Biography summary
Research:
Ali Zolfagharian is the recipient of the Australian Research Council (ARC) DECRA (2024), the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Career Excellence in Research and Innovation (2023), and has been among the 2% top cited scientists listed by Stanford University and Elsevier for successive years (in 2023, 2022, and 2021), the Alfred Deakin Medallist for Best Doctoral Thesis (2019), and the Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Fellowship Awardee (2018). He is co-founder of the 4D Printing Society and co-editor of Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing V1 and V2 book series published by Elsevier while being a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering, Deakin University, Australia, where he established the 4D Printing and Robotic Materials lab in 2018. He has thus far received more than A$1m research funds leading to successful outputs in the field of 3D and 4D printing of smart robotic materials, including 124 journal articles, 15 special issues, 8 book chapters, and 5 books. He is currently on the editorial board of Designs, Smart Materials in Manufacturing, and Materials Research Express.
External Incomes:
- 2024 CAT1 Australian Government, A$420k
- 2022 CAT2 Australian for-profit organisations, A$27k
- 2019 CAT3 Australian for-profit organisations, A$45k
Research interests
Ali Zolfagharian has started the incorporation of 3D/4D/bio printing into soft robots and auxetic materials as the pioneer research group in the 4D Printing and Robotic Materials Lab at Deakin University, Australia since 2016. His research addresses the challenges associated with 3D/4D printing technology and soft robotics with a wide range of applications in various sectors. His focus on 3D/4D printing projects is on the fabrication of soft robots and vibration analysis of smart materials and structures, including shape memory materials, for safe human-machine interactions, wearable electronics, and medical devices.
Research Funding:
2023 LES Multidisciplinary Funding Scheme, 30k
2022 Peer-Review Early Career Research Support Scheme (PRESS), Deakin University, $ 5k
2021-2023 PhD scholarships fund, A$400k
2021 Mini ARC Analog Programme (MAAP), Deakin University, $25k
2021 Peer-Review Early Career Research Support Scheme (PRESS), Deakin University, $5k+ $8k External
2019 IISRI (Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation), Deakin University, $22k
2018 3DEC (Deakin Digital Design and Engineering Centre), Deakin University, $44k
2018 Research Support Start Up Package, Deakin University, 30k
Affiliations
- Co-founder of 4D Printing Society
- Organizer of 4D Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing Conference 2022
- Technical committee of IEEE Robotics and Intelligent Sensing
- Program committee of Robovis, 2024, Rome, Italy
- Organizing Committee of 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES), Singapore, 2024
- Scientific committee of Additive Fabrication of Composites
- Organizer of Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Functional Materials and Advanced Manufacturing minisymposia in WCCM-APCOM 2022, Yokohama, Japan
- International scientific committee of International Conference on Additive Manufacturing for a Better World, 2022, Singapore
Teaching interests
Teaching:
Dr. Zolfagharian has been involved in teaching 10 units in Mechanical and Mechatronics at undergraduate and graduate levels in the School of Engineering at Deakin University. He has supervised 78 postgraduate and undergraduate students on multidisciplinary projects in a project-based teaching and learning environment based on computational thinking approaches.
- Dynamics of Machines
- Machine Design
- Additive Manufacturing
- Smart Materials
- Vibration Modeling and Control
Units taught
Undergraduate:
- Dynamics of Machines (SEM327)
- Machine Design (SEM200)
- Engineering Project A (SEJ441)
- Engineering Project B (SEJ446)
Postgraduate:
- Project Initiation (SEN719/SEN710)
- Project Implementation And Evaluation (SEN720)
Knowledge areas
- Robotic Materials
- Soft Robotics
- Soft Actuators
- Smart Materials
- 4D printing
Conferences
- 2023 Crafting Tomorrow’s Robotics by 4D Printing, in Design for 4D Printing, Design for Additive Manufacturing Network, UK
- 2022 International Summer School “New Advances in Materials for Additive Manufacturing”, University of Brescia, Italy
- 2022 Speaker in “International Conference on Additive Manufacturing for a Better World”, Singapore
- 2022 "4D Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing”, 4D Printing Society, online
- 2021 Taking 4D Bio/Printing to Classroom, Additive Fabrication of composites, 23-24 November 2021, Online.
