This curriculum vitae summarizes the educational and professional experience of Mahdi Massahi Kh. It notes that he is currently a PhD candidate in industrial/financial engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. His research interests include finance, business intelligence, and stochastic programming. He has worked on projects in enterprise risk management, data mining, and cost management.

1. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E M a h d i M a s s a h i K h .
Mahdi Massahi Kh. (CV)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name Mahdi Massahi Khoraskani
Date of Birth 14th
April 1987
Nationality Iranian
Address Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Telephone (+98) 913 307 3469
E-mail m.massahi@aut.ac.ir / mehdimassahi@gmail.com
EDUCATION
 PhD Candidate (Industrial/Financial Engineering)
2014-2018 Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran- Full time
Top Student (1st rank) with GPA 18.78
 Master of Science (Industrial Engineering)
2009-2012 Kharazmi University (Tarbiat Moallem University), Tehran, Iran - Full time
Thesis topic: Using Temporal Data Mining to Facilitate the Optimization of Financial Portfolios - Case
Study: New York Stock Exchange
Supervisors: Dr. Alireza Arshadi Khamseh, Dr. Masoud Mahootchi
In this thesis, after extensive literature survey in applications of data mining techniques to
portfolio management, it is contributed a new methodology of time series clustering in portfolio
optimization that lead to a more robust portfolio in terms of the gap between forecasted and realized
risk-return levels.
 Bachelor of Science (Industrial Engineering)
2005-2009 Yazd University, Yazd, Iran - Full time
Thesis topic: Designing a Management Information System for Production and cost Control in Drajeh
Company
Supervisor: Dr. Hassan HoseiniNasab
RESEARCH INTERESTS
 Finance (Financial Engineering: Enterprise Risk Management, Portfolio Optimization, Venture Capital)
 Business Intelligence (Data mining: Clustering, Classification, Neural Networks, Association Rules, …)
 Stochastic Programming (Simulation Based Optimization)
 Financial Fraud detection
 Algorithmic Trading

2. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E M a h d i M a s s a h i K h .
HONORS AND AWARDS
 Winner of National Elite Foundation’s award of Iran for superior PhD talent students, 2016-2017.
 Awarded 2017 CFA Program Access Scholarship, CFA Institute, 2016.
 Top student (1st rank) with GPA: 18.77 out of 20, PhD, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2009
 Member of Talented Students in Kharazmi University, 2012
 Top student (1st rank) with GPA: 18.21 out of 20, MSc. degree, Kharazmi University, 2012
 Top Business Plan Award, Occupation Cooperative Organization of Academic Graduates, 2010
 Top student (1st rank) with GPA: 16.76 out of 20, BSc. degree, Yazd University, 2009
 Top student (1st rank) with GPA: 19.36 out of 20, Mofatteh High School, Isfahan, 2004
 Governmental Tuition Waiver for BSc. & MSc. & PhD.
ACADEMIC TEACHING
Petroleum University of Technology (Since 2014)
 As an Adjunct Lecturer in Energy Economics and Management Department:
 Project Finance and Investment (graduate course, since fall 2015)
 Project Financial Engineering and Cost Management (graduate course, since winter 2014)
 As an Adjunct Lecturer in Accounting and Managerial Finance Department:
 Financial Engineering and Risk Management (graduate Course, since winter 2015)
 Project Finance and Investment (graduate course, since fall 2016)
Amirkabir University of Technology (Since 2011)
 As a Teaching Assistant (TA) of Dr. Masoud Mahootchi:
 Simulation Based Optimization (graduate course, since winter 2014)
 Portfolio Optimization (graduate course, since fall 2013)
 Economic Engineering (undergraduate course, 2012-2013)
Kharazmi University (2010-2011)
 As a Teaching Assistant (TA) of Dr. Alireza Arshadi Khamseh:
 Economic Engineering (undergraduate course, 2010-2011)
 Principle of Accounting and Costing (undergraduate course, 2010-2011)
 MATLAB Programming (in Industrial Engineering Scientific Association)
RESEARCH PROJECTS
 Designing an Assessment Model of Scientific Hubs and Universities for Assigning Enhanced
Oil Recovery (EOR) Projects, Department of Research and Technology, Ministry of Oil (2015)
 Feasibility Study and Business Plan for Moheb Hospital Cell Therapy Center, summer 2015
 Developing a Business Plan (Financial Plan) for Establishing Parks of Science and
Technology, Islamic Azad University (2013-2014)
 Developing a Software to Model Process based on BPMN Standard (2012-2014)
 Developing a Cost Accounting and Management Model for Oil and Gas Exploration,
Development, Extraction, Refining, Storage, Transmission and Distribution at the National
Iranian Oil Company; Petroleum University of Technology (2009-2011)

3. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E M a h d i M a s s a h i K h .
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
 Analysis, Design and Establishing Enterprise Risk Management (COSO model) at Iran
Mercantile Exchange (2016-present)
 Initiating and Implementing Enterprise Risk Management at Mellat Bank, Mabna Consultant Co.
(2015-2016)
 Applying Data Mining Techniques to Detect Financial Frauds in Future Market Section, Iran
Mercantile Exchange (IME) (2014-2015)
 Redesigning and Revising Organizational Chart of Jam Petrochemical Company (2014-2015)
 Developing a Market Surveillance and Fraud Detection System for Futures Market Section; Iran
Mercantile Exchange (2012–2013)
 Cost Management and Reduction in Meykhosh Company in Yazd (2008)
JOURNAL PAPERS
 E. Hajizadeh, M. Mahootchi, A. Esfahanipour, M. Massahi Kh. (2015). A New NN-PSO Hybrid
Model for Forecasting Euro/Dollar Exchange Rate Volatility, Journal of “Neural Computing
and Applications”
 A. Tavakoli T., M. Massahi Kh., H. Hamishe’bahar, D. Samari (2015). A New Model for
Investment in Technology Commercialization: A Case Study in science park of Islamic Azad
University (in Persian). Financial Knowledge of Security Analysis. (Accepted)
 Ghanavati E., Taghavi M. E., Massahi M. (2011). Application of Multi Criteria Decision
Making Methods in Prioritizing Appropriate Areas for Municipal Waste Landfill (Case Study:
Sabzevar City) (in Persian), Journal of Arid regions Geographic Studies, 2(5), 89-108.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
 M. Massahi Kh., A. Mirzazadeh, A. Mirzadeh P. (2012). The Evidential Reasoning Approach
for Suppliers Prioritization with Group-AHP Weights, Proceedings of the 2012 International
Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Istanbul, Turkey, 1945-1953.
 A. Mirzadeh. P, S. Famouri, M. Massahi Kh. (2012). A Project Management Scheme for
Evaluating Knowledge Management Implementation in Tavanir Holding Company, The First
International and Third National Conference on Dams and Hydropower in Iran, Tehran, Iran.
 A. Arshadi Kh., M. Massahi Kh., A. Rajabalizadeh (2014). Socially Responsible Portfolio with
Ethical Criteria: A Case Study in Tehran Stock Exchange as an Islamic Market. 10th
International Industrial Engineering Conference, Tehran, Iran.
 A. Tavakoli T., J. Mohammadi, M. Massahi Kh., F. Kheradmand (2015). Commercialization of
Technology in Iran: Challenges and Solutions (in Persian). Second International Conference
on Commercialization of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
 M. Mobin, Zhaojun Li, M. Massahi Kh. (2015). Multi-Objective X-bar Control Chart Design by
Integrating NSGA-II and Data Envelopment Analysis, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Research Conference (ISERC), MA, USA.

4. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E M a h d i M a s s a h i K h .
CERTIFICATES & WORKSHOPS
 Empirical Finance Workshop, Graduate School of Management and Economics of Sharif
University of Technology in cooperation with Monetary and Banking Research Institute of Iran
Central Bank (2014)
 Technical Analysis of Future and Stock Exchange Market, Amirkabir University of
Technology, Financial Engineering Laboratory (2012)
 Specialized Courses to Train Teachers and Trainers of Entrepreneurship, Sharif
Entrepreneurship Center in cooperation with Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (2011)
 Internal Audit Requirement of ISO 9001-2008, Quality Control Course, Swiss Certification
(2010)
 Requirements of ISO 9001-2008, Quality Control Course, TUV InterCert (2009)
LANGUAGE
 English
 IELTS Score: 6 (Reading: 6.5, other skills: 6)
 GRE Scores: Verbal:150, Quantitative:163, Writing:3.5
 Persian (Mother tongue)
 Arabic (A bit of knowledge)
IT & PROGRAMMING SKILLS
 Microsoft Office 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and OneNote)
 MATLAB 2013b
 GAMS, Lingo
 Microsoft SQL Server 2012
 Clementine 12.0, Weka 3.7
COMMUNITIES
 Member of Iranian Financial Engineering Association (IFEA)
 Member of Iranian Institute of Industrial Eengineering (IIEC)
REFERENCES
 Dr. Masoud Mahootchi (Assistant Professor)
Industrial/Financial Engineering and Management System
Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran,
Iran
Tel: (+98)912 8205475 / (+98) 21 64545387
Email: mmahootchi@aut.ac.ir
 Dr. Mohammad Tavakoli (Assistant Professor)
Head of Accounting and Managerial Finance Department,
Petroleum University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Tel: (+98) 21 44269193/ 44239953
Email: tavakoli@put.ac.ir / mtavakoli@yahoo.com
 Dr. Alireza Tavakoli Targhi (Assistant Professor)
Department of Numerical Analysis and Computer Science,
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Tel: Sweden Number: +46 8 604 41 35 / Iran Number:
(+98) 912 26708830
Email: tavakoli@stic.se / alireza.Tavakoli@gmail.com
 Dr. Alireza Arshadi Khamseh (Associate Professor)
Head of Industrial Engineering Department, Kharazmi
University, Tehran, Iran
Tel: (+98) 21 88830891 / (+98) 9123188815
Email:
ar_arshadi@khu.ac.ir/alireza.arshadikhamseh@gmail.com