Amin Ghadami

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Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Education

  • 2019, Doctoral Degree, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
  • 2019, Certificate, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
  • 2018, Master's Degree, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
  • 2013, Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University Of Technology
  • 2011, Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology

Biography


Dr. Amin Ghadami is a Research Assistant Professor at the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 2019 and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan before joining the University of Southern California in 2023. He also earned his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (2013) and B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology (2011).

Research Summary


Dr. Ghadami's research interest focuses on developing data-driven and artificial intelligence techniques to predict, design, and control the dynamics of complex systems. The ultimate goal is to ensure the systems can best withstand undesirable and unexpected outcomes in their dynamics. These developments range from predicting catastrophic phenomena in the dynamics of natural and engineered systems to analysis and improving the resilience of multi-agent system dynamics while operating in uncertain environments.

Research areas: Dynamical systems and control, Data-driven methods, Machine learning in dynamical systems

Awards


  • 2021 Finalist, U&AI competition, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
  • 2020 Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering, UC-Berkeley
  • 2019 Ivor K. McIvor Award, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • 2018 Rackham Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • 2015 Dean’s Fellowship, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • 2014 College of Engineering Dwight F. Benton Fellowship, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • 2011 Best B.Sc. Thesis of the Year, Iranian Society of Acoustics and Vibration
  • 2011 Engineering Student of the Year, Isfahan University of Technology
Appointments
  • Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Office
  • OHE 430G
  • Olin Hall of Engineering
  • 3650 McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089

Contact Information
  • ghadami@usc.edu

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