Shabnam Salehi

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lehigh University

I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lehigh University, working with Dr. Andrew Goldberg. I earned my PhD in Operations Management from the Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama, and I hold both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology.

My research lies at the intersection of operations management, optimization, and data-driven decision-making. I develop advanced analytical and optimization models to address complex challenges in business, operations, and supply chain management. My doctoral research focused on developing stochastic decision-making models for retailers managing perishable food products under demand uncertainty. These models help retailers make better decisions regarding perishable inventory and surplus management, with the goal of maximizing profit while accounting for food waste. In my postdoctoral work at Lehigh, I focus on optimization algorithms, network optimization, and transportation and routing problems.

I am currently on the academic job market.