PhD
Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- s.jalili@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272506
- Office Address
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103 National Decommissioning Centre North Building
National Decommissioning Centre Campus
Newburgh
AB41 6AA
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Shahin is a multi-disciplinary researcher, with work experience in a variety of areas including, structural optimisation, transport decarbonisation, offshore wind energy, and energy transition. He is currently a Research Fellow in Optimisation, Decision-Making, and Simulation at the National Decommissioning Centre (NDC). He works on the Data for Net Zero (D4NZ) project funded by the Scottish Government’s Energy Transition Fund through the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC). He joined the School of Engineering of the University of Aberdeen in early 2020 as a Research Fellow to work on the DecomTools project. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the department of computer science at the University of Exeter working on the transport decarbonisation.
With a close collaboration with industry, he has developed multi-criteria decision-making tools for offshore energy projects to inform the decision-making process performed by stakeholders. The new decision-making tools assess the economic, environmental, safety, technical, and societal impacts of offshore energy projects in the North Sea region. His research interests also focus on problems that link engineering, computer science, and mathematical science, with particular emphasis on optimisation methods and numerical algorithms. He has developed a series of numerical approaches for various optimisation problems in different branches of engineering, ranging from optimum design problems of skeletal and composite structures to performance optimisation of traffic transportation networks. He has also worked on the mathematical aspects of finite element analysis and developed new structural and sensitivity reanalysis formulations to reduce computational complexity.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC)
- Member of the University Research Committee
- Member of the Research Committee in the School of Engineering
- Member of Athena Swan sub-group (SAT) in the School of Engineering
- External Memberships
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- Advisory board member of EoLO-HUBs project on offshore wind
- Research
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Research Overview
- Oil and Gas Decommissioning: Decision-Making, Decarbonisation, Cost optimisation, Environmental assessment
- Offshore Wind Farms: Life-cycle cost modelling, logistic optimisation, Environmental assessment
- Composite Structures: Applications of bio-fibres for low-carbon designs, Multi-objective optimum composite design
- Structural Reanalysis: Static, nonlinear, vibrational, and sensitivity
- Green Transportation: Traffic signal timing optimisation, Emissions and congestion reductions in transportation networks
- Structural Optimisation: Building design optimisation for international codes, Structural layout optimisation
- Structural Modal Analysis: Substructuring and dynamic condensation techniques
- Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning, Meta-heuristics, Hyper-heuristics, Probabilistic Modelling
Research Areas
Engineering
Computing Science
Collaborations
- Shell, UK
- KPMG, Australia
- ORE Catapult, UK
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands
- Rotech, UK
- Offshore Energy UK (OEUK)
- National Decommissioning Centre, Newburgh, UK
- National Composite Centre (NCC), UK
- City Science, Exeter, UK
- European Metal Recycling (EMR) Group, UK
- University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Emden, Germany
- Hamburg Institute of International Economics, Hamburg, Germany
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Haugesund, Norway
- Marine Scotland, UK
- Energy Valley, Netherlands
- Offshore Energy, Denmark
- Port of Oostende, Oostende, Belgium
- The West Flanders Development Agency (POM West Flanders), Belgium
- Port of Grena, Grenaa, Denmark
- Lauwershorst Group, Netherlands
- Virol Metaal B.V., Netherlands
- Samsoe Kommune, Denmark
- Teaching
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Courses
Teaching Responsibilities
EP4011 Geomechanics: Main contributor, 15 credit course, Level 4 BEng Petroleum Engineering Students.
- Publications
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Bottom-up formulations for the multi-criteria decision analysis of oil and gas pipeline decommissioning in the North Sea: Brent field case study
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 365, 121491Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEconomic and environmental assessments to support the decision making process in the offshore wind farm decommissioning projects
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 190, no. Part A, 114080Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Comparative Assessment of Cutting Techniques for Offshore Energy Structures
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA56675.2022.10063821
Cultural Algorithms: Recent Advances
Springer. 271 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4633-2
On the performance of flax fibres in multi-objective design of laminated composite plates for buckling and cost
Structures, vol. 33, pp. 3094-3106Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.06.026
Optimum design of steel building structures using migration-based vibrating particles system
Structures, vol. 33, pp. 1394-1413Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDecommissioning cost modelling for offshore wind farms: A bottom-up approach
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 48, 101628Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPerformance assessment of meta-heuristics for composite layup optimisation
Neural Computing and ApplicationsContributions to Journals: ArticlesApplication of metaheuristics in signal optimisation of transportation networks: A comprehensive survey
Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, vol. 63, 100865Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2021.100865
A Decision Support System for Decommissioning of Offshore Windfarms: The Data Platform
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA49713.2021.9406248
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18458/1/Maheri_EFEA_2021_DecomDSS.pdf
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A comprehensive survey on cultural algorithms
Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, vol. 62, 100846Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvestigating the effects of flax fibers application on multi-objective optimization of laminated composite plates for simultaneous cost minimization and frequency gap maximization
Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 32, 101477Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStructural sensitivity reanalysis formulations based on the polynomial-type extrapolation methods
Structural and multidisciplinary optimization, vol. 61, pp. 1027-1050Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-019-02401-9
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Optimisation of Signal Timings in a Road Network
Complex Networks XI: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Complex Networks CompleNet 2020. Barbosa, H., Gomez-Gardenes, J., Gonçalves, B., Mangioni, G., Menezes, R., Oliveira, M. (eds.). Springer, pp. 257-268, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40943-2_22
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An optics inspired optimization method for optimal design of truss structures
The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, vol. 28, no. 6, e1598Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tal.1598
Premier League Championship Algorithm: A Multi-population-Based Algorithm and Its Application on Structural Design Optimization
Socio-cultural Inspired Metaheuristics. Kulkarni, A., Singh, P., Satapathy, S., Husseinzadeh Kashan, A., Tai, K. (eds.). Springer, pp. 215-240Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6569-0_11
Simultaneous Size and Shape Optimization of Dome-Shaped Structures Using Improved Cultural Algorithm
Socio-cultural Inspired Metaheuristics. Springer, pp. 93-120Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6569-0_5
Combining Migration and Differential Evolution Strategies for Optimum Design of Truss Structures with Dynamic Constraints
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology:Transactions of Civil Engineering, vol. 48, pp. 289–312Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-018-0165-5
Optimum Structural Design with Discrete Variables Using League Championship Algorithm
Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 253-275Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.7508/ceij.2018.02.002
Design optimization of truss structures with continuous and discrete variables by hybrid of biogeography‐based optimization and differential evolution methods
The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, vol. 27, no. 14, e1495Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tal.1495
Optimum discrete design of steel tower structures using optics inspired optimization method
The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, vol. 27, no. 9, e1466Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tal.1466
A new structural reanalysis approach based on the polynomial-type extrapolation methods
Structural and multidisciplinary optimization, vol. 58, pp. 1033–1049Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-018-1945-z
Optimum Design of Truss Structures Under Frequency Constraints using Hybrid CSS-MBLS Algorithm
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 1840-1853Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-017-1407-y
Design of Pin Jointed Structures under Stress and Deflection Constraints Using Hybrid Electromagnetism-like Mechanism and Migration Strategy Algorithm
Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 780-793Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLeague Championship Algorithms for Optimum Design of Pin-Jointed Structures
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, vol. 31, no. 2, 04016048Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000617