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Sayanti Mukherjee

PhD

Dr. Sayanti Mukherjee.

Sayanti Mukherjee

PhD

Sayanti Mukherjee

PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Research Topics

Operations research and analytics, Energy resilience and sustainability, Climate change impact assessment, Risk analysis and uncertainty modeling, Economic impact assessment, Disaster risk reduction, Growth econometrics and disaster impacts, Risk-informed decision analysis

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  • UB to lead $2 million National Science Foundation project on wildfire resilience
    9/14/26

    Research will develop AI-powered tools to examine cascading wildfire impacts, including flash floods, debris flows and infrastructure disruptions.

  • Mukherjee receives Society for Risk Analysis Distinguished Young Risk Analyst Award
    12/22/25

    Mukherjee’s research advances the field of risk science by integrating operations research and artificial intelligence.

  • GeoFlame VISION: Using AI and satellite imagery to predict future wildfire risk
    12/2/25

    Phys reported on the GeoFlame VISION computer model created by Sayanti Mukherjee (ISE), which helps first responders produce dynamic wildfire risk maps using satellite imagery. 

  • SEAS faculty and students recognized for outstanding leadership
    6/27/25

    Four SEAS faculty members and three students received 2025 Pillars of Leadership awards. 

  • Deadly fires in California: "The poor are the ones who suffer the most"
    1/13/25

    Reporterre interviewed Sayanti Mukherjee about inequities and the Los Angeles wildfires. 

  • The inequity of wildfire rescue resources in California
    12/10/24

    Phys.org and Technology Networks quoted Sayanti Mukherjee and ISE PhD candidate Poulomee Roy in a report on a UB study that outlines how marginalized populations in California receive less emergency assistance during wildfires. 

  • New concerns about U.S. energy grid's durability against climate change
    9/5/23

    Sayanti Mukherjee appeared on CBS News to discuss how climate change is making the nation’s aging energy gird more vulnerable.