I received my Ph.D. in structural engineering and a Postdoctoral license in structural optimization at University of Tabriz. I published many research papers in the fields of structural optimization, metaheuristic algorithms and structural vibration control while my main purpose has been on developing and hybridizing metaheuristic algorithms for different applications. I have recently proposed Chaos Game Optimization (CGO), Atomic Orbital search (AOS) Material Generation Algorithm (MGA) and Crystal Structure Algorithm (CSA) as novel metaheuristic algorithms for optimization purposes. I also teach some basic and advanced courses of structural engineering in different universities.