Hi, my name is Hamid. I am a prospective Ph.D. student seeking opportunities in and around Toronto. I completed my M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering at Sharif University of Technology, where I was ranked first in my graduating class. Prior to that, I received both my M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the same university. My recent M.Sc. thesis develops a dynamic pricing framework for the electricity retail market using the Markov decision process and reinforcement learning.

My primary research interests include operations research, stochastic modeling, and reinforcement learning, with applications in healthcare operations and revenue management.

Research

Theses

2. A Reinforcement Learning Approach for Dynamic Pricing
with Shahram Shadrokh
Scored “very good”, 2023

1. Mechanical Design and Fabrication of a Parallel Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain Simulator
with Mahmoud Saadat Foumani
Scored “perfect”, 2020

Teaching Experience

• 21-712 Operations Research 2 (Graduate & Undergraduate), Sharif University of Technology
  Spring 2022: Teaching Assistant (Instructor: Mohammad Modarres Yazdis)
  Fall 2022: Teaching Assistant (Instructor: Mohammad Modarres Yazdis)
• 21-011 Theory of Probability and Its Applications (Undergraduate), Sharif University of Technology
  Fall 2021: Teaching Assistant (Instructor: Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki)
  Spring 2022: Teaching Assistant (Instructor: Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki)
  
  Student Testimonial:

  Your very good manners were one of the great qualities that attracted people to the class. The extra problems that were solved really helped us. Overall, it’s a difficult subject, but with your problem solving classes, everything was excellent. Thank you.

• 21-022 Operations Analytics (Graduate), Sharif University of Technology
  Spring 2022: Teaching Assistant (Instructor: Nafiseh Sedghi)
• 21-114 Microeconomics 1 (Undergraduate), Sharif University of Technology
  Fall 2021: Teaching Assistant (Instructor: Mohammad Vesal)

Industry Experience

• Sales Planning Analyst, Sep. 2022 - Jul. 2023
  Solico Group, Tehran, Iran.
  Manager: Hadi Bitalebi
  Supervisor: Hamid Jahanian
  Description:
  
  • Commission Simulation: Led the simulation of a new commission structure governing all sales personnel compensation within the Solico Group. The objective was to evaluate and provide managerial insights on the new commission structure’s impact on sales force compensation and sales growth before implementation. During this phase, top-level managers were advised on the new structure using a well-developed simulation, enabling them to decide the optimal structure to enact. This work was carried out in collaboration with the SAP, sales planning, strategic planning, financial planning, and human resources teams.
  • Commission Calculation: After the commission structure was enacted, I undertook the process of implementing and calculating the new structure for the first month. Following the identification and resolution of some bugs, the project was handed over to the commission team.
  • Data Visualization: Collaborated with regional sales planners on data visualization and provided insights derived from the visualized data.
    
• Executive Team Member, Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2017
  Sharif Entrepreneurship Center, Tehran, Iran.
  Manager: Arezoo Nasiri
  Description:
  
  • Providing Services: Provided students with mentoring services, helped them with team building, etc.
    
  • Holding Events: Handled the Executive part of lots of events. I was in the executive team and became the head of the team eventually.
    
• Intern (Production Department), July 2015 - Sep. 2015
  Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), Tehran, Iran.
  Description:
  
  • Piping Project: Worked at the body shell production line, during which I solved a piping problem for the production line.