- 2021 Non-assembly 3D-printed Spherical Joints for Soft Robotic Applications, IEEE RASSE 2021, Online.
- 2020 Closed-loop Control of 4D-printed Soft Robots, Online 4D Printing & Metamaterials
- 2019 Next Generation of 4D Printing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterial Science, Australia
- 2018 Control-oriented Modelling in 4D printing, Advanced Manufacturing & Materials, Tokyo, Japan
- 2017 Photo-thermal 3D-printed Soft Actuators, Design and Technology, Geelong, Australia
- 2016 3D-printed Soft Hydrogel Actuators, IEEE Region 10 International Conference, Singapore
Professional activities
Editorials
- Board of Smart Materials in Manufacturing
- Board of Materials Research Express
- Board of Designs
- Topic Board of Actuators
- Youth Editorial Board of Soft Science
Guest/Topic Editor
2023
Focus on Metamaterials in Robotics and Intelligent Structures
Focus on 4D Materials Design and Additive Manufacturing
2022
Sustainable 3D/4D Printing Systems, Materials, and Applications
Smart Materials in Robotics and Actuators
2021
4D Printing and 3D Printing in Robotics, Sensors, and Actuators Manufacturing
Functional Polymers in Sensors and Actuators: Fabrication and Analysis II
Conducting Polymers and Fibres
2020
3D-printed Soft Robots and 4D printing: Modeling, Fabrication, and Control
Functional Polymers in Sensors and Actuators: Fabrication and Analysis
Finite Element Methods in Smart Materials and Polymers
Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Systems—Recent Manufacturing Techniques and Applications
Reviewer
More than 30 International Journals verified by Clariivate Web of Science
Media appearances
- The Potential of Cancer Therapy with 4D Printing
- 4D printing soft robots guided by machine learning and finite element models
- Robotics Manufacturing at the Next Level with 4D Printed Soft Robotics
- Frontiers in Additive Manufacturing: 4D Printing Adds Another Dimension of Possibilities
- International Research Yields New Concepts for Control-Based 4D Printing in Adaptive Systems
- Closed-loop Control of 4D-printed Soft Robots
- How Does Thermal Aging Impact 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Parts?
- Testing Fracture Resistance in FDM and MJF 3D Printing of Polymers
- FDM 4D Printing: Energy Absorbing Tunable Meta-Sandwiches Created
- Customized FDM 4D Printing for Metastructures with Variable Bandgap Regions
- 3D Printed Surfboard: Researchers Test Different Bio-Inspired Core Structures
- FDM 3D Printing & PLA: Fabrication of a Splint for Mallet Finger
- 3D Bioprinting Soft Actuators: Multiple Materials & Topology Optimization
Awards
- 2023 Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award by the Australian Government
- 2022 Outstanding Research Contribution by an ECR, School of Engineering Award, Deakin University
- 2023 World's top 2% cited scientists listed by Stanford University and Elsevier
- 2022 World's top 2% cited scientists listed by Stanford University and Elsevier
- 2022 RWTH Aachen University Advanced Research Opportunities Program
- 2021 World's top 2% cited scientists listed by Stanford University and Elsevier
- 2019 Alfred Deakin Medal for Doctoral Thesis
- 2018 Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- 2018 Higher degree research publication incentive, Deakin University, 2016, 2017, and 2018
- 2016 PhD scholarships awarded from Australian universities, University Technology Sydney, Curtin University, Griffith University, Victoria University and Deakin University
- 2011 PhD scholarship awarded from Kyungpook National University, South Korea
- 2011 PhD scholarship awarded from University Technology Petronas, Malaysia
Projects
Some of the supervised projects are:
- 4D printing soft robots guided by machine learning and finite element models
- Non-assembly Spherical Joints 3D-printed for Soft Robotic Applications
- 3D-printed metamaterials for vibration isolator of off-road vehicle seats
- 3D-printed bio-inspired zero Poisson’s ratio graded metamaterials with high energy absorption performance
- Custom shoe sole design and modeling towards 3D printing
- Safe human-robot interactive touch communication module
