Stanford University · Management Science & Engineering

Probability, learning, and decisions under uncertainty.

The Blanchet Lab develops mathematical and computational tools for reliable decisions in complex stochastic systems.

Jose H. BlanchetProfessor of Management Science & Engineering

About the lab

Research grounded in probability and built for consequential decisions.

Jose Blanchet is a professor in Stanford University’s Department of Management Science and Engineering and an Amazon Scholar. His research spans applied probability, Monte Carlo methods, distributionally robust optimization, and machine learning.

The lab brings together probability, optimization, and data to study systems where uncertainty is central—not incidental.

Stanford profile

A personal path

From Oaxaca to Stanford—with probability along the way.

I grew up in Oaxaca, Mexico, where a high-school course first drew me to probability and statistics. Because applied mathematics was not available locally, I moved to Mexico City to study at ITAM, earning degrees in applied mathematics and actuarial science.

ITAM also gave me the beginning of my favorite personal story: I met my wife, Citlalli (“Lalli”), in Algebra I. That may not sound especially romantic, but we have always thought it was a good love story. We later came to the Bay Area for graduate school—me at Stanford and Lalli at Berkeley. The longer version is still best told in person.

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