Debjit Roy is an Institute Chair Professor in the Operations and Decision Sciences area at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India, and also serves as a co-chair of the Centre for Transportation and Logistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (with a major in Decision Sciences/Operations Research and a minor in Computer Science) and an MS in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison besides an M.Sc. (Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.  He held visiting faculty positions at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and Stephen Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. 

His research focuses on improving system performance using quantitative methods such as stochastic modeling and optimization. His specific research interests are to estimate the performance of logistical and service systems such as container terminals, automated distribution centers, vehicle rental, healthcare, and restaurant systems. He has received several research awards including the IIE Transactions best conference paper award in Facility Logistics (2011, 2019),  honorable mention for the  Jack Meredith best paper award in Journal of Operations Management (2019), and honorable mention designation in the IIE Transactions best applications paper award competition (2016), and has published in several leading international journals such as Operations Research, Transportation Science, Journal of Operations Management, IISE Transactions, POM, DS, and Interfaces. He is also the lead author of the first book on Trucking Business Management published by McGraw-Hill in 2016. He served the Transportation Science and Logistics Society (INFORMS) board as an International Liaison Officer for Asia, Australia, and New Zealand (2017-2019). In 2019, he received the Innovative Teaching Award from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He received the IIMA Outstanding Research Award in 2018 and 2020. In 2020, he received the InsideIIM Best Professor of the Year Award and was elected chair of the Facility Logistics SIG, Transportation Science, and Logistics INFORMS Society. In 2021, he received the Basant Kumar Birla Distinguished Research Scholar Award for Social Science and Management. In 2022, he received the INFORMS Innovative Applications in Analytics Award, IIMA’s Distinguished PGPX Faculty Award, and the best paper award at the POM India International Conference. In 2023, he received the Transportation Science Meritorious Service Award and is currently an AE for journals such as Transportation Science and IISE Transactions.