Feb. 27, 2026
Journal Paper Published: Nouri, G., Mulligan, C. N., Nasiri, F., Neculita, C. M., & Genty, T.
(2026). Evaluation of Pressure Retarded Osmosis for Energy Generation from Mine
Water. Water, 18 (5),
558. https://doi.org/10.3390/w18050558
Feb. 26, 2026
Journal
Paper Published: Mohagheghi, O., Mafakheri,
F., & Nasiri, F. (2026). Policy Instruments for Bioenergy Development:
Review, Classification, and Systematic Analysis. Energies, 19 (5), 1158. https://doi.org/10.3390/en19051158
Feb. 10, 2026
Journal Paper Published: Davies,
E., & Nasiri, F. (2026). A comparative vibroacoustic performance and
comfort assessment of conventional and electric buses: The city of Montreal
case study. Travel Behaviour and Society, 44,
101244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2026.101244
Feb. 03, 2026
Journal Paper Published: Davies,
E., & Nasiri, F. (2026). An investigation of the operational factors
affecting noise performance in conventional and electric public transport
buses. Discover Vehicles, 2(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44465-026-00005-4
Jan. 09, 2026
The
paper “An improved energy management operation strategy for integrating
adiabatic CAES with renewables in decentralized applications”, co-authored by Elaheh Bazdar, Fuzhan Nasiri, and
Fariborz Haghighat,
published at Energy Conversion and Management journal received the Best Student Paper Award from IC-IMPACT.
Jan. 01, 2026
Journal Paper Published: Bezyan,
Y., Nasiri, F., & Nik-Bakht, M. (2026). Feature Selection and Fault
Detection Under Dynamic Conditions of Chiller Systems. Electronics, 15(1),
208. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics15010208
Dec. 11, 2025
Arash Kamaliha,
an MASc student at SEISE Lab, successfully passed his thesis exam with a
thesis entitled “Urban Airflow Field Prediction Using Sparse Sensors: A Hybrid Approach
with Reduced-Order Model, Temporal Forecasting, and Multi-Task Learning”.
Congrats Arash!
Dec 04, 2025
Journal Paper Published: Khalili, K., Ahrabi, R. R., Chen, P.-H., & Nasiri, F. (2025).
Optimal Allocation of Electric Vehicles Charging Stations in Commercial Parking
Lots: A Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming Approach. Sustainability, 17
(23), 10862. https://doi.org/10.3390/su172310862
Dec 02, 2025
Journal Paper Accepted: Rabiei,
N., Nasiri, F., and Eicker, U. (2025).
Transit-Oriented Development and Accessibility: A Review and Conceptual
Framework Proposal, International Journal
of Sustainable Transportation.
Nov. 30, 2025
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri serves as a co-chair for “Energy,
Environment, and Sustainability” cluster at the 2026 Canadian Operational
Research Society (CORS) conference in Kingston, ON, June 8-10: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/cors2026/home
Nov. 01, 2025
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri serves as a co-chair for
“Engineering Management” cluster at the 2026 Canadian Society of Civil
Engineering (CSCE) conference in Quebec City, June 3-5: https://www.csce2026quebec.ca/engineering-management-specialty
Oct. 29, 2025
Golnaz Vakili, an MASc student at SEISE Lab, successfully passed her thesis exam with a
thesis entitled “Life
Cycle Carbon Assessment (LCCA) of modular construction for northern Canada
applications”. Congrats Golnaz!
Oct. 27, 2025
Emmanuel Davis, an MASc
student at
SEISE Lab, successfully passed her thesis exam with a
thesis entitled “A Comparative Analysis of Noise and Vibration Levels in
Conventional and Electric Buses in Montreal Considering Comfort Perceptions”. Congrats Emmanuel!
Oct 06, 2025
Journal Paper Accepted: Sedighi, A. A., Nasiri, F., & Haghighat,
F. (2025). A framework for realistic estimation of indoor environments airborne
infection risk: evaluating ASHRAE standard 24 at Building and
Environment journal.
September 29, 2025
Nasim
Rabiei, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, successfully
passed her defence exam with a thesis entitled “Multistage Transit-Oriented
Development (TOD) Assessment Method: Integrating Sustainability Analysis and
Disaster Mitigation”. Congrats Dr. Rabiei!
