Saeed Gholizadeh
Date of birth	10. 22 . 1978
Position	Assistant Professor
Program area	Structural Engineering
Phone	+98 441 2972881             Fax: +98 441 2972000
E-mail	s.gholizadeh AT urmia.ac.ir

Education and Qualifications

Ph.D.	Structural Engineering	University of Kerman	Kerman, Iran	2009
M.Sc.	Structural Engineering	University of Kerman	Kerman, Iran	2002
B.Sc.	Civil Engineering	Urmia University	Urmia, Iran	2000

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Professional Qualifications Papers in Journals Book Chapters

Conference Presentations Awards

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 Professional Qualifications

• Member of the Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR)
• Member of the Earthquake and Optimal Design Research Core of the Kerman University.

Publications

Papers in Journals

1. E. Salajegheh and S. Gholizadeh, Optimum design of structures by an improved genetic algorithm using neural networks, Advances in Engineering Software, 36, 757-767, 2005.
2. E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh and P. Torkzadeh, Optimal design of structures with frequency constraints using wavelet back propagation neural network, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 8, 97-111, 2007.
3. S. Gholizadeh, E. Salajegheh, and P. Torkzadeh, Structural optimization with frequency constraints by genetic algorithm using wavelet radial basis function neural network, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 312, 316-331, 2008.
4. E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh and M. Khatibinia, Optimal design of structures for earthquake loads by a hybrid RBF-BPSO method. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 7, 13-24, 2008.
5. E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh and A. Pirmoz, Self-organizing back propagation networks for predicting the moment-rotation behavior of bolted connections, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 9, 629-645, 2008.
6. S.M. Seyedpoor and S. Gholizadeh, Optimum shape design of arch dams by a combination of simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation and genetic algorithm, Advances in Structural Engineering, 11, 501-510, 2008.
7. S. Gholizadeh, J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, An intelligent neural system for predicting structural response subject to earthquakes, advances in Engineering Software, 40, 630-639, 2009.
8. S.M. Seyedpoor, J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh , Optimum shape design of arch dams for earthquake loading using fuzzy inference system and wavelet neural networks, Engineering Optimization, 41, 473-493, 2009.
9. S. Gholizadeh, E. Salajegheh, Optimal design of structures for time history loading by swarm intelligence and an advanced metamodel, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 198, 2936–2949, 2009.
10. S. Gholizadeh, E. Salajegheh, Optimal seismic design of steel structures by an efficient soft computing based algorithm, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 66, 85-95, 2010.
11. S.M. Seyedpoor, S. Gholizadeh, S.R. Talebian, An efficient structural optimization algorithm using a hybrid version of particle swarm optimization with simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation, Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, doi: 10.1080/10286600902998526, 2009.
12. S. Gholizadeh, E. Salajegheh, Optimal design of structures for earthquake loading by self organizing radial basis function neural networks, Advances in Structural Engineering, 2009, (in press).
13. S.M. Seyedpoor, J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh, Optimal design of arch dams subjected to earthquake loading by a combination of simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation and particle swarm algorithms, Applied Soft Computing, 2009, doi: 10.1016/j.asoc.2009.10.014.
14. S. Gholizadeh, Structural optimization for earthquake loading with nonlinear responses by surrogate modeling based evolutionary algorithms, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering , 11, 25-42, 2010.

Book Chapters

• E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh, Optimal Seismic Design of Structures using Soft Computing Techniques, in B.H.V. Topping, Y. Tsompanakis, (Editors), Soft Computing in Civil and Structural Engineering, Saxe-Coburg Publications, Stirlingshire, UK, Chapter 5, pp 155-178, 2009. doi:10.4203/csets.23.5.

Conference Presentations

1. E. Salajegheh and S. Gholizadeh, Optimum Design of Structures by Genetic Algorithm Using Neural Networks, The Seventh International Conference on Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil and Structural Engineering, The Netherlands, Egmond aan Zee, September, 2003.
2. E. Salajegheh and S. Gholizadeh, Time-History Analysis of Structures against Earthquake using Neural Networks, International Conference on Earthquake (A memorial of Bam Disaster), 1049, Iran, Kerman, 28-30 December, 2004.
3. E. Salajegheh and S. Gholizadeh, Comparison of RBF, GR and BP with Wavelet Back Propagation Networks in Approximation Dynamic Analysis of Structures , 7^th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2006.
4. M.R. Sheidaii, S. Gholizadeh, An Investigation into the Collapse Behavior of Double-Layer Space Trusses Using Neural Networks, 7^th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2006.
5. S. Gholizadeh and E. Salajegheh, An Intelligent Neural System for Predicting Structural Responses Subject to Earthquakes, The Eighth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Las Palmas de Gran Ganaria, Spain, 2006.
6. E. Salajegheh and S. Gholizadeh, Structural Optimization for Earthquake Loading using Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms, The Fifth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Las Palmas de Gran Ganaria, Spain, 2006.
7. J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh and S.M. Seyedpoor, Arch Dams Optimization with Frequency Constraints using Wavelet Neural Networks, The Fifth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Las Palmas de Gran Ganaria, Spain, 2006.
8. E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh, Optimal design of structures for earthquake loads by a self-organizing neural system, The Ninth International Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, St. Julians, Malta 2007.
9. J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh and S.M. Seyedpoor , Optimum design of arch dams subjected to earthquake using artificial intelligence methods , 7^th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Seoul, Korea, 2007.
10. J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, S.M. Seyedpoor, and S. Gholizadeh , Optimum design of arch dams using a combination of simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation and genetic algorithm , The Ninth International Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, St. Julians, Malta 2007.
11. E. Salajegheh, S. Gholizadeh and O.A. Samavati, Optimal design of structures subjected to earthquake using artificial intelligence and wavelet transforms, 7^th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Seoul, Korea, 2007.
12. A. Pirmoz and S. Gholizadeh, Predicting of moment-rotation behavior of bolted connections using neural networks, 3^rd National Congress on Civil Engineering, Tabriz, Iran, 2007.
13. J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, S.M. Seyedpoor and S. Gholizadeh, Optimum design of arch dams including hydrodynamic effects for earthquake loading using the simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation method, The Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Athens, Greece, 2008
14. J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, S.M. Seyedpoor and S. Gholizadeh, Arch dam optimization considering fluid-structure interaction with frequency constraints using artificial intelligent methods, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, China, 2008.
15. E. Salajegheh, and S. Gholizadeh, Metamodeling based Structural Optimization for Earthquake Loading, The Twelfth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal , 2009.

Awards

• Chosen as the "Distinguished PhD Candidate and Researcher" of Kerman University in 2008 and was award by the Chancellor of the University.
• First ranked PhD student of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, The Fifth Afzalipoor Prize, 2009.