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Mahdi Shahbakhti
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Research
Latest papers
Coordinated longitudinal-lateral control for truck platooning: Minimizing fuel consumption and NOx emissions.
ISA transactions · 2026 · senior author
Predicting transient performance of a heavy-duty gaseous-fuelled engine using combined phenomenological and machine learning models.
International journal of engine research · 2025
Safe deep reinforcement learning in diesel engine emission control.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part I, Journal of systems and control engineering · 2023
Latest funding
- $190,000
Machine Learning Control for Hydrogen integration in Heavy-duty engines
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $475,694
Machine Learning Control and Diagnostics of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack to Optimize Performance and Minimize Degradation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $373,000
A Robust and Low-cost Technology for Risk Mitigation of Pathogenic Infection in HVAC Systems
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
4 publications.
Coordinated longitudinal-lateral control for truck platooning: Minimizing fuel consumption and NOx emissions.
Jiang L, Shahbakhti M
Predicting transient performance of a heavy-duty gaseous-fuelled engine using combined phenomenological and machine learning models.
Balazadeh N, Munshi S, Shahbakhti M, McTaggart-Cowan G
Safe deep reinforcement learning in diesel engine emission control.
Norouzi A, Shahpouri S, Gordon D, Shahbakhti M, Koch CR
Cold Climate Impact on Air-Pollution-Related Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review.
Wine O, Osornio Vargas A, Campbell SM, Hosseini V, Koch CR, Shahbakhti M
Machine Learning Control for Hydrogen integration in Heavy-duty engines
Principal investigators: Koch, Charles CR
Keywords: air quality; alternative fuels; combustion; controls; emissions; fuel cells; hydrogen; machine learning; transportation
Machine Learning Control and Diagnostics of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack to Optimize Performance and Minimize Degradation
Principal investigators: Shahbakhti, Mahdi MSH
Keywords: cell degradation; control; fault diagnostics; fuel cell stack; instrumentation; machine learning; mechatronics; modeling; optimization; solid oxides fuel cell
A Robust and Low-cost Technology for Risk Mitigation of Pathogenic Infection in HVAC Systems
Principal investigators: Nouri, Alireza A
Keywords: airborne pathogens; biological hazards; design optimization; filter disinfection; filter efficiency; filter testing; hvac; particulate matter; pathogen entrapment; ventilation
Intelligent Control of Connected and Automated Vehicles and Powertrains for Cold Climates
Principal investigators: Shahbakhti, Mahdi
Keywords: automotive powertrains; connected and automated vehicles; model-based controls; thermodynamics; dynamic modeling; optimization; hvac (climate) controls; machine learning; vehicle testing; cold environment
Optimum high-efficient hybrid electric natural gas powertrain designs towards economically viable low emission trucks
Principal investigators: Shahbakhti, Mahdi M
Keywords: Automotive vehicles; Energy management; Hybrid electric vehicles; Internal combustion engines; Natural gas fuel; Optimization and control; Powertrain; System simulation/modeling; Vehicle tailpipe emissions; Well-to-wheels analyses
Exergy-Wise Predictive Control of Building and Automotive Energy Systems
Principal investigators: Shahbakhti, Mahdi
Urban Carrying Capacity under Cold Climate for Transportation Generated Air Pollution and Public Exposure
Principal investigators: Shahbakhti, Mahdi
Keywords: urban capacity; air pollution; transportation; public health; cold climate
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Mahdi Shahbakhti: 1 shared paper
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Vahid Hosseini: 1 shared paper
- Mahdi Shahbakhti and Gordon McTaggart-Cowan: 1 shared paper
- Mahdi Shahbakhti and Vahid Hosseini: 1 shared paper
- Mahdi Shahbakhti and David Gordon: 1 shared paper
- Gordon McTaggart-Cowan and Vahid Hosseini: 1 shared paper
- Mechanical Engineering
- Pediatrics
- Sustainable Energy Engineering
- School of Sustainable Energy Engineering
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