September 26, 2025
Ali Sedighi, a student at
SEISE lab, presented his paper at ASHRAE IEQ 2025 conference in Montreal
entitled “Distinguishing Individual and Population-Level
Infection Risks in Indoor Environments: A Computational Analysis of Ventilation
and Social Distancing Effects”
September 24, 2025
Zeinab Deldoost, a student
at SEISE lab, presented her paper at ASHRAE IEQ 2025 conference in Montreal
entitled “Impact of Ventilation Configurations on Airborne
Pathogen Dispersion in Hospital Corridors: A Numerical Investigation”
September 04, 2025
Mostafa Fadaee, a PhD student at SEISE Lab successfully
passed his defence exam with a thesis entitled “Integrated Cost-Availability
Based Maintenance Management Models for Data Centers”. Congrats Dr. Fadaee!
August 21, 2025
Masoud Rezaei, a PhD
student at SEISE Lab successfully
passed his defence exam “Hybridized Biomass-driven Combined Heat and Power
Systems Optimization Considering Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
Criteria”. Congrats Dr. Rezaei!
July 24, 2025
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri served
as a session chair (Session: Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and
Planning) at PEOPLE 2025
conference in St. John’s, NL
June 12, 2025
The project
entitled “Application des agents tensio-actifs
biologiques pour la récupération des minéraux critiques des résidus alcalins’’ led by Catherine Mulligan received
$300,000 of funding from
Fonds de recherche du Québec Nature et technologies (Programme de
recherche en partenariat / Développement durable du secteur minier III). SEISE lab will
contribute to the techno-economic and life cycle analysis workpackage.
May 31, 2025
Journal paper published: Deldoost, S., Nasiri, F., & Haghighat,
F. (2025). Real-Time Analysis of Pathogen Dispersion Patterns Resulting from a
Moving Infectious Person, Building and Environment, 280, 113153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113153
May 31, 2025
Journal paper published: Sedighi, A. A., Nardell, E. A.,
Nasiri, F., & Haghighat, F. (2025). Revisiting
the Wells-Riley Airborne Infection Model - A Critical Analysis of its Use and
Misuse. Building and Environment, 280, 113136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113136
May 22, 2025
Golnaz Vakili, a MASc student at SEISE
lab, presented a poster entitled “Life Cycle Carbon Assessment of Modular
Construction in Northern communities of Canada” at the 23th Workshop on
Geo-Environmental Engineering (GEE 2025).
Apr. 11, 2025
A team of researchers at Concordia
University, led by Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri, has received a $120,000 Accelerate grant
from MITACS with SMARDT Inc. as the industry partner entitled “Integrating life
cycle analysis with fault detection and diagnosis for improving the operational
and carbon efficiency of oil-free magnetic chillers”
Mar. 25, 2025
Journal
Paper Published: Dynamic Maintenance Cost Optimization in Data Centers: An
Availability-Based Approach for K-out-of-N Systems. Buildings, 15(7),
1057. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15071057
Feb. 26, 2025
Journal
Paper Published: Pakdaman, S., Nouri, G., Mulligan,
C. N., & Nasiri, F. (2025). Integration of Membrane-Based Pretreatment Methods with Pressure-Retarded Osmosis for
Performance Enhancement: A Review. Materials, 18(5), 1020. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18051020
Feb. 15, 2025
Journal Paper Published: Sedighi, A. A., Nasiri, F., & Haghighat,
F. (2025). Respiratory infection transmission risk assessment: Incorporating
insights from public health strategies for population and individual behaviors.
Building and Environment, 270, 112496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112496
Jan. 16, 2025
Omid Mohagheghi,
a PhD student at SEISE lab (co-supervised with Dr. Fereshteh
Mafakheri), has passed his PhD comprehensive exam.
Dec. 10, 2024elaheh
Kimia Khalili, an MASc student at SEISE lab (co-supervised with Dr. Po-Han
Chen), has passed her MASc thesis exam with a thesis
entitled “Transforming Parking Facilities to Accommodate Electric Vehicles: A
Capacitated Multi-Facility Location Problem Approach. Congrats Kimia!
Dec. 10, 2024
Journal
Paper Accepted: Fadaeefath Abadi, Nasiri, F., and Haghighat, F. (2025). Availability-Based Maintenance
Prioritization for Data Centers: A Dynamic Programming Approach, Safety and
Reliability.
Dec. 10, 2024
Journal Paper Published: Bazdar,
E., Nasiri, F., & Haghighat, F. (2024).
