MSc - PhD (2021)
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, IIT Bombay
Email: rahulvaishnav@iitb.ac.in, rahulphdieor@gmail.com
Academic Background:
B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics University Maharaja College, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (2018-21)
Professional Experience and Internship:
- TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES Research Intern , May'22-June'22
Position of Responsibility:
- Department Coordinator (M.Sc-Ph.D), Institute Student Companion Programme (ISCP), IIT Bombay (May'22-May'23)
- Event Coordinator for IEOR Day 2022, Department of IE&OR (3rd April 2022)
- Overall Advisor for IEOR Day 2025, Department of IE&OR (8th-9th March 2025)
- Volunteer in Digital Twin Modeling Workshop, Department of IE&OR (11th-12th Oct 2025)
Presentations:
- Presented on the topic "Distribution network for a commodity with reverse-flows" at 25th Annual International Conference of the Society of Operations Management, IIM Indore (Work done under Prof. Ashutosh Mahajan)
PhD Student, (Since July 2023) under Prof. Balamurugan Palaniappan.
Courses:
- Autumn 2021
- Spring 2022
- Autumn 2022
- IE 609: Mathematical Optimisation Techniques
- IE 643: Deep Learning : Theory & Practice
- IE 802: Topics in IE & OR
- IE 685: MSc-PhD Research Project I
- HS 101: Economics
- Spring 2023
- IE 663: Advanced Topics in Deep Learning
- SC 607: Optimization
- IE 686: MSc-PhD Research Project II
- Autumn 2023
- CS 768: Learning with Graphs
Teaching Assistantships
| Semester | Course |
| Autumn 2023-24 | IE643: Deep Learning: Theory and Practice |
| Spring 2023-24 | IE506: Machine Learning: Principles and Techniques |
| Autumn 2024-25 | IE643: Deep Learning: Theory and Practice |
| Spring 2024-25 | IE506: Machine Learning: Principles and Techniques |
| Autumn 2025-26 | IE643: Deep Learning: Theory and Practice |
| Spring 2025-26 | IE663: Advanced Topics in Deep Learning |
| Autumn 2026-27 | IE643: Deep Learning: Theory and Practice |