Welcome to My Academic Portfolio
About Me
I completed my PhD in Operations Management at the University of Luxembourg. My research focuses on optimization under uncertainty, with applications in mechanism design and revenue management. In my dissertation, I develop analytical models and design algorithms to address resource allocation problems in uncertain environments. My doctoral work is supervised by Prof. Çağıl Koçyiğit and Prof. Benny Mantin. During my PhD, I was a visiting researcher at Imperial College London, hosted by Prof. Wolfram Wiesemann.
I hold an Integrated Master’s degree in Mathematics and Computing from IIT Dhanbad (2019).
Research
Working papers
- Parma, R., Koçyiğit, Ç. and Mantin, B., 2025. Capacity Allocation: Balancing Contract Commitments and Spot Market Opportunities (targeted for submission to Production and Operations Management, manuscript available on request).
- Parma, R., Koçyiğit, Ç. and Mantin, B., 2025. Simple and Effective: A Deterministic Auction with Support Information (major Revision, Mathematics of Operations Research).
Journal Publications
- Baker, R., Chadwick, S., Parma, R. and Scarf, P., 2022. The binomial-match, outcome uncertainty, and the case of netball . Journal of the Operational Research Society, 73(8), pp.1856-1872.
- Scarf, P., Parma, R. and McHale, I., 2019. On outcome uncertainty and scoring rates in sport: The case of international rugby union . European Journal of Operational Research, 273(2), pp.721-730.
Teaching & Supervision
Co-Lecturer
- Linear Algebra (2nd Year, Bachelor in Economics, 2025) — 60 students
- Supply Chain Management (3rd Year, Bachelor in Economics, 2025) — 20 students
Teaching Assistant
- Inventory Management (Master’s in Logistics & Supply Chain Management, 2024) — 20 students
- Linear Algebra (2nd Year, Bachelor in Economics, 2022–2023) — 60 students per year
Master’s Thesis Supervision
- Freight Demand Forecasting for Short Sea Liners (co-supervisor) — 3 students (2025)
Research Dissemination
Conferences and Seminars
- Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur, India 2025
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow , India 2025
- OR Conference — TU Munich, Germany 2024
- TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal, India 2024
- INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Conference — London, UK 2023
- INFORMS Annual Meeting — Indianapolis, USA 2022
Poster Presentations
- INFORMS MSOM Conference — London Business School, UK 2025
- Workshop on Algorithms, Approximation, and Learning in Market and Mechanism Design— UC Berkeley, USA 2023
Interests & Hobbies
- Yoga — Zonal-level best performer (2010).
- Cricket — Former Captain, University of Luxembourg Cricket Club (2022–2023); Best Bowler (2023–2024).