- 4D printing soft robots guided by machine learning and finite element models
- Patient-specific 3D-printed splint for mallet finger injury
- Fruit harvesting with a bio-inspired 3D-printed compliant gripper
- 3D printing on-water sports boards with bio-inspired core designs
- Electrothermal modeling and analysis of polypyrrole-coated wearable e-textiles
- Structural performance of 3D-printed composites under various loads and environmental conditions
- Topology optimization of 4D-printed soft actuators
- Biomaterials and scaffolds 3D printing
Publications
Sustainable Robotic Joints 4D Printing with Variable Stiffness Using Reinforcement Learning
M Mohammadi, A Kouzani, M Bodaghi, J Long, S Khoo, Y Xiang, A Zolfagharian
(2024), Vol. 85, pp. 1-12, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Human-Material Interaction Enabled by Fused Filament Fabrication 4D Printing
M Lalegani Dezaki, A Zolfagharian, F Demoly, M Bodaghi
(2024), pp. 1-27, Advanced Engineering Materials, London, Eng., C1
Resilient city perspective: 4D printing in art, architecture and construction
Dalia Niazy, Mahmud Ashraf, Mahdi Bodaghi, Ali Zolfagharian
(2024), Vol. 26, pp. 1-18, Materials Today Sustainability, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Design and Fabrication of Microarchitected Thermoelectric Generators: Prospects and Challenges
Saeed Asadikouhanjani, Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2024), pp. 1-40, Advanced Engineering Materials, London, Eng., C1-1
Recent advances in additive manufacturing of patient-specific devices for dental and maxillofacial rehabilitation
Monireh Kouhi, Isaac de Souza Araújo, Farah Asa’ad, Lubna Zeenat, Sri Bojedla, Falguni Pati, Ali Zolfagharian, David Watts, Marco Bottino, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2024), Dental Materials, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
L Zeenat, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi, F Pati
(2023), pp. 191-227, Additive Manufacturing of Biopolymers: Handbook of Materials, Techniques, and Applications, B1
4D Printing of Smart Magnetic-Based Robotic Materials
Ali Zolfagharian, Mir Haq, Marwan Nafea, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2023), pp. 213-226, 3D Printing and Sustainable Product Development, Boca Raton, Flo., B1
An anisotropic constitutive model for fiber reinforced salt-sensitive hydrogels
H Safavi, A Amiri, M Baniassadi, A Zolfagharian, M Baghani
(2023), Vol. 30, pp. 4814-4827, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, London, Eng., C1
A Yousefi, S Jolaiy, M Lalegani Dezaki, A Zolfagharian, A Serjouei, M Bodaghi
(2023), Vol. 25, pp. 1-14, Advanced Engineering Materials, London, Eng., C1
Auxetic metamaterials for bone-implanted medical devices: Recent advances and new perspectives
M Shirzad, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi, S Nam
(2023), Vol. 98, pp. 104905-104905, European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids, C1
Mohammadreza Lalegani Dezaki, Mahdi Bodaghi, Ahmad Serjouei, Shukri Afazov, Ali Zolfagharian
(2023), Vol. 25, pp. 1-13, Advanced Engineering Materials, London, Eng., C1
M Karamimoghadam, M Dezaki, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2023), Vol. 6, pp. 285-295, International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Recent Progress of 4D Printing in Cancer Therapeutics Studies
Atchara Chinnakorn, Wiwat Nuansing, Mahdi Bodaghi, Bernard Rolfe, Ali Zolfagharian
(2023), SLAS Technology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Direct 3D printing of a two-part silicone resin to fabricate highly stretchable structures
Saleh Gharaie, Ali Zolfagharian, Amir Moghadam, Nurul Shukur, Mahdi Bodaghi, Bobak Mosadegh, Abbas Kouzani
(2023), Progress in Additive Manufacturing, Berlin, Germany, C1
Topological design of cellular structures for maximum shear modulus using homogenization SEMDOT
Y Fu, K Long, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi, B Rolfe
(2023), pp. 1-5, Materials Today: Proceedings, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
4D printing parameters optimisation for bi-stable soft robotic gripper design
