Information and Decision Sciences (IDS) programs and research emphasize the critical role of information systems, operations management, and data analytics in businesses and organizations.
With a faculty comprised of world-class researchers and experienced industry professionals, we are committed to educating the next generation of leaders in the cutting-edge technologies and solutions that increasingly define success in the global market.
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Programs
Our program curriculum evolves to encompass ongoing technological change and its effects on business. It emphasizes experiential learning and includes real world projects that integrate foundational knowledge at the business-technology interface. Projects with industry partners are a required component for both our undergraduate and graduate programs. These projects are supported by industry sponsors and faculty who are actively engaged with the Chicago-area business community. Our programs produce well-rounded analysts, consultants, and managers who are ready to meet the growing demand for these skills in the marketplace.
Research
Research is an integral part of what we do. Our faculty is engaged in fundamental research at the forefront of some of the most important questions faced by modern businesses and socio-economic systems. IDS faculty are active in research in three main areas: 1. Information Management and Systems, 2. Business Analytics – Machine Learning, Statistics and Optimization, and 3. Supply Chain and Operations Management.
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Top 50 Information Systems Program -UT Dallas Top Business School Research Rankings
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4 STEM Designated Master’s Degrees in Business
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Undergraduate Degree
Concentrations/Minors:
- Management Information Systems
- Supply Chain and Operations Management
- Business Analytics
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Graduate Degree Programs
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PhD Degree Programs
BS in IDS Degree Requirements
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“This summer I will intern at JP Morgan Chase as a Corporate Analyst in Tampa, Florida. I am excited to gain hands-on experience in an analysts role in banking. Ask me about pairing technology with business!”
| IDS Major ('23)
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Student Organization Spotlight: INFORMS Heading link
At UIC Business, a large group of our graduate students share the passion for Information Systems and Data Analytics. This passion is also strongly driven by the group of individuals who are part of the INFORMS, student organization for information system enthusiasts. INFORMS at UIC is the latest winner of the INFORMS 2022 Student Chapter Annual Award! They will be honored during a special ceremony in Indianapolis at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. Congratulations!
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Matt Liotine, Clinical Professor of IDS
Matt Liotine, was an invited speaker and chair at the 2022 North American Supply Chain Executive Summit. He chaired sessions on supply chain lifecycle management, process efficiency, finance, resiliency and sustainability with executives from GE Healthcare, Unilever, Wolters Kluwer, and Interos, among others.
IDS Distinguished Speaker: Fall 2022
The Information and Decision Sciences (IDS) Department welcomes Jim Smith, Jack Byrne Distinguished Professor in Decision Science at Dartmouth on September 23, 2022. The UIC and broader Chicago communities are invited to attend. Professor Smith will discuss his paper, Allocating COVID-19 Vaccines: Save One for the Second Dose?
James E. Smith is the Jack Byrne Distinguished Professor in Decision Science at the Tuck School of Business in Dartmouth College. Jim is a thought leader in Decision Analysis and Management Science, including its interface with risk management and finance. His well-known contributions include the Schwartz and Smith two-factor price model and seminal papers on indifference pricing and information relaxations and duality. His many honors include the INFORMS Fellows Award, the Frank P. Ramsey Medal for lifetime contributions in Decision Analysis, and the INFORMS Decision Analysis Publication Award, which he has received four times. Jim holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems, also from Stanford.
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Led by Matt Liotine, Clinical Professor of IDS, a cohort of UIC graduate students participated in the ProMat 2023 Trade Show Student Day event in Chicago. The group of 20 was comprised of students from the Supply Chain & Operations Management program, Industrial Engineering program, and the Operations Management Group (OMG) student organization.
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Department seminar series
Leading scholars on areas related to Information and Decision Sciences from across the world bring their latest research to faculty, staff, and students. Seminars are usually held on Fridays afternoons in UH 2450. Some seminars may be held virtually via Zoom. For detailed announcements, please subscribe to the IDS-seminar mailing list here.
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Meeting ID: 975 3576 7242
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Fall 2022
September 16
Peter Frasier, Cornell University
September 23
Jim Smith, Dartmouth University
September 30
Dong Kyu Lee, Boston University
October 14
Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin Madison
October 21
Ashish Aggarwal, UT Austin
October 28
Amy Ward, Chicago Booth
Spring 2022
February 25
Zachary Lipton, CMU
March 4
Jason Chan, University of Minnesota
March 11
Stefan Wager, Stanford University
March 23
William Cooper, University of Minnesota
April 1
Rene Caldentey, Chicago Booth
April 8
Sridhar Seshadri, UIUC
April 15
Karthik Kannan, Purdue University
April 22
Liangfei Qiu, University of Florida
April 29
Itai Gurvich, Northwestern University
Spring 2021
January 15
Adith Swaminathan, Microsoft
January 22
Dan Adelman, University of Chicago
February 5
Velibor Misic, UCLA
March 5
Haihao (Sean) Lu, University of Chicago
March 19
Wedad Elmaghraby, University of Maryland
April 30
Georgia Perakis, MIT
Fall 2021
September 10
Chris Ryan, UBC
September 12
Ian Kash, UIC
September 15
Negin Golrezaei, OM
September 16
Beibei Li, IS
September 17
Gord Burtch, IS
Fall 2020
February 21
Eric Zheng, UT Dallas
February 28
Dorothee Honhon, UT Dallas
March 13
Owen Wu, Indiana University
March 20
Dan Adelman, University of Chicago
April 3
Steve Hanneke, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
April 10
Gediminas Adomavicius, University of Minnesota
April 17
Adith Swaminathan, Microsoft Research
May 1
Ahmed Abbasi, University of Virginia
Spring 2019
March 1
Elias Bareinboim, Purdue University
March 8
Jiaming Xu, Duke University
March 15
Olivia Sheng, University of Utah
March 22
Paul Pavlou, Temple University
April 5
Jonathan Libgober, University of South California
April 26
Theja Tulabandhula, UIC
Fall 2019
September 13
PhD students summer paper presentations
September 27
Devavrat Shah, MIT
October 7
Jeannette Song, Duke University
October 18
Renyu Zhang, NYU-Shanghai
October 25
Alexandre Belloni, Duke University
December 6
Huseyin Topaloglu, University of Cornell
Spring 2018
February 23
Nagesh Gavirneni, Cornell University
March 9
Hao Lin, University of Notre Dame
March 16
Diego Klabjan, Northwestern University
March 23
William Cooper, University of Minnesota
April 6
Xin Chen, UIUC
April 20
Young Tan, University of Washington
April 27
Andreas Waechter, Northwestern University
Fall 2018
September 7
Bora Keskin, Duke University
September 14
Jiaming Xu, Duke University
October 12
David Brown, Duke University
October 19
Ruoyu Sun, UIUC
November 16
Kevin Hong, Arizona State University
November 30
Theja Tulabandhula, UIC