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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)

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)

Saeid Bayat, Shahmansouri, Peddada, Tessier, Butscher, and Allison (2025).
“Can Graph Neural Networks Help Identify Promising Thermal Management System Architectures Among Vast Numbers of Possibilities?”
Journal of Mechanical Design.
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Yonghoon 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.
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Saeid Bayat and James T. Allison (2025).
“Control Co-Design with Varying Available Information Applied to Vehicle Suspensions.”
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control (Accepted).
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Saeid Bayat and Lei Zuo (2025).
“Multidisciplinary Control Co-Design of a Spar–Torus Hybrid Wind–Wave Energy System.”
Journal of Mechanical Design.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MaRInE Lab, University of Michigan (2024–Now)
Research in hybrid wind–wave energy systems, control co-design, simulation and HIL testing; contribute to NSF/DOE/ONR proposals and mentor students.
Research Assistant, Engineering System Design Lab (ESDL), UIUC (2019–2024)
Developed CCD frameworks, surrogate and AI-based models, and optimization methods for complex mechanical and renewable energy systems.
Research Assistant, Nano Robotics Laboratory, Sharif University of Technology (2015–2018)
Designed and controlled an XY nano-positioning stage; implemented neural/fuzzy/ANFIS observers and real-time embedded control systems.
Research Assistant, Intelligent, Autonomous and Distributed Systems (IDAS) Lab, Iran University of Science and Technology (2011–2015)
Worked on bio-payload recovery CanSat design including mechanical structure, sensing, actuation, and system integration.