N. Hemachandra
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
IIT Bombay, Powai
Mumbai 400076
Email : nh[AT]iitb.ac.in
Academic Background
B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engg.), College of Engineering, Kakinada
M.Tech (Control Systems Engg.), IIT Kharagpur
Ph.D. (Dept. of Computer Science and Automation), IISc
Research
My current research interests include:
- Operations Research, with emphasis on stochastic models, like Markov
decision models, Queueing models, Game theory, etc.
- Application areas include
Communication networks,
Supply chains,
Financial Engineering,
Logistics and
Power systems
Publications / Technical Reports / Talks
Teaching Notes
Teaching
This semester I am teaching IE 614 Linear Sysytems and IE718 Networks, Games and Algorithms (with Prof. D. Manjuanth).
Some recent teaching:
IE 601 Optimization Techniques, IE
611 Introduction to stochastic models, IE 612
Introduction to Financial Engg, IE 708 Markov decision processes, IE 712 Selected applications of
stochastic models, IE 707 Multiplayer decision making models (with Prof. Mallikarjuna Rao),
IE 610 Networks, Games and Algorithms (with Prof. D. Manjunath and Prof. Mallikarjuna Rao).
I have developed these courses at IITB:
- IE 611 - Introduction to Stochastic Models
- IE 712 - Selected Applications of Stochastic Models
- IE 612 - Introduction to Financial Engineering
-
IE
708 - Markov Decision Processes
Other professional activities
I have spent a Sabbatical at Dept. of CSA, IISc
- With Prof Y. Narahari and his students, I worked on some Mechanism Design (Protocol Engineering) problems arising from supply chains.
- With Prof S. Bhatnagar and his students, I worked on some problems involving simulation based optimization and stochastic approximations,
arising from Communication Networks, etc.
I regularly review articles for many journals and conferences