A Zolfagharian, M Lakhi, S Ranjbar, M Sayah Irani, M Nafea, M Bodaghi
(2023), Vol. 45, pp. 1-14, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Berlin, Germany, C1
Bio-inspired design, modeling, and 3D printing of lattice-based scale model scooter decks
N Namvar, I Moloukzadeh, A Zolfagharian, F Demoly, M Bodaghi
(2023), International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Berlin, Germany, C1
R Hamzehei, M Bodaghi, J Iglesias Martinez, Q Ji, G Ulliac, M Kadic, C Wang, A Zolfagharian, N Wu
(2023), pp. 1-8, Advanced Engineering Materials, London, Eng., C1
Multimaterial 4D Printing with Tunable Bending Model
Ali Zolfagharian, Hamid Jarrah, Matheus Dos Santos Xavier, Bernard Rolfe, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2023), Vol. 32, pp. 1-18, Smart Materials and Structures, Bristol, Eng., C1
Green 3D-printed lattice-shaped suspension arms for RC cars
M Lalegani Dezaki, M Bodaghi, A Serjouei, A Zolfagharian
(2023), pp. 1-15, Progress in Additive Manufacturing, Berlin, Germany, C1
3D-Printed Phase-Change Artificial Muscles with Autonomous Vibration Control
M Mohammadi, A Kouzani, M Bodaghi, Y Xiang, A Zolfagharian
(2023), Vol. 8, Advanced Materials Technologies, C1
4D Printing for Vascular Tissue Engineering: Progress and Challenges
L Zeenat, A Zolfagharian, Y Sriya, S Sasikumar, M Bodaghi, F Pati
(2023), Vol. 8, pp. 1-21, Advanced Materials Technologies, London, Eng., C1
M Bodaghi, N Namvar, A Yousefi, H Teymouri, F Demoly, A Zolfagharian
(2023), Vol. 32, pp. 1-19, Smart Materials and Structures, Bristol, Eng., C1
Vat polymerization 3D printing of composite acrylate photopolymer-based coated glass beads
A Enayati Gerdroodbar, H Alihemmati, M Zeighami, M Bodaghi, A Kouzani, B Pourabbas, A Zolfagharian
(2023), Vol. 10, pp. 1-13, Materials Research Express, Bristol, Eng., C1
Additive Manufacturing of Composite Foam Metamaterial Springs for Vibration Isolation
A Zolfagharian, P Picken, M Bodaghi, M Fard, B Rolfe
(2023), pp. 1-25, Advanced Engineering Materials, London, Eng., C1
Vitrimer chemistry for 4D printing formulation
A Gerdroodbar, H Alihemmati, M Bodaghi, M Salami-Kalajahi, A Zolfagharian
(2023), Vol. 197, pp. 1-31, European Polymer Journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Soft pneumatic actuators with integrated resistive sensors enabled by multi-material 3D printing
M Lalegani Dezaki, R Sales, A Zolfagharian, H Yazdani Nezhad, M Bodaghi
(2023), Vol. 128, pp. 4207-4221, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Berlin, Germany, C1
Sustainable Robots 4D Printing
H Soleimanzadeh, B Rolfe, M Bodaghi, M Jamalabadi, X Zhang, A Zolfagharian
(2023), pp. 1-41, Advanced Sustainable Systems, London, Eng., C1
Focus on 4D materials design and additive manufacturing
Mahdi Bodaghi, Suong Hoa, Thomas Gries, Antoine Le Duigou, Yonas Tadesse, Lining Yao, Ali Zolfagharian
(2023), Vol. 32, pp. 1-5, Smart Materials and Structures, Bristol, Eng., C1
Special issue "New Trends in 4D Printing: from Design to Materials and Applications"
A Zolfagharian, E Pei, G Scalet, M Bodaghi
(2023), pp. 1-1, Progress in Additive Manufacturing, Berlin, Germany, C1
4D printing modeling using ABAQUS: A guide for beginners
H Jarrah, A Zolfagharian, B Rolfe, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 53-72, Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, volume 2: 4D Printing Mechanics, Modeling, and Advanced Engineering Applications, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
Closed-loop control of 4D-printed hydrogel soft robots
A Zolfagharian, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi, M Bodaghi, P Heidarian, P Heidarian, A Kouzani, A Kouzani, A Kaynak, A Kaynak
(2022), pp. 251-278, Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, volume 2: 4D Printing Mechanics, Modeling, and Advanced Engineering Applications, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
4D printing mechanics, modeling, and advanced engineering applications
Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 1-17, Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
4D printing principles and manufacturing
Mahdi Bodaghi, Ali Zolfagharian
