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Santosh Kumar

RMIT University, University of Melbourne, University of Delhi, Vikram University, Victoria University, University of Rajasthan

ORCID iD 0000-0001-9321-5622
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Qualifications and Membership of Professional Societies
Ph.D. - University of Delhi, 1968.
M.Sc. - Mathematics, Vikram University, Indore, 1959. (First Position)
FIMA-Life Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), UK, 1973.
CMaths - Chartered Mathematician, IMA, UK, 1994.
ASOR – Member of the Australian Society for Operations Research, 1972.
From 2019, Honorary Life Member of ASOR.
ORSI - Life Senior Member, Operations Research Society of India, 1994.
Employment History and Associated work on Permanent, Contract, Acting, Visiting and Honorary Positions
Honorary Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne
Honorary Academic Associate, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia from 2005 - 2017
Honorary Visiting Professor, Victoria University, Melbourne, 2000 -2006.
University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
Professor and Chair of Applied Mathematics 1995 - 2001,
Acting Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, for six months in 1999.
RMIT University, Melbourne (1970 – 1995)
Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, Foundation Associate Professor of Operations Research and Acting Head, Mathematics Department.

Visiting appointments
1. Research Associate, University of Southern California, 1974.
2. Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University, 1975.
3. Senior Lecturer, Catholic University of Louvain, 1980.
4. UNESCO sponsored summer school, Germany (on invitation), 1985.
5. Visiting Professor, Czechoslovakia Management Centre, 1993.
6. Visiting Faculty member, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, 1996.
7. Visiting Faculty Member, Department of OR, Delhi University, November 2006 to January 2007.
8. Visiting Scholar, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, 2016, University of Limpopo, South Africa.

Awards and recognitions received (** Academic and * Community Service, # National and State level awards)

20.#Order of Australia Medal (OAM), 14 June 2021(Queen’s birthday honour list)
19. National Volunteer Award, From Federal Member of Cooper, Hon Ged Kearney, Federal MP, 20th May 2021*.
18. NRISA Community service award for making Indian Seniors ‘Digital Literate,’ 26 Jan 2020*.
17. Recognition of Contributions for writing the Federation newsletter, ‘Fednews’ of the Northern Federation of Ethnic Seniors clubs, Migrant Resource Centre, Spectrum, November 2019*.
16. Community Service Award by the Federation of Indian Associations in Victoria, 2019*.
15. Victorian Chapter of the ASOR awarded honorary Life membership of ASOR in May 2019.**
14. Recognition award by the Migrant Resource Centre, Spectrum for services to Northern Federation of Ethnic Communities Senior Citizen’s Clubs, October 2018*.
13. Senior Achievers Award from the Council of the Ageing by the Minister of Ageing, Governor House, Victoria, Melbourne, 2014*#.
12. Sprit of India Award, Community Service Award, ‘Shiamak Autumn Funk’, Dance and Art School, Melbourne, 2013*
11. Community Service Award, Hindi Niketan, Melbourne, 2013*.
10. Recognition award for contributing to the Science and profession of Operations Research in the Southern African Region for a sustained long period of time as a non-member of the Society, Operational Research Society of South Africa, 2011**#.
9. Life-Time Achievement Award for Contributions in Mathematical Programming, and conceptual idea of ‘Information Recycling’ in Mathematical modelling and Analysis, 2009, Quality, Reliability, and Infocom Technology Society, 2009**.
8. Victorian Multicultural Commission Community Service Award, Governor House, Victoria, 2009*#.
7. Ren Potts Award of the Australian Society for Operations research, September 2009, Gold Coast, Australia**#.
6. Community Service Award by the Federation of Indian Associations in Victoria, 15 August 2009*.
5. Life-Time Achievement Award, Quality, Reliability and Information Technology Society for the conceptual ideas of ‘Protean System Analysis’, Delhi, 2006**.
4. Hindi Service Award, Melbourne, 2005*.
2 and 3. Bharat Excellence Gold Medal and Certificate and Glory of India Gold Medal and certificate from the Friendship Forum of India, Delhi, India 2000**#.
1.RMIT Long Service Award, RMIT, Melbourne, 1996**.

Employment

  • RMIT University Hon Adjunct Professor
    2017 - Present
  • RMIT University Honorary Adjunct Professor
    2017 - Present
  • University of Melbourne Honorary Academic Associate
    2005 - Present
  • Victoria University Honorary Visiting Professor
    2001 - 2005
  • National University of Science and Technology Professor of Applied mathematics
    1995 - 2001
  • RMIT University Associate Professor of Operations research
    1989 - 2005
  • RMIT University Principal Lecturer
    1988 - 1991
  • RMIT University Senior Lecturer
    1973 - 1988
  • RMIT University Lecturer
    1970 - 1973
  • Defence Research and Development Establishment Junior Scientific Officer
    1968 - 1970
  • Defence Research and Development Establishment Senior Scientific Assistant
    1961 - 1967
  • KR College, Lecturer
    1959 - 1961

Education

  • University of Delhi PhD
    1966 - 1968
  • Vikram University MSC
    1956 - 1959
  • University of Rajasthan BSc
    1954 - 1956

Projects & Funding

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Publications (6)