Hossein Arsham, D.Sc.
professor of operations research and th Harry Y. Wright Chair for Distinguished Research
Contact Information:
Office: BC 479
Phone: 410.837.5268
Fax: (410)837.5722
Email: harsham@ubalt.edu
Instructional Activity:
Education Background:
- George Washington University
Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Operations Research
- Cranfield University
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Management Science
- Arya-Mehr University of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Physics
Academic Positions:
Distinguished Professor of Decision Science, Simulation, and Statistics
Professional & Community Affiliations:
- SCUP, Society for College and University Planning, since 2002.
- PMA, Performance Measurement Association, since 2001.
- SDS, System Dynamics Society, since 2001.
- AUAI, The Association for Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, since 1999.
- ASA, American Statistical Association, since 1990.
- SIM, Society for Information Management, since 1990.
- ACM, Association for Computing Machinery, since 1988.
- INFORMS, Institute For OR/MS, since 1983.
Research and Teaching Interests:
Decision Science, Simulation, and Statistics
Research and Publication:
Professional Services:
Honors/Awards:
- The Harry Y. Wright Chair for Distinguished Research 2010-2011
- University System of Maryland (USM), Regents' Faculty award for Excellence in Research, the highest honor in the USM, 2001.
- Recognition of My Contribution to the Merrick School of Business by the Provost at a recent University Annual Convocation.
- Named One of the Top Five Professors by Graduate Students based on the latest survey.
- Fellow, FWIF, The World Innovation Foundation: Scientific Discovery, awarded in 1998.
- The Wright Distinguished Endowed Chair: The Endowed Chair of Decision Science, Simulation, and Statistics, awarded in 1998 by the President.
- Fellow, FICA, The Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications, awarded in 1992.
- Fellow, FOR, The Operational Research Society, awarded in 1985.
- Fellow, FRSS, The Royal Statistical Society, awarded in 1984.