Mehran Shams Kondori

Mehran Shams Kondori is a highly skilled professional currently serving as a Senior Research Engineer II in Applied AI and Data Science at Yokohama Tire Corporation since June 2021. With prior experience as a Senior Research Engineer I and Research Engineer at the same organization, Mehran's work involves modeling tire abrasion and applying machine learning techniques for predicting tire wear. Before joining Yokohama, Mehran contributed as a Research Assistant at Virginia Tech, focusing on tire modeling with MATLAB and Abaqus, and held the position of Senior Visiting Scientist at Maxxis International, where significant advancements in rubber wear prediction models were made. Mehran's foundational experience includes founding Arsha Co, where manufacturing CNC machines was a key focus, alongside roles such as Design Engineer at Nano Composite Lab and Graduate Student Research Assistant at Iran University of Science and Technology. Mehran earned a PhD from Virginia Tech and holds master's and bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology.