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Ravindra K. Ahuja
Ravindra K. Ahuja
Born	February 20, 1956
Nationality	Indian, American
Alma mater	Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Known for	Research in the theory and applications of network optimization
Awards	Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (1993), Pierskalla Award (2003), Daniel H. Wagner Award (2006), Koopman Prize (2007), Innovations in Curriculum Award (2007), RAS Distinguished Member Award (2013), Florida Governor's Business Ambassador Award (2015)
	Scientific career
Fields	Operations Research
Institutions	Optym
Website	www.optym.com

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Dr. Ravindra K. Ahuja is an Indian-American computer scientist turned entrepreneur. He is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville and also serves as the President and CEO of Optym (earlier known as Innovative Scheduling), an automation software provider.

Dr. Ahuja has contributed to the theory and applications of network optimization.^[1] He has a co-authored more than 100 research papers and book chapters in the areas of Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, and Computer Science. He has also co-authored three textbooks and been an Associate Editor of three journals: Operations Research, Transportation Science, and Networks.

Biography[edit]

Dr. Ravindra K. Ahuja is a professor in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and is President and CEO of the automation software provider Optym, formerly known as Innovative Scheduling, Inc. He specializes in mathematical modeling, state-of-the-art network optimization techniques and solving large-scale scheduling problems arising in logistics and transportation. He has developed innovative models and algorithms for several airline scheduling, railroad scheduling and logistics problems that were previously considered intractable. Many of these algorithms are implemented using state-of-the-art decision support systems through his company, Optym.

Entrepreneur[edit]

He founded Optym in 2000 to bring optimization techniques to the field of transportation and logistics by developing groundbreaking automation and optimization solutions for railroads, airlines, trucking and mining companies.

Professor[edit]

Dr. Ahuja has held professorship at several prestigious universities including the University of Florida, Gainesville; the Sloan School of Management, MIT; and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Currently, he is a part-time professor at the Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Algorithm Designer[edit]

Dr. Ahuja has developed various innovative models and algorithms for several airline, railroad, trucking, mining and logistics problems that were previously considered intractable. These models and algorithms have now been packaged into decision support systems at Optym.

Researcher[edit]

Dr. Ahuja has contributed to the theory and applications of network optimization.^[1] He has also co authored more than 100 research papers and book chapters in prestigious research journals, and was the former Associate Editor of four journals: Operations Research, Operations Research Letters, Transportation Science, and Networks.

Book Author[edit]

Dr. Ahuja has co-authored three books: (i) Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications^[2]; (ii) Developing Spreadsheet-Based Decision Support Systems^[3]; and (iii) Developing Web-Enabled Decision Support Systems^[4]. The book "Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications" is the most widely used text and reference book in its field worldwide.

Specialization[edit]

Dr. Ahuja specializes in the domain of Airline Network Planning; Railroad Planning & Scheduling; LTL Optimization; Pickup & delivery; Network Optimization^[1]; Supply Chain Management; Modeling and Optimization of Large-Scale Logistics Problems.

Awards and Honors[edit]

Florida Governor's Business Ambassador Award, 2015.
RAS Distinguished Member Award, 2013.
Honorable Mention for the Best Paper Competition organized by the Transportation and Logistics Society of INFORMS, 2010.
INFORMS Fellow award, 2008.
Koopman Prize (given by INFORMS) for the best contribution to Military Operations Research, 2007.
Daniel H. Wagner Award (given by INFORMS) for Excellence in Operations Research Practice, 2006.
Pierskalla Award (given by INFORMS) to the best paper of Operations Research in Health Applications, 2003.
Lanchester Prize (given by INFORMS) for the best publication of the year in Operations Research and Management Science in the English Language, 1993.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Wang, Lipo; Chen, Ke (2005-08-17). Advances in Natural Computation: First International Conference, ICNC 2005, Changsha, China, August 27-29, 2005, ProceedingsPart III. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540283201.
^ Ahuja, Ravindra K.; Magnanti, Thomas L.; Orlin, James B. (2014). Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications. Pearson. ISBN 9781292042701.
^ Şeref, Michelle M. H.; Ahuja, Ravindra K.; Winston, Wayne L. (2007). Developing Spreadsheet-based Decision Support Systems: Using Excel and VBA for Excel. Dynamic Ideas. ISBN 9780975914656.
^ Pol, Abhijit A.; Ahuja, Ravindra K. (2007). Developing Web-enabled Decision Support Systems: Using Access, VB.NET and ASP.NET. Dynamic Ideas. ISBN 9780975914649.

External links[edit]

"Ravindra K. Ahuja, Ph.D.". University of Florida, Gainesville.
"Prof. Ravindra K. Ahuja, Dean, Resource & Alumni". IIT, Kanpur.
"Publications by Dr. Ravindra K. Ahuja.". University of Florida, Gainesville.
"Supply Chain And Logistics Engineering Center". University of Florida, Gainesville.
"Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications". Amazon Books.
"Books co-authored by Dr. Ahuja". DSS Books.
"Ravindra Ahuja, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at University of Florida". Google Scholar Page.
"Ravindra Ahuja on LinkedIn". LinkedIn Page.
"Optym : About". Optym Website.

Category:Living people Category:University of Florida faculty Category:American computer scientists Category:MIT Sloan School of Management faculty Category:IIT Kanpur alumni

[:0-1] Wang, Lipo; Chen, Ke (2005-08-17). Advances in Natural Computation: First International Conference, ICNC 2005, Changsha, China, August 27-29, 2005, ProceedingsPart III. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540283201.

[2] Ahuja, Ravindra K.; Magnanti, Thomas L.; Orlin, James B. (2014). Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications. Pearson. ISBN 9781292042701.

[3] Şeref, Michelle M. H.; Ahuja, Ravindra K.; Winston, Wayne L. (2007). Developing Spreadsheet-based Decision Support Systems: Using Excel and VBA for Excel. Dynamic Ideas. ISBN 9780975914656.

[4] Pol, Abhijit A.; Ahuja, Ravindra K. (2007). Developing Web-enabled Decision Support Systems: Using Access, VB.NET and ASP.NET. Dynamic Ideas. ISBN 9780975914649.

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