Ellips Masehian
Assistant Professor
Speciality: Robotics and Automation
  • BS/BA: Industrial Engineering
  • MS: Industrial Engineering
  • PhD: Industrial Engineering
  • Phone: 82884939
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  • Email: masehian@modares.ac.ir
    • Address: School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University
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Ellips Masehian

Curriculum Vitae

(Last Update: 6 June 2015)

 

Education
 

  • Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (2/1998 – 5/2004)

Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, GPA: 3.76/4

Doctoral dissertation title: New Compound Models for Robot Motion Planning

  • M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering (9/1994 – 12/1997)

Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, GPA: 3.6/4

Master’s thesis title: Designing and manufacturing of an open-web girder-cutting robot

  • B.Sc. in Industrial Technology (9/1990 – 9/1994)

Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, GPA 3.4/4

 (Top student of the college of Industrial Engineering)

 

Professional Activities
 

 

  • Appointment at Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) (2005–Present)

Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering Department

Chair, Industrial Engineering Group (2009 – 2011)

Director, Manufacturing Systems Modeling Laboratory, Industrial Engineering Department (2007 –)

Director of Educational Affairs, Industrial Engineering Department (2006 –)

  • Appointment at Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (2002 –2005)

Invited faculty member, College of Industrial Engineering (IE)

Member of Curriculum Design Committee, College of IE

Head of Robotics Student Group (2002 - 2003), College of IE

Instructor in graduate examination preparation classes (1995 - 2002)

  • Appointment at Elm-o-Farhang University, Tehran (1999 – 2002)

 Invited lecturer, Department of Industrial Engineering

  • Membership in Editorial Boards of Journals

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (IJARS) - Intech

Guest Editor of the IJARS Special Issue on Robot Motion (2012-2013)

Journal of Industrial Engineering International – Springer (Associate Editor)

MASAUM Journal of Computer Science (MJCS)

MASAUM Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (MJEAS)

  • Membership in Steering and Program Committees of Conferences

Iranian Industrial Automation Conference: Member of Program Committee (2009, 2011, 2013)

International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics: Program Co-chair (2013), Program Chair (2014, 2015)

International Conference on Industrial Engineering

ArmRobotics Robotic contest, Republic of Armenia: Member of board of juries (2009, 2010, 2011)

- Session chair at numerous conferences attended

  • Reviewer of Journals

Applied Mathematics and Computation – Elsevier

Information Sciences – Elsevier

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems – Intech

Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence – Elsevier

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems – Springer

Robotica – Cambridge University Press

Mathematical Problems in Engineering – Hindawi

IET Computer Vision – The Institution of Engineering and Technology

International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Research – IUST (Iran)

Journal of Optimization in Industrial Engineering – IAU (Iran)

  • Reviewer of Conferences

IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)

International Conference of Robotics and Mechatronics (ICROM)

International Conference on Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

International Conference on Electrical Engineering of Iran

International Conference on Industrial Engineering of Iran

Iran’s International Conference on Industrial Automation

 

Research Interests
 

 

 

  • Robotics and Robot Motion Planning
  • Industrial Automation
  • Flexible Manufacturing Systems
  • Combinatorial Optimization and Metaheuristics
  • Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
  • Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing

 

Teaching
 
  • Undergraduate

Facilities Layout Planning

Manufacturing Processes Production Technologies

Technical English

  • Graduate

Combinatorial Optimization and Metaheuristics (Developed course)

Robot Motion Planning (Developed course)

Product Design and Process Planning (Developed course)

Automatic Production Systems Design

CAD/CAM

Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Applications of Artificial Intelligence


Average teaching assessment score at TMU during 2005-2014: 3.7/4

Teaching intensive courses on Automation and Artificial Intelligence for various industries and companies

 

Computer Skills
 
  • Programming

MATLAB

VP-Expert System Shell

SIEMENS Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) languages,

Computer Numerical Controlled machines (CNC) programming languages

  • General Software

Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Power Point, Front Page),

Musical and Graphics software,

Internet tools

  • Technical Software

Industrial Engineering software (such as MS-Project, Data analysis),

Computer Aided Design software (SolidWorks, Auto Cad)

 

Books / Book Chapters
 

  1. Masehian E. and Ronagh M., Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (in Persian), Farmanesh Pub., ISBN 978-600-90502-1-5, Sep. 2010, 560 pp. (Selected as the official textbook for Payame-Noor University).

