Education 

PhD: Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2017

MASc: Masters of Applied Science, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2011

BASc: Bachelors of Applied Science, Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2010

Research Areas

• Additive Manufacturing
• Machine Learning Applications
• Crystal Plasticity
• Phenomenological Modelling 

Courses Taught

• ME307: Machine Design I
• ME559: Finite Element Analysis
  

Selected Publications

• U. Ali, H. Fayazfar, F. Ahmed, E. Toyserkani, Internal surface roughness enhancement of parts made by laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing, Vacuum, 2020
• F. Ahmed, U. Ali, D. Sarker, E. Marzbanrad, K. Choi, Y. Mahmoodkhani, E. Toyserkani, Study of powder recycling and its effect on printed parts during laser powder-bed fusion of 17-4 PH stainless steel, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2020
• R. Esmaeilizadeh, A. Keshavarzkermani, U. Ali, Y. Mahmoodkhani, B. Behravesh, H. Jahed, A. Bonakdar, E. Toyserkani, Customizing mechanical properties of additively manufactured Hastelloy X parts by adjusting laser scanning speed, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020
• Z. Zhang, O. Ibhadode, U. Ali, C. F. Dibia, P. Rahnama, A. Bonakdar, E. Toyserkani, Topology optimization parallel-computing framework based on the inherent strain method for support structure design in laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 2020
• S.I. Shahabad, Z. Zhang, A. Keshavarzkermani, U. Ali, Y. Mahmoodkhani, R. Esmaeilizadeh, A. Bonakdar, E. Toyserkani, Heat Source Model Calibration for Thermal Analysis of Laser Powder-Bed Fusion, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2020
• R. Esmaeilizadeh, U. Ali, A. Keshavarzkermani, Y. Mahmoodkhani, E. Marzbanrad, E. Toyserkani, On the effect of spatter particles distribution on the quality of Hastelloy X parts made by laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2019
• U. Ali, W. Muhammad, A. Brahme, O. Skiba, K. Inal, Application of artificial neural networks in micromechanics for polycrystalline metals, International Journal of Plasticity, 2019
• U. Ali, Y. Mahmoodkhani, S. I. Shahabad, R. Esmaeilizadeh, F. Liravi, E. Sheydaeian, K. Y. Huang, E. Marzbanrad, M. Vlasea, E. Toyserkani, On the measurement of relative powder-bed compaction density in powder-bed additive manufacturing processes, Materials & Design, 2018
• U. Ali, D. Odoh, W. Muhammad, A. Brahme, R.K. Mishra, M. Wells, K. Inal, Experimental investigation and through process crystal plasticity-static recrystallization modeling of temperature and strain rate effects during hot compression of AA6063, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2017