Director, Center for Complex Adaptive Sociotechnological Systems
Greater New York City Area
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- Director, Infrastructure Systems Program at Stevens Institute of Technology
- Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology
- Director, Center for Complex Adaptive Sociotechnological Systems (COMPASS) at Stevens Institute of Technology
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- Strategic Resource Manager at United Nations Development Program
- Doctoral Research Assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Graduate Research Assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Technical Reviewer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Graduate Research Assistant at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Junior Process Engineer at Sima Chemical Industries Co. Ltd.
- Education
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Sharif University of Technology
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Ali Mostashari’s Summary
Experience: More than ten years of experience in complex engineering systems research (energy, transportation and environment), large-scale strategic project management and business process reengineering.
Education: Ph.D. in Technology Management and Policy (MIT) with three Master’s degrees in Technology and Public Policy (MIT), Civil Engineering/Transportation (MIT) and Chemical Engineering/Biotechnology (University of Nebraska)
Ali Mostashari’s Specialties:
Complex Adaptive Systems, Infrastructure Systems Design and Management, Enterprise Systems Architecture, Organizational Management, Workflow Reengineering, Strategic management of Technology Development Programs, Transportation Systems, Energy Systems, Sustainable Development
Ali Mostashari’s Experience
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Director, Infrastructure Systems Program
Stevens Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Since January 2009 I am serving as the Chair/Program Director of the Infrastructure Systems Graduate Program in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. The program offers Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Infrastructure Systems. The newly launched Global Master's in Infrastructure Systems (GMIS) aims to attract top level talent globally for fostering the next generation of leadership for next generation infrastructure systems. http://www.stevens.edu/infrastructure
I am also the Co-Chair of the Global Conference on Systems and Enterprises, focusing on Critical Infrastructure as a theme for 2009.
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Associate Professor
Stevens Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Since January 2008, I serve as an Associate Professor at the School of Systems and Enterprises in Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ right across the Hudson River from New York City. My research interests focus on Complex Networked Infrastructure (Transportation, Energy, Telecom) and Complex Networked Organizations.
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Director, Center for Complex Adaptive Sociotechnological Systems (COMPASS)
Stevens Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)
I am serving as the Director of the Center for Complex Adaptive Sociotechnological Systems, which will endeavor to become one of the top research centers on complex sociotechnological systems in the United States and Globally.
http://www.socio-technical.org
Concurrently I continue to serve as a Senior Knowledge Management Consultant for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York City. -
Strategic Resource Manager
United Nations Development Program
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Program Development industry)
May 2004 — December 2007 (3 years 8 months)
I was a strategic advisor to the Assistant Secretary General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA) at the United Nations Development Programme. In addition to oversight and performance management functions for RBA's 44 country offices with over $1.1 billion in annual portfolio, I served on major strategic initiatives in UNDP including Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), the Results-Based Management (RBM) and the UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-2011.
From June 2004-February 2006 I was the Project Manager for the UNDP ARMADA Project for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, boosting country office capacity in resource mobilization and project delivery by setting up parallel business centers through a process reengineering process. We hired more than one hundred top-notch MBAs, Finance specialists, Economists and Lawyers to position these business centers in a way to increase project delivery from the 2004 level of $380 million to over $922 imillion in 2006. -
Doctoral Research Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
May 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 2 months)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Integrated Program on Urban, Regional and Global Air Pollution
Research Assistant 05/2003-Present
Collaborated with Prof. Joseph Sussman on the engagement of stakeholders and decision-makers in the representation and modeling of complex large-scale integrated open systems using system dynamics. Developed a methodology that allows complex institutional issues to be taken into consideration in large-scale systems design. Case studies include the design of a regional transportation management systems architecture for more than 20 Federal, state and local agencies in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area as well as the Offshore wind energy proposal for Nantucket Sound in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Research has resulted in publications in the MIT Engineering Systems Conference 2004 and the International Conference for Public Participation and Information Technology 2003. -
Graduate Research Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
September 2001 — May 2003 (1 year 9 months)
Collaborated with Prof. Mario Molina (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 1995) and Prof. Joseph Sussman in transportation fleet component modeling and scenario analysis for the Mexico City air pollution abatement project, funded by the NSF, the World Bank, the Alliance for Global Sustainability and the Mexican government. Engaged in an integrated assessment of environmental policy implementation with stakeholder participation in Mexico City. Evaluated thousands of strategic options for the transportation system under a scenario analysis framework using a Multi-Attribute Tradeoff Analysis. Contributed to the design of Mexico City’s new air quality program and contributed to several book chapters on the transportation-related air quality strategies for Mexico City.
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Technical Reviewer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Higher Education industry)
June 2002 — January 2003 (8 months)
Served as Technical reviewer for the China Energy Technology Project (CETP) report, a project by the Laboratory for Energy and Environment at MIT dealing with overhauling the Chinese Power Sector. Project encompassed research by 6 leading Universities in the U.S., Japan, Switzerland and the People’s Republic of China. CETP project funding exceeded USD 3 Million.
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Graduate Research Assistant
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(Research industry)
September 1999 — August 2001 (2 years)
Engaged in forefront research on the Bio-transformation of Agricultural products into low-emission biofuels. Research included Immobilized enzyme catalyzed transesterification of Soybean oil for production of biodiesel Total project funding exceeded USD 350,000.
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Junior Process Engineer
Sima Chemical Industries Co. Ltd.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Chemicals industry)
February 1998 — August 1999 (1 year 7 months)
Served as a junior process engineer in the engineering section of Sima Chemical Indsutries Co. Developed PFDs and Computer-Aided Process Design Support for Production Sites. Engaged in energy optimization for equipments in several production facilities dealing with intermediate chemicals. Provided support to senior engineers in setting up process equipment and install process control systems within a computer-optimized plant layout.,
Ali Mostashari’s Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. , Engineering Systems/Technology Management and Policy , September 2001 — April 2005
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science , Civil Engineering/Transportation , February 2002 — May 2003
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science , Engineering Systems/Technology and Policy , September 2001 — May 2003
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Master of Science , Chemical Engineering/Biocatalysis , September 1999 — June 2001
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Sharif University of Technology
Bachelor of Science , Chemical Engineering/Process Design , September 1993 — February 1998
Additional Information
Ali Mostashari’s Honors:
Nominated for the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders 2008
Asia Society's Asia21 Young Leader 2007
UNDP Leadership Development Programme Top Finalist (Ranked 1st among more than 7000 applicants from 78 countries)
IATC Bridges of Hope Award 2005
New England Complex Systems Institute "Managing Complex Organizations" Scholarship 2004
MIT Laboratory for Energy and Environment Martin Fellowship
Academic Year 2003-2004 ($30,000)
Fellow, Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability
Class of 2003
