3rd Year PhD), and Jessica Zhao (1st Year PhD). For generations, college has relied on a simple premise: the work students…
UC Berkeley IEOR celebrates Class of 2026 at commencement reception
UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research celebrated the Class of 2026 on Monday, May 18, during its commencement reception and awards ceremony at the Campanile Esplanade. The event honored 315 students who earned degrees across the department’s…
Berkeley IEOR Advisory Board convenes for annual meeting, followed by alumni mixer
Members of the UC Berkeley Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Advisory Board gathered on April 29 at the Grimes Engineering Center for a full-day meeting focused on departmental priorities, artificial intelligence, industry engagement and goals for the year…
The 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…
Op-Ed: Engineering in the Era of Vibe Coding
Part of a new op-ed series featuring IEOR student voices, this piece is a collaboration between Alberto Gennaro (5th Year PhD), Grace He (3rd Year PhD), Ricky Huang (3rd Year PhD), and Jessica Zhao (1st Year PhD). “Vibe coding,” the…
Ying 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…