Text Box:          Jitamitra (Jita) Desai, Ph.D.
     Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0020
Phone:  (520) 404-1024 (cell)
       (520) 626-1780 (office)
E-mail: jdesai@email.arizona.edu

 

·        Present Position              Visiting Assistant Professor, SIE Dept, University of Arizona.

 

 

·        Work Experience            Postdoctoral Research Associate, Aug 2005-July 2006, SIE Dept, University of Arizona.

 

                                                           

·        Education                        Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, June 2005

M.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, May 2002

                        B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, May 2000 

 

 

·        Research Interests          Linear, Nonlinear, and Integer Programming

Nonconvex Programming/Global Optimization

Mathematical Modeling and Analysis

Optimization in Transportation Networks/ Location Theory

Semidefinite Programming

Stochastic Optimization/Simulation

Global Optimization Software Development

 

 

·        Teaching Interests          Linear, Nonlinear, and Integer Programming

                                                            Nonconvex Analysis/Global Optimization Theory

Graph Theory and Network Flows

Advanced Topics in Optimization

Computer-based Optimization Modeling and Software

Production Planning and Control

 

 

·        Dissertation                     Solving Factorable Programs with Applications  to Cluster Analysis,

                                              Risk Management, and Control Systems Design Problems

·        Publications                     Click here to view my list of my publications 

 

·        Resume                            Click here to view my CV 

 

 

·        Contact Me                       Contact information

 

 

·        Additional Links             University of Arizona

                                                            Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

                                                            Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering, UA

                                                            Grado Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

                                                         Dr. Hanif D. Sherali’s homepage

                                                         INFORMS website

                                                         INFORMS student chapter – Virginia Tech

                                                         Operations Research: The Science of Better

 

 

·        Personal Website              Visit my personal homepage