Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni
Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vidyadhar Govind Kulkarni September 22, 1955 Solapur, India |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (B.Tech.) Cornell University (M.S., Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | Ladder Processes for Markov and Semi-Markov Chains (1980) |
| N. U. Prabhu | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Operations research |
Sub-discipline | Applied probability, Queueing theory |
| Institutions | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Notable works | Several textbooks Patent No. 5,434,848, titled Traffic Management in Packet Communications Networks[1] |
| Website | https://vkulkarn.web.unc.edu |
Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni is an Indian-American operations researcher and academic. He is professor emeritus in the Department of Statistics and Operations Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[2] where he served as its first department chair (2003–2009).
Education
Kulkarni received a B.Tech. in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 1976. He earned an M.S. in operations research in 1978 and a Ph.D. in operations research in 1980, both from Cornell University. The title of his thesis was "Ladder Processes for Markov and Semi-Markov Chains".[3]
Career
Kulkarni joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981.[4] He served as chair, Department of Operations Research (2000–2003).[5][6] and, following departmental reorganization, as chair of the Department of Statistics and Operations Research (2003–2009).[7][8]
His research has focused on stochastic modeling, queueing theory, service systems, telecommunications, and healthcare operations.[7]
Scholarship
Kulkarni has written two textbooks on stochastic models: one at the undergraduate level (the blue book) and one at the graduate level (the red book). The blue book is now in its second edition, while the red one is in its third edition. Both books cover the main topics in stochastic models: Discrete-time Markov chains, Poisson processes, continuous-time Markov chains, renewal processes, queueing models, Brownian motion, and diffusion processes.
- The blue book: Introduction to Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems[9]
- The red book: Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems[10]
He recently published an undergraduate text, An Introduction to Discrete Mathematics[11]
His research has appeared in journals including Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, and Queueing Systems.[6]
Honors and recognition
- Kulkarni held the Norman L. Johnson Professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1997 to 2002.
- He is a co-inventor on U.S. Patent No. 5,434,848, titled Traffic Management in Packet Communications Networks.[1]
Personal life
Kulkarni is married to Radhika Kulkarni, whom he met while they were graduate students in operations research at Cornell University. Interestingly, they both came to Cornell because Cornell offered a temporary waiver of the $20 application fee. They have three sons, all of whom graduated from Cornell.[12]
References
- 1 2 US 5434848, {Philip F. Chimento Jr., Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni, Levent Gun}, "Traffic management in packet communications networks", published 1995-07-18
- ↑ "Emeriti". Department of Statistics and Operations Research. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Curriculum Vitae of N. U. Prabhu" (PDF). Cornell University, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering. p. 3. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni (1980)
- ↑ "Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni". Department of Statistics and Operations Research. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Sanli, Tugrul; Kulkarni, V. G. (2001). "Blocking analysis of transaction processing queues". Performance Evaluation. 46 (4): 235–254. doi:10.1016/S0166-5316(01)00040-2.
He is currently the Norman Johnson Term Chaired Professor at the University of North Carolina, and Chairman of the Department from 2000.
- 1 2 "Curriculum Vitae: Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni" (PDF). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Vidyadhar Kulkarni". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ "History". UNC Statistics and Operations Research. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ Kulkarni, Vidyadhar G. (2011). Introduction to Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems. Springer Texts in Statistics (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1772-0. ISBN 978-1-4419-1771-3.
- ↑ Kulkarni, Vidyadhar G. (2017). Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems. Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science (3rd ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781315367910. ISBN 978-1-4987-5661-7.
- ↑ Kulkarni, Vidyadhar G. (2025). An Introduction to Discrete Mathematics. Academic Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-443-24848-1. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "A life and a career spent finding the right solutions". Cornell Duffield Engineering. Cornell University. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2026.