Hemanshu Kaulمشاهده پروفایل
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Hemanshu Kaul is an Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), part of the College of Computing. He serves as Co-Director of the M.S. in Computational Decision Science and Operations Research (CDSOR) program. His expertise spans Discrete Mathematics, Operations Research, Graph Theory, and Network Optimization, with applications in transportation, computer science, and engineering. Education: PhD in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), MS in Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He has held roles including Distinguished Teaching Fellow (2016–2018) and AMS Project NExT Fellow (2007–2008). Research Interests : Focus on Graph Packing, DP-coloring, List Coloring, and algorithmic solutions for discrete optimization problems. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications such as transportation networks and computer science systems. Publications & Grants : Over 50 publications in combinatorics and optimization, including NSF/NSA-funded projects like the EXCILL III Conference (2016–17). Recent work explores spectral Turán problems, DP-coloring algorithms, and longitudinal network models. Awards : Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Teaching (2019) Excellence in Teaching Award (2017, College of Science, IIT) Interdisciplinary Research Grant (2009–2010, Transportation Networks) Advising & Leadership : Co-advisor for IIT's SIAM Student Chapter. Led restructuring of the Applied Math M.Sc. program (2018–19). Advised teams in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), including a 2019 Meritorious Winner team for a disaster response system design. Labs & Collaborations : Involved in interdisciplinary projects combining applied math with computer science and engineering, including work on equitable public transit systems and network optimization.











