Research topics:

My main research interest is theoretical condensed-matter physics with special focus on the following topics:

• Spintronics, magnonics and spin-orbitronics
• Topological defects and solitons (skyrmions, hopfions, ...)
• Ultrafast spin dynamics, optomagnetism and optomagnonics
• Floquet theory
• Nonequilibrium phenomena
• Superconducting spintronics
• Topological order and quantum spin liquids
• Quantum many-body effects in novel 2D systems

Academic Experience: 

• 2016-onwards   Senior Researcher, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
• 2014-2015         Postdoc, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
• 2011-2013         Postdoc, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

Education:

• 2006-2011       PhD., Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics,
  Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan, Iran   
• 2004-2006       MSc., Theoretical Particle Physics,
  Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
• 2000-2004        BSc., Electronic Engineering,
  Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran 
  Shahid Rajaee University, Tehran, Iran          

Team Members: 

Postdocs:

• 2020-2022         Marion M. S. Barbeau

PhD Students:

• 2017-2019         Rohollah Khoshlahni
  Project: Topological properties and dynamics of skyrmions in antiferromagnetic nanostructures

Master Students:

• 2019-2020         Trond H. Haug
  Project: Ultrafast two-magnon excitation in antiferromagnetic insulators
• 2019-2020         Ivan Ushakov
  Project: Phase diagram of the extended Kane-Mele-Hubbard model
• 2018-2019         Juan M. Losada
  Project: Ultrafast manipulation of Heisenberg exchange and Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interactions in antiferromagnetic insulators
• 2018-2019        Sander Ø. Hanslin  (Next position: PhD student @ NTNU)
  Project: Theoy of antisymmetric exchange in metallic antiferromagnetic thin films
• 2018-2019        Mette Wirak  (Next position: Software engineer @ Cisco)
  Project: Spin dynamics in magnetic structures: A numerical study
• 2018-2019        Kristian B. Næss  (Next position: Management Consultant Associate @ PwC)
  Project: Thermoelectric properties of (anti)ferromagnet/superconductor hybrid junctions
• 2017-2018        Andreas S. Krogen  (Next position: PhD student @ TU Delft )
  Project: All-optical magnetisation switching in 2D metallic ferro- and antiferromagnetic Systems
• 2016-2017        Lars A. Kristiansen  (Next position: Software developer)
  Project: Spin-orbit-induced dynamics of magnetic textures

Guest Researchers:

• 2019 (July-October)        Dr. Mahroo Shiranzaei (Uppsala University)
  Project: Magnon BEC
   

Job Offers:

Postdocs

Currently there is no opening.
If you are interested, there might be possibilities through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Individual Fellowships . 

PhD Theses

Currently there is no opening.

Master Theses

There are possibilities for master thesis/specialization projects in our group. Please contact me by email for more information.