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Subrata Saha

Centre of Excellence for Decision Science and Optimization, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

About

An applied mathematician with a passion for designing tailored solutions methods for real-world decision-making problems and finding insights in data with analytical, statistical, optimization, and artificial intelligence methods.

Our Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals

1

Zero Hunger

2

Good Health And Well Being

3

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

4

Sustainable cities and communities

5

Responsible consumption and production

6

Climate Action

7

Life Below Water

8

Life on land

Ph.D. Students

Dr. Kartick Dey
First Ph D student in UEM, Kolkata- completed at 2019
Status: Completed
Dr. Alex Elkjær Vasegaard
Multi-satellite image acquisition scheduling problem
Status: Completed
Sani Majumder
Supply Chain Management
Status: Completed
Rangin Lahiri
Building Trust in the NFT Ecosystem
Status: Ongoing
Himadri Das
Scientific Instruments Business in India
Status: Ongoing
Partha Das
Vocational Education and Rural Sustainability
Status: Onging
Biswadeep Bhattacharjee
Design hydrogen supply chain in India
Status: Onging
MD JASIMUDDIN
State Aided College Teacher (SACT), Burdwan Raj College
Status: Ongoing
Kalyanbrata Ghosh
Faculty, UEM
Status: Ongoing
Sreejata Sensarma
Supply Chain Optimization
Status: Ongoing

UG Students

Susovan Das
Working on AI/ML application in healthcare
Status: B Tech- IOT
Suvajit Majhi
Working on AI/ML application in healthcare
Status: B Tech- IOT
Nayan Malas
Working on AI/ML application in healthcare
Status: B Tech- IOT
Richak Ganguly
Working on AI/ML application in healthcare
Status: B Tech- IOT

Advisory Committee

  • Prof. ILKYEONG MOON, Ph.D., Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers (KIIE) Department of Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, KOREA
  • Prof. Sarada Prasad Sarmah, Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India
  • Prof. Anilava Kaviraj, Department of Zoology University of Kalyani Kalyani - 741235, W.B., India
  • Prof. Sayantan Sil, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata
  • Prof. Sambhu Das, Future Institute of Technology , Kolkata, India.

Events

PGIMER, chandigarh

Visiting PGIMER to discuss AI applications in Healthcare

22 May, 2024

University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Invitation ot attend as a Keynote speaker ni the International Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference, 8-9 June 2024.

08 June, 2024

RAORBA-2024-International-Conference

Join with my students and serve as a chair in two session 

25 July, 2024

Indian Institute Of Technology–Ropar

Discussing about how digital public goods can address uncertainties in Indian healthcare delivery

13 August, 2024

UEM, Kolkata

First Internal Assessment Meeting for Centre of Decision Science and Optimization

24 August, 2024

UEM, Kolkata

Start our COE journey

21 September, 2024

Joygopalpur Gram Vikash Kendra, Via : Basanti, Dist : South 24 Parganas West Bengal, India

We plan to develop an optimization model to comprehend the relationship between various input
mixes and the creation of a specific output level, as well as various factors that influence this
relationship.https://www.jgvksundarban.org/jgvk/index.php

14 October, 2024

Labtech, Office

Indigenous Chiller Machine made by Himadri

25 October, 2024

World's Top 2% Scientists

I am listed as 2% of scientists list https://topresearcherslist.com/Home/Search?AuthFull=saha%2C+subrata

23 October, 2024

Canadian University, Dubai

International Conference on Management Innovation and Business Analytics (ICMIBA) held on 15, 16, 17 November 2024

17 November, 2024

Taj Lakefront, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

National Workshop on Advancing Agroecology: Pathways to Sustainable Food Systems

17 December, 2024

IIT hyderabad

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): A Systematic Study of Trust Criteria https://doi.org/10.1145/3700838.3703666 (doi: 10.1145/3700838.3703666)

04 January, 2025

Bayan Lepas, Malaysia: WorldFish (WF)

EcoFarm: To encourage agroecological farming practices.https://digitalarchive.worldfishcenter.org/items/57196373-4a76-4bbc-867b-808137bc8fb1

06 January, 2025

IMPeC 2025 IIM Sambalpur

I am delighted that my research scholar,  Prof. Kalyanbrata Ghosh of B A Deptt. of UEM,  successfully presented his paper at IMPeC 2025, an International Conference by IIM Sambalpur.

31 January, 2025

Beshcon 2025, Taj Vivanta, Kolkata

Attanding Beshcon 2025 with Dr.  Sambhu Das and Dr. Dattatreya Mukherjee

15 February, 2025

Sundarban, West Bengal

First successful demonstration of "Krishi Dishari"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.krishak.bandhu&hl=en_IN

01 May, 2025

NIT, Arunachal Pradesh

Mr. Sani Majumder (00163/B/2020), thesis titled "Customer Rebate Promotion for Quality-Differentiated Products Under Government Intervention" successfully defended his thesis

09 May, 2025

London Business School

I had the opportunity to present my research at the 2025 INFORMS MSOM Conference held in London from June 27 to 29, 2025. It was an enriching experience to share insights and engage with leading scholars in the field of operations management.

27 June, 2025

UEM, Kolkata

Today was a truly enriching day at the office — a 6-hour brainstorming session that challenged our thinking and even included a test that brought back memories of my school days. We had the privilege of hearing Dr. Prashant Sharma from PGIMER, Chandigarh, speak on beta thalassemia, and Prof. Abhishek Roy from the Fox School of Business, Temple University, deliver an insightful talk on supply chain coordination. I'm sincerely thankful to our Pro Vice-Chancellor Sir and Dean Sir for their gracious and inspiring presence, which made the day all the more special.

