Setareh Farajollahzadeh

Dr. Setareh Farajollahzadeh is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. She holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management and Statistics from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (2017–2023), an MBA (with thesis) from Sharif University of Technology (2014–2016), and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (2010–2014).

Her research focuses on socially responsible and revenue management operations problems, employing techniques such as network games, queueing theory, capacity management, learning, and data-driven algorithms. Key research areas include pricing strategies, sustainable operations, and data science applications in online marketplaces. She co-founded the Rotman Young Scholar Seminar series to foster academic collaboration.

Her recent work explores topics like robust price experimentation, diversity in labor markets, stadium restroom design for equity, and consumer preference learning. Over 2023–2025, her research has been applied commercially (e.g., PricingService.ai) and recognized in conferences like INFORMS, CORS, and MSOM.

• Notable Awards: Winner of CORS Student Paper Competition (2023), INFORMS Case Competition (2023), and Finalist for DEI Best Student Paper Award (2023).
• Active in organizing academic sessions, including the Retail and Revenue Management cluster at the 2025 CORS conference.

Labs/Teams: Co-founder of the Rotman Young Scholar Seminar series, promoting interdisciplinary research collaboration among junior scholars.