Parian is a Ph.D. student in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UIC. She holds an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.Sc. in the same field from Sharif University of Technology. She conducts research, at the OPLEX research lab, that explores the implications of machine learning algorithms in sensitive societal applications. Her work emphasizes the fairness and transparency of algorithms, which are critical in building a more equitable society.