Please join us for a special SWFL Columbia University Alumni Club luncheon featuring a Columbia University professor speaking on AI through a Columbia lens. We’re especially excited to welcome Dr. Garud N. Iyengar, the Avanessians Director of Columbia’s Data Science Institute (DSI), Columbia’s central hub for data science scholarship connecting 400+ faculty and researchers across the University to advance collaborative, data-driven work—from medicine and law to cybersecurity and journalism.

About Our Speaker: Dr. Garud N. Iyengar

Dr. Garud Iyengar is the Avanessians Director of Columbia’s Data Science Institute and a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia Engineering. He also co-leads Columbia University’s Artificial Intelligence Initiative. His research spans control, machine learning, and optimization, with current work in areas such as power systems and supply chains, causal inference, large-scale game solving, and modeling cellular processes. He has authored 90+ publications, holds two patents, served as an Amazon Scholar (2019–2024), and was elected an INFORMS Fellow.

We hope you’ll join us for this timely and engaging conversation—and help us make it a great turnout for our Columbia faculty member.