Summary
R Ravi is the Vasantrao Dempo Professor of Operations Research and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in discrete optimization with applications across network design, bioinformatics, supply chain logistics, mechanism design, and social/information networks. He has led academic strategy and innovation at Tepper—designing and launching its online hybrid MBA—and served in endowed professorships including Carnegie Bosch and Rohet Tolani. A seasoned educator, he teaches business analytics, interactive marketing and business networks, and holds a PhD in Computer Science from Brown and a BTech from IIT Madras. His work bridges rigorous theory and practical impact through consulting and startup advising in internet advertising, supply chains, and online education. Notably, he has held visiting positions at IBM Almaden and Kyoto’s RIMS and maintains a long-standing courtesy appointment in CMU’s Computer Science Department, reflecting deep interdisciplinary engagement.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Ph. D., Computer Science, Ph. D., Computer Science at Brown University
English, Tamil, French, German