Dan Iancu

Education

Harvard University, SM in Engineering Sciences, June 2006
Yale University, BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, May 2004
Politehnica University of Bucharest (UPB), 2000-2002 (first two years of college)

Degree Expected

PhD in Operations Research

Research Interests

The main focus of my research is providing new tools for understanding and computing decisions in complex operational settings. I am interested in both methodological aspects (general dynamic optimization under uncertainty, with an emphasis on robust and adaptive models, connections with risk and utility theory, statistics and machine learning), as well as applications: inventory and supply chain management, single and multi-product dynamic pricing, portfolio optimization (e.g., single-account rebalancing, fairness considerations in multi-account trading).

Awards and Honors

• INFORMS Optimization Society Best Student Paper (2009)
• Derek Bok Teaching Prize (Harvard, 2006)
• Kao Fellowship for academic performance (Harvard, 2004-2005)
• Graduated Summa cum Laude, with distinction in the major (Yale, 2002)
• Tau Beta Pi Membership
• Dean's special merit scholarship (UPB, 2001-2002)
• Gold medal in the International Physics Contest in Sopron, Hungary (2000)

Professional Experience

• Quantitative Summer Associate - Equities and Derivaties Group, Barclays Capital, NY (2008)
• Summer Intern - Riversource Investments LLC, Cambridge, MA (2007)
• Research Assistant - MIT Sloan School of Management (2006 - present)
• Teaching Assistant - MIT Sloan School of Management (2008 - present)
• Teaching Fellow - Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (2005 - 2006)

Extracurricular Activities

• Student government: Treasurer of the Harvard Graduate Student Council (2005-2006)
• Treasurer of the MIT Romanian Students Association (2006)
• Vice-president of the Harvard Romanian Graduate Club (2005, 2006)
• Sports: Tennis, soccer

Research Supervisor(s)

Pablo Parrilo, Dimitris Bertsimas 

Contact

Telephone:	(617) 642-8284
Fax:	(617) 258-9214
Email:	daniancu "at" mit.edu
Personal web site:	http://www.mit.edu/~daniancu
Mail:	Operations Research Center, MIT 77 Mass Ave, Bldg E40-130 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307