UC Berkeley IEOR Ranked No. 2 in the Nation by U.S. News

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The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) at UC Berkeley has advanced to No. 2 among the nation’s best IEOR graduate programs, up one spot from lsat year, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings released April 7. UC Berkeley College of Engineering maintained its No. 3 overall ranking and continues…

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UC Berkeley researchers tackle bidder collusion in high-stakes auctions

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In recent years, economists and regulators have begun examining how artificial intelligence is being used to set prices and bids across a range of markets. In some sectors, including housing, companies rely on automated pricing systems that analyze market conditions and competitors’ data to recommend prices in real time. Supporters argue such tools improve efficiency,…

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UC Berkeley IEOR Students Engage With AI-Driven Shift in Industrial Engineering

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Advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping the field of industrial engineering, shifting its focus from optimizing processes to designing systems that deploy intelligence at scale, said UC Berkeley alum Patrick Tam (B.S. ’99, M.S. ’00 IEOR) Tam, vice president of operational excellence at ServiceNow, delivered keynote remarks at the 2026 Institute of Industrial and Systems…

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Ingrid Ramirez selected for EDGE Consortium Scholars semiconductor program

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Ingrid Ramirez, a fourth-year undergraduate in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of California, Berkeley, is among 11 students nationwide selected for the EDGE Consortium’s flagship Scholars program. As part of the program, Ramirez joined peers from six leading universities for an immersive site visit to Burlington, Vermont, where participants…

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Professor Xin Guo’s Research Selected Among 50 Landmark Papers in Mathematics of Operations Research

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A research paper by Professor and Department Chair Xin Guo has been selected as one of 50 landmark papers published in Mathematics of Operations Research (MOR), commemorating the journal’s 50th anniversary. Established in 1976, Mathematics of Operations Research is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes foundational research in areas central to operations research, including optimization,…

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Ken Goldberg named to National Academy of Engineering

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The National Academy of Engineering has elected Ken Goldberg, a professor of industrial engineering and operations research (IEOR) at the University of California, Berkeley, to its membership—one of the highest professional distinctions in engineering. Election to the NAE honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice, or education, including advances in emerging…

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UC Berkeley professor flips the script on classroom AI

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PupilBot pilot applies learning science to rethink how AI fits into undergraduate education As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in higher education, faculty in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research are examining how these tools can be integrated into undergraduate courses in ways that reinforce — rather than replace — student learning. Assistant…

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When AI Image Generators Refuse

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New UC Berkeley benchmark examines the trade-off between safety and usability in text-to-image models Text-to-image (T2I) models have become a central part of today’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, powering tools that generate images from short text descriptions. As these systems grow more capable and widely deployed, concerns about safety have followed closely behind. Developers have introduced…

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