Amit Upadhyay
Amit Upadhyay
Assistant professor
amit@ms.iitr.ac.in
Areas of Interest
- Operations Research, Supply Chain & Logistics Management, Transportation Planning, Operations Management, Business Analytics
Honors and Awards
| Award | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Innovation in Service Systems Engineering Award | IISE & Penn State University, USA | 2021 |
Educational Details
| Degree | Subject | University | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Operations Research | IIT Delhi | 2016 |
| M.Tech. | Industrial Engineering | IIT Delhi | 2008 |
Sponsored Research Projects
| Topic | Funding Agency | Start Date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficient planning of container operations | GatewayRail Freight Ltd | 2017-01 | 1 year 11 months |
| OR models for dedicated freight corridors | ISIRD | 2019-10-10 | 2 years |
Memberships
- INFORMS, Member
- IISE, Member
Teaching Engagements
| Title | Course Code | Class Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | IIMC | IIM Calcutta | Spring |
| Quantitative Techniques 1 & 2 | VGSOM | IIT Kharagpur | Spring |
| Production & Operations Management | VGSOM | IIT Kharagpur | Autumn |
PHDs Supervised
| Topic | Scholar Name | Status of PHD | Registration Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Operations Research | Preeti Rathi | A | 2018-01 |
| Transportation Planning | Binay Kumar Rajak | O | 2019-01 |
| Marketing Analytics | Prathamesh Kittur | O | 2018-08 |
| Supply Chain Management | Sourav Kumar Mandal | O | 2021-08 |
Referred Journal Papers
- Pricing Anomalies and Arbitrage in Container Transport in India, A Upadhyay, INFORMS, 2021 , INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics , 51 vols , 250-264 pages
- Improving Intermodal Train Operations in Indian Railways, A Upadhyay, INFORMS, 2020 , INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics , 50 vols , 213-224 pages
- Optimal loading of double-stack container trains, A Upadhyay, W Gu, N Bolia, Elsevier, 2017 , Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review , 107 vols , Jan-22 pages
- Combined empty and loaded train scheduling for dedicated freight railway corridors, A Upadhyay, N Bolia, Elsevier, 2014 , Computers & Industrial Engineering , 76 vols , 23-61 pages
- Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of biochar produced from forest residues using portable systems, K Sahoo, A Upadhyay, T Runge, R Bergman, M Puettmann, E Bilek, Springer, 2021 , International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment , 26 vols , 189-213 pages
- An optimization based decision support system for integrated planning and scheduling on dedicated freight corridors, A Upadhyay, N Bolia, Taylor & Francis, 2014 , International Journal of Production Research , 52 vols , 7416-7435 pages
Professional Background
Asst Professor, VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur (2017-21)
Visiting Faculty, IIM Calcutta (2020)
Research Fellow, TLIAP, NUS Singapore (2017)
Research Asscoiate, PolyU Hong Kong (2015-16)
PGET, ACME Solar, Gurgaon (2009-10)
Contact
Office: +91 1332 28 5836
Mobile: +91 94145 93404
