Operations Research
Operations Research is the study of mathematical models and algorithms for optimal decision making. It is a core discipline of data analytics, which is the process of turning raw data into knowledge, insights, and better decisions. The Operations Research group at the Tepper School studies theory, methodology, algorithms, and applications related to the entire pipeline from data to decisions.
Award-Winning Faculty
Our faculty members have won prestigious awards, including National Science Foundation CAREER awards, National Academy of Engineering membership, the Lanchester Prize, the Fulkerson Prize, the Dantzig Prize, the Von Neumann Prize, the Khachiyan Prize, the Franz Edelman Award, the George E. Kimball Medal, the INFORMS Computing Society Prize, the INFORMS Optimization Society Young Researchers Prize, and numerous best paper awards.
Operations Research Faculty