Mohammad Mohammadisiahroudi

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 affiliated with 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 (2024–2025). 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 received several recognitions, 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.