UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Ph.D. Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran (2009-2013)

M.Sc. Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran (2007-2009)

B.Sc. Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran (2003-2007)

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Research Interests:

• Structural control

• Real-time and on-line identification methods for structural systems

• Structural health monitoring

• Optimal control of structures

• Effect of model uncertainties in control systems

• Heuristic and evolutionary optimization algorithms

• Nonlinear finite element method

• Active structural control mechanisms

Selected Publications:

• Ghaderi, P. , and Amini, F. (2016) Adaptive block backstepping control for civil structures with unknown parameters subjected to seismic excitation. Struct. Control Health Monit., doi: 10.1002/stc.1875.

• Amini, F. and Ghaderi, P. Seismic motion control of structures: a developed adaptive backstepping approach. Computers and Structures 114-115 (2013) 18–25; doi: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.09.011.

• Amini, F. and Ghaderi, P. Optimal locations of dampers using hybridization of harmony search and ant colony optimization. Applied soft computing 13 (2013) 2272–2280, doi: 10.1016/j.asoc.2013.02.001

• Amini, F. and Ghaderi, P. (2012), Optimal locations for MR dampers in civil structures using improved Ant Colony algorithm. Optim. Control Appl. Meth., 33: 232–248. doi: 10.1002/oca.991

Awards and Honors:

• Awarded Fellowship for Elite Students and researchers from Iran's National Elites Foundation, 2010-2013.

• Bronze Medal , National Physics Olympiad, 2002.

Academic Experiences:

• Assistant Professor at Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), School of Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran (September 2016-Present).

• Post-Doctoral researcher at Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), School of Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran (2014-2015).