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Mr Maziar Yazdani
Research Associate

Mr Maziar Yazdani

Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
E-mail
z5189910@unsw.edu.au
Location
Red Center Building, University Mall, Kensington NSW 2033
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Aghabegloo M; Rezaie K; Torabi SA; Yazdani M, 2023, 'A metaheuristic-driven physical asset risk management framework for manufacturing system considering continuity measures', Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106789
    Journal articles | 2023
    Kabirifar K; Ashour M; Yazdani M; Mahdiyar A; Malekjafarian M, 2023, 'Cybernetic-parsimonious MCDM modeling with application to the adoption of Circular Economy in waste management', Applied Soft Computing, 139, pp. 110186 - 110186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2023.110186
    Journal articles | 2023
    Mamoudan MM; Jafari A; Mohammadnazari Z; Nasiri MM; Yazdani M, 2023, 'Hybrid machine learning-metaheuristic model for sustainable agri-food production and supply chain planning under water scarcity', Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resenv.2023.100133
    Journal articles | 2023
    Yazdani M; Haghani M, 2023, 'A dynamic emergency planning system for relocating vulnerable people to safe shelters in response to heat waves', Expert Systems with Applications, 228, pp. 120224 - 120224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.120224
    Journal articles | 2023
    Yazdani M; Haghani M, 2023, 'Elderly people evacuation planning in response to extreme flood events using optimisation-based decision-making systems: A case study in western Sydney, Australia', Knowledge-Based Systems, 274, pp. 110629 - 110629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110629
    Journal articles | 2023
    Yazdani M; Haghani M, 2023, 'Hospital evacuation in large-scale disasters using limited aerial transport resources', Safety Science, 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106171
    Journal articles | 2023
    Yazdani M; Haghani M, 2023, 'Optimisation-based integrated decision model for ambulance routing in response to pandemic outbreaks', Progress in Disaster Science, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2023.100288
    Journal articles | 2022
    Abbaspour S; Aghsami A; Jolai F; Yazdani M, 2022, 'An integrated queueing-inventory-routing problem in a green dual-channel supply chain considering pricing and delivery period: A case study of construction material supplier', Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 9, pp. 1917 - 1951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcde/qwac089
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ashkezari AB; Zokaee M; Aghsami A; Jolai F; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Selecting an Appropriate Configuration in a Construction Project Using a Hybrid Multiple Attribute Decision Making and Failure Analysis Methods', Buildings, 12, pp. 643 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12050643
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ashrafian A; Hamzehkolaei NS; Dwijendra NKA; Yazdani M, 2022, 'An Evolutionary Neuro-Fuzzy-Based Approach to Estimate the Compressive Strength of Eco-Friendly Concrete Containing Recycled Construction Wastes', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12081280
    Journal articles | 2022
    Coelho C; Mojtahedi M; Kabirifar K; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Influence of Organisational Culture on Total Quality Management Implementation in the Australian Construction Industry', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12040496
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gharib Z; Tavakkoli-Moghaddam R; Bozorgi-Amiri A; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Post-Disaster Temporary Shelters Distribution after a Large-Scale Disaster: An Integrated Model', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12040414
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gharib Z; Yazdani M; Bozorgi-Amiri A; Tavakkoli-Moghaddam R; Taghipourian MJ, 2022, 'Developing an integrated model for planning the delivery of construction materials to post-disaster reconstruction projects', Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 9, pp. 1135 - 1156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcde/qwac042
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gheibi M; Eftekhari M; Akrami M; Emrani N; Hajiaghaei-Keshteli M; Fathollahi-Fard AM; Yazdani M, 2022, 'A Sustainable Decision Support System for Drinking Water Systems: Resiliency Improvement against Cyanide Contamination', Infrastructures, 7, pp. 88 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures7070088
    Journal articles | 2022
    Haranji M; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Imperialist competitive algorithm approach to solve structural fuzzy random reliability', International Journal of Structural Engineering, 12, pp. 14 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijstructe.2022.119281
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mirabnejad M; Mohammadi H; Mirzabaghi M; Aghsami A; Jolai F; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Home Health Care Problem with Synchronization Visits and Considering Samples Transferring Time: A Case Study in Tehran, Iran', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 15036 - 15036, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215036
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mohammadnazari Z; Mousapour Mamoudan M; Alipour-Vaezi M; Aghsami A; Jolai F; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Prioritizing Post-Disaster Reconstruction Projects Using an Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach: A Case Study', Buildings, 12, pp. 136 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12020136
    Journal articles | 2022
    Morasaei A; Ghabussi A; Aghlmand S; Yazdani M; Baharom S; Assilzadeh H, 2022, 'Simulation of steel–concrete composite floor system behavior at elevated temperatures via multi-hybrid metaheuristic framework', Engineering with Computers, 38, pp. 2567 - 2582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00366-020-01228-z
    Journal articles | 2022
    Safaeian M; Fathollahi-Fard AM; Kabirifar K; Yazdani M; Shapouri M, 2022, 'Selecting Appropriate Risk Response Strategies Considering Utility Function and Budget Constraints: A Case Study of a Construction Company in Iran', Buildings, 12, pp. 98 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12020098
    Journal articles | 2022
    Salami MS; Eslamipirharati M; Bakhshi A; Aghsami A; Jolai F; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Does a Buyback Contract Coordinate a Reverse Supply Chain Facing Remanufacturing Capacity Disruption and Returned Product Quality Uncertainty?', Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, pp. 15939 - 15939, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142315939
    Journal articles | 2022
    Salari SAS; Mahmoudi H; Aghsami A; Jolai F; Jolai S; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Off-Site Construction Three-Echelon Supply Chain Management with Stochastic Constraints: A Modelling Approach', Buildings, 12, pp. 119 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12020119
    Journal articles | 2022
    Shahmansouri AA; Yazdani M; Hosseini M; Akbarzadeh Bengar H; Farrokh Ghatte H, 2022, 'The prediction analysis of compressive strength and electrical resistivity of environmentally friendly concrete incorporating natural zeolite using artificial neural network', Construction and Building Materials, 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125876
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sibevei A; Azar A; Zandieh M; Khalili SM; Yazdani M, 2022, 'Developing a Risk Reduction Support System for Health System in Iran: A Case Study in Blood Supply Chain Management', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042139
    Journal articles | 2022
    Yazdani M; Mojtahedi M; Loosemore M; Sanderson D; Dixit V, 2022, 'An integrated decision model for managing hospital evacuation in response to an extreme flood event: A case study of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, NSW, Australia', Safety Science, 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105867
    Journal articles | 2022
    Yazdani M; Mojtahedi M; Loosemore M; Sanderson D, 2022, 'A modelling framework to design an evacuation support system for healthcare infrastructures in response to major flood events', Progress in Disaster Science, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2022.100218
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ghafourian K; Kabirifar K; Mahdiyar A; Yazdani M; Ismail S; Tam VWY, 2021, 'A synthesis of express analytic hierarchy process (EAHP) and partial least squares-structural equations modeling (PLS-SEM) for sustainable construction and demolition waste management assessment: The case of Malaysia', Recycling, 6, pp. 73 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/recycling6040073
    Journal articles | 2021
    Mirmozaffari M; Shadkam E; Khalili SM; Yazdani M, 2021, 'Developing a Novel Integrated Generalised Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Evaluate Hospitals Providing Stroke Care Services', Bioengineering, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering8120207
    Journal articles | 2021
    Shahmansouri AA; Yazdani M; Ghanbari S; Akbarzadeh Bengar H; Jafari A; Farrokh Ghatte H, 2021, 'Artificial neural network model to predict the compressive strength of eco-friendly geopolymer concrete incorporating silica fume and natural zeolite', Journal of Cleaner Production, 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123697
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wei W; Mojtahedi M; Yazdani M; Kabirifar K, 2021, 'The alignment of australia’s national construction code and the sendai framework for disaster risk reduction in achieving resilient buildings and communities', Buildings, 11, pp. 429 - 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100429
    Journal articles | 2021
    Yazdani M; Kabirifar K; Fathollahi-Fard AM; Mojtahedi M, 2021, 'Production scheduling of off-site prefabricated construction components considering sequence dependent due dates', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16285-0
    Journal articles | 2021
    Yazdani M; Kabirifar K; Frimpong BE; Shariati M; Mirmozaffari M; Boskabadi A, 2021, 'Improving construction and demolition waste collection service in an urban area using a simheuristic approach: A case study in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Cleaner Production, 280, pp. 124138 - 124138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124138
    Journal articles | 2021
    Yazdani M; Mojtahedi M; Loosemore M; Sanderson D; Dixit V, 2021, 'Hospital evacuation modelling: A critical literature review on current knowledge and research gaps', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 66, pp. 102627 - 102627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102627
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mirmozaffari M; Yazdani M; Boskabadi A; Dolatsara HA; Kabirifar K; Golilarz NA, 2020, 'A novel machine learning approach combined with optimization models for eco-efficiency evaluation', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10155210
    Journal articles | 2020
    Yazdani M; Mojtahedi M; Loosemore M, 2020, 'Enhancing evacuation response to extreme weather disasters using public transportation systems: A novel simheuristic approach', Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 7, pp. 195 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/JCDE/QWAA017
    Journal articles | 2019
    Aghapour AH; Yazdani M; Jolai F; Mojtahedi M, 2019, 'Capacity planning and reconfiguration for disaster-resilient health infrastructure', Journal of Building Engineering, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100853
    Journal articles | 2019
    Chen Y; Yazdani M; Mojtahedi M; Newton S, 2019, 'The impact on neighbourhood residential property valuations of a newly proposed public transport project: The Sydney Northwest Metro case study', Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 3, pp. 100070 - 100070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2019.100070
    Journal articles | 2019
    Yazdani M; Babagolzadeh M; Kazemitash N; Saberi M, 2019, 'Reliability estimation using an integrated support vector regression – variable neighborhood search model', Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 15, pp. 103 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jii.2019.03.001