(2022), Vol. 1, pp. 1-17, Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
4D-printed shape memory polymer: Modeling and fabrication
Reza Noroozi, Reza Noroozi, Ali Zolfagharian, Ali Zolfagharian, Mohammad Fotouhi, Mohammad Fotouhi, Mahdi Bodaghi, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), pp. 195-228, Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, Volume 2 : 4D Printing Mechanics, Modeling, and Advanced Engineering Applications, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
4D bioprinting: Fabrication approaches and biomedical applications
Moqaddaseh Naniz, Moqaddaseh Naniz, Mohsen Askari, Mohsen Askari, Ali Zolfagharian, Ali Zolfagharian, Bodaghi, Bodaghi
(2022), pp. 193-229, Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, Volume 1 : 4D Printing Principles and Fabrication, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
4D printing modeling via machine learning
Ali Zolfagharian, Lorena Durran, Khadijeh Sangtarash, Seyed Ghasemi, Akif Kaynak, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), pp. 73-102, Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, Volume 2 : 4D Printing Mechanics, Modeling, and Advanced Engineering Applications, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
A Bioinspired Compliant 3D-Printed Soft Gripper
Ali Zolfagharian, Saleh Gharaie, Jack Gregory, Mahdi Bodaghi, Akif Kaynak, Saeid Nahavandi
(2022), Vol. 9, SOFT ROBOTICS, United States, C1
Finite element modeling of shape memory polyurethane foams for treatment of cerebral aneurysms
H Jarrah, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 21, pp. 383-399, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, Germany, C1
E Yarali, M Baniasadi, A Zolfagharian, M Chavoshi, F Arefi, M Hossain, A Bastola, M Ansari, A Foyouzat, A Dabbagh, M Ebrahimi, M Mirzaali, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 26, pp. 1-37, Applied Materials Today, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Ramin Hamzehei, Ali Zolfagharian, Soheil Dariushi, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 31, pp. 1-20, Smart Materials and Structures, Bristol, United Kingdom, C1
Advanced Design, Fabrication, and Applications of 3D-Printable Piezoelectric Nanogenerators
M Mahmud, P Adhikary, A Zolfagharian, S Adams, A Kaynak, A Kouzani
(2022), Vol. 18, pp. 129-144, Electronic Materials Letters, C1
S Ghasemi, S Mohsenian, S Gouran, A Zolfagharian
(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 1-15, Results in Physics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Rostam-Alilou, H Jafari, A Zolfagharian, A Serjouei, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. e00186-e00186, Bioprinting, C1
A Portable Non-Contact Tremor Vibration Measurement and Classification Apparatus
Mohd Md Zain, Ali Zolfagharian, Moslem Mohammadi, Mahdi Bodaghi, Abd Abu Bakar, Abbas Kouzani
(2022), Vol. 11, pp. 1-13, Actuators, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Dynamic analysis on the epidemic model of infectious diseases using a powerful computational method
S Mohsenian, S Ghasemi, S Gouran, A Zolfagharian
(2022), pp. 1-17, International Journal of Modern Physics C, Singapore, C1
A pneumatic conveyor robot for color detection and sorting
Mohammadreza Dezaki, Saghi Hatami, Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 60-72, Cognitive Robotics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Failure analysis of 3D-printed PLA components: Impact of manufacturing defects and thermal ageing
M Khosravani, Ž Božić, A Zolfagharian, T Reinicke
(2022), Vol. 136, pp. 1-10, Engineering Failure Analysis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
N Namvar, A Zolfagharian, F Vakili-Tahami, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 31, pp. 1-12, Smart Materials and Structures, Bristol, Eng., C1
A Review on Additive/Subtractive Hybrid Manufacturing of Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Process
Mohammadreza Lalegani Dezaki, Ahmad Serjouei, Ali Zolfagharian, Mohammad Fotouhi, Mahmoud Moradi, M Ariffin, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), pp. 1-22, Advanced Powder Materials, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