Resilience-Centered Optimal Sizing and Scheduling of a Building-Integrated
PV-based Energy System with Hybrid Adiabatic-Compressed Air Energy Storage and
Battery Systems, Energy: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132836
Dec. 10, 2024
Journal Paper Published: Sedighi,
A. A., Haghighat, F., Nasiri, F. (2024). Strategic
Ventilation Design for Reducing Airborne Infection Transmission in a Two-Story
Building: A Numerical Approach, Building and Environment: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111785
Dec. 10, 2024
Journal Paper Published: Delnaz, A., Nasiri, F., Li, S. (2024). Prediction of
Water-Main Failures and Management of the Associated Risks Using Integrated Predictive
Analytics Approach, Safety and Reliability: https://doi.org/10.1080/09617353.2024.2369961
May 25, 2024
Elaheh
Bazdar, a PhD student at SEISE lab (co-supervised
with Dr. Fariborz Haghighat),
has passed her PhD defence exam with a thesis entitled “Integrated optimal
design and operation of compressed air energy storage for decentralized
applications. Congrats Dr. Bazdar!
May 25, 2024
Kimia Khalili, an MASc student at SEISE Lab, presented her
research entitled "Optimal Deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging
Infrastructure in Commercial Buildings at Optimization Days 2024 (May 6-8,
2024): https://symposia.gerad.ca/jopt2024/en/home
May 23, 2024
Fuzhan Nasiri from
Concordia University will serve a two-year term as the founding president for
the Special Interest Group in Energy, Environment, and Sustainability at
Canadian Operational Research Society: https://cors.ca/SIG/Energy/?q=content/welcome
May 23, 2024
A Special Issue at INFOR
journal on OR Applications in Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, co-guest
edited by Fuzhan Nasiri, Olivier Bahn, and Miguel Anjos: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/energy-environment-and-sustainability-ees/
May 23, 2024
A special issue at Energies
journal on Energy Management, Energy Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in
Buildings, co-guest edited by Karthik Panchabikesan,
Ursula Eicker, and Fuzhan Nasiri:
May 23, 2024
Journal paper published:
Wu, X., Sameti, M., Nasiri, F. and Li, B. (2024). An
off-gridsolar district energy system with borehole
thermal energy storage: A life cycleassessment in a
subarctic region, Journal of Building Engineering: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109576
May 23, 2024
Journal paper publishd: Rezaei, M., Sameti, M.,Nasiri, F. (2024). Design optimization of an integrated
tri-generation of heat,electricity, and hydrogen
powered by biomass for cold climates, International Journal of Thermofluids, 22, 100618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2024.100618
May 23, 2024
Journal paper published:
A methodical approach for design of thermal energy storage systems in buildings
at Energy Storage Journal:
April 17, 2024
Mahdieh Adib, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, co-supervised
with Fariborz Haghighat,
passed her PhD comprehensive exam.
Apr 3, 2024
A seed funding project,
led by Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri, was featured as part of the Voltage program at
Concordia University.
Apr 3, 2024
On March 22, 2024,
Mohammad Javad Bordbari, a
PhD student at SEISE Lab,
has successfully passed his PhD comprehensive exam.
Feb 15, 2024
Journal Paper Published: Bordbari,
M.J., Nasiri, F. (2024). Networked Microgrids: A Review on Configuration,
Operation, and Control Strategies, Energies, 17(3), 715:
Feb 15, 2024
A team of researchers at
Concordia University, led by Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri, has received a $200,000 Voltage
grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund: https://concordia.ca/research/volt-age/news/Seed-funded-research-projects.html
Feb 15, 2024
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri has
received a Research & Innovation fellowship at Gina Cody School of
Engineering and Computer Science for 2023-2024 academic year.
Feb 15, 2024
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri was awarded a Dean's Research
Excellence Award.
Oct 31, 2023
Better wind forecasting means more reliable urban
microgrids. New research looks at how we can get there.
Oct 31, 2023
De meilleures
prévisions de la vitesse des vents peuvent faciliter la production
d’électricité en milieu urbain. Les chercheurs
examinent comment nous pouvons
y parvenir.
June 02, 2023
Atefeh Delnaz, an MASc student at SEISE
Lab, co-supervised with Dr. Samuel Li, has passed her MASc
thesis exam with a thesis entitled “An Integrated Data-Driven Failure Prediction
and Risk Management Approach for Water Mains”. Congrats Atefeh!
May 30, 2023
Mahdieh Adib, an MASc student at SEISE
Lab, co-supervised with Dr. Fariborz Haghighat, has passed her MASc
thesis exam with a thesis entitled “Optimal Integration of Compressed Air
Energy Storage Systems for Off-grid Communities”. Congrats Mahdieh!
