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Ali Imanpour joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta in 2017. He was a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University before joining the University of Alberta. He worked as a structural engineer from 2006 to 2010, contributing to design and retrofit projects. Ali teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses related to the behavior and design of structures. His research blends analytical and experimental investigations with Artificial Intelligence techniques to enhance the understanding and strategies for designing civil infrastructure that can withstand extreme natural hazard events such as earthquakes and wind. His current research activities focus on developing seismic design procedures for steel framed structures, improving the design and fabrication of steel using AI-based tools, and developing metamodels and updating techniques for seismic hybrid simulation of structures. He is a licensed professional engineer in Alberta and British Columbia, and actively consults on structural design projects while contributing to the development of national standards.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management