Dr. Mahdi Sedighkia

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Mahdi Sedighkia is a Research Fellow at the Australian National University, working within the Institute for Climate, Energy, and Disaster Solutions and the Mathematical Science Institute. His research interests are primarily focused on flood modeling and management, water resource planning, and the application of artificial intelligence methods alongside remote sensing and geographic information system techniques. He is also interested in ecological water resources engineering and assessing the impacts of climate change on river basins. Sedighkia obtained his B.Eng, M.Sc, and PhD degrees in Environmental Water Resource Engineering from the University of Tehran, Tarbiat Modares University in Iran, and James Cook University in Australia. His work emphasizes hydraulic modeling of floods, flood damage assessment, hydro-environment engineering, and management of water resources at the river basin scale. Additionally, he integrates robust optimization programming and fuzzy systems within his studies to enhance the effectiveness of agricultural and ecological modeling. His ongoing projects and collaboration with local communities focus on increasing resilience to flood events and mitigating flood risks in regional Australia.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Fellow

2022-01-01 — Present

Australian National University • Canberra, Australia

Leading research projects on flood modeling and environmental resource management.

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Copy of Passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.