Apr 26, 2023
Journal Paper Published: Bazdar,
E., Nasiri, F., & Haghighat, F. (2023). An
improved energy management operation strategy for integrating adiabatic CAES
with renewables in decentralized applications. Energy Conversion and
Management, 286, 117027: https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196890423003734
Mar 27, 2023
Alireza Daneshvar Garmroodi, an MASc student at SEISE Lab and Energy and
Environment lab Concordia University, co-supervised with Prof. Haghighat Fariborz, has
successfully passed his Thesis Exam on March 27, 2023.
Mar 16, 2023
On March 15, 2023, Navid Shirzadi, a PhD student at SEISE Lab and Next-Generation
Cities Institute at Concordia University, co-supervised with Prof. Ursula Eicker, has successfully passed his PhD Thesis exam
receiving outstanding evaluations from the examination committee.
Mar 16, 2023
On March 13, 2023, AliAsghar
Seddighi, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, co-supervised
with Prof. Fariborz Haghighat,
has successfully passed his PhD comprehensive exam.
Mar 9, 2023
Journal Paper Accepted: Malayeri,
M., Nasiri, F., Lee, C.S., Haghighat, F.
"Optimization of Photocatalytic Oxidation Reactor for Air Purifier Design:
Applications of Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithm" by
Chemical Engineering. https://sciencedirect.com/journal/chemical-engineering-journal
Mar 9, 2023
Journal Paper Accepted: Delnaz,
A., Nasiri, F., Li, S. "Asset Management Analytics for Urban Water Mains:
A Literature Review" by Environmental Systems Research.
Jan 31, 2023
Journal Paper Accepted: Esmaeili,
F., Mafakheri,F., Nasiri, F. "Biomass Supply
Chain Resilience: Integrating Demand and Availability Predictions into Routing
Decisions Using Machine Learning" By Smart Science.
Nov 20, 2022
Journal Paper Accepted: Daneshvar,
A., Nasiri, F., and Haghighat, F. (2022). Optimal
Dispatch of an Energy Hub with Compressed Air Energy Storage: A Safe
Reinforcement Learning Approach @ Journal of Energy Storage. https://sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-energy-storage
Nov 20, 2022
Journal Paper Accepted: Mohammed, A.; Zayed, T.;
Nasiri, F.; Bagchi, A. (2022). ASSET MANAGEMENT-BASED
RESILIENCE INDEX FORMULATION FOR PAVEMENTS VIA PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS @
Construction Innovation journal. https://emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1471-4175
Oct 21, 2022
On October 21, 2022, Giti
Nouri, a PhD student at SEISE
Lab (co-supervised with Prof. Catherine Mulligan) has successfully
passed her PhD comprehensive exam.
Oct 21, 2022
On October 11, 2022, Prof. Afzal Siddiqui from
Stockholm University visited SEISE Lab and delivered
a seminar on "Ambiguities and Non-monotonicities
under Prosumer Power".
Oct 21, 2022
Journal paper accepted: N. Shirzadi,
H. Rasoulian, F. Nasiri, U. Eicker
(2022). Resilience enhancement of an urban microgrid during off-grid mode
operation using critical load indicators,
https://mdpi.com/journal/energies
Oct 21, 2022
Journal paper accepted: Z. Asif; F. Haghighat; F. Nasiri; J. Dong, and Z. Chen (2022).
Estimation of Anthropogenic VOCs Emission based on Volatile Chemical Products: A
Canadian Perspective, Environmental Management (Springer Nature). https://springer.com/journal/267
Sep 12, 2022
On September 8, 2022, Rasool (Mahyar)
Shirazizadeh, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, has
successfully passed his PhD comprehensive exam.
Sep 12, 2022
Conference Presentation: Fadaeefath
Abadi, Mostafa, Haghighat, Fariborz,
and Nasiri, Fuzhan. (2022). An Integrated Cost and Availability Based
Maintenance Scheduling Model for Data Centers Using Dynamic Programming
Approach. Optimization Days, Montréal, QC, Canada. May 16 -18.
Sep 12, 2022
On Aug. 29, 2022, Reem Ahmed, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, successfully
defended her PhD thesis entitled "Development of an Integrated Data-Driven
Budget Allocation for Maintenance Management in Healthcare Facilities" with
excellent evaluations from the examination committee.
Jul 31, 2022
On July 20, 2022, Ahmed Mohammed, a PhD student at SEISE Lab (co-supervised
with Ashutosh Bagchi) has successfully defended his
PhD thesis entitled: Resilience-Based Asset Management Framework for Pavement
Maintenance and Rehabilitation.
