Vahid Khodaee started his PhD program at the Kühne Logistics University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Maria Besiou and Prof. Dr. Andreas Kilian Gernert in September 2022. His main areas of research are Humanitarian Logistics and Sustainable Operations.
Prior to the KLU, he received his Master's degree in Industrial Engineering in Systems Optimization at the Sharif University of Technology, a highly regarded university in Iran. The title of his Master thesis was “Developing a Mathematical Model for Optimum Drug (Vaccine) Distribution of Infectious Diseases in Epidemic Conditions: The COVID-19 Case Study”. Vahid received his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) in September 2019.

Besides his studies, he gained some practical experience as a Supply Chain Specialist in Padideh Shimi Paydar Industrial Group for six months. Moreover, he was a teaching assistant for one year during his Master's study in the Operations Research course.