    Journal articles | 2018
    Yazdani M; Jolai F; Taleghani M; Yazdani R, 2018, 'A modified imperialist competitive algorithm for a two-agent single-machine scheduling under periodic maintenance consideration', International Journal of Operational Research, 32, pp. 127 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijor.2018.10013120
    Journal articles | 2018
    Yazdani M; Jolai F; Taleghani M; Yazdani R, 2018, 'A modified imperialist competitive algorithm for a two-agent single-machine scheduling under periodic maintenance consideration', International Journal of Operational Research, 32, pp. 127 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJOR.2018.092011
    Journal articles | 2017
    Yazdani M; Aleti A; Khalili SM; Jolai F, 2017, 'Optimizing the sum of maximum earliness and tardiness of the job shop scheduling problem', Computers and Industrial Engineering, 107, pp. 12 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2017.02.019
    Journal articles | 2017
    Yazdani M; Khalili SM; Babagolzadeh M; Jolai F, 2017, 'A single-machine scheduling problem with multiple unavailability constraints: A mathematical model and an enhanced variable neighborhood search approach', Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 4, pp. 46 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcde.2016.08.001
    Journal articles | 2016
    Azadeh A; Seif J; Sheikhalishahi M; Yazdani M, 2016, 'An integrated support vector regression-imperialist competitive algorithm for reliability estimation of a shearing machine', International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 29, pp. 16 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0951192X.2014.1002810
    Journal articles | 2016
    Yazdani M; Jolai F, 2016, 'Lion Optimization Algorithm (LOA): A nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm', Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 3, pp. 24 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcde.2015.06.003
    Journal articles | 2016
    Yazdani M; Khalili SM; Jolai F, 2016, 'A parallel machine scheduling problem with two-agent and tool change activities: an efficient hybrid metaheuristic algorithm', International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 29, pp. 1075 - 1088, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0951192X.2015.1130261
  • Conference Papers | 2019
    Yazdani M; Hajizadeh F; Ghazi-Mazhrebi S, 2019, 'Examining liberalization of railway communication services', in 2019 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications, ISNCC 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISNCC.2019.8909182
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Khodaee A; Yazdani M; Hajizadeh F, 2018, 'Examining liberalization of iranian railway communication services', in ICRT 2017: Railway Development, Operations, and Maintenance - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Rail Transportation 2017, pp. 169 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784481257.019
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Yazdani M; Mojtahedi M; Loosemore M, 2018, 'Clustering Analysis of Vulnerable Areas in Australia’s Cities Against Disasters', in Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Humanitarian Applications, Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, presented at Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Humanitarian Applications, AMSI Optimise 2018, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 18 June 2018 - 22 June 2018, https://optimise.amsi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2018/06/opt-18-program-abstract-booklet.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Yazdani M; Mojtahedi M; Loosemore M, 2018, 'Developing a Comprehensive Disaster Evacuation Planning Model for Urban Areas in Australia', Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, presented at Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Humanitarian Applications, AMSI Optimise 2018 Melbourne June 2018, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 18 June 2018 - 22 June 2018, https://optimise.amsi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2018/06/opt-18-program-abstract-booklet.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Khalili SM; Babagolzadeh M; Yazdani M; Saberi M; Chang E, 2016, 'A bi-objective model for relief supply location in post-disaster management', in Xhafa F; Barolli L; Snasel V; Zelinka I (eds.), Proceedings - 2016 International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems, IEEE INCoS 2016, IEEE, Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC, pp. 428 - 434, presented at 8th International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCoS), Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC, 07 - 09 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INCoS.2016.59

Construction Project Planning and Management

  • Optimization methods in project planning and scheduling;
  • Project management methodology for post-disaster reconstruction;
  • Construction waste management in disasters;
  • Construction management in response to disasters;

Disaster Risk Management

  • Disaster recovery project management;
  • Disaster response strategies in the built environment;
  • Disaster-resilient built environment;
  • Strategies and plans for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery;
  • Evacuation planning

Computer-Based Engineering Techniques

  • Innovative computational strategies and numerical algorithms for large-scale engineering problems
  • Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), knowledge-based systems, computational intelligence, including neural networks and evolutionary computations to engineering problems
  • Mathematical models in engineering problems

Articles published in the media

  • Our hospitals are at greater risk of flooding as the climate changes. We need better evacuation plans (theconversation.com)
  • Investing in disaster preparedness means going with science (themandarin.com.au)

 Scholarly Journal Editorial Roles

  • Editor, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering (ISSN:2288-4300)
  • Editor, Buildings (ISSN: 2075-5309)
  • Editor, Resources, Environment and Sustainability (ISSN: 2666-9161)
  • Editor, Frontiers in Built Environment (ISSN: 2297-3362)

My Teaching