Jul 31, 2022
Journal Paper Accepted: Fadaeefath
Abadi, M., Hosseini Rahdar, M., Nasiri, F., and Haghighat, F. "Fault Identification and Fault Impact Analysis
of Vapor Compression Refrigeration Systems In Buildings: A System Reliability
Approach" at Energies journal:
Jul 1, 2022
On June 20, 2022, Rasoul Rajabi Khamesi, a PhD student at SEISE Lab has passed his
comprehensive exam.
Jun 21, 2022
Journal Paper Accepted: Nasiri, F. et al. (2022). Data
Analytics and Information Technologies for Smart Energy Storage Systems: A State-of-the-Art
Review. To appear at Sustainable Cities and Society: https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210670722003249
Jun 13, 2022
Journal paper accepted: Bazdar,
E., Sameti, M., Nasiri, F., Haghighat,
F. (2022). Integration, design, and scheduling of compressed air energy storage
in different parts of energy system network. To appear at Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews: https://journals.elsevier.com/renewable-and-sustainable-energy-reviews
May 11, 2022
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri organized a virtual sub-task meeting
for Annex 37 of the International Energy Agency on April 29 with presentations
from the members of SEISE
Lab on Smart Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems.
May 11, 2022
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri has been awarded a 5-year discovery
grant from Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada.
May 11, 2022
The course project of a team of students from the
Fundamentals of Facilities Management course is a recipient of 2021-2022
Concordia Sustainability Research Award (in team category).
Jan 3, 2022
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri is guest-editing a special issue on
"AI Applications in Pipeline Reliability Engineering &
Maintenance" for Journal of Pipeline Science & Engineering (https://sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-pipeline-science-and-engineering)
Dec 22, 2021
On December 20, 2021, Navid Shirzadi, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, co-supervised
with Prof. Ursula Eicker, has successfully passed his
PhD proposal exam.
Dec 17, 2021
On Dec. 17, 2021, XIUTING WU, a Master's student at SEISE Lab, co-supervised
with Dr. Biao Li, has successfully defended her thesis entitled "Life
cycle assessment of solar district heating with borehole thermal energy storage
in Nunavik". Congrats XIUTING WU!
Nov 24, 2021
On Nov. 23, 2021, Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri gave a keynote
lecture entitled "Infrastructure Asset Management – A Systems Engineering
Perspective" at the International Conference on Civil Engineering
Fundamentals and Applications (ICCEFA'21): https://avestia.com/ICCEFA2021_Proceedings/files/speakers.html#Dr.%20Fuzhan%20Nasiri
Nov 4, 2021
Journal Paper Published: AL-Smadi
H., Al-Sakkaf, A., Zayed, T., Nasiri, F. (2021). An
integrated space-based building maintenance management model using
multi-objective optimization at Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
journal: https://emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SASBE-04-2021-0064/full/html
Nov 4, 2021
The partnership project between SEISE Lab and EnerZam Inc. was featured in Supplément
thématique – Bâtiment 2021:
Des gains d’énergie dans les bâtiments grâce ŕ
l'intelligence artificielle
Oct 12, 2021
On October, 04, 2021, Dr. Frank Cheng, Canada Research
Chair in Pipeline Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Calgary visited SEISE Lab and gave a
talk on "Pipelines for New Energy Transportation: Research and Technical
Challenges".
Oct 2, 2021
Journal Paper Accepted: N. Shirzadi,
F. Nasiri, C. El-Bayeh, U. Eicker
"Optimal dispatching of renewable energy-based urban microgrids using a
deep learning approach for electrical load and wind power forecasting" International
Journal of Energy Research.
Sep 28, 2021
Journal Paper Accepted: Reem Ahmed; Fuzhan Nasiri;
Tarek Zayed "Two-Stage Predictive Maintenance Planning for Hospital
Buildings: A Multiple-Objective Optimization-based Clustering Approach" at
ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities:
Aug 23, 2021
Journal Paper Accepted: Igwe,
C., Nasiri, F., Hammad, A. "Empirical Study on Non-Physical Waste Factors
in the Construction Industry" by Engineering, Construction and Architectural
Management: https://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ecam
Mar 31, 2021
Call for Papers for Special Issue on Smart Energy
Storage Systems with Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society: https://journals.elsevier.com/sustainable-cities-and-society/call-for-papers/smart-tools-and-technologies-for-integration.
