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A Brief Biography

I was born in Tehran and grew up in Ardabil, a city northwest of Iran. I completed my undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and Master of Science in “Hydraulic Structures” from K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran. In 2012, I moved to the United States in order to pursue a Master of Science in “Structural Mechanics” and a Doctorate in “Earthquake Engineering” from the University of Colorado at Boulder. From June 2015 to Dec 2019, I worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate emphasizing the structural safety assessment of nuclear power plants and dam safety subjected to multi-hazard (e.g., aging and shaking). From 2016 to 2023, I worked as a lecturer at CU. In January 2020, I joined NIST (through UMD) as a researcher. Since 2023, I am a research affiliate with CU, Boulder.   

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How to Find Me

Positions Held

  • Researcher (2020-2024), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, USA.
  • Affiliated Researcher (2020-2024), University of Maryland College Park, USA.
  • Affiliated Researcher (2020-2024), University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
  • Lecturer (2016-2023), University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
  • Research Associate (2015-2019), University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, Civil Eng, 2015.
  • M.Sc., University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, Civil Eng, 2014.
  • M.Sc., K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, Civil Eng, 2010.
  • B.Sc., K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, Civil Eng, 2007.

Professional Activities

  • Specialty Chief Editor, Dam Engineering and Design (Frontiers in Built Environment Journal), Since 2024.
  • Chair, Academic & Research Collaboration Subcommittee (USSD Education & Training Committee), Since 2021.
  • Technical Advisor, Consultant Company, Since 2022.
  • YP Vice-Chair, USSD Committee "Dam Safety", 2018-2022.
  • Co-Founder and Partner, X-Elastica, LLC; CO, USA, 2017-2024.

Research Interests

  • Uncertainty Quantification, Risk, and Reliability 
  • Scientific Machine Learning
  • Climate Risk
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Resilient Infra-Structures (Dam, Nuclear Structures, Bridges)
  • Alkali Aggregate Reaction
  • Coupled Systems Mechanics (FSI, SSI)
  • Concrete Fracture and Damage Mechanics

Honors and Awards

  • Distinguished Associate Award, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), June 2023 and May 2024.  
  • Exceptional Young Professional of the Year, awarded by the US Society of Dams (USSD), April 2022.
  • CU Engineering Recent Alumni Award (RAA): outstanding alumni in the College of Engineering and Applied Science within ten years of graduation, Jan 2022.
  • Listed among the Top 2% of Researchers worldwide according to the composite citation index developed by Stanford University, Oct 2021, 2022 and 2023.
  • Editor’s Choice Paper, Selected by "Water", July 2021.
  • Best Paper Award, Selected by IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA), Miami, Florida, December 2020.
  • Best Doctorate Thesis Award, Selected by National Dam Safety Association, 5th International Dam Safety Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, October 2018.
  • PAC Travel Award, Selected by Postdoctoral Association of Colorado (PAC), University of Colorado, Boulder, September 2018.
  • Marinus G. Smith Award (an outstanding faculty who has made a significant impact on the lives of the CU Boulder students), Selected by Office of New Students & Family Programs, University of Colorado, Boulder, April 2017 & 2018 (twice).
  • Outstanding Postdoctoral Award, Selected by Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder, Fall 2016.
  • Outstanding Reviewer, Awarded by Elsevier, June & October 2016; January & April 2017.
  • Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation, Selected by Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Spring 2016.
  • Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Awarded by Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Spring 2015.
  • Highlighted Young Engineer (under 35 who is making a significant impact on the dam industry), Selected by International Water Power & Dam Construction Magazine, UK, June 2014.
  • Distinguished and Exemplary Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran, 2010.
  • Accepted in the State-Level of Computer Science Olympiad, Iran, 2001.