People
We are leading experts in our fields and have a wide range of specialised interests in business analytics, operations, supply chain management and logistics, extractive industries and sustainability. We invite contact from prospective postgraduate research students.
Meet the team
Head of Department
Dr Abhijit Sengupta
Head of Department of Business Analytics and Operations, Associate Professor (Reader) in Business Analytics
Deputy Head of the Department
Dr Rosie Cole
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Academic staff
Professor James Aitken
Professor in Operations Management
Dr Rosie Cole
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Dr Karen Dennis
Deputy Director of Teaching and Learning; Senior Lecturer in Operations Management
Professor Ali Emrouznejad
Professor in Business Analytics and Director of Centre for Business Analytics in Practice
Dr Masoud Fakhimi
Lecturer in Operational Research
Dr Colin Fu
Senior Teaching Fellow in Business Analytics, Programme Director MSc Business Analytics
Dr Wolfgang Garn
Senior Lecturer in Analytics
Dr Dimitris Giraleas
Senior Lecturer In Business Analytics
Dr Vikas Grover
Senior Lecturer in Management Information Systems
Dr Andrew Hill
Senior Lecturer in Business Analytics
Dr Athina Ioannou
Lecturer in Business Analytics
Dr Vahid Mirza Beiki
Senior Lecturer in Operations Management
Dr Abdolreza Roshani
Lecturer in Business Analytics
Dr Abhijit Sengupta
Head of Department of Business Analytics and Operations, Associate Professor (Reader) in Business Analytics
Deji Sotunde
Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader Business Management BSc
Dr Mahdi Tavalaei
Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Digital Transformation
Dr Mehdi Toloo
Reader (Associate Professor) in Business Analytics
Dr Christopher Turner
Lecturer in Business Analytics
Professor Yu Xiong
Associate Vice-President (External Engagement); Chair Professor of Business Analytics; Director, Surrey Academy for Blockchain and Metaverse Applications
Visiting staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Chris Ibbott | Visiting Professor |
| Linghuan Li | Visiting Researcher |
| John Owen | Visiting Researcher |
| Hong Wang | Visiting Researcher |
Postgraduate research students
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Athary Alwasel | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Estrela Antonio | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Eyup Kar | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Eleanor Mill | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Sheeba Pathak | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Titus Sauerwein | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Madeline Young | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Jing Yu | Postgraduate Research Student |
| Ying Zhang | Postgraduate Research Student |