Diptesh Ghosh serves as a Professor in the Production and Quantitative Methods Area at IIM Ahmedabad, where he has been contributing since December 2001. His academic journey includes a doctoral degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis from IIM Calcutta, followed by significant roles including post-doctoral research at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Econometrics and Operations Research, and faculty position at IIM Lucknow. His practical experience includes working in the production department of a global automobile manufacturer, which adds real-world perspective to his academic expertise. His research focuses on optimization algorithms and heuristics for complex combinatorial optimization problems, particularly in network location and routing, with significant contributions to metaheuristic methods development. At IIM Ahmedabad, he teaches crucial courses in linear optimization, decision analysis, and network algorithms, while also serving as Dean (Programmes). His extensive publication record includes numerous research papers on topics ranging from genetic algorithms and facility layout problems to data correcting algorithms in combinatorial optimization, establishing him as a leading authority in operations research and quantitative methods