Dr. Arash Mehdizadeh

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Assistant Professor

Qualification: Ph. D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia

Research

    • Artificial intelligence and data science
    • Microelectronics and embedded systems design, VLSI circuits and systems design, crosstalk analysis, modelling, and management in electronic circuits.
    • Biomedical Engineering, spanning several areas including computational biology and application of NEMS/MEMS technologies in development of biomedical devices, targeted drug delivery and active smart implants.
    • Optimization, Optimization methods, particularly meta-heuristic and evolutionary based algorithms, and their comparison and application to different disciplines ranging from medicine to engineering.

Publications

    • A. Sedaghat, R. Kalbasi, R. Narayanan, A. Mehdizadeh, et. al., “Integrating solar PV systems for energy efficiency in portable cabins: A case study in Kuwait”, Solar Energy, 2024.
    • A. Sedaghat, S. M. Soleimani, M. I. Al-Khiami, M. Sabati, W. K. Hussam, H. J. Salem, M. Rasul, R. Narayanan, M. M. K. Khan, M. A. Malayer, A. Mehdizadeh, “Case studies on energy performance of walling materials in various regions”, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2024.
    • A. Sedaghat, A. Mehdizadeh, et al., “Implementing Cool Roof and Bio-PCM in Portable Cabins to Create Low-Energy Buildings Suitable for Different Climates”, Journal of Sustainability, 2023.
    • A. Sedaghat, H. Salem, W. K. Hussam, A. Mehdizadeh, et al., “Exploring energy-efficient building solutions in hot regions: A study on bio-phase change materials and cool roof coatings”, Journal of Building Engineering, 2023.
    • N. Firouzkouhi, A. Amini, A. Bani-Mustafa, A. Mehdizadeh, et. al, “Generalized fuzzy hypergraph for link prediction and identification of influencers in dynamic social media networks”, Journal of Expert Systems with Applications, 2023.
    • R. Soleimanpour, M. H. Yassin, A. Mehdizadeh, D. Chronopoulos, “Locating Cracks in Isotropic Plates Using Nonlinear Guided Waves”, Journal of Applied Acoustics, 2023.
    • A. Sedaghat, A. Mehdizadeh, et.al, “Development of Novel Portable Cabins for Low Energy Buildings Research in Kuwait”, The First GCC Engineering Symposium (GCCENG23), 29-31 October 2023, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
    • A. Sedaghat, H. Salem, W. K. Hussam, A. Mehdizadeh, et. al, “Experimental Study on Cool Roof Methods for Two Identical Portable Cabins in the State of Kuwait”, Proc. International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering (ICMAME 2023), 29-30 April 2023, Dubai, UAE.
    • A. Sedaghat, H. Salem, Wisam K. Hussam, A. Mehdizadeh, et. al, “Development of a Novel Low-Energy Building: Effects of Climates and PCM Materials”, 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC2023), 20–23 May 2023, Tokyo, Japan.
    • A. Sedaghat, A. Fadi, A. Eilaghi, A. Mehdizadeh, et al., “Optimization of Capacity Factors Based on Rated Wind Speeds of Wind Turbines”, Journal of Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2020.
    • A. Mehdizadeh, et al., “Predicting tenocyte expression profiles and average molecular concentrations in Achilles tendon ECM from tissue strain and fiber damage”, Journal of Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2017.
    • A. Mirsepahi, A. Mehdizadeh, “Comparison of Inverse Modelling and Optimization-Based Methods in the Heat Flux Estimation Problem of an Irradiative Dryer/Furnace”, Journal of Computational Science, 2017.
    • S. Young, B. Gardiner, A. Mehdizadeh, et al., “Adaptive Remodeling of Achilles Tendon: A Multi-scale Computational Model”, Plos Computational Biology, 2016.
    • A. Mehdizadeh, et al., “Predicting Tendon ECM Composition from Tenocyte Strain and Fiber Damage”, presented at: International Symposium on Ligaments & Tendons XV, Orlando, USA, 2016.
    • A. Mehdizadeh, et al., “A recoil resilient lumen support, design fabrication and mechanical evaluation”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 23, p. 065001, 2013.
    • A. Mehdizadeh, et al., “A Novel Stent for Recoil Resilience”, presented at: Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference 2012 (IEEE 2012).
    • M. K. Kopaei, A. Mehdizadeh, et al, “Wireless Powering and Actuation of Bio-Implants Using a Novel Magneto-Electric Approach”, submitted to the IEEE sensors Journal, submitted 2015.
    • A. Mehdizadeh, et. al., “An Efficient 60 GHz Resonator Using Harmony Search”, RAICS 2011, pp. 369-372, Trivandrum, India, November 2011.
    • A. Mehdizadeh, et. al., “Optimal Design of an Offset Strip Fin Heat Sink Using Harmony Search”, Chemeca 2010, Adelaide, Australia, September 26-29, 2010.
    • A. Miremadi, A. Mehdizade, et. al., “Taguchi Based Performance Analysis of an Offset Strip Fin Heat Sink”, Chemeca 2010, Adelaide, Australia, September 26-29, 2010.
    • A. Mehdizadeh, M. Saheb Zamani, “A Novel Crosstalk Estimator after Placement”, in Advances in Computer Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, H. Sarbazi-Azad, et. al, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 934-937, 2009.
    • A. Mehdizadeh, M. Saheb Zamani, H. Shafiei, “An Efficient Method to Estimate Crosstalk after Placement Incorporating a Reduction Scheme”, in International Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI ’08. IEEE Computer Society Annual, pp. 233-238, 2008.
    • H. Shafiei, A. Mehdizadeh, A. Khonsari, M. Ould-Khaoua, “A Combinatorial Approach for Key-Distribution in Wireless Sensor Networks”, in IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE GLOBECOM 2008, New Orleans, LA, USA, pp. 1-5, 2008.
    • H. Shafiei, A. Mehdizadeh, S. Pourmozafari, M. Ould-Khaoua, “Quantifying Fault Patterns on Irregular Mesh-based Network-on-Chip”, in The sixth ACS/IEEE International Conference of Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-08), Doha, Qatar, 2008 (received acceptance notification on Dec 19th, 2007).
    • A. Mehdizadeh, M. Ghavami, M. Saheb Zamani, F. Mehdipour, “An Efficient Heterogeneous Reconfigurable Functional Unit for an Adaptive Extensible Processor”, in Proc. of 15th Annual IFIP International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC), Atlanta, USA, pp. 151-156, 2007.

Teaching

    • Assistant Professor – Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Sept 2016 – Sept 2017)
      College of Engineering – Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Australian University, Kuwait
    • Part time Lecturer (Aug 2014 – Jan 2015) 
      Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, The University of Western Australia, WA 6009, Australia
    • Teaching Assistant (Feb 2009 – Jul 2013)
      School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005.
    • Teaching Assistant – Part time lecturer (Feb 2009 – Mar 2011)
      School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
    • Private and Remote Tuition (Feb 2013 – Jun 2013)
      Adelaide – Melbourne, Australia
    • Teaching Assistant (Sept 2005 – Sept 2008)
      Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Arash Mehdizadeh