Group

Doctoral Students

Nicole Sharp Research topic: Advanced thermoplastic composites for electrification Webpage: LinkedIn * Summer 2024, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award

Allyson Fontes Research topic: Data-driven Modeling in Composites Webpage: LinkedIn * Summer 2020, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award

Emad Pourahmadi Research topic: Effect of defects on mechanical behavior of composites manufactured using Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) Webpage: LinkedIn, ResearchGate

Ali Ebrahimi Research topic: Life Prediction of Composites using Data-driven Modeling Webpage:LinkedIn

Lorenz Zacherl Research topic: Simulation of Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) of advanced thermoplastic composites Webpage: *Nov. 2019-April 2020, Mitacs Globalink Research Award, Efficient lightweight structures made by Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) of thermoplastic composites, In collaboration with: Professor Klemens Rother, Munich University of Applied Sciences

Ehsan Azad Research topic: Bio-inspired ceramics Webpage: LinkedIn

Arash Khodaei,(Graduated in 2024) Research topic: Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) of advanced thermoplastic composites; quality improvement Webpage: LinkedIn

Saeed Khadem Moshir, (Graduated in 2021) Research topic: Mechanical behavior of thick composite tubes; theory and experiment Webpage:LinkedIn

Saeed Sharifi, Visiting PhD student Research topic: Shape memory materials: shape memory polymers (SMPs) and shape memory alloys (SMAs) Webpage:

Master's Students

Yasaman Hedayatnasab, Master of Science (MSc), (Graduated in 2024) Research topic: Automated Fiber Placement for Dome-Type Structures Using Dual Robots Webpage: LinkedIn

Nezhla Madabadi, Master of Science (MSc), (Graduated in 2024) Research topic: Development of Polymeric Abradable Coatings for Aero Engine Applications Webpage: LinkedIn

Rebecca Rajs Research topic: Sub-structure Design of a Morphed Leading Edge In collaboration with: National Research Council Canada(NRC) Webpage: * Summer 2019, Concordia Undergraduate Student Research Awards

Farid Ehsani, Master of Science (MSc), (Graduated in 2022) Research topic: Development of automated dry thin plies placement for structural infusion Webpage: LinkedIn

Aadhithya Rajasekaran, Master of Science (MSc), (Graduated in 2022) Research topic: A study of the influence of processing parameters on steering of carbon fiber/PEEK tapes using Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) Webpage:LinkedIn

Omid Aghababaei Tafreshi, Master of Science (MSc), (Graduated in 2019) Research topic: Thermal analysis of Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) of advanced thermoplastic composites Webpage:LinkedIn

Bachelor's Students

Leila-Danae Bach, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Research topic: Data-driven Failure Prediction in Composites Webpage: LinkedIn * Summer 2025

Daisy Stilwell, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Research topic:Vibration-Assisted Thermal Bonding of Thermoplastic Composites * Summer 2025

Sarjeph Ahamed, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Research topic: Failure prediction in composite materials using Machine Learning Techniques Webpage: LinkedIn * Summer 2023

Gabriel Fraser, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Research topic: Data-driven failure prediction of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite materials using Machine Learning (ML) Webpage: LinkedIn * Summer 2023