Operations Research And Industrial Engineering

You won’t find us in a regular business park. Instead, we are located right inside the IIT Bombay campus in Powai, Mumbai. Lokesh Paliwal works out of Room Number 416 in the B Wing of Hostel 12. It’s a bit of a different setup since it’s a student hostel, but this is where all the heavy thinking about operations research and industrial engineering happens. Being in an academic environment like this means we are always surrounded by books and new ideas. The room is small and usually filled with papers and notes on complex math problems. We don't have a fancy sign outside, just a door in a long hallway of other students. If you need to get in touch, the best way is usually the mobile number, 09833055874, because we might be in a lab or a lecture hall. Living and working in Hostel 12 means the work never really stops. We might be discussing industrial engineering at midnight over a snack in the canteen. It’s not a corporate lifestyle at all; it’s more about the research and finding better ways to do things. Mumbai is a fast city, but inside the IIT walls, we take the time to get the calculations right. We aren't trying to sell a product, we are just deep into the science of how systems work. It’s quiet work but it’s what we are passionate about here in Powai.