Vikrant Vaze

Vikrant Vaze is the Stata Family Career Development Associate Professor and Executive Director of the Master of Engineering Management Program at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering. He leads research in transportation systems, aviation optimization, and healthcare analytics, developing data-driven solutions for complex logistics challenges. His work integrates game theory, statistical modeling, and large-scale optimization.

Research spans sustainable urban mobility, airline disruption recovery, multimodal pricing alliances, and healthcare operations. Articles consistently focus on optimization algorithms for real-world transportation and healthcare systems, with recent emphasis on electric aerial mobility and pandemic-responsive logistics.

Major Awards:

• INFORMS Aviation Applications Best Paper (2024, 2023)
• AGIFORS Best Innovation Award (2024)
• NSF CAREER Award (2018)
• President of India Gold Medal

As founding co-director of the Operations Research Group, he collaborates with industry partners like Multivariate Systems to translate academic research into deployable solutions.