Alireza Fallahtafti, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Operations at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, where he has been a faculty member since 2022. With a strong focus on integrating academic knowledge with practical insights, Dr. Fallahtafti actively contributes to the academic community through advising, research, publications, and participation in academic conferences. Drawing from a decade of experience in the banking and telecommunications sectors, he brings valuable industry perspectives to his work. His dedication to teaching and research is recognized through various honors and awards, including being named a Teaching Excellence candidate for 2023 at the Weatherhead School of Management.
Education
Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Analytics (Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive)
- Simulation
- Data Visualization
- Machine Learning
- Project Management
- Decision Making
Courses Taught
- Operations Research and Supply Chain Management
- Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - II
- Linear Algebra
- Probability, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods
- Statistics and Decision Modeling
- Statistical Data Analytics for Supply Chain
- Statistics for Business and Management Science I
Office Hours
By appointment
Research Information
Research Interests
- Machine learning and optimization, and their applications in real-world problems such as supply chain and logistics
- Decision-making under uncertainty