I am an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department at UC Berkeley. I received my PhD in Operations Research from MIT, where I had the privilege of being advised by James B. Orlin and Andreas S. Schulz. Before joining UC berkeley, I was a postdoctoral researcher in the IEOR department at Columbia University, where I had the pleasure of working with Vineet Goyal and Garud Iyengar. I also received a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay.
My research develops provably efficient and practical algorithms for optimization under uncertainty, with a focus on revenue management and pricing. I aim to identify models that capture the essential algorithmic challenges in real-world problems, uncover intuitive algorithmic ideas that can inform practice, and advance the theoretical tools for analyzing them. Much of my recent work is organized around three pillars: choice modeling and assortment optimization, online resource allocation, and pricing—especially for online platforms. I also remain interested in classical and pervasive problems such as submodular function maximization, as well as application-driven problems like appointment scheduling in health-care operations.
UC Berkeley students interested in working with me, please feel free to reach out.
Prospective students, consider applying to the IEOR PhD program.
Office: 4189 Etcheverry Hall (Floor 4)
email: r followed by udwani at berkeley dot edu