Short CV
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Education
- Postdoc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (2024–Now)
- Ph.D. in Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, USA (2019–2024)
- M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2015–2018)
- B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran (2011–2015)
Research Interests
- Control co-design
- Multidisciplinary design optimization
- Renewable energy systems
- AI-based design
- Data-driven modeling and surrogate modeling
- Mechatronics
- Embedded systems
- Hardware-in-the-loop testing and experiments
Selected Publications
Lee, Saeid Bayat, and Allison (2025).
“Wind turbine control co‑design using dynamic system derivative function surrogate model (DFSM) based on OpenFAST linearization.”
Applied Energy, 396:126203.
🔗 LinkSaeid Bayat and Allison (2025).
“Impact of control strategies on the control co‑design of spar floating offshore wind turbines.”
Ocean Engineering, 336:121763.
🔗 LinkLee, Saeid Bayat, Allison, Hossain, and Griffith (2025).
“Multidisciplinary modeling and control co‑design of a floating offshore vertical‑axis wind turbine system.”
Journal of Mechanical Design, 147(6):061702.
🔗 LinkSaeid Bayat, Lee, and Allison (2025).
“Nested control co‑design of a spar buoy horizontal‑axis floating offshore wind turbine.”
Ocean Engineering, 328:121037.
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Professional Experience
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MaRInE Lab, University of Michigan (2024–Now)
Focus on control co-design for hybrid wind–wave energy systems and proposal development. - Research Assistant, Engineering System Design Lab, UIUC (2019–2024)
Specialized in CCD, surrogate modeling, and MPC. - Research Assistant, Nano Robotics Lab, Sharif University (2015–2018)
- Research Assistant, IDAS Lab, Iran University of Science and Technology (2011–2015)
Skills
- Programming: C++, Python, MATLAB
- Simulation: OpenFAST, WEC-Sim, Capytaine, OpenMDAO
- Real-Time Control: Speedgoat, TwinCAT, Beckhoff
- CAD & Hardware: SOLIDWORKS, STM32 microcontroller
- Machine Learning: PyTorch
Teaching
- Mechatronics (UIUC, 2024, 2023)
- Digital Control Systems (UIUC, 2023)
- Mechatronic Systems (Sharif Univ., 2017–2018)
- MATLAB Software (IUST, 2014)
Awards
- Best Student Paper Award, ASME IDETC/CIE 2025
- Rank 5 among ~100 in B.Sc. Class, Iran University of Science and Technology (2015)
- Elite Student Recognition, Iran Univ. of Science & Tech. (2012, 2014)
References
- Prof. James T. Allison – UIUC (jtalliso@illinois.edu)
- Prof. Lei Zuo – University of Michigan (leizuo@umich.edu)
- Dr. Yong Hoon Lee – University of Memphis (yhlee@memphis.edu)
