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Intelligent, Data-Driven, Emerging & Adaptive Systems Technology (IDEASTech) Laboratory
at Louisiana Tech University
Lab Members
Hadi Salehi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Institute for Micromanufacturing
College of Engineering and Science
Louisiana Tech University
Lab Director

Dr. Hadi Salehi is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Technology and Institute for Micromanufacturing at Louisiana Tech University. His research interests lie in the areas of intelligent structures, energy harvesting, self-powered sensing, multifunctional materials, robotics, and data-driven modeling. He is interested in the development of intelligent systems that can seamlessly integrate self-sensing and multifunctional abilities while autonomously providing long-term monitoring data, boosting the resilience and sustainability of the built environment. Dr. Salehi received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. He completed his postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan. He also holds MSc degrees in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University and Amirkabir University of Technology.
Graduate Students Researchers
Nazila Jamshidighadikolaei
PhD Student - Civil Engineering-Materials & Infrastructure Systems
BSc, Iran University of Science and Technology
Rashmi Bhaila
PhD Student - Civil Engineering-Materials & Infrastructure Systems
BSc, Khwopa Engineering College


Ishwor Singh Saud
PhD Student - Civil Engineering-Materials & Infrastructure Systems
MSc, Vellore Institute of Technology
BSc, Roorkee College of Engineering

Shah Jalal Mazumder
PhD Student - Civil Engineering-Materials & Infrastructure Systems
MSc, Maharishi International University
BSc, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology

Undergraduate Students Researchers
Liliane Lavine
BSc Student - Civil Engineering
Louisiana Tech University
Parker Schimberg
BSc Student - Civil Engineering
Louisiana Tech University
Tremond Thompson
BSc Student - Civil Engineering
Louisiana Tech University



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