Bahare Askarian
Interests
Supply Chain Optimization; Business and Data Analytics; Artificial Intelligence; Healthcare Logistics; Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Biography
Professor Bahare Askarian connects optimization, business analytics and AI to practical supply chain challenges. Her doctoral research at the University of Missouri–Columbia focuses on sustainable transportation for medical and time-sensitive deliveries, integrating drones and multimodal transportation networks to improve access for rural and hard-to-reach communities.
She brings industry experience in business and data analytics, including forecasting, pricing, cost analysis and decision support. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in supply chain management, project management, sustainability and business analytics, combining analytical methods with real-world applications.
Education
- Ph.D. Candidate, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Missouri–Columbia
- M.S., Industrial Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology
- MicroMasters, Statistics and Data Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- B.S., Applied Mathematics, Alzahra University