Biography
Ali Zolfagharian is an Alfred Deakin Medalist for Best Doctoral Thesis and Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardee, at Deakin University, Australia. He is a Mechanical Engineering lecturer in the School of Engineering, Deakin University, Australia. Dr. Zolfagharian is one of the foremost researchers in Australia in the 3D/4D printing of soft robots and soft actuators. He has thus far received $206k funding from 3DEC (Deakin Digital Design and Engineering Centre), IISRI (Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation), and an industrial firm. His recent research outputs in the field of 3D and 4D printing include 50 articles, the guest editing of special issues, and three edited books.
Ali has teaching experience in a wide range of engineering subjects at undergraduate and graduate levels in a multi-disciplinary environment. He is involved in teaching engineering subjects in the Mechanical and Mechatronics courses at the School of Engineering, Deakin University. Ali believes in encouraging students to participate in interdisciplinary research in a project-based teaching and learning environment.
Read more on Ali's profileResearch interests
4D printing; soft robotics; 3D printing; smart materials; modeling and control
Teaching interests
Dynamics of Machines
Vibrations
Additive Manufacturing (3D/4D Printing)
Projects
3D printed soft actuators
Vibration optimization of an automobile wiper system
Parallel manipulator control
Publications
Topology-optimized 4D printing of a soft actuator
A Zolfagharian, M Denk, M Bodaghi, A Kouzani, A Kaynak
(2020), Vol. 33, pp. 418-430, Acta mechanica solida sinica, Singapore, C1
Dynamic plant-derived polysaccharide-based hydrogels
P Heidarian, A Kouzani, A Kaynak, M Paulino, B Nasri-Nasrabadi, A Zolfagharian, R Varley
(2020), Vol. 231, pp. 1-17, Carbohydrate Polymers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Closed-loop 4D-printed soft robots
A Zolfagharian, A Kaynak, A Kouzani
(2020), Vol. 188, pp. 1-16, Materials and design, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Reversible energy absorbing meta-sandwiches by FDM 4D printing
M Bodaghi, A Serjouei, A Zolfagharian, M Fotouhi, H Rahman, D Durand
(2020), Vol. 173, pp. 1-11, International journal of mechanical sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
3D printing on-water sports boards with bio-inspired core designs
A Soltani, R Noroozi, M Bodaghi, A Zolfagharian, R Hedayati
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-18, Polymers, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Fracture resistance analysis of 3D-printed polymers
Ali Zolfagharian, Mohammad Khosravani, Akif Kaynak
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-18, Polymers, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Shape-Adaptive Metastructures with Variable Bandgap Regions by 4D Printing
Reza Noroozi, Mahdi Bodaghi, Hamid Jafari, Ali Zolfagharian, Mohammad Fotouhi
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-19, Polymers, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Influence of hybridization on tensile behaviors of non-absorbable braided polymeric sutures
Moqaddaseh Afzali Naniz, Mahdi Bodaghi, Majid Safar Johari, Ali Zolfagharian
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-13, Polymers, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Patient-specific 3D-printed splint for mallet finger injury
Ali Zolfagharian, Timothy Gregory, Mahdi Bodaghi, Saleh Gharaie, Pearse Fay
(2020), Vol. 6, pp. 16-28, International journal of bioprinting, Singapore, C1
Fracture and load-carrying capacity of 3D-printed cracked components
M Khosravani, A Zolfagharian
(2020), Vol. 37, pp. 1-11, Extreme Mechanics Letters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Effects of Topology Optimization in Multimaterial 3D Bioprinting of Soft Actuators
Ali Zolfagharian, Martin Denk, Abbas Kouzani, Bodaghi Bodaghi, Saeid Nahavandi, Akif Kaynak
(2020), Vol. 6, pp. 50-60, International Journal of Bioprinting, Singapore, C1
Control-Based 4D Printing: Adaptive 4D-Printed Systems
Ali Zolfagharian, Akif Kaynak, Mahdi Bodaghi, Abbas Kouzani, Saleh Gharaie, Saeid Nahavandi
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. 1-19, Applied Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Dynamic mussel-inspired chitin nanocomposite hydrogels for wearable strain sensors
Pejman Heidarian, Abbas Kouzani, Akif Kaynak, Ali Zolfagharian, Hossein Yousefi
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-15, Polymers, Basel, Switzerland, C1
A Al-Qatatsheh, Y Morsi, A Zavabeti, A Zolfagharian, N Salim, A Kouzani, B Mosadegh, S Gharaie
(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 1-75, Sensors, Basel, Switzerland, C1
3D/4D-printed bending-type soft pneumatic actuators: fabrication, modelling, and control
A Zolfagharian, M Mahmud, S Gharaie, M Bodaghi, A Kouzani, A Kaynak
(2020), pp. 1-30, Virtual and physical prototyping, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Structural performance of 3D-printed composites under various loads and environmental conditions
M Khosravani, A Zolfagharian, M Jennings, T Reinicke
(2020), Vol. 91, pp. 1-9, Polymer Testing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Functional Polymers in Sensors and Actuators: Fabrication and Analysis
Akif Kaynak, Ali Zolfagharian
(2020), Basel, Switzerland, A7
Finite Element Methods in Smart Materials and Polymers
Akif Kaynak, Ali Zolfagharian, Saeid Nahavandi
(2020), Basel, Switzerland, A7
Control-oriented modelling of a 3D-printed soft actuator
