Mathematical Sciences

Date or Birth:5th April 1957

Place of Birth: Mashhad

Citizenship: Iranian

Marital Status: Married with two children

Mailing Address: Department of Statistics,

    Tarbiat Modares University,

    P.O. Box 14115-134,

   Tehran - Iran.

Phone and Fax (office):+98 (021) 82883483

Mobile:+98 (0912) 2066712

E-mail: mohsen_ m@modares.ac.ir

Homepage: http//www.modares.ac.ir/~mohsen m

Academic Qualifications:

1975 Diploma in Mathematics, Danesh Bozorgnia High School, Mashhad, Iran.

1980 B.SC. in Statistics and Computer, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran.

1986 M.SC. in Statistics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

1996 PhD in Statistics, The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Appointments Held:

1986-1992  Lecturer in Tarbiat Modares University.

1996-2003 Assistant Professor in Tarbiat Modares University.

2003-2011 Associate Professor in Tarbiat Modares University.

2009-2009 Academic Visitor in Department of Statistics, Leeds University.

2011-Present Professor in TarbiatModares University.

Specialization:

My M.Sc. thesis was supervised by Professor M. R. Meshkani with title: "Empirical Bayes

Estimation on Exponential Family".

My PhD thesis was supervised by Professor J. T. Kent with title: "Kriging and Likelihood

Methods in Statistical Spatial Data".

I am interested in Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Statistics, Statistical Inference, Bayes and Empirical Bayes Methods, and Official Statistics.

Courses Taught in MSc Level:

1- Statistical Inference (1 , 2)

2- Statistical Methods

3- Engineering Probability and Statistics

4- Statistics and Research Methods

5- Statistics for Business Decisions

6- Statistical Analysis

7- Spatial Statistics (1 , 2)

Courses Taught in PhD Level:

1- Advanced Statistical Inference (1 , 2)

2- Advanced Statistical Methods

3- Advanced Topics in Applied Statistics

4- Advanced Engineering Statistics

Institutional Member:

1- American Statistical Association (ASA).

2- International Statistical Institute (ISI).

3- International Association for Mathematical Geology (IAMG).

4- Iranian Statistical Society (ISS).

5- Iranian Mathematical Society (IMS).

Editorial Member:

1- Journal of Statistical Sciences, Iranian Statistical Society (Editor in Chief).

2- Journal of Mathematical Sciences & Informatics, Research Group of the ACECR.

3- Iranian Journal of Official Statistics Studies, Iranian Statistical Center (Editor in Chief).

Administrative Experience:

1- 1988-1991: Deputy in Administration and Financial Affairs of EngineeringFaculty at Tarbiat Modares University.

2- 1996-2007: Head of Department of Statistics at Tarbiat Modares University.

3- 1997-2001: General Director of Free Educations in Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran.

4- 2000-2002: Secretary of the Sixth International Statistics Conference, August 26-28,2002, Tarbiat Modares University with Cooperation the Iranian Statistical Society, Tehran,Iran.

5- 2001-2006: General Director of Supervision and Evaluation Office of Higher Educations in Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran.

6- 2001-Present: Secretary of the Committee for the Excellences of Basic Sciences in Universities of Iran.

7- 2002-2006: Member of Executive Council of Iranian Statistical Society, Tehran, Iran.

8- 2003-2007:Minister Advisor of the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.

9- 2008-Present: Member of Executive Council of Iranian Statistical Society, Tehran, Iran.

10- 2012-2014: President of Executive Council of Iranian Statistical Society, Tehran, Iran.

11- 2014-Presnt: Inspector of Iranian Statistical Society, Tehran, Iran.

Scientific Committee Memberships:

1- 1999-2001: Member of Scientific Committee of the Sixth International Statistics Conference, Tehran, Iran.

2- 2001-2004: Executive Council of the Iranian Statistical Society, Tehran, Iran.

3- 2002-2003: Member of Scientific Committee of the fifth Iranian Conference on Fuzzy Systems. Tehran, Iran.

4- 2002-2004: Member of Scientific Committee of the Seventh Statistics Conference, Tehran, Iran.

5- 2004-Present: Editor of the Iranian Journal of Statistical Sciences, a Publication of the Iranian Statistical Society.

6- 2004-2009: Editorial Board of the Andishe-ye-Amari, a Publication of the Iranian Statistical Society.

7- 2004-2006: Editorial Board of the Student Statistical Journal of Neda, a Publication of the Iranian Statistical Society.

8- 2004-Present: Editorial Board of the Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Informatics.

9- 2005-Present: Member of Scientific and Research Council of the Statistical Research Center, Tehran, Iran.

10- 2005-Present: Member of Scientific Council of the Statistical Encyclopedia. Ministryof Science, Research and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

11- 2005-Present: Member of Ordered and Spatial Data Center of Excellence of FerdowsiUniversity, Mashhad, Iran.

12- 2006-Present: Member of Supervision and Evaluation Council of the Faculty of Basic