Information

Membership Number: FCA3510

Membership Type: Fellowship

Division: Engineering and Applied Sciences

Corresponding Email: alikaveh@iust.ac.i

Homepage(s): https://www.iust.ac.ir/content/7333/Prof.-Kaveh,-Ali 

Present and Previous Positions

Distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran

·         Assistant Professor, IUST, 1974-1979.

·         Associate Professor, IUST, 1979-1985.

·         Guest Professor, TU-Vienna, 1985-1986.

·         Full Professor, IUST, 1985-1991.

·         Guest Professor, TU- Vienna, 1991-1992.

·         Full Professor, IUST, 1992-May 1993.

·         Guest Professor, GH-Essen, June 1993-September 1993.

·         Full Professor, IUST, October 1993-1994.

·         Guest Professor, TU- Vienna, 1995-1996.

·         Full Professor, IUST, October 1996-2003.

·         Guest Professor, TU- Vienna, 2003-2004.

·         Visiting Researcher at LMC for One Month in 2004

·         Full Professor, IUST, October 2003-2008.

·         Guest Professor, TU- Vienna, 2008-2009.

·         Full Professor, IUST, October 2008-2015.

·         Guest Professor, TU- Vienna, April 2015-August 2015.

·         Full Professor, IUST August 2015-October 2016.

·         Distinguished Professor, IUST, October 2016-2017.

·         Guest Scholar, TU- Vienna, July 2017-January 2018.

·         Distinguished Professor, IUST, 2018-July 2019.

·         Guest Scholar, TU- Vienna, July 2019-September 2019.

Fields of Scholarship and Research Interests

PhD of Civil Engineering in the field of Structural Engineering (1974), Imperial College – London University – London – United Kingdom

Dr. Tech of Civil Engineering (1993), Technical University of Vienna – Vienna – Austria

Kaveh is a distinguished professor of structural engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology. He obtained his PhD (1974) from Imperial College, London, and DTech Bauwesen (1993) from TU-Wien. Since then, he has been teaching at IUST, TU-Wien, and other universities in Iran. His honors include the Memorable Scientist of Iran and Gold Medal of Education. He is a fellow of the Iranian Academy of Sciences, fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and member of 8 scientific societies, founder and editor of more than 5 scientific journals and advisory member of many journals and conferences. He has published 800 scientific journal papers, 160 conference papers, 23 books in Farsi and 18 books in English, the latest being “Topological Transformation for Efficient Structural Analysis”, 2023, “Advanced Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms and their Applications in Structural Optimization”, 2nd ed. 2017, and “Applications of Metaheuristic Algorithms in Civil Engineering”, Springer, 2017.

Professor Ali Kaveh, a distinguished professor at the Civil Engineering and has ranked first globally in two fields—Optimization Design and Metaheuristic Algorithms—according to the ScholarGPS ranking. He now stands among the top 0.05% of researchers worldwide. 

Honors, Awards and Other Membership

o   Fellow of the Iranian Academy of Science (FIAS) since 1997.

o   Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS) since 2006.

o   Active Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (AMEASA) since 2015.

o   Fellow of the Iranian Society of Civil Engineering (FISCE).

o   Associate Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (AFIMA).

o   Member of the International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics (ISIMM).

o   Member of the Association for Computational Mechanics (European Section).

o   Member of American Mathematical Society (AMS).

o  Former Member of the Iranian Mathematical Society (IMS).

o  Former-Member of Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (GAMM).

o  Former Member of the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE).

o  Former Member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Selected Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O0b2DJoAAAAJ&hl=en 