Ali Zolfagharian, Akif Kaynak, Sui Yang Khoo, Jun Zhang, Saeid Nahavandi, Abbas Kouzani
(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 1-13, Materials, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Rigid elements dynamics modeling of a 3D printed soft actuator
A Zolfagharian, A Kouzani, A Moghadam, S Khoo, S Nahavandi, A Kaynak
(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 1-13, Smart materials and structures, Bristol, Eng., C1
Bending control of a 3D printed polyelectrolyte soft actuator with uncertain model
A Zolfagharian, A Kouzani, M Maheepala, S Khoo, A Kaynak
(2019), Vol. 288, pp. 134-143, Sensors and actuators, A: physical, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
4D printing self-morphing structures
Mahdi Bodaghi, Reza Noroozi, Ali Zolfagharian, Mohamad Fotouhi, Saeed Norouzi
(2019), Vol. 12, Materials, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Unbalance and Harmonic disturbance attenuation of a flexible shaft with active magnetic bearings
A Noshadi, A Zolfagharian
(2019), Vol. 129, pp. 614-628, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, C1
System identification and robust tracking of a 3D printed soft actuator
Ali Zolfagharian, Akif Kaynak, Amin Noshadi, Abbas Kouzani
(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 1-11, Smart materials and structures, Bristol, Eng., C1
B Nasri-Nasrabadi, A Kaynak, Z Komeily Nia, J Li, A Zolfagharian, S Adams, A Kouzani
(2018), Vol. 334, pp. 1775-1780, Chemical engineering journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
3D printed soft parallel actuator
A Zolfagharian, A Kouzani, S Khoo, A Noshadi, A Kaynak
(2018), Vol. 27, Smart materials and structures, Bristol, Eng., C1
A Zolfagharian, A Kaynak, S Khoo, A Kouzani
(2018), Vol. 274, pp. 231-243, Sensors and actuators, A: physical, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Polyelectrolyte soft actuators: 3D printed chitosan and cast gelatin
A Zolfagharian, A Kaynak, S Khoo, A Kouzani
(2018), Vol. 5, pp. 138-150, 3D printing and additive manufacturing, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1
Development and analysis of a 3D printed hydrogel soft actuator
A Zolfagharian, A Kouzani, S Khoo, B Nasri-Nasrabadi, A Kaynak
(2017), Vol. 265, pp. 94-101, Sensors and actuators, A: physical, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
P Valipour, H Zaersabet, M Hatami, A Zolfagharian, S Ghasemi
(2017), Vol. 24, pp. 2275-2280, Journal of Central South University, Berlin, Germany, C1
Analysis of nano droplet dynamics with various sphericities using efficient computational techniques
A Zolfagharian, M Darzi, S Ghasemi
(2017), Vol. 24, pp. 2353-2359, Journal of Central South University, Changsha, China, C1
3D printed hydrogel soft actuators
A Zolfagharian, A Kouzani, S Khoo, I Gibson, A Kaynak
(2017), pp. 2272-2277, TENCON 2016 : Technologies for smart nation : Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE Region 10 Conference, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, E1
3D printing of a photo-thermal self-folding actuator
A Zolfagharian, A Kouzani, B Nasri-Nasrabadi, S Adams, S Khoo, M Norton, I Gibson, A Kaynak
(2017), pp. 15-22, DesTech 2016: Proceedings of the International Conference on Design and Technology, Geelong, Victoria, E1
S Ghasemi, A Zolfagharian, M Hatami, D Ganji
(2016), Vol. 98, pp. 88-97, Applied thermal engineering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Evolution of 3D printed soft actuators
A Zolfagharian, A Kouzani, S Khoo, A Moghadam, I Gibson, A Kaynak
(2016), Vol. 250, pp. 258-272, Sensors and actuators A: physical, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Fuzzy force learning controller of flexible wiper system
A Zolfagharian, P Valipour, S Ghasemi
(2016), Vol. 27, pp. 483-493, Neural computing and applications, London, Eng., C1-1
A multi-objective, active fuzzy force controller in control of flexible wiper system
A Zolfagharian, S Ghasemi, M Imani
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 1490-1514, Latin American journal of solids and structures, Sa?o Paulo, Brazil, C1-1
A Zolfagharian, A Noshadi, S Ghasemi, M Zain
(2014), Vol. 228, pp. 1329-1347, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, part C: journal of mechanical engineering science, London, Eng., C1-1
Unwanted noise and vibration control using finite element analysis and artificial intelligence
A Zolfagharian, A Noshadi, M Khosravani, M Zain
(2014), Vol. 38, pp. 2435-2453, Applied mathematical modelling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Study on motion of rigid rod on a circular surface using MHPM
S Ghasemi, A Zolfagharian, D Ganji
(2014), Vol. 3, pp. 159-164, Propulsion and power research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Bi-level fuzzy force shaping controller of a flexible wiper system
A Zolfagharian, A Noshadi, M Zain
(2014), Vol. 21, pp. 2153-2164, Scientia Iranica D, Tehran, Iran, C1-1
A Zolfagharian, A Noshadi, M Zain, A Bakar
(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 54-68, Swarm and evolutionary computation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
A Noshadi, M Mailah, A Zolfagharian
(2012), Vol. 36, pp. 2370-2383, Applied mathematical modelling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Particle swarm optimization approach on flexible structure at wiper blade system
A Zolfagharian, M Zain, A AbuBakar, M Hussein
(2011), Vol. 5, pp. 962-967, International journal of aerospace and mechanical engineering, [Turkey], C1-1
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