MatinMirramezani
Iran 2040 Project
Stanford University
I try to answer questions with empirical evidence that is often hard to find and solve interesting problems along the way. My research at Stanford primarily focuses on Iran's economy, development, and governance. My background extends to public opinion and behavioral research as a cofounder of Generation Lab and Verb AI.
Writing
Research Projects & Publications
Random Sampling Methodology for Expert and Elite Opinion Research
Geographically-Stratified Ad-Based Sampling for Research on Young Populations
Probabilistic Sampling of Students in Higher Education
Select media & speaking
Whither Iran: Stanford Scholars and Students on Current Developments and Trajectories
Stanford Iranian Studies Program & Iran Democracy Project · February 2026
چرا تظاهرات مردم ایران بیشتر و بیشتر خواهد شد؟ گفتگو با نویسندگان مقاله دانشگاه استنفورد
پادکست چشم دوم · February 2026
City of Unrest: A Geolocated Archive of Protests in Tehran (2009-2024)
Stanford Iranian Studies Program · February 2026
RAGs and LLMs: Turning AI into Real Intelligence for Public Opinion Research
World Association for Public Opinion Research · April 2025
The Paris Olympics refugee team is a reminder of Iran's brain drain crisis
The New Arab · July 2024
Why election polls were so wrong in 2016 and 2020 — and what’s changing to fix that
CNBC · May 2024
Fact Check: Nikki Haley makes a misleading claim about TikTok leading to antisemitism
CNN · December 2023
Meet the Start-up Polling Company Targeting College Students
Business Insider · February 2022