Amirhossein Nikoofard

Assistant Professor of Control Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering

  • Email Address

    a.nikoofard@kntu.ac.ir

  • Phone Number

    +98 21 84062209

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Brief Bio

Amirhossein Nikoofard was born in 1986. He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, in 2008 and 2011, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, in 2016. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering with the K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran.

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering (2012 - 2016)

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    Department of Engineering Cybernetics

    Thesis:” Control and Adaptive Observer Designs for Managed Pressure and Underbalanced drilling״,

    Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen

  • Master of Science, Electrical Engineering (Control systems, 2008 - 2011)

    University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Thesis:” Development Of Adaptive Observer With Partial Estimated Parameters & state variables ״,

    Supervisor: Prof. Ali Khaki-Sedigh, Prof. Farzad Rajaei Salmasi

  • Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (Control systems, 2004 - 2008)

    University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Thesis:” Reviewing the predictive control and using this approach on PT 326 ״,

    Supervisor: Prof. Ali Khaki-Sedigh

Research

  • Nonlinear state estimation and system identification,
  • Model Predictive Control, Adaptive Control, and Optimization
  • Automatic solutions for Oil and Gas industry
    • Drilling, Production, Reservoir management
  • Game theory
  • Soft computing, such as fuzzy logic, neural networks, and evolutionary algorithms

Experience

Academic Positions

Assistant Professor, 2017 - now

Department of Control Engineering,Faculty of Electrical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Industrial Experience

Arad Aluminum Construction Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2011-2012

Automation Engineer: Retrofitting of feeding system of aluminum electrolysis cell (point feeding system), Almahdi Aluminium Complex, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Scope of this project included upgrading of a center feed reduction cell by redesign of feeding mechanism. Our project was primarily a research ordered by Almahdi Aluminum Corp. This project was selected as the best research project of the year by IMIDRO (Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization).

Responsible for designing and improving multi-level automation system for aluminum pots of Almahdi Aluminum Corp.

Iran-Khodro Company, Tehran, Iran, June 2007-September 2007

Electrical Engineering Intern: CEC (Central  Electronic  Controller) project  of  Peugeot  405  for IranKhodro Company

The project was to combine 7 different electric parts of Peugeot 405 and designing a single electronic board. I was responsible for designing Central Electric Controller (CEC) for Peugeot 405 family cars and integrating 7 circuit devices and designed a single electrical board.

Awards & Honors

  • Ranked first among all of the students of the Control Department in MSc (GPA: 19.08/20.00 ).
  • Ranked second among all of the students of the Control Department in BSc (GPA: 18.01/20.00).
  • Awarded “Kazemi Ashtiani” prize from the National Elites Foundation.

Courses

Graduate

Undergraduate

  • Linear Control
  • Engineering Economics
  • Numerical Analysis