Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Research Areas

  • Data Science
  • Discrete Optimization
  • Game Theory
  • Mechanism Design
  • Scheduling Theory

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • INFORMS
  • Honors & Awards
    • Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2017.
    • NSF Career Award, 2000.
  • Professional Experience
    • Vice-Chair, IEOR Department, Columbia University, 2015–
    • Professor of industrial engineering and operations research, Columbia University, 2013-
    • Associate professor of industrial engineering and operations research, Columbia University, 2005–2013
    • Assistant professor of industrial engineering and operations research, Columbia University, 2000–2005

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Supply Chain Management

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Industrial Engineering and
    • Operations Research, Columbia University. 2022-
    • Associate Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Industrial Engineering and
    • Operations Research, Columbia University. 2019-
    • Adjunct Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations
    • Research, Columbia University. 2018-2019
    • Consultant, Datastax Inc., 2018 - 2019
    • Managing Director, Doran Jones Inc. 2015 – 2017
    • Vice President, Barclays Capital Inc. 2009 - 2015
    • Senior Developer, GFI Group. 2008 – 2009
    • Associate Director, UBS. 2006 – 2007
    • Consultant, JP Morgan. 2000 – 2006
    • Senior Developer, Avesta Technologies Inc. 1997- 2000
    • Consultant, Morgan Stanley. 1994 – 1996
    • Associate, Booz Allen & Hamilton. 1991 – 1994
    • Adjunct Professor, New York University. 1990 - 1991
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Education
    • PhD, Decision Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • MBA, IIM Calcutta
    • BTech, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Financial Engineering
  • Business Analytics

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and in the discipline of Business, Columbia University, 2016 -
    • Adjunct Professor, Columbia Business School, 2010 - 2016
    • Adjunct Professor, Stern School, New York University, 2014 - 2016
    • Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Business, Fordham University, 2009 – 2016
    • VP Professional Services/Member Advisory Board. MSpoke, Inc. 2004-2008
    • Director, Deutsche Bank, 2000 - 2004
    • Vice President, Credit Suisse First Boston, 1998-1999
    • Associate, Morgan Stanley, 1995 – 1998
    • Assistant Professor, School of Business, Rider University. 1994 - 1995
  • Education
    • PhD, Information Systems, New York University
    • Fellow, Information Systems, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
    • MA, Economics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Interim Director, Data Science Institute, 2021-2024
    • Chair of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2008-2013
    • Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2001-
    • Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2001-
    • Assistant and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 1992-2001
       
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    • Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
    • Mathematical Programming Society (MPS)
    • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
  • Honors & Awards
    • Faculty Mentoring Award, Columbia University, 2023
    • Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2022
    • Best Paper Award, ICALP, 2015
    • Fellow, ACM, 2012
    • Sloan Research Fellow, 1999
    • Karen Wetterhahn Award for Distinguished Creative or Scholarly Achievement, 1998
    • NSF Career Award, 1996

Research Areas

  • Computational Biology
  • Data Management
  • Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning
  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Networked and Distributed Systems
  • Data Analytics
  • Optimization
  • Resource Allocation
  • Algorithmic Fairness
  • Energy & Power
  • Large-scale Optimization
  • Matching Platforms

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Economics & Computation
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Optimization
  • Resource Allocation
  • Service Systems
  • Stochastic Modeling and Simulation
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Algorithmic Fairness
  • Business Analytics
  • E-commerce
  • Matching Platforms
  • Urban Logistics 

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Visiting Academic, Amazon, 2022 - present
    • Associate Professor, Columbia University, 2020 - present
    • Assistant Professor, Columbia University, 2015 - 2020
    • Postdoctoral Researcher, IBM, 2014 - 2015
  • Honors & Awards
    • Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, 2021
    • First place in INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Paper Competition, 2020
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2020
    • Forbes 30 under 30 in science, 2016
    • IBM Faculty Award, 2016
       
  • Education
    • PhD, Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • BS, Operations Research and Engineering, Cornell University

Research Areas

  • Financial engineering
  • Game theory
  • Optimization
  • Stochastic modeling and simulation

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Activity Group on Financial Mathematics and Engineering (SIAG/FME)

