• Main Member of the Industry and Mining Working Group, Iran National Elites Foundation, East Azerbaijan Province
• Senior R&D Evaluator for the Northwest Region, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (National Center for Technology and R&D)
• Main Member of the Technology Industries Evaluation and Judgment Committee, Directorate-General of Industry, Mine and Trade of East Azerbaijan Province (for selecting provincial technological industrial units)
• Senior University Advisor, Rinotex 2024 Event, University of Maragheh
• Scientific Committee Secretary and Member of the Policy-Making Council, Rinotex 2024 Event, University of Bonab
• Secretary of the Policy-Making Council, “National Conference on Clarifying the Status of R&D-Based Approaches and Acquiring R&D Ratings for Technological Industrial Units”
• Head of the R&D and Technological Capabilities Working Group, Iran National Elites Foundation, East Azerbaijan Province (2023 – Present)
• Director of the Technological and Innovative Cooperation Office between the Directorate-General of Industry, Mine and Trade of East Azerbaijan Province and Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (2022 – Present)
• Main Member of the Strategic Plan Formulation Council (3rd Strategic Plan), University of Kashan (2024 – Present)
• Main Member of the Council of the Vice-Presidency for Innovation and Economy, University of Kashan (2025 – Present)
• Director of the Innovation and Commercialization Center, Vice-Presidency for Innovation and Economy, University of Kashan (2025 – Present)

• Awarded as Distinguished Student and Honored Researcher by Sharif University of Technology.
• Selected for the Best Paper Award (Applied-Scientific Section) at the 10th International Management Conference for publication in the Management Science Quarterly (Among the 13 final selected papers out of 850 submissions).
• Ranked 1st out of 101 candidates in the 2012 Ph.D. National Entrance Exam at the University of Tehran (Field: Business Administration, Specialization: Business Policy / Strategic Management).
• Ranked 1st (Distinguished Student) in the First Semester of the Ph.D. program among incoming students in Business Administration (Business Policy) at the University of Tehran.
• Ranked 1st (Distinguished Student) in the Second Semester of the Ph.D. program among incoming students in Business Administration (Business Policy) at the University of Tehran.
• Ranked 1st (Distinguished Student) in the Third Semester of the Ph.D. program among incoming students in Business Administration (Business Policy) at the University of Tehran.
• Ranked 1st (Distinguished Student) in Theoretical Courses across the 3 academic semesters of the Ph.D. program among incoming students in Business Administration (Business Policy) at the University of Tehran.
• Placed in the top 5% GPA bracket among Ph.D. graduates in Business Administration (Business Policy) at the University of Tehran.
• Awarded the Title of Top Talent (Distinguished Student) by the University of Tehran during the Ph.D. program in Business Administration (Business Policy).
• Awarded the Title of Exceptional Talent (Distinguished Graduate) by the University of Tehran upon completing the Ph.D. program in Business Administration (Business Policy).
• Nominated by the University of Tehran during the Ph.D. program to the Iran National Elites Foundation as an Exceptional/Top Talent.
• Nominated as an Industrial Elite by the Directorate-General of Industry, Mine and Trade of East Azerbaijan Province to the Iran National Elites Foundation, East Azerbaijan Province.
• Appointed as Head of the R&D and Technological Capabilities Working Group, Iran National Elites Foundation, East Azerbaijan Province.
• One of the 70 individuals nominated to the Iran National Elites Foundation of East Azerbaijan Province as an “Industrial Elite”.

• Strategy from formulation to evaluation; Strategic Management, Strategic Planning, and Strategic Thinking; Scenario Planning and Strategic Foresight; Dynamic Capabilities.
• Marketing and Market Management; Marketing Strategy; Market and Product Development; Marketing Research and Marketing Information Systems (MIS); New Product Strategy (NPS); Marketing 4.0 and 6.0.
• Branding and Brand Management; Branding Strategies; Brand Positioning and Perceptual Mapping; Digital Branding; Brand Framing, Brand Preference, and Brand Relevance.
• Data Science; Data Mining; Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning (Neural Networks).
• Knowledge Management and Innovation; Knowledge Strategies; Knowledge-Based Economy and Knowledge-Enterprise Frameworks; Innovation Management, Technology Management, and Entrepreneurship Management; R&D Strategies and R&D-Based Approaches.
• Information Technology Project Management; Information Systems and Implementation of MIS, ERP, BPR, OAS, KWS, DSS, ESS, BI, and BPM.

