Hesam Mahmoudi, PhD

Education & Experience

Academic Appointments

Postdoctoral Research Fellow September 2023 - Present

Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University

Boston, Massachusetts

Education

Ph.D. in Management Systems Engineering 2019 – 2023

Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, US

Dissertation: Essays on Dynamics of Experiential Learning and Capability Development in Cancer Research Innovation

Advisor: Dr. Navid Ghaffarzadegan

M.Sc. in Management Science 2010 – 2013

Graduate School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems 1999 – 2004

Electrical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Professional Experience

Cofounder, Chairman, and Commercial Manager, Tom Kesht Alborz 2009 – 2019

Large scale Manufacturer and Distributor of Agricultural Organic-Based Fertilizers, Working Closely with Internationally Famed Company, BioFert Canada; $1,200,000 Annual Revenue in 2016

Manager and Member, Evaluation Subgroup, Asemaan Group 2009 – 2019

An NGO Concentrating on the Promotion of Systems Thinking Skills Among Primary School Students on a National Level

Cofounder, Financial Manager, ParsleyWorm and Spriss Games 2011 – 2019

Innovative Teams Working on Creating Interactive Digital Artworks and Smart Artistic Computer Games

Steering Member, Global Cultural Program 2006 – 2008

International House, International Center, University of Alberta

Research Assistant, Nano-Fabrication Lab and Applied Miniaturization Lab 2006 – 2007

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta

Research Assistant, Robotics Lab 2003 – 2004

Electrical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology