Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi

Dr. Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi is an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Operations and Supply Chain Simulation at Aston Business School, part of Aston University's College of Business and Social Sciences. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology and has extensive academic experience, including roles as Associate Professor and Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran (2010–2020), and Assistant Professor at Coventry Business School (2021–2022). His research focuses on simulation-based optimization in supply chain management, healthcare systems, and disaster management, leveraging techniques like Discrete Event Simulation (DES), Agent-Based Simulation (ABS), and metaheuristic algorithms.

Education:

• PhD in Industrial Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology
• MSc in Industrial Engineering, University of Tehran
• BSc in Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
• PGCert in Higher Education, Coventry University

Research Interests:

• Simulation-Based Optimization
• Applied Operations Research
• Machine Learning
• Supply Chain and Production Optimization
• Healthcare and Disaster Management

Editorial Roles:

• Associate Editor, Journal of Simulation (2023–Present)
• Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Enterprise Information Management (2024–Present)

Advising and Grants: Supervised over 20 PhD candidates, including current projects on disaster-resilient smart cities and Industry 4.0 in food sustainability. Active in securing funded research projects, such as an Aston PhD Studentship and a Saudi Government-funded initiative.

Labs/Teams: Engaged in collaborative research across international institutions, including the Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop (SW25, 2025) and interdisciplinary projects in healthcare logistics and smart supply chains.