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The 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…
UC Berkeley IEOR Student Elise Vambenepe Receives 2025 Women in Logistics Award
Elise Vambenepe, a third-year bachelor of science student in UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, has been awarded the 2025 Women in Logistics Scholarship. The annual award supports Bay Area students pursuing fields connected to logistics or…
UC Berkeley IEOR Hosts Inaugural Tesla Case Competition on Global Sourcing Strategy
UC Berkeley IEOR Hosts Inaugural Tesla Case Competition on Global Sourcing Strategy The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) at the University of California, Berkeley, hosted its inaugural Tesla Case Competition last month, bringing together more than 40…
Distinguished 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…
UC Berkeley IEOR Advisory Board Welcomes Three New Members
UC Berkeley’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research has appointed three alumni and industry leaders to its Advisory Board. Raymond Ma of Apple, Peter Wei of Rocket Software, and Tim Jacobs of Walmart join the board in its work…
UC Berkeley IEOR-led Team Takes Second Place for Predictive Model Aiming to Improve Rail Safety
UC Berkeley IEOR PhD student Alberto Gennaro and his team are applying data-driven modeling to a problem that directly affects the safety and reliability of railroads: predicting when train wheels are likely to fail. Their project earned second place in…
UC Berkeley IEOR at the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting
UC Berkeley IEOR faculty, students, and alumni brought home several awards at the 2025 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting. Below is a list of their accomplishments: Renato D.C. Monteiro, a UC Berkeley IEOR PhD…
UC Berkeley IEOR Undergraduate Program Ranked No. 4 in the Nation by U.S. News
Berkeley IEOR undergraduate program climbs one spot in 2025 rankings The undergraduate program in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) at UC Berkeley has been ranked No. 4 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, rising from No.…
UC Berkeley IEOR professor and alum earn international prize for breakthroughs in optimization
UC Berkeley Professor Alper Atamturk and UC Berkeley alum Andrés Gómez have been awarded the 2025 INFORMS Computing Society Prize, an honor recognizing outstanding contributions at the intersection of computing with operations research. They share the award with their collaborator…