UC Berkeley IEOR Department – Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

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… The post UC Berkeley IEOR Ranked No. 2 in the Natio…

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,… The post UC Berkeley resear…

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… The post UC Ber…

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… The…

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 optimizati…

Part of a new op-ed series featuring IEOR student voices, this piece is a collaboration between Alberto Gennaro (5th Year PhD), Grace He (3rd Year PhD), Ricky Huang (3rd Year PhD), and Jessica Zhao (1st Year PhD). Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a tool for academic research. It can draft abstracts, summarize papers, suggest… The post Op-Ed: “Publish or Perish” in the Age of AI: I…

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly central to industries ranging from finance to health care, understanding how AI systems work is becoming an important skill for the next generation of students and innovators. To help introduce these concepts early, the UC Berkeley Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research is launching a new summer program designed… The post UC Be…

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…

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… The post …

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 introdu…

Announcing the 2026 Jengyee Prize — Leadership for a Better World   The 2026 Jengyee Prize – Leadership for a Better World is now accepting applications! This year, up to 2 prizes of up to $2000 each, will be awarded. The Jengyee Prize is open to all undergraduate students with a sophomore or higher standing,… The post Announcing the 2026 Jengyee Prize — Leadership for a Better World appeared fir…

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at University of California, Berkeley has launched a new graduate course this spring focused on the expanding role of analytics in the global energy sector. Offered as IND ENG 290, Energy Analytics introduces students to how quantitative methods are applied in energy markets, infrastructure planning and system… The post UC Berkeley’…

New UC Berkeley research maps how AI reasoning strategies affect accuracy, efficiency As large language models (LLMs) move from research labs into classrooms, offices and engineering workflows, “prompt engineering” has become a central practice for shaping how LLMs reason and respond. A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers goes beyond the general understanding that… The post How AI prompting …

In this feature, Class of 2026 UC Berkeley undergraduate Henry Collins shares how IEOR concepts—stochastic models, optimization, automation, data science, and creative design—become superpowers when imagined through the lens of five heroic figures. Stochasticism: The Randomizer Born in a quantum lab during a failed particle entanglement experiment, Stochasticism emerged with a mind attuned to unc…

In a wide-ranging Q&A, the new chair of UC Berkeley IEOR discusses leadership, the evolving role of IEOR in today’s rapidly evolving landscape, and the opportunities ahead for the UC Berkeley community Q: What does leadership mean to you in an academic context, especially within a field as dynamic as industrial engineering and operations research?… The post In Her Words: Professor Xin Guo, UC Ber…

Wedad Jasmine Elmaghraby examines how markets, incentives and human behavior intersect — from electricity and procurement auctions to retail supply chains and sustainability in the apparel industry. Her interdisciplinary approach, shaped at UC Berkeley, blends theory, data and real-world practice. A Class of 1998 alum and a leader at the University of Maryland, she was… The post On Sustainability…

Whether it is a ridesharing driver seeking a fare at a crowded airport or a patient hoping for a life-saving organ, modern life depends on queues and mechanisms that match people with limited, time-sensitive resources. Queueing theory, one of the earliest pillars of industrial engineering and operations research, began in the early 20th century with… The post The Strategy of Waiting appeared firs…

When Anthony Noguera arrived at UC Berkeley in the 1990s, he could not have foreseen that his graduate studies in industrial engineering and operations research would one day take him all over the world and allow him to redefine how global supply chains operate. After more than two decades at NVIDIA, Anthony is harnessing the… The post The AI Supply Chain Whisperer appeared first on UC Berkeley I…

An interdisciplinary exhibition by UC Berkeley IEOR Professor Ken Goldberg and multidisciplinary artist Tiffany Shlain will open in San Francisco on Jan. 22. Ancient Wisdom: Trees, Time, and Technology, created by the married collaborators, bridges art, artificial intelligence and ecological inquiry and was previously featured on the cover of UC Berkeley IEOR magazine. The exhibition… The post Ke…

DoorDash CEO and co-founder Tony Xu (IEOR ’07) was recently featured in Fortune magazine, reflecting on his journey from UC Berkeley IEOR to building a Fortune 500 company—and the discipline, operational rigor, and execution-first mindset that have defined DoorDash’s rise. After graduating from UC Berkeley IEOR in 2007, Xu went on to earn an MBA,… The post IEOR Alum Tony Xu Featured in Fortune Ma…