Dr Ebrahimi is currently a lead researcher on the Project TRANSSITioN, exploring applications of emerging technologies and data science for enhancing sustainability performance in agri-food value chain. A post-doctoral research fellow in sustainable operations and SCM, he holds a PhD in SCM from the University of Sheffield. Seyed has published several papers in leading international journals (IJOPM and AOM). He was a lead researcher in the Programme for Simulation Innovation (EPSRC-Jaguar Land Rover). In April 2018, Seyed Joined the N8 Agri-Food Project as a Knowledge Exchange Fellow focusing on the applications of Blockchains, AI, Machine learning and IoT in optimising Agri food supply chains.