Ph.D.: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA (Aug 2013),
Ph.D. Dissertation: An Integrated Optimization and Agent-Based Modeling Framework for Engineered Complex Adaptive Systems with Application to Demand Response in the U.S. Electricity Markets.
Co-advisers: Ronald G. Askin (Professor of Industrial Engineering and School Director) and Dieter Armbruster (Professor of Mathematics).
M.Sc.: Industrial Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2003),
M.Sc. Thesis: Design of an Integrated Information and Production System via Computer Simulation.
M.Sc. Seminar: A Survey of Self Assessment Methods in Excellency Models.
B.Sc.: Industrial Engineering, Planning and System Analysis, Department of Industrial Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2000),
B.Sc. Thesis: Design and Development of an Optimization Software for From-To Charts via Genetic Algorithm.
Professional Developments and Certificates
Preparing Future Faculty, Graduate College, Arizona State University, 2011-2012.
Classroom Management, Syllabus Design from the Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence, Arizona State University, 2008.
Teaching Large Classes, Keeping Students Engaged from The Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence, Arizona State University, 2008.
Certified in Project Management Fundamentals-PMBoK PMI, 5 Graduate Level Academic Credits and 40 Professional Development Units (5 ECTS-40 PDU) form ESC-Lille School of Management, 2007.
Certified in ISO 9001:2000 Auditor/Lead Auditor (IRCA registered) from RWTÜV/Nigel Bauer & Associates, 2006.