Uday Venkatadri

Dr. Uday Venkatadri is a Full Professor and Department Head in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Engineering, where he has taught since 2001. His industrial experience includes roles as Lead Architect at Baan and Research Associate at Université Laval. His research bridges facilities planning, supply chain optimization, and Industry 5.0 technologies, utilizing Mixed Integer Linear Programming as a core methodology.

Research interests span:

• Hyperconnected logistics systems
• Production planning under uncertainty
• Healthcare supply chain resilience
• Sustainable operations
• AI/ML applications in industrial systems

His publication trends show strong focus on:

• Optimization under uncertainty (35% of recent works)
• Sustainable supply chains (25%)
• Healthcare operations (20%)
• Maintenance systems (15%)
• Industry 5.0 applications (5%)

Notable scientific awards:

• 2021 IISE Teaching Award (Logistics Division)
• Dalhousie Teaching Excellence Awards (2016, 2004)
• Purdue University Fellowships (1991-1993, 1987-1990)
• IIE Master's Thesis Award (1988)

Advising and grants:

• Supervises graduate students in supply chain optimization and production systems
• Research funded through industry partnerships and institutional grants
• Developed 15+ graduate courses including Advanced Facilities Planning

Laboratory involvement includes leading computational research groups focused on logistics optimization and sustainable operations, though no dedicated physical lab is specified.