Léonard Boussioux
Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management
Contact: leobix [at] uw.edu
About me
Bonjour!
I am Léonard, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management at the University of Washington, Foster School of Business, and adjunct assistant professor at the Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. I earned my Ph.D. in Operations Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Prof. Dimitris Bertsimas.
My research combines operations research, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. I emphasize multimodal frameworks and data-driven decision tools, especially in healthcare, sustainability, and natural disaster management. I'm passionate about developing robust and explainable models to deploy cutting-edge predictive and prescriptive frameworks. Additionally, I explore the boundaries of creativity and innovation through Generative AI and the impact of such technology on the future of work.
As a dedicated educator, I am launching an educational effort, Universal Artificial Intelligence to disseminate state-of-the-art technological insights to vast audiences. I am mentoring and teaching at all levels of subjects, such as optimization, data science, machine learning, AI, and more, to empower anyone to contribute analytical solutions for a better world. My commitment to education has been recognized by three teaching awards from MIT, including the Goodwin Medal, the institute's highest teaching recognition for a student.
Research Experience
Outside of UW and MIT, I am working with Oxman to explore nature's intelligence with AI and collaborate with Harvard's D^3 institute to push the boundaries of innovation and creativity with Generative AI.
I also interned at Google X, the Moonshot Factory, at Mila with Prof. Yoshua Bengio, and studied at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley.
Research Interests
Domains: AI, ML, Optimization
Techniques: Big Data Analytics, Robust and Multimodal ML, Time Series Forecasting
Applications: Environmental Sustainability, Natural Disaster Management, Healthcare Operations, Analytics for Social Good
Education
PhD in Operations Research, 2023
MIT, Sloan School of Management & Schwarzman College of Computing
MSc in Applied Mathematics, 2020
Bachelor of Engineering, 2017
Centrale Paris engineering school
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