Dr. Ehsan Ardjmand

I am an Associate Professor of Business Analytics at Ohio University. My research focuses on creating innovative analytical and artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies for predictive and prescriptive business problems, with particular emphasis on challenges best modeled as networks. I design optimization and machine learning frameworks that blend reinforcement learning (RL), a branch of AI in which algorithms learn by trial and error, with advanced analytics to guide how information, behaviors, and resources spread across complex systems.

My teaching interests span the core areas of business analytics, information systems, operations, supply chain management, and applied artificial intelligence, and I am particularly motivated by the challenge of helping students translate advanced analytical tools into meaningful business impact. Prior to academia, I accumulated fifteen years of industry and consulting experience in retail, supply chain, software development, and manufacturing domains.

Currently, I serve as the Director of the Master of Business Analytics program at Ohio University, where I oversee strategic curriculum development and program growth. I also contribute to the broader scientific community as an Editorial Board Member for Applied Soft Computing. My scholarly work is widely disseminated in leading international outlets, with publications appearing in journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, Expert Systems with Applications, and the International Journal of Production Economics.