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Professor Daniel Pirutinsky joins 2023 NextProf Nexus Workshop to advance diversity in academia
Last month, Daniel Pirutinsky, Assistant Teaching Professor in Berkeley’s IEOR department, served as a panelist at the 2023 NextProf Nexus Future Faculty Workshop, hosted at Georgia Tech University in collaboration…
Read MoreForging a new future: Emily Garcia (BS IEOR ‘20) paves the way for diversity and inclusion in higher education
In high school, Emily Garcia (BS IEOR ’20) received excellent grades, participated in numerous extracurricular activities, and was even class salutatorian in her senior year. Most other students with Emily’s…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR Professor Javad Lavaei Secures NSF Grant to Advance Safety in Power Systems
Berkeley IEOR Professor Javad Lavaei, in partnership with his former postdoctoral scholar, now Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech, Ming Jin, has been awarded an $800,000 grant from the National Science…
Read MoreCharting Pathways to Success: Job Market Placements for Our 2023 Graduating Doctoral Students
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…
Read MoreDepartment Welcomes Two New Faculty
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…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR Professor Thibaut Mastrolia Receives Grant for Cybersecurity Research
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…
Read MoreKen Goldberg: Let’s embrace the creative possibilities of AI
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…
Read MoreProfessor Robert Leachman Retires from UC Berkeley after an Extraordinary Career in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
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,…
Read MoreChancellor Carol T. Christ shines spotlight on pioneering AI Research happening at UC Berkeley
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…
Read MoreBerkeley IEOR Graduates Lead the Way in Lucrative Careers: Report Highlights Operations Research as Highest-Earning Field
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…
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