Dr. Raghu Pasupathy

Assistant Professor

250 Durham Hall
Phone: 540-231-4695
Fax: 540-231-3322
Email: pasupath@vt.edu

Biographical Information

Education

• Ph.D., Purdue University, 2005
• M.S., University of Connecticut, 1998
• B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, 1995

Research Accomplishments

• Stochastic Operations Research: Stochastic Simulation Methodologies, Simulation Optimization, Stochastic Root Finding

Recent Course Responsibilities

• Discrete-Event Simulation
• Advanced Simulation Methods

Selected Recent Publications

1. Pasupathy, R. 2006. On choosing parameters in retrospective approximation algorithms for stochastic root finding and simulation optimization. Under review.
2. Pasupathy, R. and B.W. Schmeiser. 2006. Retrospective-approximation algorithms for the multidimensional stochastic root-finding problem. Under review.
3. Pasupathy, R. and S. Henderson. 2006. A testbed of simulation-optimization problems. Invited paper in Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference, ed. L. F. Perrone, F. P. Wieland, J. Liu, B. G. Lawson, D. M. Nicol, and R. M. Fujimoto. Piscataway, New Jersey: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
4. Pasupathy, R. 2006. On the simulation-optimization of one-dimensional functions. Under review.
5. R. Pasupathy, S. Labi and K. C. Sinha. 2006. Optimal Reconstruction Periods for Stochastically-Deteriorating Infrastructures. To appear in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
6. Pasupathy, R. and B.W. Schmeiser. 2004. Retrospective approximation algorithms for multi-dimensional stochastic root-finding problems. In Proceedings of the 2004 Winter Simulation Conference, ed. R. D. Ingalls, M. D. Rosetti, J. S. Smith, and B. A. Peters. Piscataway, New Jersey: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Industries Serviced

• Transportation Systems

Key Professional Service Activities

• Associate Newsletter Editor, INFORMS Simulation Society

Additional links

• https://filebox.vt.edu/users/pasupath/pasupath.htm