CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, minor in Applied Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, 2020 (expected)
• M.S. in Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology, 2017
• M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2014
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Guilan University, 2012

Publications

A Performance-Based Approach for Design of Ground Densification to Mitigate Liquefaction

Liquefaction-Induced Settlement of Shallow Foundations on Two-Layered Subsoil Strata

Basin Effects in Strong Ground Motion: A Case Study from the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake

Investigation of Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading of Gently Sloping Grounds Using a Variable Permeability Model

Mexico City Basin Effects: Past, Present and Future

Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Amplification of the Kathmandu Basin Sediments During the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake

Simple Equations for Estimating Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations on Liquefiable Soil

A Systematic Analysis of Basin Effects on Surface Ground Motion

Estimating dimensionless frequency using Random Forest for time domain simulations of structures on embedded foundations

Prediction of liquefaction-induced settlement of free-field using Machine Learning

A Deep Learning Approach to Account for Basin Effects in Ground Motion Prediction Equations

Investigating the Spatial Variability of Ground Motions During the 2017 Mw 7.1 Puebla-Mexico City Earthquake via Idealized Simulations of Basin Effects

Skills

• Machine Learning
  • PyTorch
  • Keras
  • Jupyter
• Modeling and Analysis
  • OpenSees
  • FLAC
  • SPECFEM3D
  • SPEED
  • SeismoV-LAB
• Coding
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • C++
  • FORTRAN
• Additional Tools
  • Autocad
  • Latex

Talks and Poster Presentations

Nonlinear Wave Propagation Simulations of Site Effects in the Kathmandu Valley during the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake

May 14, 2018

Poster at SSA Meeting, Miami, Florida

Basin Effects in Strong Ground Motion: A Case Study from the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal Earthquake

June 17, 2018

Talk at Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics V, Austin, Texas

Understanding and predicting nonlinear basin effects in Kathmandu during the 2015 $M_w$ 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake

December 10, 2018

Poster at AGU Meeting, Washington D.C.

Memberships

• American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE)
• Seismological Society of America (SSA)
• American Geophysical Union (AGU)