23 July, 2025

Experience

University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata

Professor
Oct 2023 - Present

SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)

Associate Professor
Sep 2023

Aalborg University, Denmark

Assistant professor
Sep 2019 - Aug 2023

Aalborg University, Denmark

Post-doctoral fellow
Jun 2018 - Sep 2019

Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata

Assistant professor
Oct 2017 - May 2018

Seoul National University, Korea

Brain Korea 21 Assistant professor
Jan 2017 - Sep 2017

Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata

Assistant professor
Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata

Assistant professor
Oct 2008 - Apr 2015

Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School, Kolkata

Assistant teacher
Oct 2005 - Oct 2008

Kalyani Government Engineering College, Kalyani

Lecturer
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

Awards and Achievement

Personal Achievement

Got N.S./N.S.T.C./D.P.I. special stipend for ranking in B. Sc. (3rd) at University of Kalyani, 1999

University Research Fellowship for GATE score (per - 87.25) at University of Kalyani, 2004

Outstanding Paper Award, the 2nd International Conference of the Yangtze River Research and Innovation Belt (Y-RIB), Chongqing University, China, 2019

Clinical App

SUSOKA - An android application for thalassemia carrier screening for the Indian population. Designed for accessibility and awareness, SUSOKA is free to download, doesn't collect personal data, and aims to reduce healthcare burdens in resource‑limited settings through cost‑effective preliminary screening.
Download from the Google Play Store or check the online version.

Krishi Dishari

With an intuitive interface, the app enables farmers to register for the scheme, track benefits, and access critical updates on crop insurance, weather, and government policies—helping them manage their farming journey with confidence. Please visit the app

Editorial member of European Journal of Industrial Engineering

Project grant

Participate in project proposal writing "Development of an artificial intelligence-based methodology for hemoglobinopathy screening in low-income countries (AI-HEMO) "

Receive funds for "Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-based decision support system for Agroecology" from ICLARM ICA

Membership

Operational Research Society of India (ORSI)

Indian Statistical Institute, India (O/8661-2006)

Research Publication

Journal Articles on various stream

  • Satelite Image Accusation Problem
  • Inventory Management
  • Clinical Decision
  • Sustainable Aquaculture
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Maritime Logistics
  • UAV path planning algorithm
  • Production
  • Sustainable environment

A. E. Vasegaard, M. Picard, F. Hennart, P. Nielsen, and S. Saha, “Multi criteria decision making for the multi-satellite image acquisition scheduling problem,” Sensors, vol. 20, no. 5, p. 1242, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20051242

A. E. Vasegaard, I. Moon, P. Nielsen, and S. Saha, “Determining the pricing strategy for different pref- erence structures for the earth observation satellite scheduling problem through simulation and vikor,” Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, pp. 1–29, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-022-09444-z

Conference Proceedings

S. Saha, I. E. Nielsen, and I. Moon, “Supply chain model for product repulsion,” in Advances in Production Management Systems. Smart Manufacturing and Logistics Systems: Turning Ideas into Action: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2022, Gyeongju, South Korea, September 25–29, 2022, Proceedings, Part I, Springer, 2022, pp. 543–549.
H. Wahedi, K. Wrona, M. Heltoft, et al., “Improving accuracy of time series forecasting by applying an arima-ann hybrid model,” in Advances in Production Management Systems. Smart Manufacturing and Lo- gistics Systems: Turning Ideas into Action: IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2022, Gyeongju, South Korea, September 25–29, 2022, Proceedings, Part I, Springer, 2022, pp. 3–10.

I. Nielsen, G. Bocewicz, and S. Saha, “Multi-agent path planning problem under a multi-objective optimization framework,” in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions, 17th International Conference,  L'Aquila, Italy, Springer, 2021, pp. 5–14.

A. Samaddar, A. Kaviraj, I. E. Nielsen, and S. Saha, “Replacement of fishmeal by fermented animal protein blend in the feed of mystus vittatus: Analysis of optimality by programming and modeling,” in Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Springer, vol. 74, 2021, pp. 62–72.
S. Majumder, S. Saha, and K. Dey, “Green manufacturing in a decentralized supply chain,” in Recent Advances in Intelligent Information Systems and Applied Mathematics, Springer, 2020, pp. 549–556.

Skills and Interest

Knowledge

  • Mathematical modelling
  • Supply chain management
  • Inventory Planning
  • Simulation
  • Optimization
  • Reinforcement learning
  • Production/Operations management
  • Production Planning
  • Heuristic and metaheuristic
  • Robust optimization

Research Interest

Supply chain and inventory control

Optimization, Heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms, Reinforcement learning, Inventory Planning, Market research, Pricing, Game, Forecasting

Clinical decision support system

Decision support system, Prognostic and predictive biomarkers, Machine learning algorithms (SUSOKA-APP )

Scheduling (satellite image acquisition)

Mixed integer programming for Satellite image acquisition, Maritime logistic , UAV path planning

Food Security :aquatic

Resource optimization, Survival analysis, Gene sequencing

Student Corner

  • BSM301
  • MATØK
  • PCC-CS401
  • Generative ai and deep learning

Syllabus

Probability Statistics Introduction

Conditional Probability

Random Variables

Continuous Random variables

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It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul - Sofia Kovalevskaya