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Economics & Computation
  • Financial Engineering
  • Game Theory
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Optimization
  • Resource Allocation
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Blockchain (Web3.0)
  • Business Analytics
  • E-commerce
  • Energy & Power
  • Financial Technology
  • Large-scale Optimization
  • Matching Platforms
  • Urban Logistics

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • Honors & Awards
    • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2000
    • President’s Gold Medal, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1993
  • Professional Experience
    • Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute, Columbia 2024 – present
    • Tang Family Professor of Operations, IEOR, Columbia Jan 2020 – present
    • Professor, IEOR, Columbia, 2010 – present
    • Associate Professor, IEOR, Columbia, 2006-10
    • Assistant Professor, IEOR, Columbia, 1998-2006
  • Education
    • PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
    • MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
    • B. Tech., Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Optimization
  • Risk Management
  • Stochastic Modeling and Simulation
  • Business Analytics
  • Large-scale Optimization

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2020–
  • Honors & Awards
    • Tweedie New Researcher Award, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 2026
    • Frontiers of Science Award in Mathematics, International Congress of Basic Science, 2024
    • Best Paper Prize, SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science, 2024
    • Second Place Award, INFORMS Data Mining Challenge, 2023
  • Education
    • PhD, Operations Research, Princeton University
    • BS, Mathematics, Peking University

Research Areas

  • Business Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Economics & Computation
  • Financial Engineering
  • Game Theory
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Optimization
  • Real Estate Technology
  • Resource Allocation
  • Supply Chain Management

  • Transportation and Logistics

     

Additional Information

  • Honors & Awards
    • Knight of the Legion of Honor, France's highest national distinction, in recognition of contributions to global higher education, July 2025
    • Officer of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, awarded by His Majesty the King of Morocco for meritorious service and excellent civil conduct on Morocco's National Day, July 2015
    • Young Global Leader (YGL), World Economic Forum, 2013–2023
    • Egleston Distinguished Service Award, for exceptional achievement, leadership and contributions to the excellence of Columbia University, 2012
    • Janette and Armen Avanessians Diversity Award, for outstanding performance in enhancing diversity in departmental, school and university programs at Columbia, and for marked commitment to diversity, in particular, as a mentor and advisor of women, 2010
    • Edward and Carole Kim Award for Faculty Involvement, for going above and beyond the call of duty to foster student success, Columbia University, 2007
    • Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, for dedication to teaching and devotion to mentoring students, 2005
  • Professional Experience
    • Dean of Academic Affairs and Global Partnerships, 2026-Present
    • Senior Vice Provost, 2022-2026
    • Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 2013–Present
    • Vice Provost for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation, 2014–2021
    • Senior Vice Dean, 2011–2021
    • Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 2008–2012
    • Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 2003–2008

Research Areas

  • Economics & Computation
  • Financial Engineering
  • Risk Management
  • Stochastic Modeling and Simulation
  • Blockchain (Web3.0)
  • Cryptoeconomics
  • Digital Finance & Technology
  • Financial Technology

Additional Information

Research Areas

  • Data Analytics
  • Decision Analysis
  • Financial Engineering
  • Game Theory
  • Optimization
  • Risk Management
  • Stochastic Modeling and Simulation
  • Algorithmic Fairness
  • Business Analytics
  • Digital Finance & Technology
  • Financial Technology
  • Real Estate Technology
  • AI in Finance & Asset Management

Additional Information

  • Honors & Awards
    • Edward and Carole Kim Faculty Involvement Award, Columbia University · April 2021
    • CMNS Commencement Speaker, University of Maryland at College Park, Spring 2016
    • Finance Industry Impact Award Finance, Maryland Alumni Association · Jun 2010
  • Education
    • PhD, Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland at College Park

Research Areas

  • Economics & Computation
  • Optimization
  • Algorithmic Fairness
  • Large-scale Optimization
  • Matching Platforms

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2026-
    • Assistant professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, 2020-2025
    • Co-founder, Robust Intelligence, 2019-2020
  • Honors & Awards
    • ACM SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention Award, 2020
    • Google PhD fellowship, 2017
    • Smith Family Graduate Science and Engineering Fellowship, 2015
    • Best Paper Award, 18th Conference on Implementation and Application of Automata, 2013
  • Education
    • PhD, Computer Science, Harvard University
    • BS, Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon