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HELLO, I'M

Abdol Mahdi Behroozi

Civil Engineer and hydraulic specialist

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Abdol Mahdi Behroozi

BS in Civil Engineering

Master in Water and Hydraulic Structures

Behroozi.fx@gmail.com

(+98)-916-302-9488

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About

About

MY BACKGROUND

I am a civil engineer specializing in water and hydraulic engineering, with long-term experience in hydraulic and river engineering projects, including erosion protection for above- and underground pipelines. I earned my B.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 2002 and completed my M.Sc. in Water and Hydraulic Engineering in 2022.

My interest in hydraulics started early, shaped by growing up in a coastal city and developing a fascination with fluid motion and its complexity—especially sediment transport, river morphology, and erosion processes around hydraulic structures. This curiosity led me to focus my graduate work on computational mechanics and its applications in hydraulic engineering.

I have published several papers in computational mechanics, with an emphasis on high-order, low-cost meshless numerical methods. I have also collaborated on academic projects in river engineering and scour, combining practical field experience with research-driven modeling and analysis. Alongside this work, I strengthened my CFD and programming skills and gained experience with numerical methods including FDM, DQM, FVM, and FEM.

My current research lies at the intersection of hydraulic engineering, computational geoscience, and deep learning. I study flood inundation processes using numerical methods and CFD, and I build deep learning surrogate models to accelerate flood inundation simulation for practical hazard mapping and decision support.

Education & Experience

Education

WHAT I’VE LEARNED

2023–Present

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Water Resources Engineering,

  • Pennsylvania State University (PSU), USA

  • Research topic: Deep learning and AI for Geo-science

2018–2022

  • Master of Water and Hydraulic Structures,

  • Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.GPA: 18.7/20   (3.7/4)

  • Thesis Topic: "Experimental and numerical study of the effect of zigzag crests with various geometries on the performance of piano key weirs."

  • Supervisor: Dr. Mohamad Vaghefi

1998–2002

Experience

WHERE I’VE WORKED

January 2013 - 2023

Tabadol Nasr Jounob Co., Bushehr, Iran.

Position: Senior Engineering of technical services

Duty/Duties:Project management, Chief Engineer in the design and construction team of hydraulic structures to
protect water pipelines from flood and scouring hazards.

September 2009 - January 2013

Tabadol Nasr Jounob Co., Khuzestan, Iran.Position:

Chief Civil Engineer in Project management office (PMO)

Duty/Duties: Project management, controlling contractors' invoices, checking, controlling, and approving technical
documents of projects (such as drawings, design criteria, ...)

  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering,

  • Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran. GPA: 14.4/20   (2.9/4)

March 2004 - September 2009
1991–1995

  • Diplomas in Mathematics and physics

  • Taleghani High school, Genaveh, Iran. GPA: 16.5/20   (3.3/4)

Tavanafarin Co., Omidiyeh, Khuzestan, Iran.

Position: Field Engineer   

Duty/Duties: Field supervisor in construction projects, Designing steel and concrete structures,

Skills & Languages

Skills

WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE

Programing Languages:

  • C/C++/C#

  • Fortran

  • Matlab

  • python

 

Professional Softwares:

  • OpenFOAM Solvers   

  • ABAQUS

  • ANSYS Package (Fluent, CFX, ...)          

  • Flow3D & FlowSight  

  • Autocad

 

General Softwares:

  • Microsoft Office Package

  • Tecplot

  • ParaView

  • SPSS

Languages

Persian (Native)

English

TOEFL iBT score:106/120 (R:27 / L:28 / S:21 / W:30)

Selected Publications

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Conference Papers

  • Behroozi, A. M., Shen, C., Kifer, D., & Vaghefi, M. (2025). Sensitivity-Constrained Fourier Neural Operators for Forward and Inverse Problems in Parametric Differential Equations. The Thirteenth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR).

  • Shen, C., Song, Y., Liu, J., Bindas, T., Rahmani, F., Behroozi, A. M., Aboelyazeed, D., & Li, P. (2025). On the Generalizability of AI and Differentiable, Physics-Informed AI Models. AGU Fall Meeting (H13E-1064).

  • Lonzarich, L., Song, Y., Bindas, T., Rahmani, F., Liu, J., Behroozi, A. M., et al. (2025). Unifying Advances in Differentiable Modeling for High-Performance Operational Streamflow Forecasting. AGU Fall Meeting.

