Overview
Mohammad Ahmadi is a Ph.D. student in the Technology Applications and Implications Stream at Pardee RAND Graduate School and an assistant policy analyst at RAND. He has an M.P.S.A. in policy analysis from Texas A&M University and a B.Eng. in civil engineering from the University of Herat. His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Islamic terrorism and homeland security.
Prior to joining Pardee RAND, he worked as an associate with Acasus. In this role he provided day-to-day data analysis of the COVID-19 rollout in Afghanistan, developed a model for vaccine allocation, developed an online national dashboard of key performance indicators for all COVID-19 vaccination centers across Afghanistan, and briefed donors such as World Bank, Asian Development Bank, USAID and National Technical Committee of Afghanistan on COVID-19 vaccine rollout. He also served as a graduate research assistant at Texas A&M University, a procurement consultant Kabul’s Integrity Watch Afghanistan, and a manager and advisor to several other in engineering and elections. He is also a former Fulbright scholar.
Research Focus
Publications
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Report
Defense Planning Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Central Command
This report examines how U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) planners could use operations, activities, and investments in the coming decades to address security threats related to stressors from climate change in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
Nov 29, 2023
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Report
Mischief, Malevolence, or Indifference? How Competitors and Adversaries Could Exploit Climate-Related Conflict in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility
This report presents an analysis of how U.S. competitors and adversaries — China, Russia, and Iran — could attempt to exploit climate-related conflict in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in future decades.
Nov 29, 2023
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Research Brief
Planning for an Uncertain Future: What Climate-Related Conflict Could Mean for U.S. Central Command
As climate change increasingly disrupts human and natural systems, this report presents analysis and characterizes how climate hazards could affect the physical and security environment in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.
Nov 29, 2023