Mohammad Mohammadisiahroudi
Assistant Professor · Tenure-Track
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
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About
Mohammadhossein Mohammadisiahroudi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he is also a member of the Quantum Science Institute and the Cybersecurity Institute. Prior to joining UMBC, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Quantum Computing and Optimization Lab (QCOL) at Lehigh University from 2024 to 2025. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Lehigh University in August 2024 under the supervision of Prof. Tamás Terlaky. He also holds a master’s degree from Sharif University of Technology and a bachelor’s degree from Iran University of Science and Technology, both in Industrial Engineering.His research focuses on the development, analysis, and implementation of efficient quantum and classical algorithms for large-scale optimization and linear algebra problems, with applications in machine learning and healthcare. His work has been recognized with several awards, including the 2025 Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award (First Place), the Daniela di Serafino International Doctoral Dissertation Award (Honorable Mention), the 2023 INFORMS Computing Society Best Student Paper Prize (Runner-Up), and the 2023 Van Hoesen Family Best Publication Award.
Research interests
Mathematical Optimization: Theory, Algorithms and ApplicationsQuantum Computing for Optimization, Machine Learning, and Scientific Computing
Operations Research and Applications in Healthcare Systems
Numerical Linear Algebra for Optimization, and Machine Learning
Teaching interests
Quantum Computing, Mathematical Optimization, Linear Algebra, Operations ResearchEducation
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Ph D, Industrial and Systems Engineering
— Lehigh University (2024) Quantum Computing and Optimization Methods
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MS, Industrial Engineering
— Sharif University of Technology (2019) Solving Multi-Objective Integer Optimization Problems by Benders Decomposition Method
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BS, Industrial Engineering
— Iran University of Science and Technology (2016) Locating Vaccination Centers in Developing Countries