Dr. Seyed Abbas Mousavi
Dr. Seyed Abbas Mousavi, as the then President of Sharif University of Technology and one of the country’s distinguished scientists with a strong record of executive and managerial leadership, consistently emphasized the necessity of improving the nation’s specialized processes and guiding Iran’s management system toward scientific and data-driven decision-making. He believed that enhancing national efficiency and achieving organizational transformation are only possible when structures and processes are re-envisioned on the basis of data analytics, modern financial tools, advanced decision-making methods, and intelligent technologies. Inspired by this vision, CEPO (the Center for Economic Process Optimization Technology Hub) was established to develop and operationalize core ideas centered on economic optimization, data-driven approaches, and intelligent management within a dedicated technological framework.
Dr. Shapoor Zarei
Dr. Shapoor Zarei, as the Head of CEPO Technology Hub at Sharif University of Technology, holds academic training in information technology and economics and has accumulated extensive experience over many years at the national, managerial, and academic levels. The integration of his expertise in technology, economics, and executive management has provided a solid foundation for CEPO to pursue its mission with a comprehensive perspective grounded in the practical realities of the country’s managerial landscape. With a deep understanding of organizational needs and managerial structures, he emphasizes the importance of data-driven approaches, process optimization, and the development of digital economy infrastructures, aiming to ensure that CEPO delivers practical, precise, and reliable solutions for organizations, institutions, and companies. For further information, please refer to the website at zarei.me .
CEPO Management Team

The management team of CEPO Technology Hub is composed of a group of distinguished professionals across diverse managerial and technological domains. The team includes Dr. Frank Zahedi as Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Fataneh Daneshmand Molayari as Director of Education, Eng. Fatemeh Karami as Director of Industry Relations, Dr. Shahram Zarei as Director of Research and Development, Dr. Amin Daneshmand Molayari as Director of International Affairs, Eng. Mohammadmehdi Shahbazi as Director of Business Development, and Eng. Arash Ebrahimipour as Director of Technical Affairs.

Beyond these roles, CEPO’s management structure is further strengthened by the collaboration of a broad group of academic elites, data specialists, executive experts, and researchers from Sharif University of Technology. This dynamic and multidisciplinary team, drawing on diverse knowledge and experience, plays a pivotal role in advancing the Center’s mission and contributing to the development and execution of national-level projects.

Introduction to CEPO (Center for Economic Process Optimization Technology)

CEPO (Center for Economic Process Optimization Technology) is one of the technology-driven entities at Sharif University of Technology, established with the aim of enhancing managerial efficiency and developing digital economy infrastructures. With a strong focus on data analysis, process redesign, and the development of management systems, the Center seeks to support organizations and companies in achieving scientific decision-making, higher productivity, and intelligent management.

CEPO employs advanced technologies and artificial intelligence tools as enabling instruments to help organizations streamline, integrate, and optimize their processes in a transparent and cost-effective manner. The Center’s approach is to ensure that institutions, organizations, and companies—regardless of their scale or sector—are able to base their decisions on reliable data, structured information, and trustworthy analyses, thereby pursuing improvement and intelligent management with greater precision and efficiency.

The Center’s activities encompass a wide range of services, from process analysis, data architecture design, and the establishment of managerial infrastructures to the development of monitoring panels, intelligent dashboards, and integrated systems for performance monitoring, resource allocation, project management, and operational improvement. These services are customized based on the specific needs of each organization and can be applied across various economic, civil, industrial, social, and managerial domains.

Adopting a national and forward-looking perspective, CEPO views collaboration with organizations as more than addressing isolated challenges; rather, its objective is to establish a sustainable foundation for organizational learning, productivity enhancement, and digital transformation. In this process, the Center is guided by principles such as transparency, data-driven decision-making, integration, information security, and continuous improvement. By leveraging the academic strength of Sharif University of Technology and practical experience gained through specialized projects, CEPO aims to deliver solutions that are practical, precise, and sustainable.

The Center positions itself as a strategic partner for organizations on their path toward growth and transformation—an entity that, drawing on technical and managerial expertise, can support organizations at all stages from analysis and design to implementation and monitoring, and assist them in achieving higher productivity and more accurate decision-making.