Mohammadhossein Akhavanfar

Experience

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  Electronics Research Institute, Sharif University of Technology

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  Mechanical Designer

  · Collaborating with electronics engineers, and successfully designing and constructing a high-tech device.

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  Nikan High School

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Teaching Team Lead

  · Academic supervising of high school students to compete in International Young Physicists Tournament.· Communicating with the industrial partner responsible for coordinating extra curriculum activities of high school students at the international level.

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  Tehran Air Quality Control Company (AQCC)

  May 2014 - Sept 2014

  Research And Development Engineer

  · Researching on engine cold start and calibrating of an industrial air flow meter.

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  Sharif University of Technology

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2017

  · Conducting a teamwork research project to investigate the effect of a worldwide growing health challenge (i.e. obesity) on the spine musculoskeletal health.· Project management through communication with participants and co-operating with clinicians and a fellow Master’s student to collect Magnetic Resonance Images from 10 participants and analyze them.· Providing rich experimental data and developing participant-specific models that are excellent contributions to the field of spine biomechanics. Show less

  • Graduate Researcher

    Sept 2014 - Feb 2017

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2014 - Apr 2016
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  Makhdoomi Institute

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

  Academic Advisor

  · Planning for students' success in the Nationwide University Entrance Exam for BSc in Iran.· Delivering inspirational talk to over 100 students in several seminars.

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  University of Ottawa

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2022

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  · Leading labs and tutorials for seven courses, namely Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Lab Techniques in Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics, Introduction to Applied Biomechanics, Biomechanical Analysis of human movement, Introduction to the biomechanics of human movement, Musculoskeletal Anatomy, and Intervention Observation and Experimentation.· Supervising more than 150 students to learn course materials through experiential learning.· Managing research groups within the lab to conduct their research projects effectively. Show less

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  University of Ottawa

  Jan 2023 - now

  · Conducting an interdisciplinary project that integrates knowledge from Computer Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Ergonomics, and Kinesiology to establish a new health technology to strengthen and improve workplace injury prevention efforts.· Collaborating in a multidisciplinary study to assess how different factors affect soldiers’ performance, musculoskeletal health, and susceptibility to enemy action.· Design thinking for practical applications and writing proposals for national funding agencies such as Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).· Big data analysis for human movement data· Working with state-of-the-art systems and technologies for human motion analysis, including but not limited to Vicon, Xsens, and EMG sensors. Show less o Collaborated closely with the Teaching Laboratory Coordinator of Biomechanics to organize laboratories and laboratory teaching materials.o Assisted with the testing and maintenance of assigned laboratory equipment and materials to ensure their accurate and proper functionality.o Assisted the Teaching Laboratory Coordinator of Biomechanics in conducting workshops for laboratory visits (i.e., University Day and visiting secondary school groups).o Ensured laboratories were conducted according to safety and health standards. Show less

  • Postdoctoral Fellow

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Graduate Researcher

    Sept 2017 - May 2024

  • Senior Laboratory Technician

    Sept 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Professor

    Jan 2023 - Apr 2023