A. Kaveh,  Structural Mechanics: Graph and Matrix Methods, Research Studies Press (John Wiley), Exeter, U.K., 1992 (first edition, 346 pages), 1995 (second edition, 440 pages), 2004 (third edition, 422 pages). Baldock, Hertfordshire, UK. ISBN 0-86380-186-2/0-471-96028-4 (Fourth edition) Published by Overseas Press India Pvt. Ltd., 2006  ISBN 10: 8188689289 / ISBN 13: 9788188689286
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A. Kaveh,  Optimal Structural Analysis, John Wiley (Research Studies Press) Chichester, U.K., 1997 (first edition, 550 pages), 2006 (second edition, 512 pages). Optimal Force Method of Structural Analysis Published Online: 5 SEP 2014 Wiley, Chichester, UK. doi:10.1002/9780470033326 ISBN: 978-0-470-03015-8
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A.Kaveh,  Optimal Analysis of Structures by Concepts of Symmetry and Regularity, Springer Verlag, GmbH, Wien-NewYork, 2013. ISBN 978-3-7091-1564-7 ISBN 978-3-7091-1565-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-1565-7
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A. Kaveh and P. Zakian, Stability based optimum design of concrete gravity dam using CSS, CBO and ECBO Algorithms International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering, No. 4, 5(2015)419-431. A. Kaveh,  Computational Structural Analysis and Finite Element Methods, Springer Verlag, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2014. ISBN 978-3-319-02963-4 ISBN 978-3-319-02964-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-02964-1
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A.Kaveh, H. Rahami and I. Shojaee, Swift analysis of structures using graph theory methods, Springer, 2020, ISBN 978-3-030-45549.
A. Kaveh, Advances in Metaheuristic Algorithms for Optimal Design of Structures, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 1st edition (with 13 Chapters, 426 pages) 2014, 2nd edition (with 20 Chapters, 631 pages) 2017. 3 rd edition (with 25 chapters, 870 pages) 2020. ISBN 978-3-319-05548-0 ISBN 978-3-319-05549-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05549-7 ISBN : 978-3-030-59391-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-59392-6 ISBN-10 : 3030593916 ISBN-13 : 978-3030593919
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A. Kaveh & V.R. Mahdavi, Colliding Bodies Optimization: Extensions and Applications Springer, Switzerland, 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-19658-9 ISBN 978-3-319-19659-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19659-6
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A. Kaveh, Applications of Meta-heuristic Optimization Algorithms in Civil Engineering, Springer, Switzerland, 2017 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48012-1
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A. Kaveh and M. Ilchi Ghazaan, Meta-heuristic algorithms for optimal design of real-size structures, Springer, Switzerland, April 2018.
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A. Kaveh and T. Bakhshpoori, Metaheuristics: Outlines, MATLAB Codes and Examples, Springer, Switzerland, 2019. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04067-3
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A.Kaveh and A. Dadras Eslamlou, Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms in Civil Engineering: New Applications, Springer, 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-45473
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A.Kaveh and K. Bibani Hamedani, Advanced Metaheuristic Algorithms and Their Applications in Structural Optimization, Springer, 2022.
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A.Kaveh, Topological Transformation for Efficient Structural Analysis,  Springer, 2022. ISBN 978-3-031-12299-6
A. Kaveh and A. Zaerreza, Structural Optimization Using Shuffled Shepherd Meta-Heuristic Algorithm, Springer, 2023.
A Kaveh and H. Yusefpoor  Chaotic Meta-Heuristic Algorithm for Optimal Design of Structures, Springer, 2024.
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A Kaveh  Applications of Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning in Civil Engineering, Studies in Computational Intelligence 1168, Springer, 2024. ISSN 1860-949X Hardcover ISBN978-3-031-66050-4

Other Information

Acceptance and Appreciation Letter 

 The International Core Academy of Sciences and Humanities 

 I am truly honored to accept my election as a Fellow of the Academy. This recognition holds deep meaning for me, not only on a personal level but also as a fellow of the Iranian Academy of Sciences, fellow of the World Academy of Sciences and fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Becoming part of an international network of scholars committed to advancing science and the humanities is highly inspiring, I am especially grateful for the Academy’s inclusive vision and for its recognition of scholars from different regions and communities of the world, including Iran. My academic journey has been shaped by a strong belief in the power of knowledge to cross borders, build understanding, and contribute to a better future for mankind. I hope to support the Academy’s mission by continuing to promote collaboration, integrity, and the exchange of ideas among scholars and researchers. Thank you once again for this meaningful honor. I look forward to contributing to the Academy’s missions and learning from fellow colleagues around the world. 

 With My Kind and Sincere Appreciation, 

 Prof. Ali Kaveh,  Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

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