Peyman Mohajerin Esfahani is a faculty member in mechanical and industrial engineering, cross-appointed with electrical and computer engineering. He joined U of T in 2025 from Delft University of Technology and brings over a decade of experience researching decision-making in uncertain and dynamic environments.
His research develops mathematical and computational tools for controlling systems. Applications include planning robot motion, detecting anomalies in industrial processes before they lead to failures, and improving smart energy systems such as smart charging of electric vehicles. The same ideas help organizations with supply chains and resource allocation.
He says he has liked solving puzzles since he was a kid, and that mathematics gave him the same excitement. In class, he says, it is rewarding to see students develop their own way of thinking.
Reported from Making decisions under uncertainty: Meet MIE Professor Peyman Mohajerin Esfahani, by Kendra Hunter (U of T Engineering News, September 23, 2026).
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