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Berkeley IEOR Professor Ying Cui Receives NIH Award for Advancing Biomedical Data Learning

By Goldie Negelev | August 8, 2023

Berkeley IEOR professor Ying Cui was recently awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s National Cancer Institute, titled “SCH: A New Computational Framework for Learning from Imbalanced Biomedical Data,” for her work aimed at developing new…

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Charting Pathways to Success: Job Market Placements for Our 2023 Graduating Doctoral Students

By Goldie Negelev | July 25, 2023

Erik Bertelli Operations Research Analyst at the United States Coast Guard Yuhao Ding Research Analyst at Cubist Hansheng Jiang Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Statistics at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto Mahan Tajrobehkar Researcher…

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Department Welcomes Two New Faculty

By Goldie Negelev | July 21, 2023

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research is pleased to welcome two new faculty members, Chiwei Yan and Ying Cui this fall. Cui and Yan are engaged in innovative research to address emerging challenges in various fields, including transportation,…

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Berkeley IEOR Professor Thibaut Mastrolia Receives Grant for Cybersecurity Research

By Goldie Negelev | July 20, 2023

Berkeley IEOR Professor Thibaut Mastrolia has been awarded a grant from the France-Berkeley Fund (FBF) for his proposal, “Mathematical modeling for cyber-risk insurance.” Established in 1993 through a partnership with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the FBF is committed…

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Ken Goldberg: Let’s embrace the creative possibilities of AI

By Goldie Negelev | July 19, 2023

By Ken Goldberg, Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering at UC Berkeley Imagine you’re practicing with a band and someone walks in with a new instrument. You and your pals…

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Professor Robert Leachman Retires from UC Berkeley after an Extraordinary Career in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

By Goldie Negelev | July 7, 2023

After a career spanning over four decades, Berkeley IEOR Professor Robert Leachman has announced his retirement. Professor Leachman’s significant contributions to academia and industry leave a remarkable legacy of research, mentorship, and consulting expertise. As we bid farewell to this…

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Chancellor Carol T. Christ shines spotlight on pioneering AI Research happening at UC Berkeley

By Goldie Negelev | June 26, 2023

In a recent op-ed, Chancellor Carol T. Christ shed light on the vast contributions of UC Berkeley to the ever-evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the article, Christ highlights the pioneering endeavors of Berkeley IEOR Distinguished Professor, Ken Goldberg,…

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Berkeley IEOR Graduates Lead the Way in Lucrative Careers: Report Highlights Operations Research as Highest-Earning Field

By Goldie Negelev | June 14, 2023

A recent report by the HEA group, a respected higher education research and consulting agency, has shed light on the correlation between specific fields of study and early-career earnings. Drawing upon data from the US Department of Education, which highlights…

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Celebrating the Class of 2023

By Goldie Negelev | May 25, 2023

Last week marked a significant milestone as the College of Engineering celebrated nearly 2,000 students who earned bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees. Among this year’s graduating cohort, Berkeley IEOR granted degrees to 27 ORMS undergraduates, 64 IEOR undergraduates, 139 masters…