# Department of Technology, Operations, and Statistics

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##  Technology
Operations
Statistics

The Department of Technology, Operations and Statistics is home to faculty whose research style is analytical or technology-based.

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##  ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Technology, Operations and Statistics faculty have a well known reputation for excellence in research and teaching. Our research focuses in areas such as big data, crowdsourcing and innovation, online advertising, mining social media content and social networks, the sharing economy, revenue management and pricing, long memory time series and categorical data analysis.

## Department of Technology, Operations, and Statistics Leadership

- **Jiawei Zhang,** Chair
- **Josh Reed,** Deputy Chair
- **Panos Ipeirotis,** Undergraduate Advisor: Computing & Data Science
- **Wenqiang Xiao,** Undergraduate Advisor: Operations Management
- **Aaron Tenenbein**, Undergraduate Statistics and Actuarial Society Advisor
- **Jackie Baek, Yaqi Duan, & João Sedoc**, TOPS Colloquium Seminar Coordinators

**Technology Group**

- **Panos Ipeirotis,** Doctoral Program Coordinator
- **João Sedoc,** Technology Research Seminar Series Coordinators

**Operations Management Group**

- **Zhengyuan Zhou,** Doctoral Program Coordinator
- **Divya Singhvi**, Operations Management Research Seminar Series Coordinator

**Statistics Group**

- **Xi Chen**, Doctoral Program Coordinator
- **Elynn Chen & Yaqi Duan,** Statistics Research Seminar Series Coordinators

##  Advanced Professional Certificate in Digital Business

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Digital technology is redefining business models and transforming industries from finance to fashion at an unprecedented pace. Technical professionals find they need to understand the business implications of technology, and non-technical professionals need to understand the fundamentals of digital technology.

Course offerings include: digital strategy; data mining; business analytics; digital marketing; digital media; and statistics and data analysis.

[Learn more](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/advanced-professional-certificates/certificate-options/digital-business)

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##  Faculty Spotlight

![Peter Lakner](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_590h/public/assets/images/Peter%20Lakner%20RF.jpg?h=2da571de&itok=G-XMh5Yi)

Peter Lakner, Associate Professor of Statistics and Operations Research, presents his research on impulse control.

[Professor Lakner](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/peter-lakner)

![Mor Armony discusses her research](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_590h/public/2022-12/Tops-LP-Armony.jpeg?h=5e937a15&itok=nYrtHaQ0)

Mor Armony, Vice Dean of Faculty and Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics, discusses her research on healthcare operations.

[Professor Armony](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/mor-armony)

![Natalie Levina](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_590h/public/2022-11/Natalie%20Levina%20Future%20of%20Business%20cropped-test.png?h=7c182cb3&itok=P23vsksF)

Natalia Levina, Professor of Information Systems, presents at the Future of Business Event series.

[Professor Levina](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/natalia-levina)

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##  Quick Links

[Our Faculty](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/academic-departments/ioms-dept/faculty-staff/full-time-faculty "Full-Time Faculty")

[MBA Course Offerings](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/academic-departments/ioms-dept/academic-programs-courses/mba-courses "MBA Courses")

[UG Course Offerings](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/academic-departments/ioms-dept/academic-programs-courses/undergraduate-courses "Undergraduate Courses")

[Tech, Ops, and Stat Seminars](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/academic-departments/ioms-dept/events/ioms-seminar-series "Department of Technology, Operations, and Statistics Seminar Series")