Paul Grigas

Associate Professor @BerkeleyIEOR

[UC Berkeley IEOR @BerkeleyIEOR]

UC Berkeley IEOR invites applications for two full-time faculty positions:

Assistant Professor - Decision Analytics
Closes 12/1/2025

Associate Professor/Professor - Open Field
Closes 12/15/2025

Learn more about our available positions at https://t.co/EE37cIRi3y

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

@iaindunning Thankfully our dept switched to the guaranteed funding model ~10 years ago. Also Greek Theatre is great, so nice to have so many good shows come through 5 mins walking from the office.

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

Had a very fun and productive week at @dagstuhl for a seminar on Machine Learning Augmented Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems! Many thanks to the organizers @Deepak_UCD @BDilkina @TiasGuns and Ulrich Meyer

[UC Berkeley IEOR @BerkeleyIEOR]

Berkeley IEOR invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position. All IEOR fields welcome. Join a top program in operations research, analytics, and quantitative solutions across healthcare, logistics, energy, and more.

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[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

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[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

I didn’t always know that I wanted to be a professor, but eventually I realized that the right path for me was to pursue a career involving research and education in academia; I am, however, (4/5)

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

certain that I would have never pursued this path at all without the influence of my grandfather. I will forever cherish his unwavering support and our many wonderful conversations. Rest easy, Pop, and continue in your pursuit of knowledge. (5/5)

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

mentoring and inspiring students from the most vulnerable populations in New Haven, CT. He inspired me too. He instilled in me the values of academics, his passion for learning and his curious spirit, and the importance of educating the next generation. (3/5)

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

while simultaneously supporting a young family. Eventually he pursued his career dream as an educator and learning specialist, with an emphasis on understanding the role of handwriting in learning and cognition. He worked for over 30 years in Adult Education, (2/5)

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

Breaking my silence here to speak a little about someone who had a very profound impact on my academic career and life: my grandfather, Nicholas Montano. Nick overcame so many obstacles to pursue his undergraduate and master's education in psychology, (1/5)

[UC Berkeley IEOR @BerkeleyIEOR]

📢 Faculty Job Alert 📢

Berkeley IEOR is hiring 2 positions:

1️⃣ Assist. Professor in Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains
2️⃣ Assist. Teaching Professor in Decision Analytics

Learn More: https://t.co/g4TtTsJO7h

Apply & share with your networks! @UCBerkeley @Cal_Engineer

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

@vishalguptaphd Although it’s not very efficient, I remember my mind being blown as an undergrad learning how to estimate pi using Monte Carlo methods…now it comes “full circle” 😉

[Adam Elmachtoub @Adam235711]

Awesome tutorial day this past Sunday. Thanks @phebe_vayanos for putting it together. Enjoying the rest of #ICSP2023 as well

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

@Salar_Fattahi @damekdavis Frank-Wolfe with simple averaging is a deterministic variant, with an additional log factor. (See this old paper from my dissertation: https://t.co/Qoay8rCjGa)

[Utsav Sadana @utsavsadana]

We just posted a survey on contextual optimization methods that combine prediction algorithms and optimization techniques to solve decision-making problems under uncertainty. https://t.co/HFSxvjJ0Hg

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

@Adam235711 @NeurIPSConf Roses are red
Violets are blue
The SPO loss function
Is best for me and you
:)

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

Congrats to my first PhD student Alfonso Lobos on this nice honor, on graduating, and on his exciting position working in the Microsoft AI Development Program!

[UC Berkeley IEOR @BerkeleyIEOR]

Congrats to Alfonso Lobos, 2021 recipient of the Katta G. Murty Best Paper Prize for his paper “Optimal Bidding, Allocation, and Budget Spending for a Demand-Side Platform with Generic Auctions” with Paul Grigas, Zheng Wen and Kuang-Chih Lee.

https://t.co/V8MAF1siEd

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

Honored to win 1st place in the @INFORMS2020 JFIG paper competition with @Adam235711, and Rui Gao who also got 1st for his paper. Congrats to all finalists, and thanks to the JFIG award committee/reviewers and JFIG officers for their hard work!

[Adam Elmachtoub @Adam235711]

Grateful to win 1st place in the @informs JFIG paper competition. Such a fun and rewarding collaboration with @paulgrigas. Shout out to Rui Gao who also got 1st, and to co-chairs @ming_hu & Achal Bassamboo! @CUSEAS @Columbia @DataSciColumbia @BerkeleyIEOR https://t.co/J4MdTWOn0Z

[Paul Grigas @paulgrigas]

@JeffLinderoth @Adam235711 Thanks Jeff 😄

[Adam Elmachtoub @Adam235711]

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