Ebrahim Tarshizi, PhD, MBA
Professor of Practice
Program Director, Applied Artificial Intelligence and Applied Data Science
- PhD, University of Nevada, Reno, Geo-Engineering
- MSc, Michigan Tech, Data Science
- MBA, University of Nevada, Reno
- MSc, University of Nevada, Reno, Mining Engineering
- BSc, Azad University, Exploration Engineering
Ebrahim Tarshizi, PhD, MBA, is a professor of practice and director of the MS in Applied Data Science (ADS) and MS in Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI) programs at the University of San Diego (USD). He is also co-director of the Center for Digital Civil Society in the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering. Dr. Tarshizi is a member of a startup company’s advisory board specializing in healthcare technology. He is an adjunct professor at National University, where he has taught a variety of business and data analytics courses. Dr. Tarshizi is a former senior technical advisor for the CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Mining Research Program. He was an instructor for the UCSD Extension’s Business Intelligence Analysis program. Dr. Tarshizi was a visiting scholar at UCSD’s San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and an assistant professor at Michigan Tech, where he spent over two years to co-develop a new engineering curriculum.
Dr. Tarshizi received a PhD in Geo-engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He obtained an MSc in Data Science from Michigan Tech and an MBA from UNR College of Business. He earned a BSc in Exploration Engineering in Iran. Dr. Tarshizi has published several articles in international journals and symposium proceedings and has delivered many technical reports and presentations at professional meetings and conferences. He has received a number of university, national and international awards and honors.