Raja Jayaraman is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA. Dr. Jayaraman’s current research interests focus on a multidisciplinary approach to engineering problems applying systems engineering, process optimization, operational excellence, and digital transformation to characterize, model, and solve complex systems. His research targets applications in supply chains, multi-modal logistics, maintenance planning, and healthcare delivery. Dr. Jayaraman has over 16 years of experience in higher education institutions spanning India, the USA, and the UAE. Dr. Jayaraman teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in supply chain and logistics, optimization, stochastic models, systems engineering, and quality management.

With over 160 journal publications in the domains of engineering, technology, and business his research contributions have appeared in top-tier journals including Annals of Operations Research, IISE Transactions, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Computers & Industrial Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, IEEE Engineering Management Review, Production Planning & Control, Energy Policy, Technology in Society, Knowledge-Based Systems, Expert Systems with Applications, Journal of Cleaner Production, Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Engineering Management Journal, and others.

Dr. Jayaraman was recognized in 2022, 2023 and 2024 as Elseiver-Stanford University World’s Top 2% scientists and most influential researcher under the subject categories: Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence, Business & Management and Information and Communication Technologies. Dr. Jayaraman is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineering (IISE) and a member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (Informs).