Department of Data Sciences and Operations

The Department of Data Sciences and Operations (DSO) provides students with quantitative and analytic skills needed to excel in today’s data-driven business world.

The expertise of more than 40 faculty members in the DSO Department at Marshall spans three main disciplines: information systems, operations management and statistics.

Information systems courses familiarize students with emerging technologies, digital transformation tools and digital business models, which offer new ways to transform data into value for consumers and firms. Many of these courses involve field-based projects.
Operations management courses prepare students to design and lead flexible businesses that can capitalize on data-driven insights and are sufficiently robust to survive the unexpected.
Statistics courses teach students how to extract actionable business insight and reliable forecasts from the “big data” collected by smart devices and e-commerce applications.

Undergraduate Minors

Undergraduate Majors

Graduate Programs

Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)

The Master of Science in Business Analytics (MS) is designed to empower managers and recent college graduates with necessary skills (computing, modeling and strategy) to leverage big data for making effective business decisions, and improving organizational performance.

Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM)

The Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management focuses on a world-class academic foundation in Supply Chain Management with real-world applications in the form of live projects for leading companies as well as international and domestic site visits. We uniquely prepare our students for an increasingly global, complex and ever-evolving world.

Graduate Certificate

Business Analytics Graduate Certificate (GCRT-BUAN)
Optimization and Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate (GCRT-OSCM)

Data Sciences and Operations
Marshall School of Business
Bridge Hall 308
(213) 740-0172
FAX: (213) 740-7313
Email: dsows@marshall.usc.edu
marshall.usc.edu/dso
Chair: Jinchi Lv, PhD

Faculty

Centennial Chair in Business Administration: Yingying Fan, PhD

Robert R. Dockson Assistant Professor in Business Administration: Peng Shi, PhD*

Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Business Administration: Ramandeep Randhawa, PhD

Richard and Jada Hurd Chair in Distribution Management: S. Rajagopalan, PhD*

E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration: Greys Sošić, PhD

Kenneth King Stonier Chair in Business Administration: Jinchi Lv, PhD

Justin Dart Professor of Operations Management: Paat Rusmevichientong, PhD*

Kenneth King Stonier Professor of Business Administration: Omar El Sawy, PhD*

Dean’s Associate Professorship in Business Administration: Jacob Bien, PhD

Robert R. Dockson Assistant Professor in Business Administration: Kimon Drakopoulos, PhD

Professors: Jacob Bien, PhD; Sriram Dasu, PhD*; Omar El Sawy, PhD*; Yingying Fan, PhD; Mladen Kolar, PhD; Jinchi Lv, PhD; S. Rajagopalan, PhD*; Ramandeep Randhawa, PhD; Paat Rusmevichientong, PhD*; Greys Sošić, PhD

Associate Professors: Kimon Drakopoulos, PhD; Vishal Gupta, PhD*; Adel Javanmard, PhD*; Gourab Mukherjee, PhD; Tianshu Sun, PhD*; Xin Tong, PhD

Assistant Professors: Mohammed Alyakoob, PhD; Andrew Daw, PhD; Paromita Dubey, PhD; Zijun Gao, PhD; Grace Gu, PhD; Chamsi Hssaine, PhD; Milan Miric, PhD; Matteo Sesia, PhD; Dennis Shen, PhD; Peng Shi, PhD*; Somya Singhvi, PhD; Mika Sumida, PhD; Waverly (Linqing) Wei, PhD; Angela Zhou, PhD

Professors of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations: Arif Ansari, PhD*; Murat Bayiz, PhD*; Dawn Porter, PhD*; Douglas Shook, PhD*

Associate Professors of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations: Feng Chen, PhD; Robertas Gabrys, PhD; Alireza Kabirian, PhD; Hiroshi Ochiumi, PhD; Francis Pereira, PhD; Philip Rogers, PhD; Abbass Sharif, PhD*; Ashok Srinivasan, PhD; Nick Vyas, EdD

Assistant Professors of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations: Cosimo Arnesano, PhD; Charlie Hannigan, PhD; Yola Katsargyri, PhD; Lorena Martin, PhD; Inga Maslova, PhD*; Austin Pollok, PhD

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Data Sciences and Operations: Kathy Takayama, MBV

Visiting Professor of Data Sciences and Operations: Nagesh Gavrineni, PhD

Emeritus Professors: Yehuda Bassok, PhD*; Richard B. Chase, PhD; Delores Conway, PhD*; Ravi Kumar, PhD*; Ann Majchrzak, PhD*; Richard McBride, PhD; John E. Rolph, PhD; Bert M. Steece, PhD*; Jonathan S. Yormark, PhD

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

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