Faculty & Research
Radhika Kulkarni
VP of Advanced Analytics R&D
SAS
Dr. Radhika Kulkarni is Vice President of Advanced Analytics R&D at SAS Institute Inc. Radhika oversees software development in many analytical areas including Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics, Forecasting and Data Mining. In addition to supporting the core Analytical tools from SAS Institute, her team provides algorithms for analytical solutions in diverse application areas including Finance, Retail, Marketing, Hospitality and Supply Chain. Her division is also responsible for the Center of Excellence in Operations Research Applications. The center is instrumental in facilitating the use of SAS/OR® software and other analytical capabilities in conjunction with SAS® Business Intelligence to address an ever-widening range of business problems.
Kulkarni, who has been with SAS for more than 25 years working at its world headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, is a Member of the Board of Directors for IDeaS, a SAS Company. She is an active member in the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) and serves on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Advanced Analytics at North Carolina State University. In 2006, she was recognized by INFORMS for her dedication to the advancement of the OR/MS field and inspiration of women to pursue related careers with the WORMS Award for the Advancement of Women in Operations Research/Management Sciences (OR/MS).
Radhika Kulkarni has a Master’s in Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and a Master’s and Ph.D in Operations Research from Cornell University.
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