Sunil Kumar

Sunil Kumar is the President of Tufts University and holds a Professorship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He earned his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master’s from the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, and a Bachelor’s from National Institute of Technology, Mangalore University.

His research focuses on performance evaluation and control of manufacturing systems, service operations, and communications networks using stochastic modeling and optimization methods. He applies control theory to address managerial challenges in complex systems.

Recent publications span diverse fields including meteorology, game theory, nuclear physics, healthcare analytics, and cybersecurity. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary applications of mathematical models across engineering, healthcare, and environmental systems.

Dr. Kumar’s academic leadership includes roles in university administration and engineering education. No specific grants or awards are listed in the provided information.