Fardin Ganjkhanloo
Alumni

Fardin Ganjkhanloo

Research Scientist, SPH
Biography

Fardin Ganjkhanloo is an alumnus of the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering under Dr. Kimia Ghobadi in February 2025. He is currently a Healthcare Policy Modeler at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling (CHSPM).

Fardin's current work centers on structural and microsimulation models of U.S. healthcare delivery, with emphasis on supply-side incentives and payment reform. His professional interests are broadly in quantitative, data-informed approaches to improving healthcare systems, and he is passionate about translating rigorous modeling into scalable reforms that enhance efficiency and patient outcomes.

Projects

Selected publications

2026
From Non-Identifiability to Goal-Integrated Decision-Making in Parametric Inverse Optimization

Farzin Ahmadi, Fardin Ganjkhanloo, Kimia Ghobadi · arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.17033

2025
Joint Score-Threshold Optimization for Interpretable Risk Assessment

Fardin Ganjkhanloo, Emmett Springer, Erik H Hoyer, Daniel L Young, Kimia Ghobadi · arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.21934

2025
Optimizing Clinical Fall Risk Prediction: A Data-Driven Integration of EHR Variables with the Johns Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool

Ganjkhanloo F, Springer E, Hoyer EH, Young DL, Ghobadi K · arXiv

2025
Joint Score-Threshold Optimization for Interpretable Risk Assessment Under Partial Supervision

Ganjkhanloo F, Springer E, Hoyer EH, Young DL, Ghobadi K · arXiv

2024
Optimal hospital capacity management during demand surges

Parker F, Ganjkhanloo F, Martínez DA, Ghobadi K · arXiv preprint

2024
Evolving patterns of COVID-19 mortality in US counties: A longitudinal study of healthcare, socioeconomic, and vaccination associations

Ganjkhanloo F, Ahmadi F, Dong E, Parker F, Gardner L, Ghobadi K · PLOS Global Public Health.