Posts Tagged ‘alumni’
Berkeley 150W: Celebrating the women of IEOR
Berkeley Engineering has always been at the forefront of breaking barriers for women in the field. With several thousand women graduating from Cal with an education in engineering, Berkeley Engineering takes great pride in shaping women engineers who shape the world through their immeasurable contributions. As Berkeley celebrates 150 years of women on campus, Berkeley…
Read MoreBoard member Terry Duryea’s mantra for a rewarding career — maintain flexibility and stay on a steep learning curve
Have you ever been confused about how to briefly yet accurately describe Industrial Engineering and Operations Research to old Uncle Ben sitting across you at the Thanksgiving dinner table? Well, IEOR can indeed be a difficult major to define for most. To the ex-CFO of McAfee and IEOR Advisory Board member Terry Duryea, however, IEOR…
Read MoreIEOR Alum and DoorDash Founder Tony Xu Featured on Berkeley Innovation Podcast
Conventionalizing the Unconventional — Board Member Bob Cliff shares his experiences as a consultant with skills in IEOR
Exposure to a diverse set of tools of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research is a blessing for all students in the program. However, it is natural for students to be overwhelmed by the number of options at their disposal and for them to be left wondering about where their skills can be best applied. With…
Read MoreIndustry Office Hours with Tenaris: Emerging technologies for traditional industries
Industry Office Hours with Beam Solutions: A conversation with three data scientists
Fung Feature: Yao-Chieh Hu, MEng ’20 (IEOR)
The Hidden Social Mission Driving This Cal Alumna’s Trending Toy Startup
Last week, there was an unusual sight in UC Berkeley’s Industrial Engineering 185 course: stuffed animals. The toys, called Animoodles, put an innovative twist on the traditional plushie. As students passed them around the class, they found that hidden magnets allowed them to pop off each toy’s head or limbs and mix and match parts with…
Read MoreIEOR Graduate Students Creates New Exercise App Using Machine Learning
IEOR graduate students Mo Zhou and Yonatan Mintz are addressing exercise commitment issues with a new app that uses machine learning to adjust goals on a daily basis. Each New Year around 20% of Americans vow to lose weight, eat healthier, or exercise more. However, for many, this New Year’s resolution is one of the most difficult to keep. Work, school, and daily…
Read MoreIEOR alum wins $100k data science competition
Allen Tang (Operations Research & Management Science ’16), along with three other Berkeley students, won a $100,000 prize last week in the Data Open championship, sponsored by the hedge fund Citadel. Tang is currently pursuing a master of science degree at Berkeley in electrical engineering & computer sciences. His teammates were statistics graduate students Sören…
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