She obtained her MSc. in Computer Science (Artificial intelligence) from University of Tehran (Iran) (2009, honors) and her PhD from Delft University of Technology (2013, cum laude). Her current area of research is modelling dynamic policies and institutions in socio-technical systems. She is using agent-based modelling and simulation to gain insights into how institutions evolve. Her main areas of interest are agent-based simulation for decision support, dynamic policy modelling, evolution of institutions, adaptive governance, norms, culture, and collective intelligence.