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Dr Masoud Asadzadeh : Civil Engineering

Dr. Masoud Asadzadeh, a leading expert in Water Resources Engineering, earned his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Waterloo in June 2013. With a rich educational background, including an M.Sc. from Amirkabir University of Technology and a B.Sc. from Isfahan University of Technology, he is a distinguished professional in Integrated Water Management Modeling, Heuristic Optimization, and Multi-Objective Optimization. Dr. Asadzadeh is committed to excellence, evident in his continuous pursuit of knowledge through teaching certificates from the University of Manitoba and the University of Waterloo. 🌊🎓

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Education And Training:

Dr. Masoud Asadzadeh is a highly accomplished professional with a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Waterloo (June 2013). His expertise extends to Water Resources Engineering, demonstrated through an M.Sc. from Amirkabir University of Technology (Oct. 2004) and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology (Jun. 2001). Committed to education, he holds Teaching and Learning Certificates from the University of Manitoba (Sep. 2019) and Fundamentals of University Teaching from the University of Waterloo (Jul. 2011). Dr. Asadzadeh’s dedication to knowledge and teaching is evident in his continuous pursuit of academic excellence. 🌊🎓

Honours And Awards:

Dr. Masoud Asadzadeh, a distinguished expert in Civil and Environmental Engineering, has garnered acclaim for his outstanding contributions. He received the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Journal of Hydrology in 2017 and Environmental Modelling & Software in 2014 and 2017, showcasing his expertise. Dr. Asadzadeh’s research was further supported by prestigious grants, including the NSERC-VF from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Dec. 2012 – Jun. 2015) and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (May 2011 – May 2012). His academic journey was marked by excellence, earning scholarships such as the University of Waterloo President’s Graduate Scholarship and the Special Graduate Student Entrance Award. 🏆🌐

Professional & Academic Affiliation:

Dr. Masoud Asadzadeh is a seasoned professional in Civil Engineering, holding the esteemed designation of Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with the Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (EGM) since 2016. Actively engaged in international engineering communities, he is a dedicated member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the International Modelling & Software Society (iEMSs) since 2014. Dr. Asadzadeh also contributes to the Canadian engineering landscape through his affiliation with the Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) since 2017. His commitment to professional societies reflects his passion for advancing the field and fostering global collaboration. 🌐👷

Employment:

Dr. Masoud Asadzadeh is an accomplished academic, currently serving as an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba since April 2021. With a dedicated tenure, he previously held the position of Assistant Professor in the same department from July 2015 to March 2021. His academic journey includes a post-doctoral fellowship in Geography at the University of Guelph from December 2012 to June 2015. Dr. Asadzadeh’s foundational contributions began as a Graduate Research Assistant in Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo, where he later served as a Teaching Assistant and Sessional Lecturer in Systems Design Engineering. 🎓🌐

Reasearch Focus:

Dr. Masoud Asadzadeh, an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Manitoba, is a distinguished researcher specializing in Water Resources Engineering and Integrated Water Management Modeling. With a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Waterloo, his expertise encompasses heuristic optimization, multi-objective optimization, and sensitivity and uncertainty analyses. Dr. Asadzadeh has received accolades such as the Outstanding Reviewer Award from prestigious journals. His impactful work includes innovative contributions to water network calibration, optimization, and climate change impact assessments. As a dedicated member of international engineering societies, including ASCE and AGU, he continues to shape the field with cutting-edge research. 🌊🔍

Publication Top Notes:

• Battle of the water calibration networks

• Pareto archived dynamically dimensioned search with hypervolume-based selection for multi-objective optimization

• Battle of the water networks II

• Signature-based multi-modelling and multi-objective calibration of hydrologic models: Application in flood forecasting for Canadian Prairies

• Climate change impact on water supply and hydropower generation potential in Northern Manitoba

• A benchmarking framework for simulation-based optimization of environmental models

• One-day offset in daily hydrologic modeling: An exploration of the issue in automatic model calibration

• Evaluation of new control structures for regulating the Great Lakes system: Multiscenario, multireservoir optimization approach

• Watershed derived nutrients for Lake Ontario inflows: Model calibration considering typical land operations in Southern Ontario

• Cluster-based multi-objective optimization for identifying diverse design options: Application to water resources problems