Dr. M. Mathirajan

Dr Mathirajan is working at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore since April 1986 with various academic/faculty-positions. Currently he is a Chief Research Scientist / Professor at IISc. He received M.S. (Engineering) degree by research in Applied Operations Research area and PhD degree in Operations Management area from the Faculty of Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.In addition, he holds M.Sc degree in Mathematics of Madurai Kamaraj University and Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Research (OR) of Anna University, Chennai.

Between May 2008 and May 2010, Dr Mathirajan was with Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, on deputation, and he was the Professor of Planning and Development at the University level, and he was also the Professor and Head of the Department of Management Studies of the Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.

Dr Mathirajan was a post doctoral fellow at Singapore MIT Alliance (SMA) of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He was also a visiting consultant at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), OMAN.

Dr Mathirajan was selected and nominated as young Indian-representative of Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) to present a paper in the 1999 Fall Annual Conference of ORSJ, TOKYO, JAPAN.

Dr Mathirajan was an elected as (a) National President of Central Council of Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) for 2 years (2023-2024); (b) one of the National President of ORSI for 2years (2021-2022); and (c) one of the National Central Council Member ORSI for 2 years (2019-2020). He is one of the National Vice President of Central Council of Analytics Society of India ASI), since inception (2013). Dr M. Mathirajan is one of the Managing Editor of OPSEARCH, A Flagship Journal of Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) and published by SPRINGER.

He was an academic council member and member in board of studies of various Engineering Colleges and Management Studies Department in Tamilnadu and Karnataka. Currently he is an academic council member of RV College of engineering, Bangalore; Atria Institute of Technology, Bangalore CMR University, Bangalore; and Sakthi Institute of Information and Management Studies, Pollachi. He is also currently a member in board of studies/research at Christ University Bangalore; ; Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore; and Department of Management Studies – Tumkur University, Karnataka; Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore; Satyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai.

In 2024, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society International presented “Outstanding Research Award” to Dr. Mathirajan [at the 14th IEOM Conference Awards Ceremony held at Hyatt Regency Dubai on Feb. 14, 2024] in recognition and appreciations of leadership and significant contributions to research and service to the IEOM profession. The Operational Research Society of India (ORSI) awarded the Fellowship of ORSI (FORSI) to Dr. M. Mathirajan, based on the assessment by the standing committee on the merit of the contributions towards the promotion & development of Operational Research (OR), carried out by him, and approved by the National Central Council of ORSI. His PhD thesis was adjudged as best thesis for “M. N. Gopalan Award of 2002-Annual Convention of ORSI”.

Dr Mathirajan’s research interests are in the development of mathematical modelling and heuristic methods for the problems related to Industrial Engineering, Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing & Service industries, Container Terminal Management areas and Research Methodology. He has published over 200 research articles. He is a co-author of 2 books [published by Person, and PHI] and co-author of 4 edited volumes [published by CRC Press USA; Springer India; and IK Publication, New Delhi; Allied Publishers]

So far 16 dissertations were awarded PhD degree under his guidance in IISc, Bangalore. Currently he has been guiding 4 doctoral research students at IISc; and he has examined 54 PhD theses and 8 Master theses (MS by research and M.Phil Theses) from various higher learning Institutes (such as Victoria Universitiy Australia, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Malaysia, IITs, IIM, NITs) and Central / State / Private Deemed Universities (such as Anna University, Gandhigram Rural University, Madurai Kamaraj University, Bharathiar University, Delhi University, Dr. MGR University, Pandichery University).

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