Guest Editors: Fuzhan Nasiri, Ryozo Ooka, Ruchi Chaudhary, Frederic Kuznik
, Alireza Afshari, Enrico Fabrizio, Mariagrazia Dotoli
Mar 30, 2021
Journal Paper Accepted: A Neutrosophic-based
Machine Learning Approach for Maintenance Prioritization in Healthcare
Facilities by Reem Ahmed, Fuzhan Nasiri, and Tarek Zayed at Journal of Building
Engineering: https://journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-building-engineering
Mar 15, 2021
The 2nd meeting of sub-task leaders of Annex 37 (Smart
Tools & Technologies for Energy Storage Systems) of International Energy
Agency was held virtually with Ryozo Ooka (Task Leader), Alireza Afshari,
Enrico Fabrizio, Mariagrazia Dotoli,
Ruchi Choudhary, & Frédéric Kuznik.
Mar 15, 2021
SEISE
Lab celebrates on March 18, Gina Cody School Day! All the
best for 2021!
Mar 15, 2021
Deadline for submission of papers to the special issue
in "Building, District, and Community Energy Systems Optimization" of
Energies journal was extended to Sept 20, 2021: https://mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/Building_Optimization
Mar 15, 2021
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri was appointed as a member of
Editorial Board with Elsevier's journal of Sustainable Cities & Society: https://journals.elsevier.com/sustainable-ci
Oct 27, 2020
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri was appointed as an editorial board
member, Journal of Pipeline Science & Engineering: http://keaipublishing.com/en/journals/journal-of-pipeline-science-and-engineering/
Oct 27, 2020
Journal Paper Accepted: Zakikhani,
K., Nasiri, F., and Zayed, T. (2020). "A failure prediction model for
corrosion in gas transmission pipelines", Journal of Risk and Reliability:
https://journals.sagepub.com/home/pio
Sep 27, 2020
On September 24, 2020, Navid
Shirzadi, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, co-supervised
with Dr. Ursula Eicker, has passed his PhD
comprehensive exam.
Sep 23, 2020
Mohammad Hosseini, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, passed his
PhD defense with a thesis entitled "A Bayesian Approach to Assessment of
Fuel Composition Variability Effects on Grate-bed Biomass Combustion" with
excellent evaluation from the exam committee. Congratulations Dr. Hosseini!
Sep 4, 2020
Sudipta Adhikary, a MASc student at SEISE Lab (co-supervised
with Ahutosh Bagchi) has
successfully defended her thesis and graduated. Congratulations Sudipta!
Aug 27, 2020
Journal Paper Accepted: Ahmed R., Zayed T., Nasiri F.
(2020). A Hybrid Genetic Algorithm-based Fuzzy Markovian Model for Deterioration
Modeling of Healthcare Facilities, Algorithms:
Algorithms,
an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.
Aug 21, 2020
Journal Paper Accepted: Igwe,
C., Nasiri, F., and Hammad, A. (2020). Influence of Lean Construction Wastes on
the Transformation-Flow-Value Process of Construction, International Journal of
Construction Management.
Aug 21, 2020
On August 17, 2020, Mostafa Fadaee,
a PhD student at SEISE Lab,
co-supervised with Dr. Fariborz Haghighat,
has passed his PhD proposal exam.
Jul 9, 2020
Kimiya Zakikhani, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, successfully
passed her PhD defense with a thesis entitled "Failure prediction,
reliability analysis and maintenance planning for gas transmission
pipelines". Congratulations Dr. Zakikhani!
May 28, 2020
PhD positions are available in line with a project
funded by IC-IMPACT Centers of Excellence (http://ic-impacts.com), for more information please see: https://linkedin.com/posts/activity-6667166261417410560-9NDe
May 28, 2020
Journal Paper Published: Hosseini, M., Nasiri, F., and
Lee, B. (2020). Effect of Fuel Composition Uncertainty On Grate Firing Biomass
Combustor Performance: A Bayesian Model Averaging Approach, Biomass Conversion
and Biorefinery: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13399-020-00774-2
May 28, 2020
Journal Paper Published: Hosseini, M., Nasiri, F., and
Lee, B. (2020). Availability-based Predictive Maintenance Scheduling for
Vibrating-grate Biomass Boilers, Journal of Safety and Reliability: https://tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09617353.2020.1759261
May 28, 2020
Journal Paper Published: Igwe,
C., Nasiri, F., and Hammad, A. (2020). Construction Workspace Management: Critical
Review and Roadmap, International Journal of Construction Management: https://tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15623599.2020.1756028
May 28, 2020
Journal Paper Published: Zakikhani,
K., Nasiri, F., and Zayed, T. (2020). Availability-based reliability-centered
maintenance planning for gas transmission pipelines, International Journal of
Pressure Vessels and Piping: https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308016120300831
May 28, 2020
Journal Paper Published: Yousefli,
Z., Nasiri, F., and Moselhi, O. (2020). Maintenance Workflow Management in
Hospitals: An Automated Multi-Agent Facility Management System, Journal of
Building Engineering: https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352710219327251
May 11, 2020
Farhad AmiriFard, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, passed his
PhD defense and thesis entitled "Passive Energy Conservation Management in
Retrofit Buildings: An Integrated Assessment-optimization Approach under Cost
Uncertainty". Congratulations Dr. Amiri Fard!
