Areas of Expertise

Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics, Data-Driven Optimization, Sequential Decision-Making, Healthcare, Service Operations Management

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2022
• M.A., University of Michigan, 2019
• M.S., University of Tehran, 2017
• B.S., K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2014

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2023 – present
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 2022 – 2023

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• 2022 POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management Best Paper Competition (Finalist)
• 2022 Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
• 2022 Rackham Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award
• 2021 IOE Richard C. Wilson Prize for Best Paper on Service Systems (1st place)
• 2020 INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Best Student Paper Competition (2nd place)
• 2020 INFORMS Seth Bonder Scholarship for Applied OR in Health Services (Finalist)

Selected Publications

• Keyvanshokooh, E., Zhalechian, M., Shi, C., Van Oyen, M., and Kazemian, P. (2025). Contextual Learning with Online Convex Optimization: Theory and Application to Medical Decision-Making. Management Science, 71(12), 10442–10464.
• Zhalechian, M., Keyvanshokooh, E., Shi, C., and Van Oyen, M. (2023). Data-Driven Hospital Admission Control: A Learning Approach. Operations Research, 71(6), 2111–2129.
• Zhalechian, M., Keyvanshokooh, E., Shi, C., and Van Oyen, M. (2022). Online Resource Allocation with Personalized Learning. Operations Research, 70(4), 2138-2161.

Edited on December 8, 2025