Deepu Philip

Dr. Deepu Philip serves as a Professor in the Department of Management Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His academic career spans multiple research domains with significant contributions to operations management and systems engineering.

Dr. Philip's research interests focus on production and operations management, systems engineering and simulation, and local search and optimization techniques. His work bridges theoretical approaches with practical applications in industrial settings, particularly in production systems and decision support frameworks.

His research portfolio demonstrates strong trends in simulation-based approaches for production systems, optimization algorithms for flow shop scheduling, and decision support systems for critical safety applications. His work often involves interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering disciplines.

• Most promising paper award, Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, 2011
• Innovation Awards, 2012: Embedded and Critical Systems award winners
• Class of 1970 research fellowship from IIT Kanpur (2013-2016)
• Honorary lifetime member of Alpha-Pi-Mu, Industrial Engineering honor society
• Commendation for teaching from Chairman Senate, IIT Kanpur (2010)

Dr. Philip has secured substantial research funding from multiple sources including the National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT), Prabhu Goel Foundation (Rs. 168 Lakhs), and DST GITA program (Rs. 90 Lakh), demonstrating his ability to lead significant research initiatives with practical industrial applications.