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Professor Nagarajan has been with the University of Michigan since 2014. He previously worked as a research staff member in Mathematical Sciences at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center from 2009 to 2014. His work focuses on the design and analysis of algorithms for discrete optimization problems, including those that incorporate uncertainty and stochastic online optimization. His application areas of interest encompass scheduling, vehicle routing, facility location, and machine learning. Over the years, he has been awarded numerous accolades, including the Richard Wilson Faculty Scholar Award and the Jon R. Beverly S. Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching, both from the University of Michigan in 2020. He also received the NSF CAREER award from the National Science Foundation in 2018 and an Outstanding Technical Achievement Award from IBM in 2014.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering.
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center • Yorktown Heights, NY
Worked in Mathematical Sciences focusing on algorithm design and optimization.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science