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Mentorship

Twelve PhD and more than 200 Master's researchers have completed under Amir's supervision.

Graduates

Doctoral graduates and where they are now

Dr Dat DoanSenior Lecturer, AUT

Dr Oke NwadigoLecturer, AUT

Dr Tongrui ZhangPostdoctoral Fellow, Tsinghua University

Dr Farhad DaraniTeam Leader, WSP

Dr Megan BurfootLecturer, AUT

Dr Sherina RezvaniResearcher, Canada

Dr Sameh AzzazyEngineering Manager, Vector

Dr Zahra JalaliLecturer, AUT

Dr Atefeh ZeinalianProject Manager, Pragmatix

Dr Saghar HashemiSustainability Coordinator, Thermosash

Dr Urva PatelDigital Twin Engineer, Beca

Dr Mojan MosavatLearning Designer, University of Auckland

Several have received AUT's Faculty Outstanding Doctoral Award.

Current

Current researchers

Amir currently supervises seven PhD candidates on fully or partially funded projects linked to professional practice.

Examining

PhD examination

He is a University PhD Convener at AUT and an external examiner for the University of Auckland, Massey, Victoria University of Wellington, Canterbury, Sydney, RMIT, Deakin, Curtin and the University of Malaya, among others.

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Prospective PhD researchers

Amir welcomes enquiries from talented researchers with backgrounds in architecture or urban studies interested in neuro-architecture and cognitive studies of buildings, building and urban performance simulation, sustainable design technologies, and digital twin and AI-integrated design.

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