Dr. Sahar Babaei, a graduate in Public Administration (Policy Making) from Allameh Tabataba'i University, MSc in Industrial Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology and BSc in Industrial Engineering from Iran  University of Science and Technology, was awarded the title of Outstanding Graduate by the National Elites Foundation in 2021. Her dissertation, which developed an optimal model for Iran's administrative system based on the mindset of academic and executive experts, was defended with an excellent grade and selected as the best demand-driven dissertation by the Ministry of Science. Her research areas include data-driven governance and smart governance, governance capabilities, governance institutions, policy-making and policy research, administrative reform, system dynamics, and data mining. Dr. Babaei has published over 20 national and international scientific articles in these fields. Among her works are a book titled "Policy Research" and a translated book "Basic Methods in Policy Analysis and Planning" in two volumes. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public and Administrative Governance at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.