Dr. Zahra Beheshti | AI in Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Zahra Beheshti is an Assistant Professor at the Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, with a distinguished background in computer engineering and artificial intelligence. She holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Software) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, followed by postdoctoral research in Soft Computing. Dr. Beheshti has made significant contributions to the field, including the compilation of the book Centripetal Accelerated Particle Swarm Optimization and Applications. Her academic excellence has been recognized through scholarships awarded to top international Ph.D. students. She is actively involved in knowledge dissemination, having conducted multiple workshops on advanced topics such as Machine Learning, Fuzzy Expert Systems and their application in algorithm parameter determination, and Introduction to Fuzzy Logic along with the Design and Implementation of Fuzzy Expert Systems. Her research output includes 34 documents, cited 1,865 times by 1,698 publications, with an h-index of 20, reflecting the significant impact of her work. Through her teaching, research, and publications, Dr. Beheshti demonstrates a strong commitment to advancing computational intelligence, fostering innovation, and mentoring the next generation of researchers in AI and soft computing, combining both academic rigor and practical application.