4D printing technology in medical engineering: a narrative review
I Sahafnejad-Mohammadi, M Karamimoghadam, A Zolfagharian, M Akrami, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 44, pp. 1-26, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Berlin, Germany, C1
Reza Noroozi, Mohammad Shamekhi, Reza Mahmoudi, Ali Zolfagharian, Fatemeh Asgari, Ali Mousavizadeh, Mahdi Bodaghi, Amin Hadi, Nooshin Haghighipour
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-18, Biomedical Materials, Bristol, Eng., C1
3D-printed programmable mechanical metamaterials for vibration isolation and buckling control
Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi, Ramin Hamzehei, Liam Parr, Mohammed Fard, Bernard Rolfe
(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 6831-6831, Sustainability, Basel, Switzerland, C1
4D printing of soft orthoses for tremor suppression
M Mohammadi, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi, Y Xiang, A Kouzani
(2022), pp. 1-22, Bio-Design and Manufacturing, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Matheus Xavier, Charbel Tawk, Ali Zolfagharian, Joshua Pinskier, David Howard, Taylor Young, Jiewen Lai, Simon Harrison, Yuen Yong, Mahdi Bodaghi, Andrew Fleming
(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 59442-59485, IEEE Access, Piscataway, N.J., C1
Reza Noroozi, Farzad Tatar, Ali Zolfagharian, Roberto Brighenti, Mohammad Shamekhi, Abbas Rastgoo, Amin Hadi, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 8, pp. 40-53, International Journal of Bioprinting, Singapore, C1
A Rostam-Alilou, H Jarrah, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2022), pp. 1-14, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, Heidelberg, Germany, C1
4D printing: Technological developments in robotics applications
M Khalid, Z Arif, W Ahmed, R Umer, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 343, pp. 1-34, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, C1
Functionally graded additive manufacturing for orthopedic applications
Saquib Rouf, Abrar Malik, Ankush Raina, Mir Irfan Ul Haq, Nida Naveed, Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 33, pp. 70-80, Journal of Orthopaedics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications
Z Arif, M Khalid, M Sheikh, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 1-24, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
4D Metamaterials with Zero Poisson's Ratio, Shape Recovery, and Energy Absorption Features
R Hamzehei, A Serjouei, N Wu, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2022), pp. 1-10, Advanced Engineering Materials, Chichester, Eng., C1
Adaptive reversible composite-based shape memory alloy soft actuators
M Lalegani Dezaki, M Bodaghi, A Serjouei, S Afazov, A Zolfagharian
(2022), Vol. 345, pp. 1-2, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, C1
M Khalid, Z Arif, R Noroozi, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 81, pp. 759-797, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
AI-Based Soft Module for Safe Human-Robot Interaction towards 4D Printing
A Zolfagharian, M Khosravani, H Duong Vu, M Nguyen, A Kouzani, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 1-16, Polymers, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Bioinspired Pattern-Driven Single-Material 4D Printing for Self-Morphing Actuators
Y Alshebly, K Mustapha, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi, M Mohamed Ali, H Almurib, M Nafea
(2022), Vol. 14, Sustainability (Switzerland), C1
3D printing non-assembly compliant joints for soft robotics
A Zolfagharian, M Lakhi, S Ranjbar, Y Tadesse, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 15, pp. 1-10, Results in Engineering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A machine learning model for non-invasive detection of atherosclerotic coronary artery aneurysm
Ali Rostam-Alilou, Marziyeh Safari, Hamid Jarrah, Ali Zolfagharian, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), pp. 1-9, International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Berlin, Germany, C1
4D Printing: A Cutting-edge Platform for Biomedical Applications
