{"id":454,"date":"2017-02-23T23:26:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T23:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.nmsu.edu\/niri\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:29:17","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.engineering.asu.edu\/isnde\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>J<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>OURNAL<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> P<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>UBLICATIONS\u00a0(\u201c*\u201d students under my direct supervision)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Under review <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Nemati*, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cBio-inspired robotic tap testing: a novel method for measuring acoustic responses in wooden structures\u201d, Measurement Science and Technology.<\/li>\n<li>Park*, S. Torabnia, M. Abbas, K. Hsu, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cA Probabilistic Framework for In-situ Ultrasound-Based Estimation of Elastic Moduli in Thermoacoustic consolidation (TAC) Process\u201d, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing.<\/li>\n<li>Hespeler*, A. Vellingiri*, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong> \u201cAdaptive Time-Domain Acoustic Emission Framework for Cooling Transition Detection in Directed Energy Deposition\u201d, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.<\/li>\n<li>Meshki Zadeh*, S. Brand, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong> \u201cAcoustic-Based Characterization of Process Energy and Bond Formation Dynamics in Ultrasound-Assisted Additive Manufacturing\u201d, Journal of Manufacturing Processes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>Published<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Meshki Zadeh*, S. Brand, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, Recent Progress in Structural Integrity Evaluation of Microelectronic Packaging Using Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM): A Review, Sensors, 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); font-size: var(--bs-body-font-size); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);\">E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); font-size: var(--bs-body-font-size); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);\">, &#8220;BEYOND ROBOTICS, MATERIALS, AND SENSING: UNVEILING BIO-INSPIRATION IN NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION FROM \u201cNATURE\u2019S NDE SPECIALISTS\u201d, Featured article, Materials Evaluation, Vol. 83, Issue 4, April 2025. <\/span><\/li>\n<li>M. Aparicio, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri,<\/strong> \u201cSimulation and Visualization vs Conventional Training Approaches for Ultrasonic Testing\u201d Materials Evaluation, Vol. 83, Issue 9, Sep. 2025.<span style=\"background-color: var(--bs-body-bg); font-size: var(--bs-body-font-size); text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>M. Nasr*, N. Masurkar*, P. Meshkizadeh, and\u00a0 <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri, &#8220;<\/strong>Guided by Binaural Hearing: Robotic Motion Planning for Precision in Gas leakage Localization&#8221;, Materials Evaluation, Vol. 83, Issue 4, April 2025.<\/li>\n<li>H. Nemati*, N. Masurkar*, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cInvestigating aye-aye acoustic-based foraging behavior through infrared thermography\u201d, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 46, pp 763-784, June 2025.<\/li>\n<li>A. Das, M. Rudraboina, N. Masurkar*, F. Alvidrez*, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, and H. Marvi, \u201cLizard Inspired Tube Inspection Robot\u201d, <em>International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications<\/em>, accepted, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>N. Masurkar*, J. Kang, H. Nemati*, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cAye-aye Middle Finger Kinematic Modeling and Motion Tracking During Tap-Scanning\u201d, <em>Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics<\/em>, Nov. 2023.<\/li>\n<li>S. C. Hespeler*, H. Nemati*, N. Masurkar*, F. Alvidrez*, H. Marvi, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/biomechanical.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org\/nondestructive\/article\/doi\/10.1115\/1.4063694\/1169055\/Deep-Learning-based-Time-Series-Classification-for\">Deep Learning based Time\u2010Series Classification for Robotic Inspection of Pipe Condition using Non\u2010Contact Ultrasonic Testing<\/a>\u201d, <em>ASME Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems&#8221;<\/em>, Oct. 2023<\/li>\n<li>H. Nemati*, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cBiomimetic investigation of ear canal impact on the acoustic field sensitivity of aye-ayes\u201d, <em>Applied Acoustics. <a class=\"anchor anchor-default\" title=\"Go to table of contents for this volume\/issue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/applied-acoustics\/vol\/202\/suppl\/C\"><span class=\"anchor-text\">Volume 202<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0January 2023, 109171. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>S. C. Hespeler*, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, M. Juhasz, K. Luo, and H. S. Halliday. 2022. &#8220;Deep Learning for In-Situ Layer Quality Monitoring during Laser-Based Directed Energy Deposition (LB-DED) Additive Manufacturing Process&#8221; Applied Sciences 12, no. 18: 8974, 2022. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/app12188974<\/li>\n<li>S.* Zamen, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, Mahdi Ilami, Vijay Anand Senthilkumar, and Hamidreza Marvi, \u201cRecurrence analysis of friction-based dry-couplant ultrasonic Lamb waves in plate-like structures\u201d, Ultrasonics, \u00a0<em>Vol. 120, March 2022, 106635<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>S. Zamen*, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, H. Al-Beer*, J. Lindahl, and A. A. Hassen, \u201cCharacterization of Nonlinear Ultrasonic Wave Behavior while Interacting with Poor Interlayer Bonds in Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing\u201d, NDT &amp; E International, <em>Vol. 127, April 2022, 102602<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>M. Ghyabi*, H. Nemati*, and, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong> \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/14759217211033217\">A simplified framework for prediction of sensor network coverage in real-time structural health monitoring of plate-like structures<\/a>\u201d, <em>Structural Health Monitoring: International Journal, July 19, 2021<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A. Rowan*, F. G. Ghebreyesus*, S. Zamen*, L. J. Willis , H. S. Halliday, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong> \u201cX-Ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Magnetically Oriented Short Steel Fibers and their Effect on Uniaxial Tensile Strength\u201d, <em>ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, \u00a0Vol. 34 Issue 2 &#8211; February 2022.<\/em><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>S. Hespeler, H. Nemati*, and<strong> E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cNon-destructive Thermal Imaging for Object Detection Via Advanced Deep Learning for Robotic Inspection and Harvesting of Chili Peppers\u201d, <em><em>Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, <\/em><\/em>Vol. 5, 2021, Pages 102-117<\/li>\n<li>H. Nematia*, F. Alvidrez*, A. Das, N. Masurkar, M. Rudraboina, H. Marvi, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, &#8220;Integrating electromagnetic acoustic transducers in a modular robotic gripper for inspecting tubular components&#8221; Materials Evaluation, 2021, Vol. 79, Issue: 7.<\/li>\n<li>H. Nemati* and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri <\/strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1748-3190\/ab98de\">The acoustic near-field measurement of aye-ayes\u2019 biological auditory system utilizing a biomimetic robotic tap-scanning<\/a>\u201d, Bioinspiration &amp; Biomimetics, Vol. 15, No. 5,\u00a0 2020, 056003.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, D. Cortes, S. Zamen*, F. Alvidrez*, and D. Jauregui, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0361198120932569\">Simplified Comparison of Oversize and Overweight (OS\/OW) Vehicles Permit Fee Structure in the US Western States<\/a>\u201d, Transportation Research Report, June 2020.<\/li>\n<li>S. Zamen*, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong> \u201cFractal Analysis of Nonlinear Ultrasonic Waves in Phase Space Domain as a Quantitative Method for Damage Assessment of Concrete Structures\u201d, Journal: NDT &amp; E International, Vol. 111, April 2020, 102235.<\/li>\n<li>S. Zamen* and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong> \u201cObservation and diagnosis of chaos in nonlinear acoustic waves using phase-space domain\u201d, Journal of Sound and Vibration, <em>Vol.<\/em> 463, 22 Dec. 2019, 114959.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>\u00a0and H. Al-Beer<sup>*<\/sup>, &#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/a\/1WExk,yaZPx69\">Phase-space topography characterization of nonlinear ultrasound waveforms<\/a>&#8220;, Ultrasonics, <em>Vol. 84, pp. 446-458, 2018<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Salamone, \u201c<em>Quantitative Corrosion Imaging of Pipelines using Multi-Helical Guided Ultrasonic Waves\u201d, <\/em><em>Structural Monitoring and Maintenance, An international Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 215-232, 2016<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, T. Singh, \u201cUnscented Transformation based Estimation of Parameters of Nonlinear Models using Heteroscedastic Noisy Data\u201d, <em>Pattern Recognition<\/em>, <em>Vol. 55 Issue C, pp. 160-171, <\/em><em>2016.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, \u201cDetermination of the Probability Zone for Acoustic Emission Source Location in Cylindrical Shell Structures\u201d<em>, Mechanical System and Signal Processing,<\/em><em> Vol. 60-61, Issue 3, pp. 971-985, 2015<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Salamone, \u201cA Multi-helical ultrasonic imaging approach for the structural health monitoring of cylindrical structures\u201d<em>, Structural Health Monitoring: International Journal, vol. 14 no. 1, pp. 73-85, 2015<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, \u201cNonlinear Kalman Filtering for Acoustic Emission Source Localization in Anisotropic Panels\u201d<em>,<\/em><em>Ultrasonics, Vol. 54, pp.\u00a0 486-501, 2014<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Farhidzadeh, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, Zilan Zhong, S. Salamone, Amjad Aref, Andre Filiatrault \u201cPost-Earthquake Evaluation of Pipelines Rehabilitated with Cured in Place Lining Technology using Acoustic Emission\u201d, <em>Journal of Construction and Buildings, Vol. 54, pp 326\u2013338, 2014<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Farhidzadeh,<strong> E. Dehghan-Niri,<\/strong> A. Moustafa, S. Salamone, A. Whittaker , \u201cDamage assessment of reinforced concrete structures using fractal dimension analysis of the visual crack patterns\u201d, <em>Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 53, pp. 1607-1619, 2013.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, \u201cAdaptive Multisensor Fusion Algorithm for Acoustic Emission AE Source Localization in Noisy Environment\u201d<em>, Structural Health Monitoring: International Journal, <\/em><em>Vol.<\/em><em> 12<\/em><em>, Issue 1, pp. 59-77, 2013.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A. Moustafa, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri, <\/strong>A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, \u201cCorrosion monitoring of post tensioned concrete structures using fractal analysis of Guided Ultrasonic Waves\u201d, <em>Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Vol. 21, Issue 3, pp. 438\u2013448, 2014<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>A. Farhidzadeh, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Salamone, B. Luna, A. Whittaker, \u201cMonitoring Crack Propagation in Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls by Acoustic Emission\u201d, <em>ASCE Structural Engineering<\/em>, <em>Vol. 139, Issue 12, 2013.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A. Rezaei, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, G. F. Dargush, S. Weber, \u201cGround source heat pump performance optimization with non-homogeneous soil profile\u201d, <em>Energy and Buildings, <\/em><em>Vol.<\/em><em> 61, pp. 39-50, 2013.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Salamone, \u201cA Probabilistic Framework for Acoustic Emission (AE) Source Localization in Plate-Like Structures\u201d, <em>Smart Materials and Structures<\/em>,<em> Vol.<\/em><em> 21<\/em><em>, Issue 3, 035009, 2012.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Salamone, \u201cA Passively Tunable Mechanism for a Dual Bimorph Energy Harvester with Variable Tip Stiffness and Axial Load\u201d, <em>Smart Materials and Structures, <\/em><em>Vol.<\/em><em> 21<\/em><em>, Issue 12, 125025, 2012.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Mehdi Zahrai, Amir F.Rod, \u201cNumerical Studies of the Conventional Impact Damper with Optimality and Uncertainty Considerations\u201d,\u00a0<em>Scientia Iranica\u2122,\u00a0<\/em><em>International Journal of Science<\/em><em>and Technology<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 166-178<\/em><em>,\u00a0 2012<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>A. Mohtat, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cGeneralized framework for robust optimal design of TMD systems\u201d, <em>Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 330, Issue 5, pp. 902-922, 2011.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S.M. Zahrai, A. Mohtat, \u201cEffectiveness-robustness objectives in MTMD system design: An evolutionary optimal design methodology\u201d, <em>Structural Control and Health Monitoring, <\/em><em>Vol. 17, Issue 2, pp. 218-236, 2010<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>A. Mohtat, A. Yousefi-Koma, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cActive Vibration Control of Seismically Excited Structures by ATMDs: Stability and Performance Robustness Perspective\u201d,<em>International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics (IJSSD), <\/em><em>Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp. 501-527, 2010<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>P<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>ATENTS<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Dehghan-Niri <\/strong>,\u201d SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIO-INSPIRED RUB AND FRICTION MECHANISMS FOR ACOUSTIC AND VIBRO-ACOUSTIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION\u201d, 055743-855896, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>H. Marvi and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, &#8220;SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BIO-INSPIRED INSPECTION ROBOT&#8221;, Provisional Patent, 055743-774220, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>H. Marvi,<strong> E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, and M. Ilami, \u201cSystems and methods for a Lizard-Inspired Tube Inspector (LTI) robot\u201d, US patent, US11504854B2, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>H. Marvi,<strong> E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, and M. Ilami, \u201cAdaptive Configurable Sensing Network (ACSN)\u201d US patent pending, 2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, C. W. Rose, A. Riahi, E. M. Shain \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/patents\/US20170199160\">Methods of non-destructive testing and ultrasonic inspection of composite materials<\/a>\u201d, US2017\/0199160 A1, 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, R.V. Falsetti, C. W. Rose \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/patents\/US20170191966\">Distributed Circle Method for Guided Wave Based Corrosion Detection in Plate-like Structures<\/a>\u201d, US 2017\/0191966 A1, 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, C. W. Rose, A. B. Witney \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/patents\/US20170168024\">Monitoring Systems and Methods for Electrical Machines<\/a>\u201d, US 2017\/0168024 A1, 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, J. M. Breznak, G. Murphy, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US20170370857A1\/en\">Distributed Sensor Network for Nondestructively Monitoring and Inspecting Insulated Electrical Machine Components<\/a>\u201d, General Electric, US 20170370857 A1, Dec. 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, T. J. Batzinger, G. L. Hovis, K. Luo, C. J. Lochner \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US9879981B1\/en?inventor=dehghan+niri&amp;oq=dehghan+niri\">System and Methods for Evaluating Component Strain<\/a>\u201d, General Electric, US15\/367419, US 9879981, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patentimages.storage.googleapis.com\/3a\/cb\/2a\/5ef644088a84bb\/EP3323617A1.pdf\">Method and System for X-Ray Backscatter Inspection of Additive Manufactured Parts<\/a>\u201d, General Electric, US15\/344,677, EP 3 323 617 A1.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, and S.C.Kottilingam, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patentimages.storage.googleapis.com\/31\/42\/b0\/43c64c6345d36a\/US20180101167A1.pdf\">Method and System for In-Process Monitoring and Quality Control of Additive Manufactured Part<\/a> (Sound based)\u201d, General Electric, US15\/290,078, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, C. J. Lochner, and K. Luo, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patentimages.storage.googleapis.com\/93\/d0\/3a\/5180732fe4a96a\/EP3308945A1.pdf\">Method and System for Topographical Based Inspection and Process Control for Additive Manufactured Parts<\/a>\u201d, General Electric, US15\/290,067, EP 3 308 945 A1, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, W. F. Ranson, E. E. McCONNELL, and J. M. Breznak \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US20180038779A1\/en?inventor=dehghan+niri&amp;oq=dehghan+niri\">Embedded Strain Sensor Network<\/a>\u201d, General Electric, US15\/229,199, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, C. W. Rose, and E. E. McCONNELL, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/EP3282252A1\/en?inventor=dehghan+niri&amp;oq=dehghan+niri\">Method and System for Inspection of Additive Manufactured Parts<\/a> (Electromagnetic based)\u201d, General Electric, US15\/230,579, EP 3 282 252 A1.<\/li>\n<li>C.Kottilingam, C. Going and<strong> E.Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/patentimages.storage.googleapis.com\/2e\/f5\/60\/5dbd17c86d393b\/EP3312009A1.pdf\">Method and System for Thermographic Inspection of Additive Manufactured Parts<\/a> (Thermal based)\u201d, General Electric, US15\/313,865, EP 3 312 009 A1.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>C<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>ONFERENCE<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> P<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>ROCEEDINGS and PRESENTATIONS (\u201c*\u201d students under my direct supervision) <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Velingiri*, Z. Smoqi, P. Rao, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cExploring Ultrasound Thermography for Porosity Assessment in Metallic Additive Manufacturing\u201d, 2026 17th International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (ICMMT 2026), Tokyo, Japan, March 26-29, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Meshki Zadeh*, S. Torabnia, N. Fonsenca, K. Hsu, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cPhase-Space Signal Processing of Acoustic Data for Advanced Manufacturing in-situ Monitoring\u201d, 2026 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Barcelona, Spain, May 4-8, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Meshki Zadeh*, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cEnhancing C-Scan Resolution in Scanning Acoustic Microscopy for Microelectronic Package Inspection\u201d, 9th International Conference on Circuits, Systems and Simulation (ICCSS 2026), Bangkok, Thailand, May 08-10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Meshki Zadeh, S. Zamen, H. Nemati, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cEvaluation of Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) Cracks on Railheads Using Phase-Space Signal Processing\u201d, 2026 7th International Conference on Electronics and Signal Processing (ICESP 2026), Da Nang, Vietnam, Jan. 10-12.<\/li>\n<li>Nemati, N. Masurkar, and <strong>E. Dehghan Niri<\/strong>, \u201cAye-Aye Inspired Acoustic Sensing for Robotic Tap-Testing: From Auditory Morphology to Bioinspired Sensor Design 2025 the 9th International Conference on Automation, Control and Robotics (ICACR 2025), Xi\u2019an, China, Nov. 28-30, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Nemati*, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cBioinspired Acoustic Sensing: Lessons from Aye-Aye Tap Testing for Cavity Detection\u201d, The 114th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME) and the 42nd National Academic Symposium, Taiwan, Dec. 5-6, 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cAcoustics-based In-Situ Monitoring and Quality Control of Additively Manufactured Parts: Challenges and Opportunities in Automotive and Aeronautical Applications\u201d, International Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering (ICMAAE-25), Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 18-19, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Meshkizadeh, K. Back, N. Fonesca, S. Torabnia, K. Hsu, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cMonitoring Resonant-Assisted Deposition (RAD) Process Using Optical Microphones\u201d ASNT Reseach Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, June 23rd to 27th 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Nasr, N. Masurkar, P. Meshkizadeh, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cGas Leakage Localization Through Bio-Inspired Motion Strategy on Robotic Platforms\u201d, ASNT Reseach Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, June 23rd to 27th 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, N. Masurkar, H. Nemati, Z. Good, H. Halliday, and J. Liebig, \u201cOvercoming Challenges in the Biomimetic Study of Termite Drumming Behavior\u201d The 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 10th to 14th, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Meshkizadeh*, M. Tehrani, and <strong>E. Dehghan Niri<\/strong>, \u201cImproving Nondestructive Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Composites using Ultrasound Data Fusion\u201d, American Society for Composites 39th Annual Technical Conference, Oct. 21st-24th, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Meshkizadeh* and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cExploring Signal Processing Techniques for Resolution Enhancement in Scanning Acoustic Microscopy for Microelectronic Package Inspection\u201d, ASME 2024 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, San Jose, California, USA, October 8th to 10th, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>I. Martinez-Monteagudo, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cGuided-Ultrasound-Enhanced-Evaporation (GUEE): Reducing Energy Consumption During Falling Film Evaporation\u201d Conference on Food Engineering, Seattle, WA, August 25 to 28th, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>N. Masurkar, H. Nemati, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, Advancing the biomimetic design for automated tap scanning through Aye Aye\u2019s behavioral studies utilizing high-resolution thermal cameras, The Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), Denver, CO, July 22nd-24th, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>N. Masurkar, H. Nemati, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, Enhancing Biomimetic Design of Tap Scanning Sensors through High-Resolution Thermal Camera-Based Behavioral Studies, SPIE Smart Strctures and Nondestructive Evaluation, Long Beach, CA, 25th -28th March 2024.<\/li>\n<li>N. Masurkar, H. Nemati, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, Automated Robotic Approach for Source Localization of Minor Gas Leak Using a Two-Microphone Array, ASNT Research Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA, 25th-28th June, 2024.