Curriculum Vitae
Ehsan Nouri
My academic pursuit harmonizes the realms of mathematics, technology, and social phenomena. It delves into the collective dynamics of human interactions in computer-mediated spaces, with a focus on the pivotal role of information technology. This exploration draws from a framework anchored in theories and models of complex adaptive systems, social psychology, and organizational theory to provide valuable insights in the domain.
Education
2020 – Present
Ph.D., Business Administration (Management Information Systems), Beedie School of Business,
Simon Fraser University (SFU), Vancouver, Canada
Supervisor: Prof. Nilesh Saraf
2017 – 2020
M.Sc., Information Technology Management (E-Business), University of Tehran (UT), Iran
Supervisor: Prof. Babak Sohrabi
Thesis: A scenario discovery study to minimize Inequality of Opportunity using Agent-Based modelling
Abstract: Inequality of Opportunity is the dark side of the observed inequality in every society. Differences in wealth, income levels, and other important achievements like education among people, could be either a result of their “efforts” or “circumstances” which they had no role in choosing and the circumstantial causes should be eliminated through policymaking. I employed an agent-based modeling (ABM) approach which simulates the micro-behaviors of people in pursuing education and employment as outcomes and reports macro-level measures including the Gini coefficient and Human Opportunities Index (HOI). Given these outcomes, I extracted the scenarios which bring equal opportunities to people in different condition groups.
2012 – 2017
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering (Digital Systems), University of Tehran, Iran
Supervisor: Prof. Bijan Alizadeh
Final Project: Design and Implementation of a NEAT Neural Network Simulator
Abstract: Using C++, an object-oriented simulation of physical objects is designed to run the learning algorithms in a 2D volleyball game. Various physical constraints and gameplay rules were applied to the simulation. With a shared memory, data is transferred to an FPGA Processor where the neural network is being trained.
Research Interests
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Online Social Influence
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Digital Collaboration
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Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
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Computational Organization Theory
Working Papers
Present
Ehsan Nouri, Nilesh Saraf, JM Goh, Srabana Dasgupta, “How Negative Emotions Spread On Social Media: The Case Of Celebrity Suicides” (In Preparation)
Present
Ehsan Nouri, Nilesh Saraf, Terri Griffith, “Cyber-Physical Synergy: a Theoretical Model to Facilitate Collaboration for Emergent Groups Engaged in Physical Work” (In Preparation)
Present
Jason Ho, Ehsan Nouri, Charles Weinberg, “The Moderating Effect of Online Reviews on Movie Consumption: A Simulation Approach” (In Preparation)
Conference Presentations and Proceedings
AMCIS 2023
Nouri, E., Saraf, N., Goh, J.M., Dasgupta, S., Cyr, D., (2023, August 10-12). How negative emotions spread on social media: the case of celebrity suicides [Paper presentation]. AMCIS 2023 Proceedings, Panama City, Panama. (AIS Library Link)
Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium
2022
Nouri, E., Saraf, N., Goh, J.M., Dasgupta, S., Cyr, D., (2022, December 10). The Contagion Process of Online Negative Discourse: Case of Celebrities’ Suicide [Paper presentation]. 2022 Pre-ICIS SIGDSA Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark.
INFORMS Annual Meeting
2021
Saraf, N., Nouri, E., Goh, J.M., Dasgupta, S., Cyr, D., (2021, October 24-27). Retweeting sadness? Predictors of retweeting in the context of celebrity suicides [Paper presentation]. INFORMS Annual Meeting 2021, Anaheim, CA, United States.
INFORMS Annual Meeting
2021
Nouri, E., Saraf, N., Kaligotla, C., (2021, October 24-27). Social Media Contagion of Copycat Suicides [Paper presentation]. INFORMS Annual Meeting 2021, Anaheim, CA, United States.
