Dr. Madeleine Udell

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Madeleine Udell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Electrical Engineering. She completed her PhD in Computational Mathematical Engineering at Stanford and has done postdoctoral work at the Center for Mathematics and Information at Caltech. Her research focuses on accelerating and simplifying large-scale data analysis and optimization, addressing challenges in healthcare, finance, marketing, and engineering systems design. She aims to develop faster, memory-efficient algorithms and user-friendly optimization solvers. Additionally, her work in machine learning addresses issues such as data preprocessing, interpretability, and causality in practical application domains. Udell has received several awards, including the Kavli Fellowship in 2023, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in 2021, and multiple prestigious grants.

Research Interests

Awards

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Kavli Fellowship

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Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

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NSF CAREER award

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ONR Young Investigator Award

Courses

MS&E 125 CME 307 MS&E 311 OIT 676 MS&E 318 MS&E 408 CME 291 CME 400 CME 391 CME 218 MS&E 218 MS&E 478

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.