Dr. Mehrzad Sharifian received his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, M.Sc. in Structural Engineering and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM). He has had an abroad research experience as a Ph.D. visiting student for in Structural Mechanics Group of University of Pavia, Italy. He began his collaboration with Quchan University of Technology since 2011, and currently he is an assistant professor in Civil Engineering Department of Quchan University of Technology