Soulaymane Kachani

Director of Master of Science Programs, in Industrial Engineering, in Operations Research and in Engineering Management Systems
Director of Executive Education
Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Columbia University
Office address : S.W. Mudd Building Room 334
Telephone Number: 212-854-1804
E-mail: kachani@columbia.edu


Education

  • Ph.D. in Operations Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
  • Master of Science in Operations Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
  • Diplôme d’ingénieur in Applied Mathematics, Ecole Centrale de Paris


  • Research interests

  • Dynamic Pricing and revenue optimization
  • Logistics and Supply chain management
  • Transportation network management
  • Game theory, variational inequalities and equilibrium problems


  • Teaching

    Fall 2009: IEOR E4111 Operations Consulting (Local Students)
    Fall 2009: IEOR E4403 Advanced Engineering and Corporate Economics (Local Students)
    Fall 2009: IEOR E4003 Industrial Economics (Local Students)


    Administrative

  • University Senate Executive Committee Member: 2004-2005, 2005-2007, 2007-2009
  • University Senate Budget Review Committee Chair: 2008-Present, Member: 2004-2008
  • University Senate Taskforce on Campus Planning Member: 2008-Present
  • Columbia Senator, representing the School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2004-2006, 2006-2008, 2008-2010

  • INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Chair: 2006-2007, Vice-Chair: 2005-2006


  • Faculty Advisor, Columbia University INFORMS Chapter, 2007-Present
  • Faculty Advisor, Columbia University Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Consulting Club, 2006-Present