Dr. Maryam Haghshenas was born in 1985 and has earned a B.Sc. in Computer Hardware Engineering from the Islamic Azad University, South Tehran branch, Tehran, Iran in 2007. She graduated with a M.Sc. in IT Management at Islamic Azad University, Science & Research branch, Tehran, Iran in 2011. In 2017, she completed a PhD in Media Management at the University of Tehran, Iran. Her thesis is titled: The presentation of a model to integrate social media in LMS (case study: University of Tehran E-learning Center). She achieved top student status during her PhD course.

She worked for Magfa IT Development Center Co. which is an affiliate of the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization (IDRO) in Iran as a senior expert in implementing IT projects. 

Dr. Haghshenas is currently a data analyst and business process manager in an IT-based company. He was the project manager for e-learning courses at the prestigious Iranian Broadcasting Corporation. He has more than 300 papers presented at national and international conferences and published in prestigious domestic and foreign journals. He has also authored and translated more than 10 books in the fields of management and IT.

She is passionate about teaching in the e-learning, social media, and learning management systems fields.Dr. Haghshenas is currently active on the editorial boards of over 20 international journals and conferences. She obtained the “Top Researcher” ranking at the University of Tehran’s 22nd annual Research Festival in 2013 and the Silver Statue Award from the Iranian Researchers Network in 2017.