Mohammad Moshref-Javadi

Biography

Dr. Mohammad Moshref-Javadi is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Information Systems, Operations, Supply Chain, and Analytics (IOSA) area of the Department of Business Administration at the Gies College of Business, which he joined in August 2021. From 2023 to 2025, he served as Director of the Illinois Supply Chain Management Corporate Affiliate Program, leading student-industry engagement through practicum projects, advisory board activities, case competitions, and industry partnerships. His teaching and scholarship focus on supply chain analytics, operations management, logistics, optimization, sustainability, and AI-enabled business decision-making. He received the Department of Business Administration Outstanding Research Award in 2022 and has been named to the University of Illinois List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for multiple semesters. Before joining Gies, he held academic and research positions at Northeastern University and the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, where he taught logistics, supply chain, and analytics courses and worked on applied research and industry projects in last-mile delivery, logistics systems, and data-driven decision support. He has worked on more than 20 consulting projects on data analytics, simulation, optimization, and technology adoption.