Léonard Boussioux

Bonjour! I am Léonard, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management at the University of Washington, Foster School of Business, with an adjunct position at the Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering and an affiliation with Harvard's Laboratory for Innovation Science. I earned my Ph.D. in Operations Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

My research combines operations research with artificial intelligence. With my research group, the Human-AI Operations Lab, I work to accelerate problem solving and innovation with Generative AI, and to understand how such technology is reshaping the future of work. I emphasize multimodal frameworks and data-driven, explainable decision tools, especially in healthcare, climate, and sustainability.

I deliver AI education to over 800 students annually and have created new generative AI courses built on novel teaching methodologies. I am fortunate to have been recognized by Poets & Quants' 40 Under 40 Best Business Professors, by INFORMS' Haim Mendelson Teaching Innovation Award, by eight teaching awards at the Foster School of Business, and by three at MIT, including the Goodwin Medal, the institute's highest teaching honor for a graduate instructor. I was also named to the Puget Sound Business Journal's “40 Under 40” for my impact on Seattle's ecosystem. I have contributed to the MIT Universal Artificial Intelligence initiative, which brings state-of-the-art technological insights to wide audiences, and I currently serve on the AI task force at Foster.