معرفی
Pirooz Vakili is a Research Professor at Boston University, holding joint appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Systems Engineering. He serves as Associate Head of the Division of Systems Engineering and is affiliated with the Center for Computational Science. His expertise spans stochastic systems modeling, computational methods, and interdisciplinary applications in finance and biology.
Education:
- PhD from Harvard University
Research Interests:
- Modeling and optimization of stochastic systems
- Monte Carlo methods for performance evaluation
- Computational finance and biology (e.g., protein docking)
- Renewable energy financing and contract design
- Investment decision analysis in technology development
Publications: Over 60 peer-reviewed articles across computational biology, materials science, and stochastic optimization. Recent work focuses on protein docking algorithms, green materials design, and renewable energy systems.
Affiliations & Roles:
- Associate Editor of Automatica
- Member of IEEE and INFORMS
- Organizer of international conferences in systems engineering
Labs/Teams: Active contributor to the Center for Computational Science at BU, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects in computational materials and bioengineering.
