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New Meta-Algorithms Research Group formed as Part of NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization
Led by Distinguished Professor Dorit Hochbaum, the new Meta-Algorithms Research Group is advancing the AI Institute for Advances in Optimization mission by developing automatic algorithm/model selection for optimization problems and machine learning tasks. The group addresses real-world issues, including Vehicle…
IEOR Welcomes Inaugural MAnalytics Cohort
IEOR is proud to welcome 83 new students to our brand new Master of Analytics program, which will kick off during today’s orientation event. Students from our inaugural class represent countries all over the world and bring extensive experience in applied mathematics, finance,…
Yoon Lee (PhD ’23 IEOR) Wins 2022 Hearts to Humanity Eternal (H2H8) Research Grant
IEOR PhD candidate, Yoon Lee (PhD ’23 IEOR) has won the 2022 Hearts to Humanity Eternal (H2H8) research grant award for his research addressing inadequate access to clean water in developing countries. Lee’s research project is titled: Local Water Inventory…
Zeyu Zheng Awarded Hellman Fellowship
Assistant Professor Zeyu Zheng has been awarded the prestigious Hellman Fellowship. The Society of Hellman Fellows is an endowed program that provides research funding to promising assistant professors who show capacity for great distinction in their chosen fields. Many early…
When Mentorship Comes Full Circle: Professor Rhonda Righter Named Inaugural Ronald W. Wolff Chancellor’s Chair
When Mentorship Comes Full Circle: Professor Rhonda Righter Named Inaugural Ronald W. Wolff Chancellor’s Chair Professor Righter teaching her class on Decision Analytics | Spring 2022 Thanks to the generous donation from IEOR Professor Emeritus and former department chair Ron…
Vishrut Rana (B.S. ’22 IEOR) on Choosing Academia
IEOR sat down with brand new UC Berkeley Alumnus, Vishrut Rana, to discuss his decision to pursue a Ph.D. after graduating from the IEOR department this past Fall. Where will you be pursuing your doctorate, and when does your program…
Job market placements for this year’s doctoral graduate students
Caleb Bugg Postdoctoral Researcher, Georgia Institute of Technology Anran Hu Hooke Research Fellow, University of Oxford Yusuke Kikuchi Genentech Heyuan Liu Quantitative Researcher, Two Sigma Igor Molybog Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa Meng Qi Assistant Professor, Cornell Business…
College of Engineering featured in 35 Innovators Under 35 list
Last week, MIT Technology Review announced an inspiring new group of Innovators under 35. This annual list showcases some of the brightest young minds in technology today, and so it was no surprise to see the College of Engineering included…
New Technology helps robots move objects quickly and safely
Rapidly moving containers without dropping, spilling or damaging them is tough enough for humans, let alone robots. Now, Ken Goldberg, professor of industrial engineering and operations research and of electrical engineering and computer sciences; postdoctoral researcher Jeff Ichnowski; and their…