• Senior R&D Evaluator for the Northwest Region, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (National Evaluation Center for Technology and R&D)
• Main Member of the Technology Industries Evaluation and Judgment Committee, Directorate-General of Industry, Mine and Trade of East Azerbaijan Province (for the selection of provincial technological industrial units)
• Senior University Advisor, Rinotex 2024 Event, University of Maragheh
• Scientific Committee Secretary and Member of the Policy-Making Council, Rinotex 2024 Event, University of Bonab
• Secretary of the Policy-Making Council, “National Conference on Clarifying the Status of R&D-Based Approaches and Acquiring R&D Ratings for Technological Industrial Units”
• Head of the R&D and Technological Capabilities Working Group, Iran National Elites Foundation, East Azerbaijan Province
• Director of the Technological and Innovative Cooperation Office, Directorate-General of Industry, Mine and Trade of East Azerbaijan Province (in partnership with Tabriz University of Medical Sciences)
• Main Member of the Strategic Plan Formulation Council (3rd Strategic Plan), University of Kashan
• Main Member of the Council of the Vice-Presidency for Innovation and Economy, University of Kashan

• Strategic Management
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Thinking
• Action Research
• Scenario Planning, Futures Studies and Futures Research (Futurology)
• Data Science and AI in Business
• Marketing Strategies
• International Marketing
• Business Research Methods and Marketing Research
• Branding Strategies
• Knowledge Strategies
• Research and Development
• Digital Marketing
• Digital Branding
• Dynamic Capabilities
• Market and Product Development
• Innovation and Technology Management
• ITPM and IS

Teaching & Training Courses (Mini MBA & Master’s Level)

• Mini MBA - Marketing (Series 1, 2 & 3, 40-hour term programs), Industrial Management Institute (IMI), East Azerbaijan Province (2016–2017)
• Mini MBA - Strategic Management (Series 1, 2 & 3, 48-hour term programs), Industrial Management Institute (IMI), East Azerbaijan Province (including a specialized cohort for District 4 Municipality of Tabriz) (2016–2018)
• Mini MBA - Branding (Introductory & Advanced Levels, 30-hour term programs), Industrial Management Institute (IMI), East Azerbaijan Province (2016–2017)
• Master’s Level Principles of Marketing (1-Year MBA Program), Industrial Management Institute (IMI), East Azerbaijan Province (2016)

Workshops and Specialized Training for Organizations & Industry

• Teaching Methods and Techniques Workshop, Valiasr Public Education Center, NAJA, Tabriz (2013)
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Training Course, Industrial Management Institute (IMI), Tabriz (2015)
• Customer Response Methods Training Course, Industrial Management Institute (IMI), Tabriz — Tailored for the Water and Wastewater Company of East Azerbaijan Province (2015)
• Principles of Organizational Supervision, Industrial Management Institute (IMI), Tabriz (2015)
• E-Marketing and E-Advertising Training Course, Industrial Management Institute (IMI), Tabriz — Tailored for Iran Tractorسازی Foundry Co. (2016)
• Customer Handling and Interaction Training Course, Industrial Management Institute (IMI), Tabriz — Tailored for bank managers and personnel (2016)
• Principles of Branding Workshop (Master’s Level), Industrial Management Institute (IMI), Aras — Tailored for managers of the Aras Free Zone Organization (2017)
• Decision-Making with a Focus on Project Management and Strategic Thinking, Khatam al-Anbia Construction Headquarters, Tabriz — Lecture and training for Northwest regional project managers (2016)
• Systems Analysis and Design Course (Business Process Management - BPM Approach), Tabriz Municipality ICT Training Center (2016)
• Information Technology Project Management (ITPM) Course, Tabriz Municipality ICT Training Center (2016)
• Principles of Supervision Course (Master’s & Ph.D. Level), National Iranian Gas Company, East Azerbaijan Province — Specialized workshop for regional gas company managers in Northwestern Iran (2021)

