University Catalog 2025-2026

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Operations Research (MS)

Degree Requirements

Required Operations Research Seminar Course1
OR 601
Seminar in Operations Research
Core Course in Deterministic Models 53
Select one of the following courses:
OR/ISE 501
Introduction to Operations Research
OR 504
Introduction to Mathematical Programming
OR/MA/ISE 505
Linear Programming
OR 506
Algorithmic Methods in Nonlinear Programming
OR/MA 531
Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control I
OR/MA 706
Nonlinear Programming
OR 708
Integer Programming
OR/ISE 709
Dynamic Programming 1
OR 719
Vector Space Methods in System Optimization
OR/MA 731
Dynamic Systems and Multivariable Control II
OR/MA/ISE 766
Network Flows
Core Course in Stochastic Models3
Select one of the following courses:
OR/ISE 560
Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
OR/ISE 562
Simulation Modeling
OR/ISE 709
Dynamic Programming 1
OR/ISE 760
Applied Stochastic Models in Industrial Engineering
OR 761
Queues and Stochastic Service Systems
OR/ISE 762
Stochastic Simulation
OR/ISE 772
Simulation Optimization
MA/ST 546
Probability and Stochastic Processes I
MA/ST 747
Probability and Stochastic Processes II
Core Course in Data Science and AI 4,53
Select one of the following courses:
OR/CSC/ECE 579
Introduction to Computer Performance Modeling
OR/CE 537
Computer Methods and Applications
CSC 505
Design and Analysis Of Algorithms
ISE 537
Statistical Models for Systems Analytics in Industrial Engineering
ISE 535
Python Programming for Industrial & Systems Engineers
ISE 538
Practical Machine Learning for Engineering Analytics
ISE 519
Database Applications in Industrial and Systems Engineering
ST 516
Experimental Statistics For Engineers II
ST 554
Analysis of Big Data
ST 558
Data Science for Statisticians
MA 540
Uncertainty Quantification for Physical and Biological Models
Thesis Research3-6
OR 695
Master's Thesis Research
or OR 693
 Master's Supervised Research
Elective Courses 2,315-18
"Elective Courses" that will be applied to reach 31 credit hours will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee. Courses used to satisfy the required courses and core courses requirement cannot be used to satisfy the elective course requirement
Total Hours31
1

OR 709 cannot be double counted for the deterministic and stochastic core courses categories.

2

"Elective Courses" cannot be double counted if already used to fulfill the Required Courses or Core Courses requirements.

3

Must have at least 12 credits of OR prefix graded courses, between core and elective course requirements.

4

Other graduate-level CSC, STAT or ISE courses may be substituted with approval.

5

Special topics courses (such as OR 591/791, ISE 589/789, MA 591/791) may be counted as appropriate core categories with DGP approval.

Professors

  • Kristin A. Barletta
  • John W. Baugh
  • Rada Yuryevna Chirkova
  • Huaiyu Dai
  • Joseph DeCarolis
  • Umut Dur
  • Shu-Cherng Fang
  • Yahya Fathi
  • Subhashis Ghoshal
  • Robert B. Handfield
  • Christopher Graham Healey
  • Hans Sebastian Heese
  • Ilse Ipsen
  • Jeffrey A. Joines
  • Russell E. King
  • Zhilin Li
  • George F. List
  • Ning Lu
  • Louis A. Martin-Vega
  • Maria A. Mayorga, Director & Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Operations Research
  • Negash G. Medhin
  • Rainer Mueller
  • Tao Pang
  • Ranji S. Ranjithan
  • Michael A. Rappa
  • Joseph P. Roise
  • George N. Rouskas
  • Munindar P. Singh
  • Ralph C. Smith
  • Matthias F.M. Stallmann
  • Julie LeAnne Swann
  • Hien T. Tran
  • Yannis Viniotis
  • Mladen Alan Vouk
  • Wenye Wang
  • Fen Wu
  • Zhaobang Zeng
  • Dmitry V. Zenkov

Associate Professors

  • Jacob J. Adams
  • Adolfo Raphael Escobedo
  • Zhishan Guo
  • Ali Hajbabaie
  • Arnav Jhala
  • Michael G. Kay
  • Eda Kemahliglu-Ziya
  • Min J. King
  • Timothy C. Kraft
  • Osman Ozaltin
  • Andrew Papanicolaou
  • David Papp
  • Anderson de Queiroz
  • Thomas W. Reiland
  • Charles E. Smith
  • Hong Wan
  • Donald P. Warsing

Assistant Professors

  • Leila Hajibabai Dizaji
  • Xiaolei Fang
  • Daniela S. Jones
  • Jordan Kern
  • S. Sebnem Ahiska King
  • Shawn Mankad
  • Gal Mendelson
  • Benjamin Rachunok
  • Sara Shashaani
  • Wentao Tang
  • Renran Tian
  • Zhuoting Yu
  • Mengmeng Zhu

Research Assistant Professor

  • Hana T. Chmielewski
  • Brandon M. McConnell

Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Yunan Liu

Emeritus Faculty

  • Peter Bloomfield
  • Julie S. Ivy
  • Carl Timothy Kelley
  • Harry G. Perros

Lecturer

  • Subramanian Pazhani