Summary
Mehrshad Mehrpouya is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente with a decade of experience bridging advanced manufacturing, smart materials, and structures as lead of the SMART research domain within the AMSPES chair. His career blends academic rigor—PhD in Industrial Engineering from Sapienza—with international research and teaching roles across Europe, the US, and Malaysia, including postdoctoral work in Rome and a visiting researcher stint at the University of Toledo. He has moved fluidly between applied research and industry-facing projects, from mechanical engineering in the private sector to lecturing and biobased-economy research, giving him a pragmatic perspective on translating novel materials research into manufacturable solutions. Based in the Netherlands but originally from Iran, he combines multicultural collaboration skills with technical leadership in smart manufacturing systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Master's Degree, Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial Engineering and Management, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial Engineering and Management at Sapienza Università di Roma
Dutch, Italian, Persian, English