Academic Workshops, Seminars, and Masterclasses

• SPSS Specialized Training Courses (Introductory & Advanced with a Thesis Writing Approach), Payame Noor University of Ilkhchi (2015) & Islamic Art University of Tabriz (2015–2018)
• Mini MBA Branding Workshop with an Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) Approach, Islamic Art University of Tabriz (Industrial Design Department) (2018)
• Advanced Branding Workshop with an IMC Approach, Islamic Art University of Tabriz, Al-Ghadir Hall (2019)
• Branding Workshop with an IMC Approach: A Challenge in the Marketing Paradigm, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz, Faculty of Engineering (2018)
• Challenges of Knowledge-Based Companies and Strategies for Management and Development of Health-Tech Products, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Health Innovation and Acceleration Center (2021)
• Specialized Seminar on “Empowering Technology Firms in New Product Introduction and Customer Engagement”, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz — Lead Keynote Lecturer (2021)
• Business Design Specialized Workshop, Islamic Art University of Tabriz — Selected keynote speaker and workshop instructor for Research Week (one of 13 selected professors) (2021)
• Paradigm Shift in New Product Development Strategies, Polynar Petrochemical Co., Tabriz — Specialized workshop for Iran’s oil, gas, and petrochemical industries (2021)
• Market Research and Marketing for High-Tech Products in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Knowledge-Based Companies (Ph.D. Level, Courses 1 & 2), Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Incubator, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (2021–2022)
• Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Business Development of Innovative and Technological Firms, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Health Innovation and Acceleration Center — Presented at the 10th Rab-e Rashidi National Innovation and Technology Exhibition (Rinotex) (2022)
• Commercialization of Products and Services of Knowledge-Based Companies: From Challenges to Smoothing Obstacles, Science and Technology Park of East Azerbaijan Province — Specialized seminar for regional incubator and park managers (2022)
• “Branding and Brand Management with an IMC Approach” & “The Hooked Model: Engaging Customers with Products” (Modules 1 & 2 of the 12-Part Technological Product Commercialization Series), Science and Technology Park of East Azerbaijan Province (2022)
• National Webinar on “Digital Leadership centered on Data Science and AI in the New Generation of Marketing”, Technical and Vocational Training Organization Headquarters, Tehran — National webinar for entrepreneurship center directors across Iran (2022)
• Digital Leadership in the Branding Process of Tech Firms centered on Marketing 5.0, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Health Innovation and Acceleration Center (2022)
• Health Technology and Innovation Ecosystem: Clarifying Stakeholder Roles in Improving Innovation Cycles, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Health Innovation and Acceleration Center (2022)
• National Virtual Specialized Workshop Series on “Marketing” (Episode 6, recorded for the Ministry of Health and Medical Education), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (2023)
• Entrepreneurship in the Era of Digital Transformation and Marketing 5.0, University of Kashan, Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages (2025)

• Senior University Advisor, Rinotex 2024 Event, University of Maragheh
• Scientific Committee Secretary and Member of the Policy-Making Council, Rinotex 2024 Event, University of Bonab
• Secretary of the Policy-Making Council, “National Conference on Clarifying the Status of R&D-Based Approaches and Acquiring R&D Ratings for Technological Industrial Units”

• Member, American Marketing Association (AMA)
• Member, Iran National Elites Foundation (INEF)
• Main Member of the Technology Industries Evaluation and Judgment Committee, Directorate-General of Industry, Mine and Trade of East Azerbaijan Province (for the selection of provincial technological industrial units)

• Investigating the Impact of Electronic Customer Relationship Management (eCRM) on the Retail Market in Iran’s Free Trade Zones (Pilot: Kish Island) (2010)
• Investigating Key and Influential Factors on Commercial Interactions between the Strategic and International Imam Khomeini Port and Shipping Lines (2011)
• Formulation, Implementation, and Execution of the Business Plan and Operational Marketing Plan for Asram Tour Company and Asram Hotel, Sari (2010–2011)
• Implementation of Electronic Customer Relationship Management (eCRM) Strategies for Tourism Smartization and Tourist Profiling in East Azerbaijan Province (Case Study: Aras Free Trade-Industrial Zone) (2012–2013)
• Fabrication of High-Tech Soluble Granules from Medicinal Plant Extracts (2022–2023)
• The Role of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Determining the Roadmap of Knowledge-Based Companies under Conditions of Uncertainty (2022–2023)