Curriculum Vitae

Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Fluid Mechanics, Linköping University (2025– )
    Division of Applied Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Department of Management and Engineering.

  • Researcher, Chalmers Industriteknik (2023–2025)
    Worked on applying AI and machine learning in CFD for hydraulic turbines in collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology.

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Chalmers University of Technology (2019–2023)
    Project on new operating procedures of hydropower for a sustainable energy system. Developed advanced CFD methods in OpenFOAM for transient hydropower simulations and explored data-driven techniques.

Education

  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran (2012–2018)
    Thesis: Uncertainty quantification of turbulent flows in hydraulic machinery.

  • MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion), University of Tehran (2010–2012)
    Thesis: Computation of steady and pulsating turbulent flow through a straight asymmetric diffuser with adverse pressure gradient.

  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran (2006–2010)
    Thesis: Large eddy simulation of stall development around airfoils.

Selected Grants and Awards

  • Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Hydraulic Turbine Lifetime
    Swedish Hydropower Centre (SVC), 2023–2027. Co-PI.

  • Hydropower Operation and Lifetime Analysis
    Swedish Hydropower Centre (SVC), 2023–2027. Co-PI.

  • Multi-Fidelity Physics-Informed Neural Network to Solve PDEs
    Chalmers University of Technology, 2023–2027. Co-PI.

Supervision

  • PhD co-supervisor of three PhD students working on contra-rotating pump-turbines (ALPHEUS EU project), hydropower lifetime analysis, and multi-fidelity PINNs at Chalmers University of Technology.
  • MSc supervision of a few students at Chalmers University of Technology

Teaching Experience and Qualification

  • Lecturer and examiner in multiple courses on CFD, turbomachinery, and fluid dynamics.
  • Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, (15 ECTS), 2023

Publications

  • Author of 25+ peer-reviewed journal articles and multiple conference contributions.
  • Research published in journals including Physics of Fluids, Renewable Energy, Computer Physics Communications, and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
  • Complete publication list available here.

Complete Academic CV

For more details, see my complete academic CV on GitHub.