Empowering Society With Better Decision-Making
Through mathematical modeling we develop essential decision-making tools for a wide range of industries. Whether devising more effective transportation systems, improving healthcare outcomes, or streamlining business operations, we play a crucial role in shaping our world for the better.
Our Degree Programs
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Operations Research and Information Engineering
Optimizes complex systems using data and mathematical models. Ideal for those interested in logistics, decision-making, and improving processes.
Strategic Research Areas
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Algorithms
The engine at the core of the computerized solution of any mathematical model.
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Applied Probability
The application of probability theory to other scientific and engineering domains.
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Data Science
Statistics and computation combined to make sense of data so that it can be used to make better decisions.
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Financial Engineering
Financial engineering is a process that utilizes existing financial instruments to create a new and enhanced product of some type.
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Information Technology Modeling
Managing the exchange of information between devices and systems.
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Networks
Analysis of flows and relationships between different components within a system.
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Optimization
The finding of minima and maxima of functions, subject to so-called constraints.
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Supply Chain
The network involved in getting a product from its raw materials to the final customer.
News Highlights
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Research at risk: fast delivery of blood transfusions, supplies for troops
Cornell researchers have been building decision-support tools, optimization methods and artificial intelligence approaches to help the U.S. Navy and Marines quickly and effectively transport people and supplies – including blood for transfusions – in the event of an overseas conflict or humanitarian disaster.
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Cornell faculty honored for community-engaged innovation
Thirteen faculty members from across Cornell are being honored by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement with this year’s Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards.
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Cornell Engineering trio named Weiss Presidential Fellows
Three members of the Cornell Engineering faculty have been named Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows, Cornell’s highest honors for graduate and undergraduate teaching. The Stephen H. Weiss Teaching Awards honor teaching faculty in three categories who have a sustained…
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Mark Lewis named INFORMS president-elect
Mark Lewis, the Maxwell M. Upson Professor, was named the 2025 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) president-elect. Lewis will serve a one-year term as president elect, effective Jan.1, and then will serve…
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