Rate My Professor Ravi Behara

Ravi Behara serves as the SBA Communications Professor in the Information Technology and Operations Management Department at Florida Atlantic University College of Business. His academic background includes a PhD in Service Operations Management from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1989, a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science in 1981, and a BS in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from Bangalore University in 1978. Professor Behara's research specializations encompass operations management, service analytics, healthcare operations, and project management, with focused interests in healthcare services and service analytics. Throughout his career at Florida Atlantic University, he has contributed extensively to advancing knowledge in these areas through rigorous scholarly work.

Behara has authored or co-authored numerous publications in leading academic journals, demonstrating substantial influence in service operations and related fields. Notable recent works include 'Trade-offs Between Equity and Efficiency in Prioritizing Critical Infrastructure Investments: A Case of Stormwater Management Systems' with Baghersad, Zobel, Farahani (Production and Operations Management, 2025); 'Machine learning and user interface for cyber risk management of water infrastructure' with Neshenko, Bou-Harb, Furht (Risk Analysis, 2024); 'Regional Policy Coordination of Pandemic Responses Using an Iterative Mobility-Driven Algorithm' with Baghersad, Gumus, Huang (Regional Studies, 2024); 'Modularity Maximization to Design Contiguous Policy Zones for Pandemic Response' with Baghersad, Emadikhiav, Huang (European Journal of Operational Research, 2023); and 'Optimal Investment in Prevention and Recovery for Mitigating Epidemic Risks' with Huang, Baghersad, Zobel (Risk Analysis, 2022). Earlier contributions feature 'OM Research: Leading Authors and Institutions' with Koufteros, Babbar, Baghersad (Decision Sciences, 2021), 'Clinical Decision Support System for Managing COPD-Related Readmission Risk' with Huang, Goo, Agarwal (Information Systems Frontiers, 2020), and 'Looking at Ourselves: Lessons about the Operations Management Field Learned From Our Top Journals' with Babbar et al. (Journal of Operations Management, 2020). These publications address critical challenges in healthcare predictive analytics, disaster management, pandemic policy, supply chain leadership, and hospital readmission optimization, underscoring his impact on operations management scholarship.