May 11, 2020
Journal Paper Accepted: Hosseini, M., Nasiri, F., and
Lee, B. (2020). Effect of Fuel Composition Uncertainty On Grate Firing Biomass
Combustor Performance: A Bayesian Model Averaging Approach, Biomass Conversion
and Biorefinery: https://springer.com/journal/13399
May 9, 2020
MITACS approved funding for an accelerate partnership
with EnerZam Inc. on development of a smart AI-based
monitoring tool for building energy management automation: https://users.encs.concordia.ca/~fuzhan/SEISE%20Lab/Projects/MITACS%20(2020-2021)/MITACS%20with%20EnerZam.htm
May 9, 2020
Journal Paper Published: S Moradi, T Zayed, F Nasiri,
F Golkhoo (2020) Automated Anomaly Detection & Localization
in Sewer Inspection Videos Using Proportional Data Modeling & Deep
Learning–Based Text Recognition, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29IS.1943-555X.0000553
Apr 16, 2020
A project from Fundamentals of Facility Management course
entitled “Concordia Eco Spinning” has won Concordia Sustainability Research
Award and “Eric St Pierre Award”. Congratulations to students: Gelareh Barkhordari, Sorour Mirghafouri, Abdul Razack
A. Khader, and Kalve S. Mehdi
Apr 13, 2020
Today was a special day at SEISE Lab. We received news
today about acceptance of 4 journal papers. This is a record number of
acceptances for one day! A special thanks to all at SEISE Lab. Well done!
Apr 12, 2020
Journal Paper Accepted: Hosseini, M., Nasiri, F., and
Lee, B. (2020). Availability-based Predictive Maintenance Scheduling for
Vibrating-grate Biomass Boilers, Journal of Safety and Reliability: https://tandfonline.com/toc/tsar20/current
Apr 12, 2020
Journal Paper Accepted: Igwe,
C., Nasiri, F., and Hammad, A. (2020). Construction Workspace Management:
Critical Review and Roadmap, International Journal of Construction Management.
Jan 15, 2020
On January 15, 2020, Dr. Ahmed Abdulla from Carnegie
Mellon University visited SEISE
Lab and gave a seminar on Models for Sustainable Energy System Design
with an emphasis on emerging technologies for residential energy storage (RES)
and carbon capture: https://cmu.edu/epp/people/faculty/ahmed-abdulla.html
Jan 9, 2020
Jan 8, 2020
#Concordia mourns
the loss of #CUalumni Siavash Ghafouri-Azar and Sara Mamani,
graduates of the
@GinaCodySchool and passengers of Ukrainian
International Airlines Flight PS752. Our thoughts are with their family,
friends and members of our community affected by this tragedy.
Nov 27, 2019
Concordia researcher hopes to use big data to make
pipelines safer:
Concordia researcher hopes to use
big data to make pipelines safer - Concordia University
Mar 11, 2019
Journal paper accepted: F. Amiri
Fard, A. Jafarpour, and F.
Nasiri (Comparative Assessment of Insulated Concrete Wall Technologies and
Wood-frame Walls in Residential Buildings) by Advances in Building Energy
Research: https://tandfonline.com/loi/taer20
Mar 11, 2019
On March 7, 2019, Charles Igwe,
a PhD student at SEISE Lab,
has passed his PhD proposal exam.
Mar 11, 2019
On February 27, Farhad Amiri Fard, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, presented a
paper entitled “Passive Energy Conservation Management in Retrofit Projects” at
the 2019 World Sustainable Energy Days: https://wsed.at/de/world-sustainable-energy-days.html
Jan 17, 2019
On Dec. 19, 2018, Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri and SEISE lab, in
collaboration with BBA Inc., were awarded an Engage Partnership grant by NSERC
for a project entitled "Integrated Techno-economic Assessment of
Community-scale Geothermal Facilities for Nunavik".
Nov 1, 2018
On Oct. 31, 2018, Mohammad Hosseini, a PhD student at
SEISE, has passed his PhD comprehensive exam.
Oct 2, 2018
On Sept. 30, Gina Cody was greeted by BCEE and had a
brief tour of the department.
