Doctor Arash Rayegani
Biography
Dr. Arash Rayegani has a unique blend of academic and industrial experiences. His expertise extends to designing and evaluating passive and smart damping control systems, designing and detailing structures, conducting structural assessments of existing buildings, and retrofitting structures to enhance performance. In addition, he excelled in reliability evaluation and optimization. He has actively contributed diverse multidisciplinary designs for major industrial and construction projects, collaborating with esteemed international companies such as GERB, FIP MEC, DAMPTECH, COWI, and other renowned firms in this field.
With an extensive background in software development and AI, Dr. Rayegani adeptly utilized machine learning techniques and proposed solutions that significantly enhance precision and speed in both research and industrial workflows. This groundbreaking approach reveals exciting possibilities for applications in structural health monitoring, digital twinning, BIM, optimization, and smart vibration control systems.
Dr. Rayegani is currently a research fellow at the Center for Infrastructure Engineering, and actively participates in diverse research and consulting projects.
Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
Dr. Arash Rayegani is an experienced professional in the field of Structural/Infrastructure Engineering with expertise in vibration control systems, energy harvesting systems, and the application of Artificial Intelligence techniques. His research interests include the following:
- Structural design and retrofit using smart materials
- Structural assessment and health monitoring
- Passive and smart vibration control system
- Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in infrastructure
- Life cycle assessment and waste management
- Sustainable infrastructure
- Energy harvesting
Grants/Current Projects
- Decision Support System for Remedial Modelling of Timber Bridges
- Using multifunctional materials as self-power sensors for structural health monitoring systems and energy harvesting in places with limited access
- Application of Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs) for Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure
Selected Publications
Arash Rayegani, Gholamreza Noori, "Seismic collapse probability and life cycle cost assessment of isolated structures subjected to pounding with smart hybrid isolation system using a modified fuzzy based controller", Structures, 2022.
Arash Rayegani, Gholamreza Noori, "Application of smart dampers for prevention of seismic pounding in isolated structures subjected to near-fault earthquakes", Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2020.
Ali Matin Nazar, Yasutaka Narazaki, Arash Rayegani, Fatemeh Rahimi Sardo, "Recent Progress of Triboelectric Nanogenerators as Self-powered Sensors in Transportation Engineering", Measurement, 2022.
Pengcheng Jiao, Ali Matin Nazar, King-James Egbe, Arash Rayegani, "Magnetically Circular Layers Triboelectric Nanogenerators (Mcl-Teng) for Velocity Sensing and Damage Detection", Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2022.
Fatemeh Rahimi Sardo, Arash Rayegani, Ali Matin Nazar, "Recent Progress of Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Biomedical Sensors: From Design to Application", Biosensors, 2022.
Arash Rayegani, Mohammadmohsen Saberian, Zahra Delshad, Junwei Liang, …, " Recent Advances in Self-Powered Wearable Sensors Based on Piezoelectric and Triboelectric Nanogenerators", Biosensors, 2022.
Arash Rayegani, Gholamreza Noori, "Performance evaluation of isolated structure equipped with MR damper", the national conference on civil engineering, architecture, and urban planning, 2019.
Arash Rayegani, Naser Asadpour, "A case study of performance-based seismic evaluation of a hospital building equipped with damping system in Tehran, Tran.", Fifth Specialized Congress on Hospital Construction and Resource Management, 2018.
Arash Rayegani, Gholamreza Noori, "Multi-objective optimization of semi-active base isolation system with MR damper", 4th National Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2018.
Arash Rayegani, Seyed Ali Moayed Alaee, "A Case study evaluation of a structure equipped with Friction Rotational Damper", 2nd International Conference of Steel and Structure, 2017.
Contact details
Email: A.Rayegani@westernsydney.edu.au
