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Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2023 (expected)
M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2016
B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2014

Work experience

Sep 2019 - Present: Research Assistant
- The University of British Columbia
- Duties included:
  - Developed object-oriented software for stability analysis and improvement of different computational methods using C++ and Python.
  - Created a framework for eigenanalysis of the solution Jacobian and mesh optimization using PETSc and SLEPc, enabling current solvers to achieve stable and more reliable results.
- Supervisor: Prof. Carl Ollivier-Gooch
Sep 2019 - Present: Teaching Assistant
- The University of British Columbia
- Duties included:
  - Conducted tutorials, designed and graded assignments, and provided laboratory guidance for courses including Aerodynamics of Aircraft, Fluid Dynamics, and Thermodynamics.
Sep 2014 - Aug 2016: Research Assistant
- Sharif University of Technology
- Duties included:
  - Implemented reconfigurable hardware programming using C++ and Vivado Design Suite for hardware design and acceleration of computational problems.
- Supervisor: Dr. Abbas Ebrahimi
Sep 2014 - Aug 2016: Teaching Assistant
- Sharif University of Technology
- Duties included:
  - Conducted tutorials, designed and graded assignments, and provided laboratory guidance for courses including Computer Programming, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computer Aided Design, and Seminar.
Sep 2013 - Aug 2014: Research Assistant
- K. N. Toosi University of Technology
- Duties included:
  - Developed MATLAB software for computational speed-up of fluid flow and heat transfer simulations.
- Supervisor: Dr. Reza Ebrahimi

Publications

CFD Stability Improvement Using Dynamic Mode Decomposition of Solution Update Vectors

Zandsalimy M, Ollivier-Gooch C. CFD Stability Improvement Using Dynamic Mode Decomposition of Solution Update Vectors. Journal of Computational Physics. 2024 Sep 15;513:113195. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2024.113195.

Residual Vector and Solution Mode Analysis Using Semi-Supervised Machine Learning for Mesh Modification and CFD Stability Improvement

Zandsalimy M, Ollivier-Gooch C. Residual Vector and Solution Mode Analysis Using Semi-Supervised Machine Learning for Mesh Modification and CFD Stability Improvement. Journal of Computational Physics. 2024 Aug 01;510:113063. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2024.113063.

Mesh Optimization for Improved Computational Fluid Dynamics Numerical Stability and Convergence Rate

Zandsalimy M, Ollivier-Gooch C. Mesh Optimization for Improved Computational Fluid Dynamics Numerical Stability and Convergence Rate. In AIAA AVIATION 2024 Forum 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-3615.

Stability Analysis And Improvement In Computational Fluid Dynamics

Zandsalimy M. Stability Analysis And Improvement In Computational Fluid Dynamics. University of British Columbia. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0441346.

Approximate Jacobian Eigenanalysis For Unstructured Mesh Optimization of Finite-Volume Simulations

Zandsalimy M, Ollivier-Gooch C. Approximate Jacobian Eigenanalysis For Unstructured Mesh Optimization of Finite-Volume Simulations. In AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1949.

Dynamic Mode Decomposition For Improved Numerical Stability of Finite Volume Simulations

Zandsalimy M, Ollivier-Gooch C. Dynamic Mode Decomposition For Improved Numerical Stability of Finite Volume Simulations. In AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1948.

Unsupervised Residual Vector Analysis for Mesh Optimization

Zandsalimy M, Ollivier-Gooch C. Unsupervised Residual Vector Analysis for Mesh Optimization. In AIAA SciTech 2023 Forum 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-0833.

A Novel Approach of Mesh Optimization to Stabilize Unstructured Finite Volume Simulations

Zandsalimy M, Ollivier-Gooch C. A novel approach to mesh optimization to stabilize unstructured finite volume simulations. Journal of Computational Physics. 2022 Mar 15;453:110959. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2022.110959.

Modeling and simulation speed-up of plasma actuators implementing reconfigurable hardware

Ebrahimi A, Zandsalimy M. Modeling and simulation speed-up of plasma actuators implementing reconfigurable hardware. AIAA Journal. 2018 Aug;56(8):3035-46. doi: https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J056382.

A new approach for the speed up of numerical solution of steady and unsteady flows using FPGA hardware

Ebrahimi A, Zandsalimy M. A new approach for the speed up of numerical solution of steady and unsteady flows using FPGA hardware. Sharif Mechanical Engineering. 2018;34(3):97-104. doi: https://doi.org/10.24200/J40.2018.6391.

Evaluation of FPGA hardware as a new approach for accelerating the numerical solution of CFD problems

Ebrahimi A, Zandsalimy M. Evaluation of FPGA hardware as a new approach for accelerating the numerical solution of CFD problems. IEEE Access. 2017 May 24;5:9717-27. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2705434.

Evaluation of FPGA hardware as a new approach for accelerating the numerical solution of the Laplace problem

Ebrahimi A, Zandsalimy M. Evaluation of FPGA hardware as a new approach for accelerating the numerical solution of the Laplace problem. Modares Mechanical Engineering. 2017 Mar 10;17(1):67-74.

Talks

AIAA SciTech 2023: Unsupervised Residual Vector Analysis For Mesh Optimization

January 24, 2023

Talk at AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, National Harbor, Maryland, United States

126th NIA CFD Seminar: Solution Mode Analysis for Mesh Optimization and Stability Improvement of Finite-Volume Simulations

February 22, 2023

Talk at National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Virginia, United States

Service and leadership

Undergraduate and graduate course teaching and mentoring

Languages

English
Kurdish
Persian

Mohammad Zandsalimy

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