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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sahar Jafari Nivlouei

Citation names

  • Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9715-EDE5-0A7D
ORCID iD
0009-0001-5776-0014

Addresses

  • INEGI, University do Porto, Campus da FEUP, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 400, , 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Applied Mechanics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Persian (Mother tongue)
Turkish (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/09 - 2022/06
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering- Energy Conversion (Doktor (PhD))
Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
"Multi-scale Modeling of Tumor Growth for Chemotherapy Evaluation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011/09 - 2014/01
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering- Energy Conversion (Master)
Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
"Droplet deformation simulation due to flow field during droplet fall in the air" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2006/09 - 2010/07
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering- Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer (Bachelor)
Urmia University, Iran
"Study on Selection, Application and Fan Design" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - Current Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Física, Portugal
2019 - 2023 Research Assistant (Research) Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
2020 - 2021 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Física, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - Current Tutor (University Teacher) KN Toosi University of Technology, Iran
KN Toosi University of Technology, Iran
2017 - Current Tutor (University Teacher) Isfahan University of Technology Research Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Iran
Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013 - Current Mechanical HVAC design engineer Ministry of Roads & Urban Development of Iran, Iran
National Society of Professional Engineers of Iran, Iran
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/09 - 2021/01 MSRT PhD Grant
9400525
PhD Student Fellow
Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
 Ministry of Science Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Concluded
2019 - 2020 MSRT Visiting Researcher Grant
9400525/FM/d/100/10111
PhD Student Fellow
Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
 Ministry of Science Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - Current AngioIn - Angiogenesis in silico: from numerical simulation to tissue engineering application
PTDC/EME-APL/3058/2021
Post-doc
Ongoing
2020 - 2021 MATIS - Materiais e Tecnologias Industriais Sustentáveis
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000014
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; A. Guerra; Natal Jorge R.. "Numerical Simulation of Intravascular Blood Flow inside a Remodeled Vascular Network". Paper presented in CONGRESSO DA SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA BIOMECÂNICA (CNB), 2023.
  2. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; Carvalho, João; R. Travasso; M. Soltani; M.R. Salimpour; E. Shirani. "Three dimentional Multiscale Modeling of Tumor Vascular Growth: Evaluation of the effectiveness of chemotherapy". Paper presented in SMB 2021 Annual Meeting, University of California Riverside, 2021.
Conference paper
  1. Carvalho, João; Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; G. Martins. "A cellular Potts model describing wound healing assays in diverse cell motility and cell adhesion conditions". Paper presented in 56th Annual International Conference of European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI), Bari, 2022.
  2. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; Carvalho, João; Rui Travasso; M. Soltani; M.R. Salimpour; E. Shirani. "3D Multiscale Modeling of Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery to Malignant Tumors". Paper presented in 55th Annual International Conference of European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI), 2021.
  3. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; M. Soltani; M. R. Salimpur; E. Shirani. "Modeling Signal Transduction in Cancer for exploring of Targeted Therapy Opportunities". Paper presented in 28th Annual International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tehran, 2020.
  4. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; M. Soltani; M. R. Salimpur; E. Shirani. "Numerical study of Tumor Growth in Presence of Normal Healthy Tissue: Capturing Cell Phenotypic Changes". Paper presented in 28th Annual International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tehran, 2020.
  5. A. Hassandokht; R. Nejadzarei; Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar. "Numerical study of the effect of using a porous medium in an internal combustion engine". Paper presented in 7th Fuel and Combustion Conference of Iran (FCCI), 2018.
  6. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; M. R. Ansari; N. Samkhaniani. "Droplet deformation simulation due to flow field during droplet fall". Paper presented in The 15th Fluid Dynamics Conference, Bandar Abbas, 2014.
  7. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; P. Adibi; M. R. Ansari. "Prediction of Slug Velocity and Length in Horizontal Channels Numerically". Paper presented in The 5th National Conference on CFD Applications in Chemical & Petroleum Industries, Tehran, 2014.
  8. P. Adibi; M. R. Ansari; E. Salimi; B. Habibpour; Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar. "Numerical Modeling of Two- Phase Flow in Long Horizontal Channel to Determine Slug Frequency Using PFM". Paper presented in The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC), Kish, 2014.
  9. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; M.R. Ansari; P. Adibi; B. Habibpour; E. Salimi. "Numerical Simulation of Butanol Drop Impact and Splashing on a Pre-Existing Liquid Film". Paper presented in The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC), Kish, 2014.
  10. M. R. Ansari; B. Habibpour; E. Salimi; P. Adibi; Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar. "Numerical Simulation of Effect of Pressure and Channel Inclination on Two-Phase Gas-Liquid Slug Flow". Paper presented in The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC), Kish, 2014.
  11. M. R. Ansari; E. Salimi; B. Habibpour; P. Adibi; Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar. "Numerical Simulation of Bubble Rise and Bubble Shape Deformation Using VOF-PLIC Method". Paper presented in The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC), Kish, 2014.
  12. P. Adibi; M. R. Ansari; Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; B. Habibpour; E. Salimi. "Slug Initiation Evaluation in Long Horizontal Channels Experimentally". Paper presented in International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Applications (ICFMA), 2014.
Conference poster
  1. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; A. Guerra; Natal Jorge R.. "Numerical Modeling of Intravascular Fluid Flow through a Prescribed Vascular Network". Paper presented in CONGRESSO DA SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA BIOMECÂNICA (CNB), 2023.
Journal article
  1. Sahar Jafari Nivlouei; Madjid Soltani; Ebrahim Shirani; Mohammad Reza Salimpour; Rui Travasso; João Carvalho. "A multiscale cell-based model of tumor growth for chemotherapy assessment and tumor-targeted therapy through a 3D computational approach". Cell Proliferation 55 3 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cpr.13187.
    10.1111/cpr.13187
  2. Sahar Jafari Nivlouei; Madjid Soltani; Rui D. M. Travasso; Mohammad Reza Salimpour; E. Shirani. "Multiscale modeling of tumor growth and angiogenesis: Evaluation of tumor-targeted therapy". PLOS Computational Biology 17 6 (2021): e1009081-e1009081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009081.
    10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009081
  3. Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; M.R. Ansari; N. Samkhaniani. "Contact Angle Comparison of Droplet Contact on Solid Surface Using VOF". Modares Mechanical Engineering 15 3 (2015): 84-94. http://mme.modares.ac.ir/article-15-6989-fa.html.
  4. M.R.Ansari; Jafari Nivlouei, Sahar; R. Gheisari; P.Adibi. "Numerical Simulation and Experimental Investigation of the Air-Water Two- Phase Flow Patterns Inside a Ribbed Horizontal Duct". Modares Mechanical Engineering 14 14 (2015): 217-226. http://mme.modares.ac.ir/article-15-8156-fa.html.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Multi-scale Modeling of Tumor Growth for Chemotherapy Evaluation". PhD, Isfahan University of Technology, 2021.
  2. "Droplet deformation simulation due to flow field during droplet fall in the air". Master, Tarbiat Modares University Faculty of Engineering, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/89449.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/05/05 Numerical Simulation of Intravascular Blood Flow inside a Remodeled Vascular Network CONGRESSO DA SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA BIOMECÂNICA (CNB)
(Portugal)
2021/06/16 Three-dimensional Multiscale Modeling of Tumor Vascular Growth: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Chemotherapy Virtual SMB 2021 Annual Meeting
University of California Riverside (United States)
2021/06/10 Multiscale Modeling of Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery to Malignant Tumors 55th Annual International Conference of European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
University of Coimbra (Portugal)
2020/06/27 Modeling Signal Transduction in Cancer for exploring of Targeted Therapy Opportunities 28th Annual International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran, Iran)
2020/06/27 Numerical study of Tumor Growth in Presence of Normal Healthy Tissue: Capturing Cell Phenotypic Changes
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran, Iran)
2014/12/17 Droplet deformation simulation due to flow field during droplet fall The 15th Fluid Dynamics Conference
University of Hormozgan (Iran)
2014/06/21 Prediction of Slug Velocity and Length in Horizontal Channels Numerically The 5th National Conference on CFD Applications in Chemical & Petroleum Industries
Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) (Tehran, Iran)
2014/02/24 Numerical Simulation of Butanol Drop Impact and Splashing on a Pre-Existing Liquid Film The 8th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC)
(Kish, Iran)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/02 - Current Cell phenotype prediction in carcinogenesis, insights for potential drug targets in cancer: Boolean discrete dynamic modeling
Co-supervisor
 MSc
University of Waterloo, Canada

