Welcome to my homepage!

I am a philosopher and have been researching human reasoning, particularly causal reasoning, since my post-graduate studies. I am a researcher at the Department of Philosophy, Harvard University.  

My research and teaching interests include the philosophy of causation and causal inference in scientific practices —history and philosophy of science, metaphysics, and epistemology.

Much that I enjoy theoretical and philosophical debates, I am deeply driven to apply ideas. I think one way of doing philosophy of science is to engage with scientists and understand their foundational questions but approach them from a philosophical perspective. 

Hence, over the past few years, I have collaborated with colleagues from natural and social sciences, organized talks and workshops, and focused on the cross-disciplinary study of the explanatory structure and scientific methods. These events resulted in several funded projects from Harvard Radcliffe Institute, the Dean's Competitive Fund for Promising Scholarship (DCFPS) grant, Harvard University, and the Foundations of Human Behavior Initiative grant, Harvard University. 

Before joining Harvard University, I was affiliated with the University of St Andrews in Scotland. I have taught interdisciplinary courses on scientific methods in the School of Computer Science and the Department of Philosophy at St. Andrews University. 

Finally, I think arts and philosophy are closely connected, and I love all art forms. In particular, I love Persian classical poetry and music.