Moqaddaseh Afzali Naniz, Mohsen Askari, Ali Zolfagharian, Mehrdad Afzali Naniz, Mahdi Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-27, Biomedical Materials, Bristol, Eng., C1
Z Arif, M Khalid, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 179, pp. 1-47, Reactive and Functional Polymers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Silicon-based soft parallel robots 4D printing and multiphysics analysis
A Zolfagharian, S Gharaie, A Kouzani, M Lakhi, S Ranjbar, M Lalegani Dezaki, M Bodaghi
(2022), Vol. 31, Smart Materials and Structures, C1
3D-printed microfluidic droplet generation systems for drug delivery applications
R Noroozi, M Mashhadi Kashtiban, H Taghvaei, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2022), pp. 1-4, Materials Today: Proceedings, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A New Strategy for Achieving Shape Memory Effects in 4D Printed Two-Layer Composite Structures
D Rahmatabadi, M Aberoumand, K Soltanmohammadi, E Soleyman, I Ghasemi, M Baniassadi, K Abrinia, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi, M Baghani
(2022), Vol. 14, Polymers, Switzerland, C1
Smart materials in additive manufacturing, volume 1: 4D printing principles and fabrication
M Bodaghi, A Zolfagharian, D Kim, S Sikulskyi, Z Ji, P Jiang, R Guo, K Hossein, X Wang, B Luo, Z Zhu, X Xu, C Bian, P Piedade, P Pinho, M Naniz, M Askari, L Hsu, C Spiegel, E Blasco
(2022), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, A7
M Bodaghi, A Zolfagharian
(2022), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, A7
M Baniasadi, E Yarali, M Bodaghi, A Zolfagharian, M Baghani
(2021), Vol. 192, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, C1
M Askari, M Afzali Naniz, M Kouhi, A Saberi, A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi
(2021), Vol. 9, pp. 535-573, Biomaterials Science, England, C1
Electrothermal modeling and analysis of polypyrrole-coated wearable e-textiles
A Kaynak, A Zolfagharian, T Featherby, M Bodaghi, M Parvez Mahmud, A Kouzani
(2021), Vol. 14, pp. 1-16, Materials, Switzerland, C1
3D-Printed Triboelectric Nanogenerators: State of the Art, Applications, and Challenges
M Mahmud, Ali Zolfagharian, Saleh Gharaie, Akif Kaynak, Shahjadi Farjana, Amanda Ellis, Jun Chen, Abbas Kouzani
(2021), Vol. 2, ADVANCED ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH, C1
H Jarrah, A Zolfagharian, R Hedayati, A Serjouei, M Bodaghi
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 1-20, Actuators, C1
Energy absorption and mechanical performance of functionally graded soft-hard lattice structures
H Rahman, E Yarali, A Zolfagharian, A Serjouei, M Bodaghi
(2021), Vol. 14, Materials, Switzerland, C1
4D printing soft robots guided by machine learning and finite element models
A Zolfagharian, L Durran, S Gharaie, B Rolfe, A Kaynak, M Bodaghi
(2021), Vol. 328, Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, C1
Design, evaluation, and optimization of 3D printed truss scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
M Shirzad, A Zolfagharian, A Matbouei, M Bodaghi
(2021), Vol. 120, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Netherlands, C1
Dynamic nanocellulose hydrogels: Recent advancements and future outlook
P Heidarian, A Kaynak, M Paulino, A Zolfagharian, R Varley, A Kouzani
(2021), Vol. 270, Carbohydrate Polymers, England, C1
M Dezaki, M Ariffin, A Serjouei, A Zolfagharian, S Hatami, M Bodaghi
(2021), Vol. 11, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), C1
4D Printing Classroom in Modern Interactive Learning Environments
A Zolfagharian, H Jarrah, M Bodaghi
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 1-15, Bioprinting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Rostam-Alilou, H Jafari, A Zolfagharian, A Serjouei, M Bodaghi
(2021), Vol. 6, Composites Part C: Open Access, C1
Thermal and hydrodynamic analysis of a conducting nanofluid flow through a sinusoidal wavy channel
S Ghasemi, S Gouran, A Zolfagharian
(2021), Vol. 28, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, C1
Non-assembly Spherical Joints 3D-printed for Soft Robotic Applications
A Zolfagharian, M Bodaghi., A Winter, D Nahavandi
