Pouria Hajikarimi is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Advanced Pavement Laboratory in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic). His primary research interests include experimental and numerical investigations of homogeneous and heterogeneous viscoelastic materials. Additionally, he focuses on using bio-based and waste substances in various construction materials such as asphalt mixtures, cementitious concrete, and geopolymers. Dr. Hajikarimi has authored two textbooks, namely "Applications of Viscoelasticity: Bituminous Materials Characterization and Modeling" and "Constructional Viscoelastic Composite Materials: Theory and Application," both published by Elsevier and Springer, respectively. He has also been engaged in various industrial projects and research initiatives in fields such as the production of rejuvenators for use in recycled asphalt mixtures, strategies for utilizing RAP to promote sustainable development and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, laboratory and numerical modeling of recycled asphalt mixtures with an environmental approach, and the utilization of wastewater treatment plant sludge for brick production. The results of some of these projects, in addition to resulting in scholarly publications, have led to patent registration and technological advancements in specific domains.