Mohammad-Sadegh Taskhiri

Dr. Mohammad-Sadegh Taskhiri is a Lecturer in Business Analytics at La Trobe University, Australia. He holds a PhD from Georg August Universität Göttingen, Germany, with a focus on logistics networks for wood flows and cascade utilization. His expertise spans circular economy, industrial ecology, and operations research, with a strong emphasis on integrating business analytics into environmental and supply chain challenges. He has secured over $1.2 million in research grants for projects in precision forestry, transportation, waste management, and energy systems.

Education:

• PhD (Dr. rer. pol) in Economic Sciences, Georg August Universität Göttingen, Germany (2012–2016)

Research Interests: Dr. Taskhiri's work focuses on circular economy metrics, sustainable forestry management through AI-driven technologies, and optimizing supply chains for decarbonization. He has published in leading journals such as Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Industrial Ecology, and Remote Sensing, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to environmental and operational challenges.

Grants & Projects: He has led impactful projects, including modeling biomass utilization for energy plants and developing tools for forest structural complexity analysis. His work bridges academic research with practical applications, such as UAV-based forest canopy sampling and discrete-event simulation for port terminal optimization.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in circular economy, remote sensing, and precision forestry, fostering innovation in sustainable resource management.