(2021), pp. 1-6, RASSE 2021: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Recent Advances in Systems Science and Engineering, Shanghai, China, E1
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, 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, Carbohydrate Polymers, England, C1
Closed-loop 4D-printed soft robots
A Zolfagharian, A Kaynak, A Kouzani
(2020), Vol. 188, Materials and Design, 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, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 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
A Zolfagharian, M Khosravani, A Kaynak
(2020), Vol. 12, Polymers, Switzerland, C1
Shape-adaptive metastructures with variable bandgap regions by 4D printing
R Noroozi, M Bodaghi, H Jafari, A Zolfagharian, M Fotouhi
(2020), Vol. 12, Polymers, Switzerland, C1
Influence of hybridization on tensile behaviors of non-absorbable braided polymeric sutures
M Naniz, M Bodaghi, M Johari, A Zolfagharian
(2020), Vol. 12, Polymers, Switzerland, C1
Patient-specific 3D-printed splint for mallet finger injury
A Zolfagharian, T Gregory, M Bodaghi, S Gharaie, P Fay
(2020), Vol. 6, pp. 1-13, International Journal of Bioprinting, Singapore, C1
Fracture and load-carrying capacity of 3D-printed cracked components
M Khosravani, A Zolfagharian
(2020), Vol. 37, Extreme Mechanics Letters, C1
Effects of topology optimization in multimaterial 3D bioprinting of soft actuators
A Zolfagharian, M Denk, A Kouzani, M Bodaghi, S Nahavandi, A Kaynak
(2020), Vol. 6, pp. 1-11, International Journal of Bioprinting, Singapore, C1
Control-based 4D printing: Adaptive 4D-printed systems
A Zolfagharian, A Kaynak, M Bodaghi, A Kouzani, S Gharaie, S Nahavandi
(2020), Vol. 10, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), C1
Dynamic mussel-inspired chitin nanocomposite hydrogels for wearable strain sensors
P Heidarian, A Kouzani, A Kaynak, A Zolfagharian, H Yousefi
(2020), Vol. 12, Polymers, Switzerland, C1
A Al-Qatatsheh, Y Morsi, A Zavabeti, A Zolfagharian, N Salim, A Kouzani, B Mosadegh, S Gharaie
(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 1-77, Sensors (Switzerland), 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), Vol. 15, pp. 373-402, 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, Polymer Testing, 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
A Zolfagharian, A Kaynak, S Khoo, J Zhang, S Nahavandi, A Kouzani
(2019), Vol. 12, Materials, 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, Smart Materials and Structures, 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
M Bodaghi, R Noroozi, A Zolfagharian, M Fotouhi, S Norouzi
(2019), Vol. 12, Materials, 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
A Zolfagharian, A Kaynak, A Noshadi, A Kouzani
(2019), Vol. 28, Smart Materials and Structures, C1
Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Systems-Recent Manufacturing Techniques and Applications
Akif Kaynak, Ali Zolfagharian
(2019), Basel, Switzerland, A7
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, C1
3D printed soft parallel actuator
A Zolfagharian, A Kouzani, S Khoo, A Noshadi, A Kaynak
(2018), Vol. 27, Smart Materials and Structures, 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, São 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
A Zolfagharian, M Azarmanesh, M Ojaroudi
(2012), Vol. 54, pp. 262-267, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, C1-1
A Noshadi, A Zolfagharian, M Mailah
(2012), Vol. 110-116, pp. 4932-4940, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Bangkok, THAILAND, E1-1
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
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Reverse Design of Tuneable 4D Printed Materials for Soft Robotics
Dr Ali Zolfagharian
ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- 2024: $42,524
Industry and Other Funding
Testing the Application of Ultrasonic Waves for Determining Internal Pressure of Water Pipeline.
Prof Abbas Kouzani, Dr Scott Adams, Dr Ali Zolfagharian, Dr M A Parvez Mahmud
Fire NDT Pty Ltd
- 2022: $27,280
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report