Mahdi Bahrami
+4746282551
2.20 ZEB-laboratoriet Gløshaugen, Trondheim
About
Mahdi completed a Master of Science in Water Engineering in 2018 at the University of Tehran, Iran. After completing his master’s degree, he worked as a researcher and consultant in Iran from 2019 to 2022.
In 2022, he started his PhD at the Water and Wastewater Group at NTNU. The focus of his PhD was on asset management of green infrastructure. He defended his PhD thesis in March 2026, and from April 2026 he continues his research as a postdoctoral researcher at NTNU, working on the project Nature Thrives.
Project page: Nature Thrives
Research Interests:
Urban Stormwater Management
Infrastructure Asset Management
Nature-based solutions
Operation and Maintenance of Urban Stormwater Infrastructure
Publications
2026
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Roghani, Bardia;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2026)
Mapping the impact: external factors and their role in green infrastructure failures for smarter maintenance planning.
Blue-Green Systems
Academic article
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Rokstad, Marius Møller;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Muthanna, Tone Merete.
(2026)
Back to The Roots - Asset Management of Green Infrastructure.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
2025
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Strømberg, Merethe Arntsen;
Meza, Astrid Cifuentes;
Vargas Alvarez, Kevin Alberto;
Pritsis, Spyros;
Ardiyanti, Rizza;
Pons, Vincent;
Meyn, Thomas;
Rokstad, Marius Møller;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2025)
NTNUs research and reflections from water conferences in 2025.
Vann - Norwegian Journal of water
Professional article
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Roghani, Bardia;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2025)
A proxy-based framework for assessing external stressors on green infrastructure.
Blue-Green Systems
Academic article
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Buøen, Louise Horn;
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Roghani, Bardia;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2025)
From Inspection to Maintenance: A Visual Guide for Assessing Green Roof Conditions.
VANN
Academic article
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Roghani, Bardia;
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2025)
Exploring key characteristics of performance indicators for green infrastructure assessment.
Science of the Total Environment
Academic article
2024
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Boogaard, Floris C.;
Bosseler, Bert;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Duin, Bert van;
Funke, Fabian;
Goerke, Marcel;
Kelly-Hooper, Francine;
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Moglia, Magnus.
(2024)
Chapter 9: Operation, maintenance and rehabilitation techniques.
Non-fiction chapter
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Roghani, Bardia;
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Muthanna, Tone Merete;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2024)
A comparative analysis of international guidelines for green infrastructure performance assessment.
Blue-Green Systems
Academic article
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Roghani, Bardia;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2024)
A deep dive into green infrastructure failures using fault tree analysis.
Water Research
Academic article
Journal publications
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Roghani, Bardia;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2026)
Mapping the impact: external factors and their role in green infrastructure failures for smarter maintenance planning.
Blue-Green Systems
Academic article
-
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Strømberg, Merethe Arntsen;
Meza, Astrid Cifuentes;
Vargas Alvarez, Kevin Alberto;
Pritsis, Spyros;
Ardiyanti, Rizza;
Pons, Vincent;
Meyn, Thomas;
Rokstad, Marius Møller;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz.
(2025)
NTNUs research and reflections from water conferences in 2025.
Vann - Norwegian Journal of water
Professional article
-
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Roghani, Bardia;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2025)
A proxy-based framework for assessing external stressors on green infrastructure.
Blue-Green Systems
Academic article
-
Buøen, Louise Horn;
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Roghani, Bardia;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2025)
From Inspection to Maintenance: A Visual Guide for Assessing Green Roof Conditions.
VANN
Academic article
-
Roghani, Bardia;
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2025)
Exploring key characteristics of performance indicators for green infrastructure assessment.
Science of the Total Environment
Academic article
-
Roghani, Bardia;
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Muthanna, Tone Merete;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2024)
A comparative analysis of international guidelines for green infrastructure performance assessment.
Blue-Green Systems
Academic article
-
Bahrami, Mahdi;
Roghani, Bardia;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Rokstad, Marius Møller.
(2024)
A deep dive into green infrastructure failures using fault tree analysis.
Water Research
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Boogaard, Floris C.;
Bosseler, Bert;
Cherqui, Frédéric;
Duin, Bert van;
Funke, Fabian;
Goerke, Marcel;
Kelly-Hooper, Francine;
Kleidorfer, Manfred;
Moglia, Magnus.
(2024)
Chapter 9: Operation, maintenance and rehabilitation techniques.
Non-fiction chapter
Student thesis or dissertation
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Bahrami, Mahdi;
Rokstad, Marius Møller;
Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz;
Muthanna, Tone Merete.
(2026)
Back to The Roots - Asset Management of Green Infrastructure.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Outreach
2025
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Conference lectureBahrami, Mahdi; Roghani, Bardia; Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz; Rokstad, Marius Møller. (2025) Proxy data to establish green infrastructure maintenance needs. NORDIWA 2025
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Conference lectureBahrami, Mahdi; Roghani, Bardia; Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz; Rokstad, Marius Møller. (2025) Towards targeted maintenance of green infrastructure: proxy data paves the way. IWA Specialist Conference on Leading Edge Strategic Asset Management (LESAM)
2024
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Conference posterBahrami, Mahdi; Roghani, Bardia; Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz; Rokstad, Marius Møller. (2024) The fault in our trees: an analysis of selected green infrastructures. 16th International Conference on Urban Drainage 2024
2023
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Feature articleBahrami, Mahdi; Daulat, Shamsuddin; Muthanna, Tone Merete; Pons, Vincent; Pritsis, Spyros; Roghani, Bardia; Rokstad, Marius Møller; Strømberg, Merethe Arntsen; Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz. (2023) The French Dispatch: NTNU at Novatech 2023.
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LectureRoghani, Bardia; Bahrami, Mahdi; Rokstad, Marius Møller; Cherqui, Frédéric; Muthanna, Tone Merete; Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz. (2023) Performance assessment indicators for green infrastructures: a comparison between international guidelines. 11th International Novatech Conference 2023
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LectureRoghani, Bardia; Bahrami, Mahdi; Rokstad, Marius Møller; Cherqui, Frédéric; Muthanna, Tone Merete; Tscheikner-Gratl, Franz. (2023) Performance assessment indicators for green infrastructures: a comparison between international guidelines. NOVATECH2023