Curriculum Vitae

Development of a multiscale three-phase integrated flow-stress model to optimize manufacturing outcomes under high uncertainty
Development of a web-based platform for numerical analysis of composite manufacturing using Docker, Django, React, PostgreSQL, and FEniCS and leading product-market matching endeavours
Implementation of the platform on Amazon EC2 and coupling with ParaView for visualization
Development of Python and MATLAB modules to study the effect of uncertainty in sensor data on the characterized material parameters
Development of Python and MATLAB modules, including Monte Carlo simulations, to study the effect of uncertainty in sensor data on the characterized material parameters
Member of Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee

Development and delivery of two interactive workshops on using digital scholarship tools and applications for a target audience of UBC graduate students with various disciplines
Delivery of in-person workshops to address graduate students’s needs for successfully producing discrete kinds of writing by offering theoretically-informed and evidence-based instructions

Development of an interview guide to obtain a measure of stakeholders’ satisfaction toward the Canadian Innovation Supercluster Initiative (with a focus on the Digital Supercluster)
Investigate the barriers and enablers to innovation by analyzing the effects of public funding, IP protection strategies, and open innovation partnerships on SMEs working in the advanced manufacturing sector in Canada (partnership with NGen)

Facilitating non-credit university preparation courses in the form of graduate seminars using active learning methodologies
Delivery and assessment of assignment and examination materials, Liaising with other instructors and program coordinator regarding program delivery

Feasibility study and development of a finite element physics-based framework aimed at automated non-Intrusive condition assessment of reinforced concrete infrastructors (e.g. bridges) with drone and laser scanning
Development of a numerical module for extraction of corrosion-induced cracks from point-cloud data obtained by 3D scanning and feeding them in Diana FE to predict the failure modes
Design of testing specimens using Solidworks and Preparation and test of the specimens for validation of the numerical model

Design and optimization of new products and manufacturing methods as part of the R&D unit under time and budget restrictions, Liaising with the sale team in composing proposals and automation solutions based on costumers’ needs

Developing a hybrid powertrain for Tiba, an Iranian class C automobile, Collaborating in a team of 5 to devise and present a roadmap for the future of hybrid vehicles’ industry and research in Iran

Doctor of Philosophy | Structural Engineering

Master of Science | Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science | Mechanical Engineering

S. Fahimi, A. Forghani, R. Vaziri, and A. Poursartip, "A Dual-scale Approach for Representing Solidification in the Integrated Flow-stress Model for Prepreg Processing", 12th Canadian-Internationl Conference on Composites, Fredericton-Moncton, NB, July 2022.

S. Fahimi, A. Forghani, R. Vaziri, and A. Poursartip, "A Famework For Multi-scale Three-phase Integrated Flow-stress Process Model", 11th Canadian-Internationl Conference on Composites, Kelowna, BC, July 2019.

S. Fahimi, M. Baghani, MR. Zakerzadeh, A.Eskandari, "Developing a visco-hyperelastic material model for 3D finite deformation of elastomers", Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 2018 Feb 15; 140:1-0.

S. Fahimi, M. Ovesy, "Visco-hyperelastic Finite Element Modelling of Human Eye Cornea", The 23rd Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Seville, Spain, July 2017.

S. Fahimi, K. Zandi, C.G. Berrocal , I.F. Perez, "Replication of crack pattern in FE analysis based on discretization of tension softening curves", Nordic Concrete Research. 2017 Sep 1;56:1-9.

S.Fahimi, M. Shariat Panahi, "A modified multi-objective genetic algorithm for optimization of multi-stage gearboxes", 23rd International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Tehran, Iran, May 2015. (In Farsi)

S.Fahimi, K. Mahutchi, M. Momeni, M. Esfahanian, M. Masih Tehrani, "Economic feasibility study of converting a typical conventional passenger car into a hybrid vehicle in Iran", The 14th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Tehran, Iran, Feb. 2015. (In Farsi)

Strengthening the Canadian Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Ecosystem, What types of intellectual property matter, and to whom?, CKN and 4POINT0 online webinar, October 2021. (Link 1, Link 2)

Solidworks, CATIA, ABAQUS, Autocad, MATLAB, Diana fe

Python, Fortran, C++, Fenics, R

React, Django, MATLAB, Docker, JSON, REST, PostgreSQL, FEniCS

Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Project, Raspberry pi, Camtasia, Wood/Metal/Shop tools

International Doctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia, 2017.

International Tuition Award, University of British Columbia, 2017.

Western Canada’s Diversification Scholarship, Simon Fraser University, 2019.

First prize winner of ASC student simulation challenge, 2019.

INEF Fellowship, Iran’s National Elites Foundation, 2015.

Merit-based Admission to the Graduate Program (M.Sc.) in the Mechanical Engineering Department as an award for excellent academic performance in ME undergraduate class of 2014.

5th among 112 students of ME undergraduate class of 2014, College of Engineering, University of Tehran.

Full Scholarship to the University of Tehran for undergraduate and graduate programs

120th National University Entrance Exam amongst more than 300,000 participants, 2010