I’m a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. My research interests span operations research, data-driven decision making, risk assessment and management, optimization under uncertainty, and healthcare systems engineering.

Currently, I’m working on the following exciting projects:

1. Developing FallPro, an automated fall risk assessment and preventative intervention recommender system for in-patients, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team from the Schools of Medicine and Engineering.
2. Advancing inverse learning, a novel inverse optimization-based framework for healthcare applications. This approach concurrently learns optimal solutions and underlying cost functions from observed data, balancing user preferences with expert guidelines in complex decision-making scenarios.

In the past, I’ve contributed to several impactful projects, including:

• Leading a study on COVID-19 mortality disparities across U.S. counties, identifying key factors impacting mortality and informing policy recommendations.
• Collaborating on modeling and analytics for healthcare robust resource redistribution, optimizing hospital capacity management during demand surges.
• Partnering with researchers from MIT’s CSAIL to develop robust optimization models for optimal network flow allocations on Wide Area Networks (WANs).

My academic background includes a M.S. in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a double major B.S. in Computer Engineering (Software) and Civil Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. I’m actively involved in the academic community, serving as the President of the Johns Hopkins INFORMS Student Chapter and participating in various professional societies. My work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences.

Outside of my research, I’m an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys drives, hikes, and swims. I have a passion for chess, love delving into historical readings, and always look forward to traveling and exploring new places. I’m always open to connecting, chatting, or sharing ideas about research, hobbies, or anything in between.