Stochastic Modeling and Simulation Research
Faculty
Risk and uncertainty is inherent in all real-world systems, and understanding its impact is essential in performance analysis and optimization. Researchers in the IEOR Department at UC Berkeley are developing stochastic models and simulations for applications ranging from call centers to cloud computing, as well as expanding fundamental theory in areas such as stochastic control, semi-Martingale and filtration expansions, the economics of queueing systems, and design of simulation experiments.
Selected Publications
Game-Theoretic Incentive Design for Sustainable Groundwater Management
Lee, Joo Seung, and Anil Aswani. “Game-Theoretic Incentive Design for Sustainable Groundwater Management.” IFAC-PapersOnLine, Jan. 1, 2025, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405896325007360
GrowSplat: Constructing Temporal Digital Twins of Plants with Gaussian Splats
Adebola, Simeon, Shuangyu Xie, Chung Min Kim, Justin Kerr, Bart M. van Marrewijk, Mieke van Vlaardingen, Tim van Daalen, E.N. van Loo, Jose Luis Susa Rincon, Eugen Solowjow, Rick van Zedde, and Ken Goldberg. “GrowSplat: Constructing Temporal Digital Twins of Plants with Gaussian Splats.” Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Aug. 17, 2025.
Optimal Policy for Inventory Management with Periodic and Controlled Resets
Lee, Y., Mintz, Y., Aswani, A., Shen, Z. M., & Yang, C. (2025). Optimal policy for inventory management with periodic and controlled resets. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 27(5), 1484–1496. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2022.0318
Airline Flight Network Expansion with Strategic Aircraft Leasing Decisions
Safak Aydiner, O., Akturk, D., Atamtürk, A., & Aktürk, M. S. (2025, July 14–16). Airline flight network expansion with strategic aircraft leasing decisions [Paper presentation]. INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Conference, New York, NY, United States. https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/publications/airline-flight-network-expansion-with-strategic-aircraft-leasing-/
Partner with a Third-Party Delivery Service or Not? — a Prediction-and-Decision Tool for Restaurants Facing Takeout Demand Surges During a Pandemic
Jia, Huiwen and Shen, Siqian and Garcıa, Jorge Alberto Ramırez and Shi, Cong, Partner with a Third-Party Delivery Service or Not? — a Prediction-and-Decision Tool for Restaurants Facing Takeout Demand Surges During a Pandemic (November 18, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3734018 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3734018
A Shared Mobility Based Framework for Evacuation Planning and Operations under Forecast Uncertainty
Kati Moug, Huiwen Jia, Siqian Shen, “A Shared Mobility Based Framework for Evacuation Planning and Operations Under Demand Uncertainty “, IISE Transactions, 55(10), 971-984, 2023.
A survey on geocoding: algorithms and datasets for toponym resolution
Zhang, Zeyu & Bethard, Steven. (2024). A survey on geocoding: algorithms and datasets for toponym resolution. Language Resources and Evaluation. 1-22. 10.1007/s10579-024-09730-2.
Improving Toponym Resolution by Predicting Attributes to Constrain Geographical Ontology Entries
Zhang, Zeyu & Laparra, Egoitz & Bethard, Steven. (2024). Improving Toponym Resolution by Predicting Attributes to Constrain Geographical Ontology Entries. 35-44. 10.18653/v1/2024.naacl-short.3.