Testimonial Type: Alumni

I completed my undergraduate degree in engineering and computer science at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) in 2017. It felt natural to apply to the ORC PhD program after reflecting on my favorite aspects of undergraduate study — an ML research project in healthcare, and enjoyable classes taken in operations research and optimization. The…

I was born in Switzerland but grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. I was drawn to Operations Research from early on, when my fantastic high-school math teacher, Johanna McHardy, wrote a problem on the board about how many ways New Zealand’s national rugby team could score 35 points, which turns out to be an integer…

I was drawn to Operations Research from early on, starting with my undergraduate studies at Cornell University. While working at a healthcare technology company for a year post-grad, I developed a passion for healthcare and decided to go back to school with a goal of applying Operations Research to this area. When applying to schools,…

Basic background information on yourself, perhaps where you came from, former education, etc. I was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco, and then moved to Paris, France, after high school to study Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science at Lycée Louis Le Grand. After that, I received a Bachelor and Master of Science in Applied Mathematics…

I was born and raised in China, and I received my Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in Operations Research and Information Engineering. After graduating from college, I was working as an applied OR consultant at McKinsey for three years, based in Boston. I graduated with my SM degree at the ORC in 2022.…

I grew up in central Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State University for my undergraduate and masters studies in mathematics and statistics. I enjoyed math throughout high school and college, but knew that I didn’t want to pursue theoretical math. I didn’t hear about Operations Research until my third year of undergrad when I began working…

When I first arrived in Cambridge and MIT, I loved how easy it was to make new friends and connections. Every day was an exciting adventure to discover all the fantastic opportunities on campus. I was thrilled to feel MIT people’s passion for research, engineering and taking actions.  I found a dedicated community which is…

I was born and raised in France, and received a Bachelor and Master of Science in Applied Probability from École Polytechnique near Paris. During my five years as a PhD student at the Operations Research Center, I was co-advised by Dimitris Bertsimas (MIT Sloan) and Patrick Jaillet (MIT EECS). I defended my thesis in June…

I was born and raised in the Netherlands where I also completed my Bachelor of Science in Econometrics and Operations Research at the University of Groningen. Next, I studied in the United Kingdom for a Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge. Afterwards, I came to the United States to study…