Oct 1, 2018
On Sept. 24 Gina Cody made a historic $15M gift to #Concordia and the
@GinaCodySchool
was inaugurated. Watch her passionate speech: https://bddy.me/2DK09EM #GinaCodySchool #ThankYouGinaCody
Gina
Cody's speech: 'I am a woman, I am an engineer — and this is my...
Aug 26, 2018
On July 30, 2018, Sahar Esmaeilzadeh,
a master's student at SEISE
Lab, passed her thesis oral exam (defense).
Aug 26, 2018
On June 16, 2018, Alireza Mohammadi
and Charles Igwe, PhD students at SEISE Lab, presented a
joint paper at the 2018 CSCE Conference: https://csce2018.ca
Aug 26, 2018
On June 14, 2018, Sudipta Adhikary, a master's student at SEISE Lab, co-supervised
with A. Bagchi, presented a paper at the 2018 CSCE
Conference: https://csce2018.ca
May 30, 2018
On May 29, 2018, Kimiya Zakikhani, a PhD Candidate at SEISE Lab, has passed
her PhD proposal exam.
May 30, 2018
On May 10, 2018, Chales Igwe, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, presented a
paper entitled "House Of Waste: What It Is and Its Implication For Project
Management" at 2018 Project Management Symposium: http://pmsymposium.umd.edu/pm2018/session/house-of-waste-what-it-is-and-its-implication-for-project-management/
Apr 26, 2018
On April 23, Masoud Rezaei, a PhD student at SEISE Lab, has passed
his PhD comprehensive exam.
Apr 23, 2018
Journal Paper Accepted: A. Mohammadi,
L. Amador, and F. Nasiri (Review of Asset Management for Metro Systems:
Challenges and Opportunities) by Journal of Transport Reviews: https://tandfonline.com/toc/ttrv20/current
Apr 20, 2018
On April 12, Farhad AmiriFard, a PhD Candidate at SEISE, has passed his PhD
proposal exam.
Apr 20, 2018
On April 11, Alireza Mohammadi,
a PhD Candidate at SEISE, has passed his PhD proposal exam.
Apr 20, 2018
On April 10, Zahra Yousefli,
a PhD Candidate at SEISE, has passed her PhD proposal exam.
Apr 20, 2018
Journal Paper Accepted: A. Mohammadi,
L. Amador, and F. Nasiri (Optimising Public Transport for Reducing Employment
Barriers and Fighting Poverty) by Journal of Sustainable Development &
Planning: https://witpress.com/journals/sdp
Apr 5, 2018
Journal Paper Accepted: F. Amiri
Fard and F. Nasiri (An Integrated
Assessment-Optimization Approach for Building Refurbishment Projects: The Case
Study of Passive Energy Measures) by ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil
Engineering: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jccee5
Apr 3, 2018
Dr. Nader Mahinpey, an NSERC
Industrial Research Chair, from the U. of Calgary visits SEISE Lab and will have a
talk on "Technological Innovations in CO2 Mitigation and Biomass
Conversion" (Thursday May 03, 10:00-11:00, Room EV3.309): https://schulich.ucalgary.ca/profiles/nader-mahinpey
Apr 3, 2018
Dr. Afzal Siddiqui from University College London
(UCL) visits SEISE Lab.
He will have a seminar on "Market Power with Combined Heat and Power
Production in the Nordic Energy System" at Concordia (Monday April 09,
10:30-11:30, EV2.184): https://ucl.ac.uk/statistics/people/afzalsiddiqui
Apr 3, 2018
On March 23, Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri guest lectured on Green
Buildings at McGill University as part of CIVE 324 Course (Sustainable Project
Management Course) taught by Dr. Omid Rouhani.
Apr 3, 2018
Dr. Fuzhan Nasiri gave a public outreach seminar on
water conservation in Montreal: Why? How? and Where? as part of the World Water
Day program at Concordia: http://concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2018/03/20/water_day_for_the_love_of_water_flow.html
Apr 3, 2018
Journal paper accepted: F. Amiri
Fard, A. H. Sharif, and F. Nasiri (Applications of
Passive Measures for Energy Conservation in Buildings) by Advances in Building
Engineering Research: https://tandfonline.com/loi/taer20
Apr 3, 2018
Journal of "metro" reported on Alireza Mohammadi's research @ seise: http://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/1451461/les-voitures-de-metro-de-montreal-sont-elles-confortables/
Apr 3, 2018
Research of Alireza Mohammadi,
a PhD student at SEISE Lab,
was featured by CBC Montreal: http://cbc.ca/news/canada/mo