Nima Khodadadi graduated with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and a master's degree in Structural Civil Engineering from the University of Tabriz (one of the ten top universities in Iran). He is currently working towards his second Ph.D. at the University of Miami (UM) with distinguished professor Dr. Antonio Nanni. Nima obtained his first Ph.D. at the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) with distinguished professor Dr. Ali Kaveh. His main research interests involve steel structures, particularly in his work related to the experimental and numerical investigation of steel-braced frames with Dr. Siamak Talatahari. Additionally, he has been actively involved in engineering optimization, especially evolutionary algorithms, with Professor Dr. Seyed Ali Mirjalili. Nima has also investigated different shaped sections in steel frames using comprehensive finite element analyses. Recently, he has been engaged in research in the area of FRP, concrete, and engineering optimization, especially in solving large-scale and practical structural design problems.