September 04,
2025
Mostafa Fadaee, a
PhD student at SEISE Lab
has 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 has
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