Dr. M Pate Cornell

Biography

M. Elisabeth Pate-Cornell is the Burton J. DeeDee McMurtry Professor at Stanford University, specializing in engineering risk analysis and the application of complex systems. Having served as the Chair of the Department of Management Science and Engineering from 2000 to 2011, she has a wealth of experience in her field, including previous roles as Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management at MIT and as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. Her research focuses on optimization and warning systems, specifically the explicit inclusion of human and organizational factors in the analysis of systems' failure risks. She has conducted significant work utilizing game theory in risk analysis applications relevant to counterterrorism and cybersecurity. Pate-Cornell is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the French Académie des Technologies, and has chaired committees on risk analysis methods. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Frank Ramsey Medal from the Decision Analysis Society and the IEEE Ramo Medal for Systems Engineering Science. Pate-Cornell has authored over a hundred publications and is a fellow of prominent engineering and risk analysis societies.

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