Education & Academic Experiences

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran (2017-2018)

• Ph.D., Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran (2014-2017)

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Research Interests

• Machine learning

• Structural reliability

• Structural optimization

• Multi-objective optimization

• Structural health monitoring and damage detection

Course Taught

Graduate Level (MSc and PhD Programs)

• Soft Computation

• Finite Element Methods
• Reliability of Structures

• Stability of Structures

• Advanced Finite Element Methods

• Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design

Undergraduate Level

• Statics

• Structural Analysis

• Design of Concrete Structures

Honors and Awards

Book

• Adel, H., Ilchi Ghazaan, M., and Habibnejad Korayem A., 2022. Machine learning applications for developing sustainable construction materials . Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Environmental Sensing, chapter 9 (Asadnia, M., Razmjou, A. and Beheshti, A.). pp. 179-210.

• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2018. Meta-heuristic algorithms for optimal design of real-size structures . Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.

Papers in Journals

• Teymoori, S., Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Malekitabar, H., 2026. Developing a probabilistic risk assessment framework for construction projects based on Dynamic Bayesian Network. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 267, p.111897.
• Kaveh, A., Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Mohammadi, A., 2026. Seismic Response Prediction of 3D Reinforcement Concrete Frames Using Machine Learning Methods. Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Mirghazanfari, P., 2025. Multi-phase ensemble-RBF-assisted differential evolution for high-dimensional expensive optimization. Cluster Computing, 28(12), p.784.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Manafi, A., 2025. Optimal Member Size and Stiffness Distribution for Semi-Rigid Joints in Three-Dimensional Steel Frames Considering Inelastic Second-Order Analysis. International Journal of Steel Structures, 25(5), pp.1117-1130.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Sharifi, M., 2025. Adaptive surrogate-based optimization with dynamic boundary updating for structural problems. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, pp.1-18.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Sharifi, M., 2025. A Two-Phase Metamodel-Driven Approach for Topology and Size Optimization of Truss Structures. International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering, 15(2), pp. 181-201.
• Ghafouri, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2025. A virtual system assisted blind deconvolution method to restoration of seismic input motion of structures. Engineering Structures, 334, p.120101.
• Nayeri, A.D., Teymoori, S., Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Mirvalad, S., 2025. Enhancing Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Building Environments Using Advanced Dynamic Bayesian Modeling. Journal of Building Engineering, p.112951.
• Adel, H., Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Korayem, A.H., 2025. Unpacking predictive relationships in graphene oxide-reinforced cementitious nanocomposites: An explainable ensemble learning approach for augmented data. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 144, p.110123.
• Azarhoosh, Z. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2025. A review of recent advances in surrogate models for uncertainty quantification of high-dimensional engineering applications. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 433, p.117508.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M., Oshnari, A.S. and Oshnari, A.S., 2024. A novel adaptive optimization scheme for advancing metaheuristics and global optimization. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 91, p.101779.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Yekta, A.D., 2024. Optimal Latinized partially stratified sampling for structural reliability analysis. Structural engineering and mechanics: An international journal, 92(1), pp.111-120.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M. and Khademi, A., 2024. Sensitivity Analysis of Compressive Strength in CNT-Reinforced Composites: A Comparative Study of Sample-Based, Linearization, and Global Methods. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, pp.1-17.
• Rezaeizadeh, A., Zandi, M. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2024. Sensitivity of optimal double-layer grid designs to geometrical imperfections and geometric nonlinearity conditions in the analysis phase. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 18(8), pp.1209-1224.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M., Ghaderi, P., and Rezaeizadeh, A., 2023. A fast convergence EO-based multi-objective optimization algorithm using archive evolution path and its application to engineering design problems. The Journal of Supercomputing, pp. 1-37.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M., Salmani Oshnari, A.H. and Salmani Oshnari, A.M., 2023. Hybrid colliding bodies optimization and sine cosine algorithm for optimum design of structures. International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering, 13(1), pp. 17-38.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M., and Saadatmand, F., 2022. Decoupled reliability-based design optimization with a double-step modified adaptive chaos control approach. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 65(10), pp.1-20.
