Dr. Ali Khazraei

Dr. Ali Khazraei

Assistant Professor - Continuing TrackDepartment of Quantitative Studies, Graduate Faculty, UCW Faculty

Dr. Khazraei holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Concordia University, an MBA with distinction from John Molson School of Business, as well as a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Before joining UCW, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Polytechnique Montréal.

Professional Credentials

  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng. – Alberta)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Risk Management Professional (PMI RMP)
  • Process Improvement (Lean Six Sigma-Black Belt)
  • Green Energy & Sustainable Development (LEED AP BD+C)
  • Data Analysis & Business Intelligence (ICDL)

Courses taught at UCW

  • MGMT 640 - Project Management (course lead)
  • MGMT 641 - Advanced Project Management
  • MGMT 642 - Agile Project Management
  • MGMT 648 - Professional Project Management (course lead)

Expertise and Experience

With over a decade of industry experience as a project and product manager, Dr. Khazraei has led business growth and operational excellence initiatives across diverse sectors. He combines his engineering and management background to create value and reach enterprise-wide objectives.

Courses taught

  • Concordia University (John Molson School of Business): Project Management (course coordinator), Operations Management, Supply Chain Logistics, Engineering Management, Business Technology Management
  • McGill University (School of Continuing Studies): Fundamentals of Project Management

Publications and Scholarly Activity

Dr. Khazraei’s research explores the integration of advanced engineering solutions, AI-enhanced project management and sustainable business practices.

Publications (selected)

  • Khazraei Vizhemehr, A., Haghighat, F., Lee, C.S., Kholafaei H., Lakdawala N., “Evaluation of Gas-Phase Filter Performance for a Mixture Gas”, CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 43 (4) 463-620 (2015)·
  • Khazraei Vizhemehr, A., Haghighat, F. “Modeling of Gas-Phase Filter for High- and Low-Challenge Gas Concentrations”, Building and Environment, 2014; 80:192-203.
  • Khazraei Vizhemehr, A., Haghighat, F., Lee, C.S. “Gas-phase filters breakthrough models at low concentration - Effect of relative humidity”, Building and Environment, 2014; 75:1-10.
  • Khazraei Vizhemehr, A., Haghighat, F., Lee, C.S. "Predicting gas-phase air-cleaning system efficiency at low concentration using high concentration results: Development of a framework", Building and Environment, 2013; 68:12-21.

Awards

  • Mitacs Accelerated – Post-Doctoral Fellowship
  • Stephan Cretier MBA In-Course Scholarship
  • JMSB Merit Scholarship
  • Concordia Accelerated Award
  • Partial Tuition Scholarship for International Students
  • International Tuition Fee Remission Award
  • Campaign for Concordia Graduate Award
  • Outstanding Reviewer, Elsevier Recognition