Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Chair: Professor Clifford Stein, 331 Mudd, 212-854-2941
a. stochastic simulation models of stochastic systems
b. evaluate analytical approximations
c. numerical algorithms for solving stochastic models
Recent projects have included: (1) studying congestion associated with inspecting shipping containers; (2) studying approximations for performance measures of queueing models of telephone call centers, including customer abandonment; (3) studying methods for determining staffing requirements in service systems with time-varying demand; and
(4) studying new methods for numerically inverting transforms, with application to calculating system performance characteristics. Appropriate background: programming (e.g., C, C++, Matlab), probability and statistics (IEOR E3600 or equivalent), stochastic models (IEOR E3106 or E4106), and simulation (IEOR E4404).
Contact: Professor Ward Whitt, , 304 Mudd, 212-854-7255
For additional opportunities, please visit the department Web site at http://www.ieor.columbia.edu.