| Dr. Ravindra Ahuja | |
|---|---|
| Fields | Operations Research |
| Institutions | University of Florida and Innovative Scheduling, Inc. |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
| Known for | Pioneering research in the theory and applications of Network Optimization |
Dr. Ravindra K. Ahuja is a researcher and academician. He has contributed to the theory and applications of network optimization,[1] and his research papers are widely cited. Ahuja is a co-author of more than 100 research papers and book chapters in the areas of Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, and Computer Science. He is also a co-author of three textbooks and an Associate Editor of three journals: Operations Research, Transportation Science, and Networks.
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Ahuja is a professor in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and is President & CEO of Innovative Scheduling, Inc. He obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has served as a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, MIT Sloan School of Management, and the Rutgers Business School.
Ahuja founded Innovative Scheduling Inc.,[2] in 2000, to bring Operations Research techniques to the field of transportation and scheduling. He has developed models and algorithms for several airline scheduling, railroad scheduling, and logistics problems. These models have now been packaged into interactive web-enabled decision support systems. Innovative Scheduling received seed grants from the NSF (National Science Foundation) SBIR Program (Small Business Innovations Research) to build two railroad decision support systems: Railroad Blocking and Train Scheduling. The company began commercializing the systems built through these NSF grants, and invested this revenue to fund the research and development of new decision support systems. The company now has eight decision support systems for various railroad planning and scheduling problems, several in use by US railroads, designed to improve economic efficiency. The company is now diversifying into other modes of transportation, including trucking and package delivery. Innovative Scheduling licenses its current suite of decision support systems, builds custom software applications for clients, and provides consulting services through the use of its decision support systems.
The list of papers authored by Dr. Ahuja is available at his official Web site.