Arash Baghaei Lakeh is a PhD candidate at the department of Industrial & Systems Engineering. Before joining Virginia Tech, he received his Master's in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his bachelor's from Sharif University of Technology. He is interested in employing data analytics and simulation modeling to inform policy and large scale management questions. Currently, he is working on a science policy project in which he analyzes the process of science production in the context of diseases. [CV] Contact: arashb@vt.edu