Hamed Rahimian

Dr. Hamed Rahimian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University (2018), an M.Sc. from The University of Arizona (2012), and B.Sc./M.Sc. degrees from Sharif University of Technology (2008/2011). Prior to Clemson, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Northwestern University under Prof. Sanjay Mehrotra.

His research focuses on data-driven decision-making under uncertainty, including stochastic optimization, distributionally robust optimization, and risk-averse methodologies. He has published in top journals such as Mathematical Programming, SIAM Journal on Optimization, and Operations Research.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University (2018)
  • M.Sc. Industrial Engineering, The University of Arizona (2012)
  • B.Sc./M.Sc. Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (2008/2011)

His research has been recognized with awards including the Harold W. Kuhn Award (2022), Runner-Up INFORMS Computing Society Student Paper Award (2017), and 2nd Place IISE Pristker Dissertation Award (2019). He serves as an Associate Editor for INFORMS Journal on Computing and Sharif Journal of Industrial Engineering & Management.

Grants & Advising: He secured an Air Force grant (2024) on multistage stochastic programming. His research group focuses on advancing optimization under uncertainty with applications in healthcare, energy, and supply chains.

Labs/Teams: Leads a research group in Clemson’s Industrial Engineering department, collaborating on projects in distributionally robust optimization and data-driven decision-making.