  • Lonzarich, L., Behroozi, A. M., Aboelyazeed, D., Kifer, D., & Shen, C. (2025). Accelerating Continental-Scale Differentiable Modeling with Sensitivity-Constrained AI Surrogates. AGU Fall Meeting.

  • Behroozi, A. M., Shen, C., & Kifer, D. (2025). Sensitivity-Constrained Neural Operators for Forward and Inverse Problems in High-Dimensional PDEs. AGU Fall Meeting.

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Refereed Journal Articles

  • Moghaddassi, N., Vaghefi, M., & Behroozi, A. M. (2025). Three-dimensional flow field analysis in a 180-degree bend with six-pier groups positioned at various locations using SSIIM software. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 10(4), 1–24.

  • Moghaddassi, N., Vaghefi, M., & Behroozi, A. M. (2025). Experimental analysis of scouring characteristics in meandering channels: The role of U/Uc and position of pier group. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering.

  • Solati, S., Vaghefi, M., Ahmadi, G., & Behroozi, A. M. (2024). Scouring and bed morphology dynamics in a sharp bend with collared pier under unsteady flow. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 69(15), 2227–2248.

  • Nemati, B., Vaghefi, M., & Behroozi, A. M. (2024). Numerical investigation of the erosion reduction in elbows using separate and helical inner ring. Results in Engineering, 23, 102499.

  • Vaghefi, M., Zarei, E., Ahmadi, G., & Behroozi, A. M. (2024). Experimental analysis of submerged vanes’ configuration for mitigating local scour at piers in a sharp bend: Influence of quantity, length, and orientation. Ocean Engineering, 289, 116267.

  • Behroozi, A. M., Meier, C. I., & Vaghefi, M. (2023). Radial basis function-based differential quadrature for dam break problems. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 155, 307–322.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2023). Application of coupled RBFDQ–FEM as a meshless method for time-domain analysis of dam–reservoir systems subjected to earthquake excitation. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 153, 160–171.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2023). Efficient solution for transient laminar mixed convection problems using semi-explicit DQ/RBF-DQM. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 152, 774–788.

  • Zare, H., Vaghefi, M., Mahmoudi, A., & Behroozi, A. M. (2023). Experimental exploration of flow hydraulics and discharge coefficient for an inclined circular labyrinth weir. Water Resources Management, 37(11), 4521–4536.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2023). Global thin plate spline differential quadrature as a meshless numerical solution for two-dimensional viscous Burgers’ equation. Scientia Iranica, 30(6), 1942–1954.

  • Eghbalnik, L., Vaghefi, M., & Behroozi, A. M. (2023). Investigation of the effects of the arrangement of triplex inclined–vertical group piers in a sharp bend on the characteristics of scour holes. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2022). Experimental and numerical study of the effect of zigzag crests with various geometries on the performance of A-type piano key weirs. Water Resources Management, 36(12), 4517–4533.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2022). Thin plate spline–based differential quadrature for numerical solution of groundwater flow. Engineering Computations, 39(6), 2194–2208.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2022). Numerical investigation of water hammer due to transients in parallel pumps. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 19(12), 1415–1425.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2021). Multi-block DQM/RBF-DQ as a meshless model for numerical investigation of laminar flow and forced convection in a channel with two circular fins. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 125, 33–45.

  • Solati, S., Vaghefi, M., & Behroozi, A. M. (2021). Effect of duration and pattern of hydrographs on scour around pier in sharp bend under incipient motion and live-bed conditions. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 19(1), 51–65.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2020). Numerical simulation of water hammer using implicit Crank–Nicolson local multiquadric-based differential quadrature. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 181, 104078.

  • Behroozi, A. M., & Vaghefi, M. (2020). Radial basis function differential quadrature for hydrodynamic pressure on dams with arbitrary reservoir and face shapes affected by earthquake. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 13(6), 1759–1768.

Awards & Interests

Awards

WHERE I SHINE

  • Top Researcher of the year 2020 at Persian gulf university of Bushehr

  • Ranked 1St among 20 peer M.Sc. Students of water and hydraulic engineering at Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran, in 2022.

Interests

Academic 

Hydraulic Structures
River Engineering
Scouring and Sediment transport

Computational Hydraulics
Computational Hydrodynamics
Meshless Computational Methods

OUT OF OFFICE

Creative Writing

Photography

Travel

Cooking

Yoga

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