     

  2. Masehian E. and Ronagh M., Introduction to Manufacturing Processes (in Persian), Farmanesh Pub., ISBN 978-600-5597-25-7, Sep. 2011, 412 pp. (Selected as the official textbook for Payame-Noor University and Finalist at 19th Iran's Book of the Season Award, March 2012).

     

  3. Mohabbati-Kalejahi N., Akbaripour H., and Masehian E., “Basic and Hybrid Imperialist Competitive Algorithms for Solving the Non-attacking and Non-dominating n-Queens Problems”, Studies in Computational Intelligence, K. Madani, A. Dourado, A. Rosa and J. Filipe (Eds.), Springer Verlag, Vol. 577, 2014, pp. 79-96, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11271-8_6.

     

  4. Masehian E. and Royan M., “Cooperative Control of a Multi Robot Flocking System for Simultaneous Object Collection and shepherding”, Studies in Computational Intelligence, K. Madani, A. Dourado, A. Rosa and J. Filipe (Eds.), Springer Verlag, Vol. 577, 2014, pp. 97-114, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11271-8_7.

     

  5. MasehianE. and Sedighizadeh D., “An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Method for Motion Planning of Multiple Robots”, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, A. Martinoli, F. Mondada, N. Correll, G. Mermoud et al. (Eds.), Springer Verlag, Vol. 83, 2013, pp. 175-188, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_13.

     

  6. Mousavi, S. J. and Masehian, E., “Robotic Grippers, Grasping, and Grasp Planning”, in Engineering Creative Design in Robotics and Mechatronics, M. K. Habib and J. Paulo Davim (Eds.), IGI Global, June 2013, pp. 277-300, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4225-6.ch016.

     

  7. Masehian E. and Hassan Nejad A., “Graph-based Multi Robot Motion Planning: Feasibility and Structural Properties”, in Multi-Robot Systems, Trends and Development, T. Yasuda and K. Ohkura (Eds.), InTech Pub., January 2011, pp. 211-232, ISBN: 978-953-307-425-2.

     

  8. MasehianE. and Amin-Naseri M.R., “Composite Models for Mobile Robot Offline Path Planning”, in Mobile Robots: Perception and Navigation, S. Kolski (Ed.), Pro Literatur Verlag and Advanced Robotic Systems International Germany/Austria, Feb. 2007, pp. 237-262, ISBN: 3-86611-283-1.

Journal Papers
 
  1. Akbaripour H., Masehian, E., Roostaei, A., “Landscape Analysis and Scatter Search Metaheuristic for Solving the Uncapacitated Single Allocation Hub Location Problem”, International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2015, accepted.
  2. Ghandi, S., and Masehian, E., “Assembly Sequence Planning of Rigid and Flexible Parts”, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2015, in press. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsy.2015.05.002.
  3. Ghandi, S., and Masehian, E., “Review and Taxonomies of Assembly and Disassembly Path Planning Problems and Approaches”, Computer Aided Design, 2015, in press. DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2015.05.001.
  4. Ahmadzadeh H. Masehian E., and Asadpour, M., “Modular Robotic Systems: Characteristics and Applications”, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 2015, in press. DOI: 10.1007/s10846-015-0237-8.
  5. Fazlollahtabar H., Saidi-Mehrabad M., and Masehian E., "Mathematical model for deadlock resolution in multiple AGV scheduling and routing network: a case study", Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Vol. 42 No. 3, 2015, pp. 252–263, DOI: 10.1108/IR-12-2014-0437.
  6. Ahmadzadeh H. and Masehian E., “Modular Robotic Systems: Methods and algorithms for abstraction, planning, control, and synchronization”, Artificial Intelligence, 2015, DOI: 10.1016/j.artint.2015.02.004.
  7. Ghandi S. and Masehian E., “A Breakout Local Search (BLS) Method for Solving the Assembly Sequence Planning Problem”, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 39, 2015, pp. 245–266, DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2014.12.009.
  8. Masehian E. and Mafakheri Z., “Modeling and Solving the Rail Fleet Sizing Problem with Multiple Objectives and Heterogeneous Fleet Using Metaheuristic Algorithms” (in Persian), Quarterly Journal of Transportation Engineering, in Press, 2015.
  9. Baradaran Kazemzadeh R., Kaheh Z., and Masehian E., “A Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming Model for Order Replenishment and a Heuristic Algorithm for its Solution” (in Persian), Journal of Industrial Engineering Research in Production Systems, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2014, pp. 63-75.
  10. Eskandarpour M., Masehian E., Soltani R., and Khosrojerdi A., “A Reverse Logistics Network for Recovery Systems and a Robust Metaheuristic Solution Approach”, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 74, No. 9-12, pp. 1393-1406, 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s00170-014-6045-7.
  11. Masehian E. and Kakahaji H., “NRR: A Nonholonomic Random Replanner for Navigation of Car-Like Robots in Unknown Environments” Robotica, Vol. 32, No. 7, October 2014, pp. 1101-1123, DOI: 10.1017/ S0263574713001276.
  12. Masehian E., Akbaripour H., and Mohabbati-Kalejahi N., “Solving the n-Queens Problem using a Tuned Hybrid Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (HICA)”, The International Arab Journal of Information Technology, Vol. 11, No. 6, 2014, pp. 550-559.
  13. Masehian E. and Katebi Y., “Sensor-Based Motion Planning of Mobile Robots in Unknown Dynamic Environments”, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, June 2014, Volume 74, No. 3-4, pp 893-914. DOI: 10.1007/s10846-013-9837-3.
  14. Movafaghpour M.A., Masehian E., and Moradi H., “Scenario Reduction for Probabilistic Robot Path Planning in Presence of Preferences on Hidden States”, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 39, No. 4 , pp 2909-2928, 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s13369-014-0959-0.
  15. Masehian E. and Abouei Mehrizi A.A, “Path Planning of Manipulator Robots using Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming” (in Persian), University of Tehran Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 55-68, Spring 2013.
  16. Noorosana, R., Shekary, M., and Masehian, E., “Optimization of Cause-Selecting Adaptive Control Chart Parameters by Particle Swarm Optimization Metaheuristic” (in Persian), Journal of Quality Engineering and Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013, pp. 11-18.
  17. Akbaripour H., Salmasnia A., Baradaran-Kazemzadeh R., and Masehian E., “A Robust Hybrid Heuristic for Solving the Uncapacitated Hub Location Problem” (in Persian), International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Management, accepted, 2013.
  18. Masehian, E., Akbaripour, H., and Mohabbati-Kalejahi N., “Landscape Analysis and Efficient Metaheuristics for Solving the n-Queens Problem”, Computational Optimization and Applications, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 735-764, 2013, DOI: 10.1007/s10589-013-9578-z.
  19. Akbaripour, H. and Masehian, E., “Efficient and Robust Parameter Tuning for Heuristic Algorithms”, International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Research, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2013.
  20. Jannat D. and Masehian E., “Path Planning for Tractor-Trailer Robots using the Fast Marching Method” (in Persian), Journal of Modeling in Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 34, pp. 31-47, Jun. 2013.
  21. Nahavandi N., Maddahi A., and Masehian E., “Solving Multi-objective Dynamic Facility Layout Problem Using a Hybrid Local Search-Simulated Annealing Algorithm” (in Persian), International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Management, Vol. 24, No. 1, 2013, pp. 14-21.
  22. Mirdar Harijani A. and Masehian E., “Planning of Covering and Minesweeping Operations for Multiple Robots in Unknown Environments” (in Persian), Passive Defense Science and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 57-71, 2012.
  23. Movafaghpour M.A. and Masehian E., “Poly Line Map Extraction in Sensor-Based Mobile Robot Navigation using a Consecutive Clustering Algorithm”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 60, No. 8, 2012, pp. 1078-1092, DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2012.02.001.
  24. Jannat D. and Masehian E., “Car-like Robots Motion Planning by the Fast Marching Method (FMM)”, (in Persian), International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Management, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2012, pp. 228-238.
  25. Masehian, E. and Samadian, H., “Multi Robot Motion Planning with Concurrent Moves on Graphs” (in Persian), The Modares Journal of Electrical Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2011, pp. 85-101.
  26. Masehian E., Barzinpour F., and Saedi S., “Mobile Robot Path Planning Using a New GA-based Method with Variable Chromosome Length” (in Persian), International Journal of Industrial Engineering & Production Management, Vol. 22, 2011, pp. 99-111.
  27. Masehian E. and Sedighizadeh, D., “Multi-Objective PSO- and NPSO-based Algorithms for Robot Path Planning”, Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2010, pp. 69-76, DOI: 10.4316/AECE.2010.04011.
  28. Masehian E. and Amin-Naseri M.R., “Mobile Robot Online Motion Planning Using Generalized Voronoi Graphs”, Journal of Optimization in Industrial Engineering, Vol. 5, 2010, pp. 1-15.
  29. Masehian E. and Sedighizadeh D., “Multi-Objective Robot Motion Planning Using a Particle Swarm Optimization Model”, Journal of Zhejiang University–SCIENCE C (Computers & Electronics), Vol. 11, No. 8, 2010, pp. 607-619, DOI: 10.1631/jzus.C0910525.
  30. Masehian E. and Khosravi, N., “A Review on the Effects of Communicative Multi-agent Systems on the Future of Digital Media” (in Persian), Radio and Television Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 10, Winter 2009, pp. 71-86.
  31. Masehian E. and Amraei H., “Analysis of Concurrent Patterns in Statistical Process Control (SPC) Charts using Neural Networks” (in Persian), International Journal of Industrial Engineering & Production Management, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2009, pp. 15-23.
  32. Sedighizadeh D. and Masehian E., “Particle Swarm Optimization Methods, Taxonomy and Applications”, International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 5, 2009, pp. 486-502.
  33. Masehian E. and Daneshzand F., “Designing Solvable Graphs for Multiple Moving Agents”, Journal of Optimization in Industrial Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2009, pp. 41-54.
  34. Masehian E., “New Heuristic Algorithms for Solving Single-Vehicle and Multi-Vehicle Generalized Traveling Salesman Problems (GTSP)”, Journal of Optimization in Industrial Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2009, pp. 49-58.
  35. Masehian E. and Amin-Naseri M.R., “Sensor-Based Robot Motion Planning - A Tabu Search Approach”, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2008, pp. 48-57, DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2008.921543.
  36. Masehian E. and Sedighizadeh D., “Classic and Heuristic Approaches in Robot Motion Planning – A Chronological Review”, International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 5, 2007, pp. 249-254.
  37. Masehian E. and Katebi Y., “Robot Motion Planning in Dynamic Environments with Moving Obstacles and Target”, International Journal of Computer, Information, Systems and Control Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 5, 2007, pp. 1234-1239.
  38. Masehian E. and Habibi G., “Robot Path Planning in 3D Space Using Binary Integer Programming”, International Journal of Computer, Information, Systems and Control Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 5, 2007, pp. 1240-1245.
  39. Masehian E. and Amin-Naseri M.R., “A Voronoi Diagram - Visibility Graph - Potential Field Compound Algorithm for Robot Path Planning”, Journal of Robotic Systems, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2004, pp. 275-300, DOI: 10.1002/rob.20014
  40. Masehian E., Amin-Naseri M.R., and Esmaeilzadeh Khadem S., “A Hybrid Roadmap Model for Robot Path Planning”, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2004, pp. 77-87.

 

Conference Papers
 
  1. Hoseini Tehrani S.S., Masehian E., and Mousavi S.J., “Estimating Part Pose Statistics Ranks in Automatic Assembly Line Part Feeders” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 11th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Jan. 2015, Tehran, Iran.
  2. Zarouri F., Masehian E., and Zegordi S.H., “Fitness Landscape Analysis of the Set Packing Problem and its Solution by GA and PSO Metaheuristics” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 11th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Jan. 2015, Tehran, Iran.
  3. Neyshabouri Jami E. and Masehian E., “Reverse Warehousing System: Principal Concepts and Problem Modeling for Optimal Shelving” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 11th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Jan. 2015, Tehran, Iran.
  4. Akbaripour H., Hekmatfar T., and Masehian E., “An Efficient and Optimal Algorithm for Solving the Sokolor Problem”, in Proceedings of the 11th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Jan. 2015, Tehran, Iran.
  5. Hekmatfar T., Masehian E., and Mousavi S.J., “Cooperative Object Transportation by Multiple Mobile Manipulators through a Hierarchical Planning Architecture”, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Robotics and Mechatronics (ICROM), October 2014, Tehran, Iran.
  6. Mousavi S.J., Masehian E., and Moghaddam S.K., “Regrasp Planning through Throwing and Catching”, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Robotics and Mechatronics (ICROM), October 2014, Tehran, Iran.
  7. Ahmadzadeh H. and Masehian E., “Fuzzy Coordination Graphs and Their Application in Multi Robot Coordination under Uncertainty”, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Robotics and Mechatronics (ICROM), October 2014, Tehran, Iran.
  8. Moghaddam, S.K. and Masehian E., “Navigation Among Movable Obstacles” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 10th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Jan. 2014, Tehran, Iran.
  9. Mousavi S.J., and Masehian E., “A New Taxonomy of Robotic Regrasp Planning Approaches and Methods”, in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Robotics and Mechatronics (ICROM), February 2013, Tehran, Iran.
  10. Masehian E., Mehrandish S., and Akbaripour H., “Development of random-sampling based motion planning algorithms for manipulator robot equipped with Kinect sensor”, in Proceedings of the 3rd Iran’s International Conference on Industrial Automation, January 2013, Tehran, Iran.
  11. Jannat D., and Masehian E., “Online Motion Planning of Car-like Robots in Unknown Environments using the Fast Marching Method” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 3rd Iran’s International Conference on Industrial Automation, January 2013, Tehran, Iran.
  12. Akbaripour H. and Masehian E., “TOPSIS-Based Robust Parameter Tuning for Heuristic Algorithms using Design of Experiments Methodology”, in Proceedings of the 1st International Quality Engineering Conference (QEC), December 2012, Tehran, Iran (Best paper).
  13. Masehian E. and Royan M., “A New Model for Solving the Simultaneous Object Collecting and Shepherding Problem in Flocking Robots”, in Proceedings of the4th International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications, October 2012, Barcelona, Spain (nominated for the best paper award).
  14. Masehian E. and Akbaripour H., “Basic and Hybrid Imperialist Competitive Algorithms for Solving the n-Queens Problem”, in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications, October 2012, Barcelona, Spain (nominated for the best paper award).
  15. Akbaripour H., Masehian E., and Mohabati Kalejahi N., “Simulating the Queue of the Self Service System: A Case Study in Tarbiat Modares University”, in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Iranian Operations Research Society, May 2012, Tabriz, Iran.
  16. Akbaripour H. and Masehian E., “Application of Simulated Annealing in Solving the Uncapacitated Hub Location Problem”, in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Iranian Operations Research Society, May 2012, Tabriz, Iran.
  17. Yazdekhasti A., Salmasnia A., Amin-Naseri M.R., and Masehian E., “Landscape Analysis of the Stochastic p-Hub Center Problem for Designing a Proper Optimization Algorithm”, in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Iranian Operations Research Society, May 2012, Tabriz, Iran.
  18. Akbaripour H., Masehian E., Salmasnia A., and Mohabati Kalejahi N., “A Hybrid Heuristic with TOPSIS-based Parameter Tuning for Solving the N-Queens Problem”, in Proceedings of the 8th International Industrial Engineering Conference, Feb. 2012, Tehran, Iran.
  19. Movafaghpour, M.A. and Masehian, E., “Optimal Probabilistic Robot Path Planning with Missing Information”, in Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sep. 2011, San Francisco, pp. 4299 - 4306.
  20. Movafaghpour, M.A., and Masehian, E., “A Linear Programming Approach for Probabilistic Robot Path Planning with Missing Information of Outcomes”, in Proceedings of the 7th Annual IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Aug. 2011, Trieste, Italy, pp. 126-132.
  21. Akbaripour H. and Masehian E., “A Record-to-Record Travel Approach for solving the Capacitated Minimum Spanning Tree Problem”, in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Iranian Operations Research Society, May 2011, Rasht, Iran, p. 786-787.
  22. Masehian E. and Mirdar Harijani A., “Exploration and Foraging of Multiple Robots in Online Environments” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 2nd Iran’s International Conference on Industrial Automation, March 2011, Tehran, Iran.
  23. Masehian E. and Sedighizadeh D., “An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Method for Motion Planning of Multiple Robots”, in Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotics Systems (DARS), Nov. 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  24. Masehian E. and Habibi G., “A New Fuzzy PID Controller for Motion Control of a Two-Wheeled Robot”, in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Applied Bionics and Biomechanics (ICABB), October 2010, Venice, Italy, pp. 62-68.
  25. Maddahi A., Masehian E., and Zegordi S.H., “Solving the Dynamic Facility Layout Problem using an Adaptive Tabu Search Method” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 7th International Industrial Engineering Conference, September 2010, Isfahan, Iran.
  26. Enayati S., Masehian E., and Hosseini S.M., “Automatic Training of Bayesian Networks using Genetic Algorithms based on minimum description length metric” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 7th International Industrial Engineering Conference, September 2010, Isfahan, Iran.
  27. Khosravi N. and Masehian E., “Designing a New Framework for Cooperation and Coordination of Intelligent Agents in Robot Soccer Simulation” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Control, Instrumentation and Automation, June 2010, Tehran, Iran.
  28. Masehian E. and Sedighizadeh D., “A multi-objective PSO-based algorithm for robot path planning”, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), March 2010, Valparaíso, Chile, pp. 465-470. DOI: 10.1109/ICIT.2010.5472755.
  29. Masehian E. and Hassan Nejad A., “A Hierarchical Decoupled Approach for Multi Robot Motion Planning on Trees”, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2010, Anchorage, USA, pp. 3604-3609.
  30. Khosravi N. and Masehian E., “Evaluation of Multi-agent Communication Systems and its Effect on the Future of Digital Media” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Media Engineering, December 2009, Tehran, Iran.
  31. Jannat D. and Masehian E., “Path Planning of Car-like Robots by Fast Marching Method” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 1st Iran’s International Conference on Industrial Automation, November 2009, Tehran, Iran.
  32. Masehian E. and Hassan Nejad A., “Solvability of multi robot motion planning problems on trees”, in Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Oct. 2009, St. Louis, USA, pp. 5936-5941.
  33. Sedighizadeh D. and Masehian E., “A New Taxonomy for Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)”, in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Automation Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, June 2009, pp. 317-322.
  34. Masehian E. and Movafaghpour M.A., “An Adaptive Sequential Clustering Algorithm for Generating Poly-line Maps from Range Data Scan in Mobile Robot Exploration”, in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Automation Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, June 2009, pp. 886-891.
  35. Masehian E., Samadian H., and Daneshzand F., “Analysis of Motion Feasibility of Multiple Mobile Agents on Graphs”, in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information Technology, June 2009, Amman, Jordan, ISBN 9957-8583-0-0 (Best paper).
  36. Masehian E. and Samadian H. “The Application of Graph Theory in Robot Motion planning: Minimal Solvable Graphs” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Software Engineering Applications, March 2009, Lahijan, Iran.
  37. Jannat D. and Masehian E., “Motion planning of Mobile Robots in Unknown Environments using Visibility Graph and Tabu Search” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 6th International Industrial Engineering Conference, March 2009, Tehran, Iran.
  38. Sedighizadeh D., Jalili S., and Masehian E., “Error Recognition in Part Grasping by an Assembly Robot through Decision Tree Method” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Mining, November 2008, Tehran, Iran.
  39. Habibi G., Masehian E., and Beheshti M.T.H., “Binary Integer Programming Model of Point Robot Path Planning”, in Proceedings of IEEE 33rd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Nov. 2007, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 2841-2845.
  40. Masehian E. and Habibi G., “Motion planning and control of mobile robot using Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs)”, in Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Oct. 2007, San Diego, USA, pp. 4277-4282.
  41. Habibi G., Beheshti M.T.H., and Masehian E., “Mobile Robot Path Planning using Linear Matrix Inequalities and Binary Integer Programming” (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 1st Joint Congress on Fuzzy and Intelligent Systems, September 2007, Mashhad, Iran.
  42. Masehian E. and Amin-Naseri M.R., “A Tabu Search-based Approach for Online Motion Planning”, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Dec. 2006, Mumbai, India, pp. 2756-2761.
  43. Masehian E. and Ahmadzadeh H., Robot Path Planning Using a Fast Roadmap Searching Method, in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (ICMT), Nov. 2006, Mexico City, Mexico.
  44. Masehian E., Amin-Naseri M.R., and Esmaeilzadeh Khadem S., “Online Motion Planning Using Incremental Construction of Medial Axis”, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2003), Sep. 2003, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 2928-2933.
  45. Masehian E., Amin-Naseri M.R., and Esmaeilzadeh Khadem S., “Path Planning Using a Pruned Generalized Voronoi Diagram – Potential Field Compound Model”, in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Automation Technology, Sep. 2003, Chiayi, Taiwan, pp. 882-887.
  46. Masehian E., Rapid Prototyping: A State of the Art Review, in Proceedings of the 8th Student Conference of Industrial Engineering, March 2001, Tehran, Iran.
  47. Masehian, E., and Sepehri, M.M., A Moment-based Constructive Algorithm for Solving Generalized Salesman Problem (GSP), in Proceedings of the 8th Student Conference of Industrial Engineering, March 2001, Tehran, Iran.
  48. Masehian E., Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Engineering: A Robotic Approach (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 8th Student Conference of Industrial Engineering, March 2001, Tehran, Iran.
  49. Masehian, E., Babai, E., and Asadi, S., Detection of Out-of-Control States of SPC Charts Using Expert Systems (in Persian), in Proceedings of the 8th Student Conference of Industrial Engineering, March 2001, Tehran, Iran.

 

Honors and Awards
 
  • Finalist at 19th Iran's Book of the Season Award for authoring the book Introduction toManufacturing Processes (in Persian), Farmanesh Pub., March 10, 2012 (among the top 52 in 5564 books).
  • Best paperaward for the paper Analysis of Motion Feasibility of Multiple Mobile Agents on Graphs, at the 4th International Conference on Information Technology, June 2009, Amman, Jordan.
  • Research Visitor position, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA (February to November 2004).
  • IEEE Travel and Registration Award, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2003), Taipei, Taiwan, September 2003.
  • Ranked 2nd among the contestants of MCHE nationwide English language examination, held by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, March 2003.
  • Official representative of I.R. Iran at the 31st General Conference of UNESCO Youth Forum, Paris, France, October 2001.
  • Distinguished lecturer at Elmo-Farhang University, Industrial Engineering Department, Tehran, June 2001.
  • Ranked 1st among the graduates of Industrial Engineering Faculty, Iran University of Science and Technology, September 1994.
  • Ranked 1st among the pursuers of Industrial Engineering discipline in Iran’s Universities Entrance Examination (Concourse), September 1990. 

Contact
 
  • Address

Robotics and Automation Lab., Room 557, Faculty of Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalalé-Alé-Ahmad highway, Nasr Bridge, Tehran, 14115-143, Iran.

  • Phone

(+98)-21-82884939 (office)

  • Fax

(+98)-21-88005040

  • Email

masehian at modares.ac.ir

  • Websites

https://www.modares.ac.ir/~masehian

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ellips_Masehian

http://modares.academia.edu/EllipsMasehian