Omid Bafkar

Omid Bafkar

I am Omid, a Ph.D. candidate at RMIT University. Before I started my undergraduate degree, I worked in industry as a product & industrial designer. While I was completing my Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, I worked in this field for a biomedical and dental equipment company.

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My industrial experience and personal motivations towards engineering design led me to work for Tehran University of Medical Sciences as a mechanical design engineer in an exciting project and teamwork environment that eventually directed me to the wonderful research community. 

In 2013 I started my Master’s degree at RMIT University in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. In 2017, I was introduced to obstructive sleep apnea and its consequences for humanity. I was very excited to contribute to this area of science so, I started my PhD at RMIT on numerical modeling of the human respiratory system. We implement numerical modeling methods and techniques to understand the airflow behaviour in various sleeping positions and conditions. This aims to provide a technique that can help specialists provide better treatment solutions to their patients. 

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Skills

  • Numerical modelling
    • CFD (computational fluid dynamics)
    • FSI (fluid structural interaction)
  • Programming 
    • MATLAB
    • Python
    • Arduino
  • CAD/CAE (computer aided design/engineering)
    • AutoCAD
    • ANSA
    • SolidWorks
    • ANSYS
  • 3D Slicer (volume rendering of medical images, used for research in image- guided therapy
  • HPC (high-performance computing)
    • ALYA
    • OpenFOAM   

PhD project

Prior work

  • PhD Researcher RMIT University & Commonwealth and Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (2017 - Present, Melbourne, Australia)
  • PhD Internship Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) (04.2018 - 05.2018, Barcelona, Spain)
  • Research Assistant Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) (01.2011 - 01.2013, Tehran, Iran)
  • Industrial/Product Designer Dentus Dental & Medical Equipment Company (06.2008 - 12.2013, Tehran Iran)
  • Quality Control Manager Damavand Pars Air Conditioning Co. (01.2007 – 01.2008, Tehran, Iran)
  • Product Designer Damavand Pars Air Conditioning Co. (12. 2005 – 12.2006, Tehran, Iran)   

Further information

  • Senior Supervisor: Prof Ivan Cole (RMIT University)
  • Associate Supervisor: Prof Gary Rosengarten (RMIT University)
  • Associate Supervisor: Dr. Daniel Lester (RMIT University)
  • Associate Supervisor: Dr. Vu Nguyen (CSIRO)
  • Associate Supervisor: Mr. Stefan Gulizia (CSIRO)   

Honours and awards

  • Best student presentation award, RMIT Sleep and Brain Health Symposium [2018, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia]
  • RMIT Redback Innovation Challenge, idea generation for SleepMaker company [2018, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia]
  • Erasmus Scholarship, [2018, Barcelona, Spain]
  • ARC Australian Research Council Scholarship [2017-2020]
  • Nominated for the academy award for best production & innovation design for the globe fixation system for animal eye practice from Tehran University of Medical Sciences [2012]

Publications

  1. Bafkar O., Rosengarten. G, Patel. M, Lester. D, Nguyen. V, Gulizia. S, Cole. I. S (2020). “Prediction the effectiveness of mandibular advancement splints on AHI reduction via CFD, FSI and Neural networks”. (UNDER REVIEW)
  2. Bafkar O., Rosengarten. G, Patel. M, Calmet. H, Lester. D, Nguyen. V, Gulizia. S, Cole. I. S. (2020). “Effect of inhalation on oropharynx collapse via flow visualisation.” (UNDER REVIEW)
  3. Bafkar O., Cajas. J. C, Calmet. H, Houzeaux. G, Rosengarten. G, Lester. D, Nguyen. V, Gulizia. S, Cole. I. S. (2020). “Impact of sleeping position, gravitational force & tissue stiffness on obstructive sleep apnoea.” Journal of Biomechanics. doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109715
  4. Bafkar O., “Impact of tissue properties and gravitational force upon respiration in the tongue base and soft palate via FSI technique,” Sleep And Brain Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, Oct 23rd 2018.
  5. Bafkar O. and Sameh. R, “Optimization of Passive Bearing for High-Speed Spindle,” M.S. thesis, School of Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. 8th July 2016.[Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.25143.62887
  6. Bafkar O. and Rajaai. S. M., “Design of a fixation system for animal eye practice,” 10th  International Symposium on Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, Germany, April 11th-14th 2012. Available: http://www.cmbbe2012.cf.ac.uk/
  7. S. F. Mohammadi, A. Mazouri, N. Rahman-A, M. Jabbarvand, and G. A. Peyman, “Globe fixation system for animal eye practice,” Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. July 2011.[Online]. (Bafkar O., industrial design and fabrication)
    Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.10.026

References

  1. O. Bafkar and S. M. Rajaai, “Design of a fixation system for animal eye practice,” 10th  International Symposium on Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, Germany, April 11th-14th 2012. Available: http://www.cmbbe2012.cf.ac.uk/
  2. O. Bafkar and R. Sameh, “Optimization of Passive Bearing for High-Speed Spindle,” M.S. thesis, School of Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. 8th July 2016.[Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.25143.62887
  3. S. F. Mohammadi, A. Mazouri, N. Rahman-A, M. Jabbarvand, and G. A. Peyman, “Globe fixation system for animal eye practice,” Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. July 2011.[Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.10.026
  4. O. Bafkar et al., “Impact of tissue properties and gravitational force upon respiration in the tongue base and soft palate via FSI technique,” Sleep And Brain Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, Oct 23rd 2018.

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