2025 Conference Speakers: Dr. Ali Ashtiani, P.E

Dr. Ali Ashtiani, P.E
Senior Civil Engineer at Applied Research Associates, Inc (ARA)

About Dr. Ashtiani

Dr. Ashtiani is a Senior Civil Engineer at Applied Research Associates, Inc (ARA), and a licensed Professional Engineer with a doctorate degree in Civil Engineering. With 15 years of experience in pavement design, evaluation, and management, he brings a wealth of expertise to his field. Dr. Ashtiani specializes in structural modeling of concrete pavements and finite element analysis.

He has supported the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pavement research and development program, contributing to various research initiatives in airport pavement engineering. As the task lead and project manager, he has played a pivotal role in the enhancement and maintenance of the FAARFIELD program.

Relevant qualifications

  • Professional Engineer (PE)

Professional area of focus

  • Airport Pavement Design, Modelling, Evaluation, Testing, and Management.

Dr. Ali Ashtiani’s session will cover: 

  • His Award winning: Best Paper (ISCP) – A Deep-Learning Model to Estimate Rigid Pavement Stresses for Top-Down Cracking Airfield Pavement Design

Don’t miss the chance to hear from Dr. Ashtiani as he presents his award-winning research on using deep-learning models to estimate pavement stresses for airfield designs!

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