Farah Hafeez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering

Contact information

Email:

ghazanfarah.hafeez@concordia.ca

Biography

Dr. Hafeez received her Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and M.E.Sc. degree in Structural Engineering from Western University, London, Ontario, in Canada. Her Bachelors of Engineering (B-Eng) is from NED University, Karachi, Pakistan. Following her education, she worked in the industry to design wood buildings, roads and highways, and ports and harbours.

Research activities

Research Areas

Dr. Hafeez's research focuses on Timber Buildings including Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Lateral Load Resisting Systems, Sustainable Design, Indigenous Houses, Retrofitting Techniques for Timber Heritage Buildings, Finite Element Modelling, Floor Vibration, Composite Systems, Artificial Neural Networks and Optimization Algorithms in Structures and Materials.

Recruitment

Please do not hesitate to contact (ghazanfarah.hafeez@concordia.ca) about potential projects if you are interested in pursuing graduate studies at Concordia University.

Prospective candidates from members of visible minorities are encouraged to apply.

Teaching activities

Undergraduate

ENGR 244 Mechanics of Material
ENGR 242 Vector Mechanics for Engineers (Statics)
BCEE 342 Structural Analysis I
BCEE 343 Structural Analysis II
CIVI 498 Wood Design

Graduate

CIVI 691 Design of Wood Structures

Publications

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