Dr Ehsan Ahmadi BSc, MSc, PhD
Visiting Academic
Dr Ehsan Ahmadi was a Research Fellow in Bridge Dynamics in Infrastructure Research Group within Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, and is now a Visiting Academic.
My research interests are dynamic soil-structure interaction, human-induced vibration, and earthquake engineering. I am currently working under the supervision of Dr. Mehdi Kashani (PI) on the project “EP/R039178/1: SPINE: Resilience-Based Design of Biologically Inspired Columns for Next-Generation Accelerated Bridge Construction’’ funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for a Prosperous Nation.
I earned my Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering at the Shiraz University, Iran in 2009. As I was very interested in higher education and research studies, I pursued my education at one of the top three universities in Iran, Amirkabir University of Technology. After graduation in 2011, I worked as a Supervising Civil Engineer for Housing Foundation and contributed to the construction industry, particularly design and construction of multi-story high-rise residential complexes. Simultaneously, I worked as a Freelance Structural Designer, designing and analysing a wide variety of civil structures. Following my passion on academic research, I started my PhD in November 2014 at the Monash University, Australia. I studied Dynamic Performance of Resilient Lightweight GRFP Structures under Human Loading.
Since I have a great passion in lecturing, I actively contributed to the pedagogical programmes of the Civil Engineering Department at the Monash University as Teaching Associate and also occasionally lectured during my PhD career. In parallel, I regularly supervised undergraduate students for their Final Year Project course. Further, I worked on important engineering projects for VicRoads, Australia, on Assessment, and Structural Health Monitoring of Road Bridges. I finished my PhD in Structural Engineering in June 2018, and then started a new position as a Research Fellow in Bridge Dynamics at the University of Southampton, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. As part of my commitments, I give lecture on a master module named Understanding Civil Engineering (Structures) and occasionally teach another module named Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design of Steel Buildings.