<\/li>\n<li>N. Masurkar, H. Nemati, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cBio-inspired Tap Testing Modeling: A Prospective Study for Inspection of Composite Structures\u201d, The Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), Austin, TX, 24th -27th July 2023.<\/li>\n<li>N. Masurkar, H. Nemati, H. Marvi, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cAn Automated Robotic Approach for Inspection of Metallic Tubular Structure\u201d, 31st ASNT Research Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, June 26<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; 30<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Hespeler, M. Juhasz, H. Halliday, and M. Lang, \u201cSimplified unsupervised statistical anomaly detection for in-situ quality control of Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Additive Manufacturing\u201d, Solid Freeform Fabrication, Austin, Texas, July 25<sup>th<\/sup> to 27<sup>th<\/sup> 2022.<\/li>\n<li>J. Kang and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cAye-aye\u2019s middle finger kinematic modeling during tap-scanning\u201d, SPIE, Smart Structures\/NDE, 300 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>H. Nemati and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cPioneering a biomimetic approach for the acoustic near-field measurement of aye-aye biological auditory system\u201d, SPIE, Smart Structures\/NDE, 300 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>S. Hespeler*, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, and M. Juhasz, \u201cDeep Learning for Inter-Layer Classification During In-situ Quality Control of Additive Manufactured Parts\u201d, the IMAC-XL Conference &amp; Exposition on Structural Dynamics, the Rosen Plaza in Orlando, Florida, USA, Feb. 7-10, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>S. Hespeler*, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, and M. Juhasz, \u201cDeep learning for Real-time Non-destructive Inter-layer Quality Control during Additive Manufacturing Process\u201d, TMS 2022 Annual Meeting, Anaheim Convention Center &amp; Anaheim Marriott, Feb. 27th-March 3rd, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>S. Zamen* and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, Recurrence Analysis of EMAT Data for Rolling Contact Fatigue Cracks Detection in Railroad Tracks, Virtual, ASNT Digital Imaging for NDT 2021, Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, NV, July 2021.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Zamen*, and D. Jauregui \u201cDevelopment of technical guidance for the assessment of oversize and overweight vehicle permit fees in New Mexico (Phase II): Bridges\u201d, TransCon Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, April 2021.<\/li>\n<li>H. Nemati*, F. Alvidrez*, A. Das, N. Masurkar, M. Rudraboina, H. Marvi and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cToward Automated Ultrasonic Inspection of Pipelines and Tubular Components\u201d ASNT Research Symposium, Virtual, March 2021<\/li>\n<li>S. Zamen*, M. Ilami, V. Senthilkumar, H. Marvi, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, Experimental Evaluation of Friction Effects on Lamb Waves Generation, Virtual, 2020 ASNT Annual Conference.<\/li>\n<li>H. Nemati*, M. Ilami, J. Bhadra, H. Marvi and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cEvaluation of curvature effects on the performance of an integrated robotic gripper equipped with electromagnetic acoustic transducers\u201d, Virtual, 2020 ASNT Annual Conference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong> and D. Cortes \u201cOver size\/over weight permit structure\u201d, TransCon Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, April 2019.<\/li>\n<li>M. Ghyabi* and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cStructural health monitoring of metallic plate-like structures for partial crack detection\u201d, ASNT 28th Research Symposium, Hyatt Regency Orange County Garden Grove, CA, April 1-4, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>S. Zamen* and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cInterlayer Adhesion Characterization of Polymer Based Additive Manufactured (AM) Components Using Nonlinear Ultrasound in Phase-Space Domain\u201d, ASNT 28th Research Symposium, Hyatt Regency Orange County Garden Grove, CA, April 1-4, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>M. Ghyabi* and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cComparison of Coverage Areas of Two Different Sensor Network Arrangements for Structural Health Monitoring of Plate-Like Structures\u201d, SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, Denver, CO, 3-7 March, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>S. Zamen* and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cAnalyzing nonlinear behavior of ultrasound wave in phase-space domain\u201d, SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, Denver, CO, 