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Fereshteh Mafakheri is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of sustainable logistics, robotics, and circular economy principles — areas of growing urgency as e-commerce and urban delivery demands accelerate globally. Her most cited work, "Industry 4.0 and prospects of circular economy: a survey of robotic assembly and disassembly" (2022, 77 citations), established her as a notable voice in examining how advanced automation can support environmentally responsible manufacturing and product lifecycle management. Building on this foundation, Mafakheri has turned her focus toward the optimization of last-mile delivery systems — one of the most complex and emissions-intensive stages of modern supply chains. Her recent research explores innovative routing strategies that integrate electric vehicles, autonomous robots, and parcel lockers to reduce carbon footprints while improving customer service efficiency, including priority handling for premium customers. A 2025 systematic review of sustainable ground-based last-mile delivery further demonstrates her commitment to synthesizing operations research insights to address real-world logistics challenges. Though her newer publications are still accumulating citations, Mafakheri's trajectory signals a researcher poised to make lasting contributions to sustainable urban mobility and intelligent delivery systems.