He obtained his B.Sc. at Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, in 1985; M.Sc. at University of Roorkee in 1991; and Ph.D. at University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada in 1995. His research interests are Soil & Rock Mechanical Behavior, Soil-structure Interaction, Numerical Methods inGeotechnical and Fluid Mechanics Engineering, Geosynthetics, Dam Behavior, Ground-water flow and contamination Modling