3-7 March, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>S. Zamen*, A. Alvarez, B. Weldon, and <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, &#8220;Electromagnetic alignment of feromagnetic fibers in fresh concrete mortar: 3D printing prospective&#8221;, ACI Convention, Rio All-Suites Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>S. Ghyabi*, R. Salazar*, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cTotal Focusing Method Development for Lamb Wave based Structural Health Monitoring\u201d, ASNT 27<sup>th <\/sup>Research Symposium, DoubleTree by Hilton Universal Orlando, Orlando, FL, March 26-29, 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cQuantitative Phase-Space Nonlinear Ultrasound (PSNU)\u201d, ASNT 27<sup>th <\/sup>Research Symposium, DoubleTree by Hilton Universal Orlando, Orlando, FL, March 26-29, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>H. Al-Beer*, A. A. Hassen, J. Lindahl, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, \u201cCharacterization of Interlayer Adhesion in Polymer Based Additive Manufactured (AM) Components Using Nonlinear Ultrasound\u201d, ASNT Annual Conference, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, TN, 30 October &#8211; 2 November 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, \u201cMulti-mode (passive-active) Real Time Corrosion and Leak Monitoring of Cylindrical Structures\u201d, The 23<sup>rd<\/sup> ASNT Annual Research Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 24-27, 2013.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, \u201cAcoustic Emission Source Localization in Anisotropic Structures Through Nonlinear Kalman Filtering Estimation\u201d, The 9<sup>th<\/sup> International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring IWSHM, Stanford University, Sep. 10-12, 2013.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, Z. Zhong, A. Aref , A. Fliatrault, \u201cPost-Earthquake Assessment of Rehabilitated Pipelines Using Guided Ultrasonic Waves (GUWs)\u201d, The 22<sup>nd<\/sup> ASNT Annual Research Symposium, the Peabody Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, March 18-21, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>A. Farhidzadeh, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Mustafa, S. Salamone, \u201cIntroducing Vision-Based Damage Index for Quantification of Cracks Pattern in Concrete Structures\u201d, The 22<sup>nd<\/sup> ASNT Annual Research Symposium, the Peabody Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, March 18-21, 2013.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, \u201cAdaptive Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) for Acoustic Emission Source Localization in Plate-like Structures\u201d, SPIE, Smart Structures\/NDE, San Diego, CA, 11-15 Mar. 2013.<\/li>\n<li>A. Farhidzadeh, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Salamone, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/spie.org\/app\/program\/index.cfm?fuseaction=conferencedetail&amp;conference_id=1040762&amp;event_id=997497\">Gaussian Mixture Modeling of Acoustic Emissions for Structural Health Monitoring of Reinforced Concrete Structures<\/a>\u201d , SPIE, Smart Structures\/NDE, San Diego, CA, 11-15 Mar. 2013.<\/li>\n<li>A. Farhidzadeh, S. Salamone, <strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, B. Luna, A. Whittaker, \u201cDamage assessment of reinforced concrete shear wall using Acoustic Emission (AE) \u201d, ASNT NDE\/NDT for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology (SMT), New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott, NY, 21-24 Aug. 2012<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A. Rezaei,<strong> E.Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, G. Dargush, S. Weber, \u201cA new control strategy to improve the ground source heat pump\u2019s efficiency with recycled products\u201d, ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Houston, TX, 9-15 Nov. 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S.Salamone, \u201cProbabilistic approach to Acoustic Emission (AE) source location and wave velocity estimation in isotropic plate like structures\u201d, ASNT Spring Symposium and Research Conference, Dallas, TX, 19-23 Mar. 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S.Salamone, P. Singla, \u201cAE source localization using Extended Kalman Filter in the Presence of Time of Flight (TOF) and Velocity uncertainty\u201d, SPIE, Smart Structures\/NDE, San Diego, CA, 11-15 Mar. 2012.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, S. Mehdi Zahrai, Amir F.Rod, \u201cThe new approach to design of Impact Damper (ID) Vs. harmonic load and comparison of optimum ID with optimum Tuned Mass Damper (TMD)\u201d, International Conference on Structural Engineering Dynamics ICEDyn 2009 ,Ericeira, Portugal, 22 to 24 of Jun. 2009.<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Dehghan-Niri<\/strong>, A. Mohtat, S.M. 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