SomakPaul, Ph.D Faculty Profile

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Somak  Paul, Ph.D

Associate Professor

What makes me unique

Dr. Somak Paul is an Associate Professor of Operations in the College of Business and Economics. His research interests lie in the broad ambit of socially responsible operations and behavioral operations. His research papers have appeared in Decision Sciences Journal and Journal of Business Logistics. Dr. Paul earned his Ph.D. in Operations from Ohio State University. He received a Master's in Statistics from Ohio State University, an MBA from Purdue University and a Bachelor's in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Jadavpur University, India. Before returning to academia Professor Paul worked in the industry for over eight years in various capacities in some of the top Fortune-100 companies such as Amazon.com, IBM Corporation etc. 

  • "Nothing Human is Alien to Me" ~ Terence

    Research interests: socially responsible operations, biases in decision-making

    Methods: econometrics, design of experiments

  • PhD in Operations, Ohio State UniversityMS in Applied Statistics, Ohio State UniversityMBA in Operations, Purdue UniversityBachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation, Jadavpur University, Calcutta

  • Spring Semester 2026

    Course #SecCourse TitleDaysFromToLocationCampus
    MGMT 35004Decision ScienceW9:30AM10:45AMAE-0293Hayward Campus
    MGMT 35001Decision ScienceTH11:00AM12:15PMSC-N221Hayward Campus
    BAN 60201Quantitative FundamentalsW6:00PM10:00PMWEB-SYNCHHayward Campus
    MGMT 35022SSDecision ScienceARRWEB-ASYNCHOnline Campus

  • Paul, S., N. Craig, E. Bendoly. 2024. Ordering Behavior in a Supply Chain with Customers that Respond to Changes in Service Level. Decision Sciences, 55(1):88-103. 

     

    Bendoly, E., K. Boyer, N. Craig, S. Paul. 2022. Pulled in opposite directions: A joint consideration of supply and demand uncertainty in supply chain decision-making. Journal of Business Logistics, 43(4):448-471. 

  • Faculty Research Grant, California State University, 2024-25

    Summer Research Grant, California State University, 2023

    RSCA Publication Support Grant, California State University, 2023

    Summer Research Grant, California State University, 2022

    Faculty Research Grant, California State University, 2022-23

    Open Access Publication Grant, 2022

    Koret Foundation Grant, 2021

    Faculty Research Grant, California State University, 2020-21

  • NSF Grant Panelist 2025

    Editorial Review Board - Journal of Business Logistics, 2022 - Present

    Editorial Review Board - Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2019 - Present

    Ad hoc Reviewer - Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, Production and Operations Management

    Faculty Diversity and Equity Committee (FDEC), 2020-22, 2022-24

    University Senate, 2020-22; Spring, 2024

    MSBA Admissions Committee, 2022 - Present