Shmuel S. Oren
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Curriculum Vitae

CONTACT:

Work: (510) 642-1836
Fax: (510) 642-1403
Mobile: (510) 908-3102
E-mail: oren@ieor.berkeley.edu
URL: http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~oren/

EDUCATION:

B.Sc. (1965) Mechanical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude), Technion, Israel
M.Sc. (1969) Materials Engineering, Technion, Israel
M.S. (1972) Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Ph.D. (1972) Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University, Stanford, California

RESEARCH AREAS:

Pricing Strategies and Market Mechanisms
Electric Power Economics, Planning and Operations
Coordination Theory
Decision analysis and risk management
Optimization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2006 - Present Earl J. Isaac Endowed Chair in the Science and Analysis of Decision Making
1984 - Present Professor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, U.C. Berkeley.
1995 - Present Berkeley Site Director of Power System Engineering Research Center (PSerc)
1980 - Present
Consulting and Expert Testimony: Electric Power Research Institute, SRI International, Applied Decision Analysis Inc., Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, New England Electric System, Trans Power New Zealand, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Hagler Bailly Consulting Co., Edison International, Entergy, Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency, Analysis Group/Economics, Electric Utility Board of Alberta, BART, PacificCorp, Texas Public Utility Commission, Polish system operator, California ISO, OSINERG Peru.
9/99 - 1/00
Visiting Professor, IIT, Madrid Spain.
8/93 - 10/93
Erskine Fellow, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
1986 - 1992 Chairman, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, U.C. Berkeley.
5/92 - 7/92 Visiting Professor, American University of Armenia, Yearvan, Armenia.
7/85 - 1/86 Visiting Professor, Tel Aviv University, Israel.  
1982 – 1984 Associate Professor,  Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, U.C. Berkeley.
1980 - 1982 Associate Professor, Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University.
1972 - 1980 Consulting Professor Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University.
1972 – 1980 Research Scientist, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center.
1970 – 1972 Teaching and Research Assistant, Stanford University.

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), Fellow
International Association of Energy Economists
IEEE, Fellow

EDITORIAL BOARDS

International Journal of Operations Research, Member of Editorial Board
Guest Co-Editor of a Special Issue of Decision Support System
Operations Research, Area Editor for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources

 

Updated January 2009