Awards and Honors
2021 – 2023
Dean Fellowship, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
2020 – 2024
Graduate Dean’s Entrance Scholarship, Simon Fraser University
2020
Graduated with Distinction (GPA 4/4), Master’s Studies, School of Management, University of Tehran
2018
Outstanding Volunteer Member of IEEE Iran Section since 2013 (5-year recognition)
2016
Chair of the Exemplary IEEE Student Branch in Iran Section
2012
Ranked Top 1% in the Nation-wide Universities Entrance Examinations for Undergraduate Studies, Iran
Work Experience
2022 – Present
Research Assistant, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, BC Canada
– Modeling and Analysis of Online Self-Harm Behavior
– Modeling and Analysis of the Motion Pictures Market
2020
Research and Project Control Assistant, Digital Transformation Project, Export Development Bank of Iran
Digital Readiness Assessment, Digital Banking Gaps Identification, Action Plans
2017
Content Marketing Specialist, Nomatec, Tehran, Iran
Enterprise Software Development; Website: www.nomatec.net/en
2017
Executive Director, 4th National Digital Systems Design Contest of Iran, University of Tehran
Teaching Assistant Experience
Simon Fraser University
2021 – Present
MBA Courses:
BUS750 – Managing Technological Innovation (Taught by Prof. Terri Griffith)
BUS621 – Information Technology and Organizational Transformation (Taught by Prof. Peter Tingling)
BUS709 – Managing Information (Taught by Prof. Michael Parent)
Undergraduate Courses:
BUS362 – Business Process Analysis
BUS237 – Introduction to Business Technology Management
University of Tehran
2018 – 2020
Graduate Courses:
E-Business Technologies, Lab Instructor (Taught by Prof. Babak Sohrabi)
Strategic Management of Information Systems (Taught by Prof. Ayoub Mohammadian)
IT Basics and Infrastructure (Introduction to MIS) (Taught by Prof. Ayoub Mohammadian)
Volunteering and Professional Communities
2023
Volunteer, AMCIS 2023 Organizing Committee
2021 – Present
Reviewer, AOM 2024, ECIS 2024, ICIS (2021, 2022, 2023), SIGDSA Symposium (2022)
2021 – Present
Doctoral Student Member, Academy of Management (AOM), Association for Information Systems (AIS)
2019 – 2021
Student Representative, IEEE Iran Section Executive Committee
Website: ieee.org.ir/committees/student-activities
2015 – 2016
Chairman, IEEE University of Tehran Student Branch
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran; Website: ieeesb.ut.ac.ir
Technical Skills
Statistics and Data Science
R, Stata, Python, SPSS
Programming
C/C++/C#, MATLAB
Simulation Tools
NetLogo
Databases and Analysis
SQL, MS Access, Power BI
Miscellaneous
MS Project, Adobe InDesign, CMS Design (Joomla, WordPress)
Digital Systems Engineering
Verilog, System C, AVR, ARM, Altera Quartus, Modelsim, HSPICE
Certifications
2023
Early-Stage Doctoral Consortium, AMCIS 2023, Panama City
2023
Certificate Program in University Teaching and Learning, Center for Educational Excellence, SFU
2022
Instructional Skills Workshop, Center for Educational Excellence, SFU
2021
4th St. Petersburg Summer School on Network Analysis, St. Petersburg University
Selected Courses
Simon Fraser University
2020 – 2022
o Seminar on Social Construction of Communication Technologies (Dept. of Communications)
o Directed Studies Seminar in Information Systems Theories (Business School)
o Theory Development in Business Administration (Business School)
o Research Design: Experiments (Dept. of Psychology)
o Test Theory (Dept. of Psychology)
o Applied Econometrics (Dept. of Economics)
o Stochastics Systems (Dept. of Engineering Science)
University of British Columbia
2021
o Seminar on Behavioral Methods in IS Research
University of Tehran
2018 – 2020
o Business Intelligence
o Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation
o Strategic Management of Information Systems
o E-Business Models
o Database Management Systems
Miscellaneous
Languages
English (Fluent), Persian (Native), French (Basic)
Hobbies
o Philosophy (Existentialism, Stoicism)
o Writing and Blogging (Notes, Poems; Check out my Persian/English Blog)
o Swimming, Volleyball