J. Eric Bickel

Dr. Bickel is an assistant professor in both the Operations Research / Industrial Engineering Group (Department of Mechanical Engineering) and the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition, Professor Bickel is a fellow in the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy and the Center for Petroleum Asset Risk Management. His research interests include the theory and practice of decision analysis and its application in the energy arena. His research has addressed the modeling of probabilistic dependence, value of information, scoring rules, calibration, and risk preference. Prior to joining The University of Texas at Austin, Professor Bickel was an assistant professor at Texas A&M University and a Senior Engagement Manager for Strategic Decisions Group. He has consulted around the world in a range of industries, including oil and gas, electricity generation/transmission/delivery, energy trading and marketing, commodity and specialty chemicals, life sciences, financial services, and metals and mining. He is a council member for the Decision Analysis Society.

Selected Publications

1. Bickel, J. Eric, "Some Comparisons between Quadratic, Spherical, and Logarithmic Scoring Rules", Decision Analysis , Vol. 3, (2008), 4, pp. 233-251
2. Bickel, J. Eric, "The Relationship between Perfect and Imperfect Information in a Risk-Sensitive Two-Action Problem", Decision Analysis, Vol. 5, (2008), 3, pp. 116-128
3. Bickel, J. Eric, "Some Determinants of Corporate Risk Aversion", Decision Analysis, Vol. 3, (2006), 4, pp. 233-251
4. Bickel, J. Eric and James E. Smith, "Optimal Sequential Exploration: A Binary Learning Model", Decision Analysis , Vol. 3, (2006), 1, pp. 16-32