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R. Ravi

Vasantrao Dempo Professor of Operations Research and Computer Science

Tepper School of Business

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  • Vasantrao Dempo Professor of Operations Research and Computer Science
    Tepper School of Business
  • 412-268-3694
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States

BIO

Dr. R. Ravi is the Vasantrao Dempo Professor of Operations Research and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Ravi received his bachelor's degree from IIT, Madras, and Master's and doctoral degrees from Brown University, all in Computer Science.

 

Ravi has been at the Tepper School of Business since 1995 where he served as the Associate Dean for Intellectual Strategy from 2005-2008, and Chair of the Future Educational Delivery Committee that launched the online hybrid Tepper MBA in 2013.

 

Ravi held the title of Andris A. Zoltners Professor of Business between 2014 and 2024, Rohet Tolani Distinguished Professor between 2014 and 2018, and Carnegie Bosch Professor between 2006 and 2013. He was elected a fellow of the INFORMS in 2017. Ravi served as Director of Analytics Strategy at the Tepper school between 2021 and 2025 in which role he founded and led the Center for Intelligent Business at CMU. He has been an Amazon Scholar since 2021.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Director of Analytics Strategy
    Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2025
  • Andris A. Zoltners Professor of Business,
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2024
  • Courtesy Appointment
    Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science, Computer Science Department, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 May 1997 - present
  • Rohet Tolani Distinguished Professor of Business
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Jul 2014 - 1 Jun 2018
  • Chair, Future Educational Delivery Committee
    Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, United StatesJul 2012 - Jun 2015
  • Carnegie Bosch Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Jul 2006 - 1 Jun 2013
  • Associate Dean for Intellectual Strategy
    Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Jul 2005 - 1 Jul 2008
  • Director of Center for Analytical Research in Technology
    Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Jul 2004 - 1 Jul 2007
  • Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Jul 2003 - present
  • Associate Professor without indefinite tenure
    Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Jul 1999 - 1 Jun 2003
  • Assistant Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Sep 1995 - 1 Jun 1999
  • Courtesy Appointment
    Carnegie Mellon University, Ray and Stephanie Lane Center for Computational Biology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1 Sep 2010 - 1 Aug 2015
  • Visiting Professor
    Paris Dauphine University, Paris, France1 Feb 2016 - 1 Feb 2016
  • Visiting Professor
    Paris Dauphine University, Paris, France1 Jun 2017 - 1 Jun 2017
  • Visiting Professor
    Hausdorf Institute of Mathematics, Bonn, Germany1 Nov 2015 - 1 Nov 2015
  • Visiting Professor
    Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan1 Jan 2011 - 1 May 2011
  • Vasantrao Dempo Professor of Operations Research and Computer Science
    Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jan 2025 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Academic Visitor
    Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington State, United StatesNov 2009 - Nov 2009
  • Academic Visitor
    Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington State, United StatesJul 2013 - Jul 2013
  • Academic Visitor
    Microsoft Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesJun 2010 - Aug 2010
  • Research Scientist
    Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United StatesJun 2001 - Jun 2004
  • Academic Visitor
    IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, United StatesJan 2002 - Apr 2002
  • Academic Visitor
    IBM Solutions Research Center, New Dehli, IndiaJan 1999 - Feb 1999
  • Research Scientist
    Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesJun 2001 - Jun 2004

DEGREES

  • Ph D Computer Science
    Brown University, Providence, United States1 Jan 1993
  • Sc. M., Computer Science
    Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States1991
  • Bachelor of Technology Computer Science and Engineering
    Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India1 Jan 1989

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Princeton University, Department of Computer Science, Princeton, New Jersey, United StatesSep 1994 - Aug 1995
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United StatesSep 1993 - Aug 1994

LANGUAGES

  • Tamil
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • French
    Can read and write
  • Hindi
    Can read and write

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Industry Projects
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Membership of an advisory committee

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