29 July 2026: Congratulations, Arya, on your paper being accepted for publication in Annals of Operations Research 👏
28 July 2026: Congratulations, Arya, on your appointment as Assistant Professor at SRM University–AP! 🎉 Wishing you every success in this exciting new chapter of your academic journey. May your passion for teaching and research inspire many, and may this role bring you continued growth and fulfillment. Best wishes!
21 May 2026: Congratulations, Salini, on your first journal paper being accepted in Operations Research Forum !👏
9 Feb 2026: During my visit as an INSA Visiting Scientist (January 11 to February 10, 2026), I delivered a talk titled “Equilibrium, Pricing, and Social Welfare in Observable and Unobservable Queueing–Inventory Systems with Optional Service” at the IEOR Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, on February 9, 2026. I thank the Indian National Science Academy for the support and the IEOR Department for their warm hospitality and excellent arrangements.
28-30 Jan 2026: Congratulations to my Ph.D. scholar Akhil Vijayan R on winning the Best Paper Award – Second Prize (Application Category) at ICORGTE 2026, held at the Indian Statistical Institute Delhi Centre during Jan 28-30, 2026, for presenting our joint work titled “Assessing the Impact of Replenishment Policies and Repair Mechanisms on Energy Management System Reliability”—a proud and well-deserved achievement! 🎉👏
7-9 Jan 2026: Congratulations 🎉👏 to my Ph.D. scholar Salini K for winning the Young Scientist Award in the session on Mathematics & Statistics at the 32nd Swadeshi Science Congress for her presentation titled “Queueing-Inventory Systems with Delay-Sensitive Customers: An Efficiency Analysis.” The focal theme of the event was Transformative Science and Technology Education for Viksit Bharat, and it was organized at Central University of Kerala during January 7–9, 2026.
7 Oct, 2025: We are proud to announce that Arya P. S., the first Ph.D graduate from the Stochastic Modelling Group, successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on October 7, 2025. Her thesis, “Reliability Modelling and Analysis for the Performance Enhancement of Tethered High-Altitude Platform Systems,” makes valuable contributions to enhancing the reliability and performance of tethered high-altitude platform systems. Congratulations 🎉👏 and best wishes to her for a bright future.
16 Sep 2025: I am delighted to share that I have been selected for the INSA Visiting Scientist Award 2025–2026 by the Indian National Science Academy. This award supports my project, “Equilibrium Analysis of Service Systems with Strategic Agents,” which will be carried out at the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) Department, IIT Bombay.