S.T.A. Niaki is a Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering at Sharif University of Technology. His research interests are in the areas of Simulation Modeling and Analysis, Applied Statistics, Multivariate Quality Control, and Operations Research. Before joining Sharif University of Technology, he worked as a systems engineer and quality control manager for Iranian Electric Meters Company. He received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 1979, his Master’s and his Ph.D. degrees both in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University in 1989 and 1992, respectively. He is the Editor-In-Chief of Scientia Iranica, The Editor of Scientia Iranica -Transaction E, The Editor of Sharif Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, a board member to several international journals, and a member of απµ.