Students

Research Associates


Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Navid Niazkar (Jan 2025-)

Post-Doc Fellows

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Emad Norouzi (Jan 2024-)
Effect of climate change on geomechanical behaviour and flow liquefaction of tailings.
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Aylin Nouri (Jan 2024-)
Design of small modular reactors in northern regions.
Université de Montréal & Polytechnique Montréal, Biomechanical Engineering
Shihao Cui (Mar 2023-)
Thesis Topic: Nature-inspired approach for non-invasive multiscale characterizations of 3D bioprinted soft tissues
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Sophie Jung (Mar 2023-)
Thesis Topic: Nature-based solutions for permafrost stabilization and carbon feedback fixation
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
M Ali (Jan 2023-)
Thesis Topic: A hybrid smart sensing system for real-time natural resource exploration
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Hongwei Liu (Nov 2022-)
Thesis Topic: Multiphase characterization of complex porous materials
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Miad Jarrahi (May 2021-Jan 2022)
Thesis Topic: Enhanced rock formation characterization using Gas Expansion Induced Water Intrusion Porosimetry
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Farhad Davaripour (Jan 2021-Aug 2022)
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of the effects of pipe-soil interaction on the stress-based design of buried pipelines using advanced numerical modeling

PhD Students

Polytechnique Montreal, Civil Engineering
Mohammad Naderi (Jan 2024-)
Thesis Topic: Resilient design of Small Modular Reactors in northern regions in context of climate change (Co-supervised by Dr. Dipanjan Basu at the University of Waterloo)
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Daniel Chukwuemeka (Jan 2024-)
Thesis Topic: Effect of Climate Change and Vegetation on Energy Balance of the Ground Surface in Permafrost Regions
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Joela Ramde (Jan 2024-)
Thesis Topic: Climate change and anthropogenic activities on the safety of dams in West Africa (Co-supervised by Dr. Seta Naba (Universit Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso))
Polytechnique Montréal, Software Engineering
Jérôme Pigeon (Sept 2023-)
Thesis Topic: AI for climate data scarcity (Supervised by Dr. Foutse Khomh (Software Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal))
Polytechnique Montréal, Software Engineering
Zhao Lei (Sept 2023-)
Thesis Topic: Digital Twin Platform for Climate Adaptive Management of GeoInfrastructure (Supervised by Dr. Giovanni Beltrame (Software Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal))
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Sara Ghalandarzadeh (Sept 2022-)
Thesis Topic: Eco-friendly soil improvement by means of enhanced calcite precipitation in cold regions (Supervised by Dr. Benot Courcelles (Polytechnique Montréal))
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Hamed Seifamiri (Jan 2022-)
Thesis Topic: Surface Waves for Subsurface Characterization and Resource Exploration and Geotechnical Paradigm for Habitat Construction on the Moon
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Niloofar Fasaeiyan (Sept 2021-)
Thesis Topic: Thermo-Hydro-BiogeoChemical analysis of permafrost carbon feedback
University of Manitoba, Computer Engineering
Andres Felipe Perez Murcia (Jan 2021-)
Thesis Topic: Monitoring of northern infrastructure affected by climate change using an AI-based satellite remote sensing (Supervised by Dr. Ahmed Ashraf (Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba))
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Dylan Stafford (May 2020-)
Thesis Topic: Development of a hydro-mechanical model for permafrost (Supervised by Dr. Hartmut Hollaender (Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba))
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Ishmael Yevugah (Jan 2020-)
Thesis Topic: Numerical modelling of hydraulic fracturing and coupled THMC processes in fractured rocksalt formations (Supervised by Dr. Hartmut Hollaender (Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba))
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Mahdi Alaei (Jan 2020-)
Thesis Topic: Design of a bio-inspired self-burrowing smart probe for subsurface investigation of lunar regolith (Co-supervised by Dr. Nan Wu (Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba))
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Dana Amini (Sept 2019-)
Thesis Topic: Performance Analysis of Northern Infrastructure Affected by Climate Change
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Marziyeh Fakharian (Sept 2018-)
Thesis Topic: Development of a critical-state elasto-thermo-viscoplastic constitutive model for rate-dependent deformation of frozen and unfrozen soils
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Ali Fatolahzadeh (May 2018-)
Thesis Topic: AI-based threat assessment of northern civil infrastructure affected by climate change
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Shihao Cui (Mar 2020-Feb 2023)
Thesis Topic: Health Monitoring of (Geo)structures Using Stress Wave-Based NonInvasive Techniques
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Hongwei Liu (Sept 2018-Nov 2021)
Thesis Topic: Characterization of complex geomaterials based on a hybrid poromechanical and inverse method using stress waves
University of Manitoba, Biomedical Engineering
Mohammad Hodaei (Jan 2017-Jun 2021)
Thesis Topic: Biomechanical modeling of acoustic wave propagation through bonelike porous materials using the Biot-JKD theory (Co-supervised by Dr. Neil Popplewell (Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba))
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Mohammad Katebi (Sept 2016-Jan 2021)
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of pipeline performance subjected to slope instabilities (Co-supervised by Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme (Civil Engineering, UBC))

MSc Students

Polytechnique Montréal, Mineral Engineering
Zaid Rana (Jan 2024-)
Thesis Topic: Development of a self-burrowing instrument for subsurface characterization of critical minerals
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Mohammadhossein Afsharipour (Sept 2021-Nov 2023)
Thesis Topic: Small Modular Reactors for Energy Transition in Northern Canada: Thermal Modeling and Some Geotechnical Considerations
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Nikhil Baral (Sept 2020-)
Thesis Topic: Characterization of permafrost soils using ultrasound and electrical resistivity tests
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Amir Fathollahzadeh (Sept 2019-May 2021)
Thesis Topic: Long-Term Efficiency of Horizontal Closed-Loop Geothermal Heat Exchangers for Stabilization of Permafrost beneath a Subarctic Lagoon
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Iman Jabalameli (Sept 2018-Aug 2023)
Thesis Topic: Risk assessment of riverbanks subjected to construction-induced ground vibration
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Maryam Saaly (Sept 2017-Jul 2019)
Thesis Topic: Energy and structural performance of thermoactive piles in cold regions
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Kirill Bobko (Sept 2016-Aug 2018)
Thesis Topic: Energy Efficiency of Below-Grade Envelope of the Stanley-Pauley Engineering Building in Winnipeg
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Hongwei Liu (Sept 2016-Jul 2018)
Thesis Topic: Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering with Applications in Cold Regions
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Alitking Anongphouth (Sept 2015-May 2019)
Thesis Topic: Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Soil-Structure Interaction in Geothermal Energy Piles

Undergraduate Research Students

Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Maëlle Mathieu (May 2023-)
Thesis Topic: 3D Printing Technology for Modular Construction on the Moon
Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
Jérôme Pigeon (Sept 2022-Aug 2023)
Thesis Topic: Exploitation minière automatisée sur la Lune
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Zhipeng Shen (May 2020-Aug 2020)
Thesis Topic: Thermal design of buried utilities
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Yu Yan Li (May 2018-Aug 2018)
Thesis Topic: Simulation of Energy Piles with Single U-tube Heat Exchanger
University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
Ashish Ranjan (May 2018-Jul 2018)
Thesis Topic: Stability of Embankments on Soft Soils

MEng Students

- Sarah-Michele Roy, Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
- Shuangshuang Xu, Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
- Mathieu Charron, Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
- Olivier Guérette, Polytechnique Montréal, Civil Engineering
- Siavash Kazembakhshi, University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
- Amruth Raj, University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering
- Orkhan Gurbanli, University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering