First name: Jabbar Ali
Surname: Zakeri Sardroudi
Date of birth: 1970

Educational background and qualifications:

• PhD in Civil Engineering – Railway Structures, Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), China (2002)
• M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Tabriz University, Iran (1995)
• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Tabriz University, Iran (1992)

Occupational background and experience:

• Deputy of Civil Affairs Coordination of the Governorate of East Azerbaijan Province of Iran (December 2022 – August 2024)
• Chancellor of Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (2018 – 2022)
• Dean of the Railway Engineering Faculty at IUST (2 years)
• Full Professor of the Railway Engineering Faculty at IUST (2016 – present)
• Associate Professor of the Railway Engineering Faculty at IUST (2011 – 2016)
• Assistant Professor of the Railway Engineering Faculty at IUST (2000 – 2010)
• Member of the Board and Deputy President of the construction and development of railway, ports and airports for Iran Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC) (2 years)
• Director General of the Infrastructure, Ways and Works Department, Iranian Railways (5 years)
• Member of the Supreme Commission of Railway Incidents, Iranian Railways (5 years)
• Chair of the Board and Managing Director of Metra Consulting Engineering Company (2 years)
• Member of the Board and Technical Deputy of Railway Services & Technical Construction Engineering Co. (RSTC Co.) (3 years)
• Member of the Rail Transportation Engineering Association of Iran
• Member of the Steering Committee of the management system of road and railway bridges, Transport Research Institute of Iran
• Consultant and Member of Steering Committee for metro projects in different provinces across Iran
• Member of the study team for major national transport projects such as the Comprehensive Transport Plan for Iran, High Speed Rail, etc.

Scientific and research background:

Dr Zakeri has published numerous scientific and research articles in prestigious domestic and international journals (ISI, ISC) and has presented more than 100 papers at international conferences and seminars.

His research fields and his published articles cover a range of topics, including concrete rail sleepers, ballast, dynamic analysis and lateral strength of the track, maintenance management systems, analysis of train derailment and ways to improve railway safety, the construction, implementation and maintenance of railway lines, the dynamics of railway bridges, and the dynamic interaction of track and wheel.

He is the author of various books in the field of railway maintenance and maintenance railway tracks, and has translated books on topics such as the dynamics of railway bridges, advanced rail lines, and railway safety standards.

He is a member of the Planning Council and Scientific Committee for both national and major international conferences on recent advances in railway engineering, rail transport, rail and road accidents, and civil engineering;

He has worked as a scientific reviewer for national and international journals in the field of transportation engineering, civil engineering and architecture, as well as being either an editor or on the editorial board of national and international quarterly journals, and university scientific and industrial magazines in the field of railway engineering, transportation engineering and civil engineering.

Dr Zakeri has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation as a top researcher in the field of rail transportation, and has presented the best paper at national and international rail transport conferences.