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Joel Sokol is
Terrell and Pierre Sovey Chair and Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering with a joint appointment in the College of Lifetime Learning,
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founding Director of Georgia Tech's interdisciplinary1 Master of Science in Analytics degree (on campus and online).
His primary research interests are in the application of AI, data science,and analytics in a variety of areas, including health/medicine, sports, supply chains, logistics, and manufacturing.
Dr. Sokol's research has won the EURO Management Science Strategic Innovation Prize and been a finalist for the Cozzarelli Prize,
and has been successfully used by professional sports teams and leagues, medical decision-makers, industry, NGOs, and the military.
His LRMC method is an industry leader and has attracted widespread popular attention.
As a teacher, Dr. Sokol has won recognition from NAE, IISE, INFORMS, and EURO; served two terms as INFORMS Vice President of Education; and is the recipient of Georgia Tech's highest awards for teaching and student impact. His primary teaching interest is training outstanding professionals in applied analytics, data science, and AI.
Dr. Sokol's PhD in operations research is from MIT2, and his
bachelor's degrees in mathematics, computer science, and applied sciences in
engineering are from Rutgers University.
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1 Interdisciplinary between the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the Scheller College of Business, and School of Computational Science and Engineering
2 Interdisciplinary between the Sloan School of Management and School of Engineering
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