Ramayya Krishnan

Ramayya Krishnan is an Indian American Management and Information technology scholar from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the dean of Heinz College,[1] and also holds the H. John Heinz III deanship and is the W. W. Cooper and Ruth F. Cooper Professor of Management science and Information systems at Carnegie Mellon University.[2] Ramayya is also a member of the board of trustees of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.[3]

Not to be confused with Ramya Krishnan.
Ramayya Krishnan
Born
Ramayya Krishnan
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationIndian Institute of Technology (B.Tech)
Cockrell School of Engineering (M.Tech)
University of Texas at Austin (PhD)
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineManagement science
Information systems
InstitutionsCarnegie Mellon University
Employer(s)Heinz College
AwardsINFORMS Fellow (2012)

Early life and education

Ramayya has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, a master in Industrial engineering and Operations research and a PhD in Management science and Information systems from the University of Texas at Austin.

He is past president of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Computing Society and the President-elect of INFORMS.

Awards

In 2012, Ramayya was named a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences "for leadership and innovation in academia and in practice, as well as leadership in INFORMS, linking operations research and management sciences with information systems in research, education, and management".[4]

Ramayya Krishnan won the 2015 Nayudamma award, awarded by the Nayudamma Centre for Development Alternatives (NCDA) and recognizing individuals around the world for their contributions in areas of sustainable development.[5]

References
  1. "H. John Heinz III College" (PDF). Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  2. "H. John Heinz III College - Course Catalogue". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  3. "Board of Trustees". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  4. "INFORMS Presents 12 New Fellows Awards, Inducts Analytics Leaders". INFORMS. October 11, 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. IIT-Madras alumus wins Nayudamma award. Deccan Chronicle, December 22, 2015. Accessed November 5, 2016
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