Education

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, US, Advisor: Prof. Richard Wood (2021–Present)
• M.S. in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran (2016–2018)
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran (2012–2016)

Employment History

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), 05/2021-present
• University of Tabriz, Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), 2016-2018

Area of Research and Professional Interest

• Image processing, Computer vision and Machine Learning (ML)
• Nondestructive structural health monitoring and structure from Motion (SfM)
• Extreme loading and Natural hazard
• Bridge engineering
• Signal processing

Research Experience

• Understanding tree falls after windstorms, National Science Fundation (05/2022- Present
• Iowa 2020 derecho effect on cornfields, National Science Fundation (05/2022- 10/2022)
• Nebraska Outdoor Bridge Laboratory (NOBL), Nebraska Department of Transportation, 7 month (05/2021- 12/2021)

Publications and Presentations

• Wood, R. L., Nasimi, M., Yang, B., Wittich, C. E., Steelman, J. S., Puckett, J. A., ... & Mohammadi, M. E. (2022). Outdoor Laboratory and Testbed for Bridge Health (No. M107).
• PI, R. L. W., Nasimi, M., Yang, B., & Wittich, C. E. (2022). Outdoor Laboratory and Testbed for Bridge Health. Contract, 26, 1121-4048.
• Bolhasan, A., Wood, R. L., Abualshar, B., Wittich, C. E., Song, C. R., Guo, J., ... Nasimi, M., & Liao, Y. (2022). Data-Driven Prioritization and Empirical Predictions for Bridge Scour in Nebraska (No. M104). Nebraska. Department of Transportation.
• Wood, R. L., Nasimi, M., Yang, B., Wittich, C. E., Steelman, J. S., Puckett, J. A., ... & Mohammadi, M. E. (2022). M107: Outdoor Laboratory and Testbed for Bridge Health (No. M107). Nebraska. Department of Transportation.
• Nasimi, R., Moreu, F., Nasimi, M., & Wood, R. (2022). Developing Enhanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sensing System for Practical Bridge Inspections Using Field Experiments. Transportation Research Record, 03611981221075618.

Honors and Awards

• AMIGO scholarship UNM (2020)
• Ranked 3rd out of 35 students during Master of Science (2018)