Summary
Dr. Sandun Perera’s research focuses on Supply Chain Management, Disruptive Technologies in Operations Management, Healthcare Operations Management, as well as the intersection of Operations and Artificial Intelligence (AI) with other functional areas in business. He has collaborated with multinational technology firms, retailers, hospitals, blood banks, and pharmaceutical companies, producing impactful research published in top-tier academic journals. His work has appeared in journals recognized by the Financial Times Top 50 and UTD Top 24 lists, as well as in over 30 publications in A/A*-rated journals on the ABDC list.
Before joining the College of Business at the 推荐杏吧原创 (COB), Dr. Perera was affiliated with the Flint School of Management (SOM) and the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) at the University of Michigan. His research contributions have earned him multiple prestigious awards and grants, including the Financial Services Section Best Research Paper Award (Second Place) from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Beta Gamma Sigma Junior Faculty Researcher Award from the COB, and the Outstanding Faculty Award for Research from the SOM. He also plays an active role in academic publishing, serving as a Guest Senior Editor for the Production and Operations Management Journal and as an Associate Editor for Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review and OMEGA.
With over 20 years of teaching experience, Dr. Perera has been recognized for excellence in instruction, receiving awards such as the Bill Parish Excellence in Teaching Award from the COB at the 推荐杏吧原创. His current teaching portfolio includes courses on Global Supply Chain and Distribution Channel Management, Sports Analytics, as well as Pricing, Revenue, and Predictive Analytics.
In addition to his research and teaching, Dr. Perera serves as the Executive Director for Initiatives and Outreach of the Human-Centered AI Society. He also holds key leadership roles in major academic conferences, serving as the Co-Chair of Professional Development for the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Conference 2025 and the Co-Chair of Sponsorship for the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Annual Conference 2025.
Education
- Ph.D., Operations Management, Jindal School of Management - The University of Texas at Dallas, 2015
- MBA, Jindal School of Management - The University of Texas at Dallas, 2014
- M.S., Supply Chain Management, Jindal School of Management - The University of Texas at Dallas, 2012
- Ph.D. level courses in Finance and Economics, University of Zurich - Switzerland, 2009-2010
- Ph.D., Financial Mathematics, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science - Florida Atlantic University, 2009
- M.S., Mathematics, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science - Florida Atlantic University, 2008
- M.S., Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science - Florida Atlantic University, 2007
- B.S., Finance, Business and Computational Mathematics, University of Colombo - Sri Lanka, 2004