Suresh P. Sethi

Prof. Suresh P. Sethi serves as the Eugene McDermott Professor of Operations Management and Director of the Center for Intelligent Supply Networks at The University of Texas at Dallas, where he has authored 7 books and over 400 research publications spanning operations management, manufacturing, finance, economics, marketing, and optimization theory.

His research focuses on optimal control theory applications in supply chain networks, logistics, and manufacturing systems, with significant interdisciplinary contributions connecting operations research to finance and marketing domains. He teaches advanced courses in optimal control theory and organizes seminar series advancing operations management scholarship.

Prof. Sethi has received exceptional recognition including:

• Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada (1994)
• IEEE Fellow (2001)
• INFORMS Fellow (2003)
• AAAS Fellow (2003)
• POMS Fellow (2005)
• IITB Distinguished Alum (2008)
• SIAM Fellow (2009)
• Alumni Achievement Award from Tepper School of Business, CMU (2015)

He pioneered doctoral programs in operations management at both UT Dallas and the University of Toronto, serves on editorial boards for Production and Operations Management and SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, and was honored with two dedicated conferences and edited volumes during 2005-2006.