• Adel, H., Palizban, S.M.M., Sharifi, S.S., Ilchi Ghazaan, M., and Habibnejad Korayem A., 2022. Predicting mechanical properties of carbon nanotube-reinforced cementitious nanocomposites using interpretable ensemble learning models. Construction and Building Materials.
• Ilchi Ghazaan, M., and Saadatmand, F., 2022. A new performance measure approach with an adaptive step length selection method hybridized with decoupled reliability-based design optimization. Structures, 44, pp. 977-987.
• Kaveh, A., Ilchi Ghazaan, M., and Saadatmand, F., 2022. Colliding bodies optimization with Morlet wavelet mutation and quadratic interpolation for global optimization problems. Engineering with Computers, 38(3), pp.2743-2767.
• Kaveh, A., Ilchi Ghazaan, M., and Asadi, A., 2020. An Improved Water Strider Algorithm for Optimal Design of Skeletal Structures. Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, 64(4), pp. 1284-1305.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2020. A new VPS-based algorithm for multi-objective optimization problems. Engineering with Computers, 36(3), pp. 1029-1040.
• Kaveh, A., Ilchi Ghazaan, M., and Mahjoubi, S., 2018. Comparison of four meta-heuristic algorithms for optimal design of double-layer barrel vaults. International Journal of Space Structures, 33(3-4), pp. 115-123.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2018. Optimum seismic design of 3D irregular steel frames using recently developed metaheuristic algorithms. ASCE, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 32(3): 04018015.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2017. A new meta-heuristic algorithm: vibrating particles system. Scientia Iranica, 24(2), pp. 551-566.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2017. Optimum design of skeletal structures using PSO-based algorithms. Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, 61(2), pp. 184-195.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2017. Vibrating particles system algorithm for truss optimization with multiple natural frequency constraints. Acta Mechanica, 228(1), pp. 307–322.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2017. MATLAB codes for vibrating particles system algorithm. International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering, 7(3), pp. 355-366.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2016. Optimum design of large-scale truss towers using cascade optimization. Acta Mechanica, 227(9), pp. 2645–2656.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2016. Optimal design of dome truss structures with dynamic frequency constraints. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 53(3), pp. 605-621.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2016. A hybrid ECBO and UBS algorithm for optimum design of skeletal structures. Asian journal of civil engineering, 17(7), pp. 917-936.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2016. Enhanced whale optimization algorithm for sizing optimization of skeletal structures. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, 45(3), pp. 345-362.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2015. Layout and size optimization of trusses with natural frequency constraints using improved ray optimization algorithm. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering, 39, pp. 395-408.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2015. Structural reliability assessment utilizing four metaheuristic algorithms. International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering, 5(2), pp. 205-225.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2015. A comparative study of CBO and ECBO for optimal design of skeletal structures. Computers & Structures, 153, pp. 137-147.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2015. Hybridized optimization algorithms for design of trusses with multiple natural frequency constraints. Advances in Engineering Software, 79, pp. 137-147.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2015. Metaheuristic algorithms for minimum crossing number problem. International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering, 5(1), pp. 67-77.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2015. Enhanced colliding bodies algorithm for truss optimization with frequency constraints. ASCE, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 29(6), 04014104.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2014. Enhanced colliding bodies optimization for design problems with continuous and discrete variables. Advances in Engineering Software, 77, pp. 66-75.
• Kaveh, A. and Ilchi Ghazaan, M., 2014. Computer codes for colliding bodies optimization and its enhanced version. International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering, 4(3), pp. 321-339.
• Kaveh, A., Ilchi Ghazaan, M., and Bakhshpoori, T., 2013. An improved ray optimization algorithm for design of truss structures. Periodica Polytechnica. Civil Engineering, 57(2), pp. 97-112.