KN Toosi University of Technology, Iran

Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
2022/12 - Current Hybrid cell-based modeling of tumor growth and the evolution of radiomic PET features
Co-supervisor
 MSc
KN Toosi University of Technology, Iran

The University of British Columbia, Canada

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2015 - Current Iran's National Elites Foundation
2014/01 - Current National Society of Professional Engineers of Iran
2013/04 - Current Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineering (ISME)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2013/02 - Current Holder of License of Building Mechanical Installations Engineering – Design, Supervision & Execution – issued by Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (Grade 2)
Advisor / Consultant
 National Society of Professional Engineers of Iran, Iran
2012 - Current Mechanical HVAC design engineer
Advisor / Consultant
 National Society of Professional Engineers of Iran, Iran

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Project: Simulation of wound healing assays with diffusive gastric cancer cell lines- Comparison with Laboratory Experiments Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/05 - 2023/01 Spring semesters Course "Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering: Modeling of Biological Systems" MSc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/09 - 2023/01 Compucell3D Tutorial MSc and Ph.D. course
Distinctions

Award

2021 The best presentation award at 55th annual international conference of ESCI for the published paper in the EJCI
European Society for Clinical Investigation, Netherlands
2019 Visiting Researcher Scholership
Ministry of Science Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran
2015 Ranked 1st in the entrance examination for mechanical engineering-energy conversion Ph.D. degree
Isfahan University of Technology, Iran