Awards

• Citation Based on Google Scholar Over 2400 cases and with H-Index 24
• Selected author for verbal presentation in DFI 46th
• Selected professor in AUT for authoring the top international book of the year 2020
• Invited Paper for Special Issue in Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics Journal by Prof. Phoon and Dr. Tang: Heidarie Golafzani, S. and Eslami, A. (2023), CPT and Pile database design approach; a site-specific method upon reliability and statistical assessment criteria.
• Invited Paper for Fellenius Issue: Eslami, A., Moshfeghi, S., Heidari, S., Valikhah, F. (2019). AUT: Geo-CPT&Pile Database Updates and Implementations for Pile Geotechnical Design. Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA, Volume 50 Issues 2 2019-5
• Compiled and uploaded AUT-Geo: CPT & Pile Database, 2016.
• Selected as the superior researcher of Civil Engineering Dept., in AUT, 2015.
• Selected as the top national engineer by Iranian Society of Structural and Construction Engineering, 2015.
• Selected as the Geotechnical Engineer of the year by Tehran Construction Engineering Organization (TCEO), 2015.
• Received Dadman award for Lifetime Achievement in Civil Engineering by National Foundation of Lasting Fame, 2015.
• Development and Implementation of Frustum Confining Vessel (FCV) for Penetration and Pile Testing, FCV-AUT, 2014.
• Four Inventions Licensed by Iranian Researches and Scientific Organization, 2013-2014
• Hot Paper, in Elsevier 2009 Journal of Computers and Geotechnics By: Ardalan, H. Eslami, A. Nariman-Zadeh, N. " Piles shaft capacity from CPT and CPTu data by polynomial neural networks and genetic algorithms".
• Selected as the superior researcher of Guilan University academic members, Fall 2005.
• Software Development, UniCone, a program for Processing and Reporting of Cone Penetration Tests (CPT and CPTu), Soil Profiling and pile Capacity Analysis. Unisoft Ltd., 1905 Alexander Street, Calgary, Alberta, T2G 4J3.
• First rank on paper presentation events, held among Eastern Canadian Universities, CGS, (Canadian Geotechnical Society), 1996.
• Reference to Eslami and Fellenius Method, 1995-1997, for Pile Design using CPT and CPTu data in at least two Text Books Published and Used in the USA as follows: "Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Budhu, M. 2002-2008 " "Foundation Design, Principles & Practices, Coduto, D. P. 2001-2014"