Iman MansouriIman Mansouri received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. He ranked first in all his previous academic degrees. Currently, he has been an Associate Professor at the Department of Civi Engineering, Birjand University of Technology. He has many collaborations with researchers around the world (e.g., the U.S., Japan, Spain, Canada, South Korea, Nigeria, and China). He is a member of the Editorial Committee of KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, an International journal having a JCR index. His research interests are in the area of nonlinear structural analysis, earthquake engineering, seismic retrofitting, performance-based design, and soft computing methods. Read More Read Less