Garud Iyengar

Dr. Garud N. Iyengar is the Tang Family Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University, where he has been a faculty member since 1998. He also serves as the Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute (DSI) at Columbia, leading initiatives in education and research for data science. Dr. Iyengar's research interests encompass a variety of topics, including convex optimization, robust optimization, queuing networks, combinatorial optimization, and mathematical finance.He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and his B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Dr. Iyengar has published extensively in his field, with over 90 publications and two patents to his name. He has held several leadership roles, including Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from 2013 to 2019 and Senior Vice Dean for Research and Academic Programs at Columbia Engineering.Dr. Iyengar teaches several courses on Coursera, such as "Introduction to Financial Engineering and Risk Management" and "Optimization Methods in Asset Management," aimed at equipping students with essential skills in finance and operations research.