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S. Raghavan
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Professor of Management Science 301/405-6139 TEL |
Research Interests
Network design (telecommunications and logistics), data mining, auctions, network and combinatorial optimization techniques
Background Information
Dr. Raghavan's research primarily focuses on three areas---network design (e.g., telecommunications, logistics), data mining, and auctions. The unifying feature to these various research areas is the network and combinatorial optimization techniques he applies to these problems. Raghavan's research is supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency. Recently, he has finished co-editing a book on Telecommunications Network Design and Management. He has received several patents and prestigious awards for his research, including the George B.Dantzig Dissertation Award from INFORMS. Prior to joining the University of Maryland he led the Optimization Group at US WEST Advanced Technologies.
Education. Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research, February 1995, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. Thesis: Formulations and Algorithms for Network Design Problems with Connectivity Requirements, supervised by Professor T. L. Magnanti.
Master of Science in Operations Research and Statistics, December 1988, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 12180.
Bachelor of Technology in Aeronautical Engineering, July 1987, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras , India
Experience
1995-1998 Member of Technical
Staff, U S WEST Advanced Technologies
1992 Visiting Member of Technical Staff, Operations Research Department, AT&T Bell Laboratories (summer).
Professional Activities & Honors
Member: Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences, Mathematical Programming Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Associate Editor: Networks.
Referee: Algorithmica, INFORMS Journal on Computing, Journal of Combinational Theory, Series B, Journal of Heuristics, Mathematics of Operations Research, Operations Research, Operations Research Letters, Networks, Telecommunication Systems, Transportation Science.
Honors
1996 George B. Dantzig Dissertation
Award (awarded by the Institute for Operations Research and Management
Sciences).
1992 Martin B. Farber Internship (awarded by AT&T Bell Laboratories).
Patents
Frame Relay Network Planning
Tool (U.S. Patent # 5,940,373, Issued August 17, 1999).
Method and Systems to Optimize Capacity of a CDMA Cellular Communication System (Application pending at U.S. Patent office since December 1997).
Links
Robert H Smith School of Business
Decision and Information Technologies Department
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