Kathryn Caggiano is a Professor of Practice in the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering (ORIE). She currently serves as Associate Dean for Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Programs, overseeing all activities associated with M.Eng. student education and professional development in the College of Engineering.
Professor Caggiano joined the ORIE faculty in 2007 and served as Director of the ORIE M.Eng. program from 2007 to 2023. Under her leadership, the ORIE M.Eng. program was selected as a Finalist (2018 and 2012) and Semifinalist (2013) for the INFORMS UPS George D. Smith Prize, the field’s flagship award for outstanding practical preparation of students in OR and analytics.
Prior to Cornell, Professor Caggiano was a faculty member in the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Outside of academia, she has held positions with Price Waterhouse Management Consulting Services (now PwC) and PeopleSoft (now Oracle) in technology and supply chain consulting.
Kathryn's interests focus on developing practical mathematical models and solution approaches to enable better decision making in large-scale production and distribution systems. Companies she has worked with include Verizon Wireless, Cisco, Xelus, and NASA.
In addition to teaching senior- and M.Eng.-level courses in ORIE, Professor Caggiano has developed an online elective course for the MSBA program offered by the SC Johnson College of Business, and she is the author of an eCornell Certificate in Spreadsheet Modeling.
In the classroom, Professor Caggiano places a strong emphasis on developing and implementing models that are practical, reusable, and robust. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the Michael Tien ‘72 Sustained Excellence and Innovation in Engineering Education Award.
Professor Caggiano is a member of INFORMS and MSOM. She served on the Editorial Review Board for Decision Sciences from 2004-2006 and has reviewed articles for a number of professional journals, including Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Naval Research Logistics, and Production and Operations Management.
Professor Caggiano served on the Cornell Engineering Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2009-2015. She currently serves on the ORIE Advisory Council as well as the Graduate Studies Advisory Board at William and Mary.
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