Dr Mahsa Mehrad
Summary
Dr Mahsa Mehrad joined the University of Portsmouth in January 2025 as a Lecturer in the school of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Prior to this, she was a Senior Research Associate at Durham University from February 2024 to January 2025. From 2014 to 2024, she held academic positions at Damghan University, including Assistant Professor and later Associate Professor.
Dr Mehrad holds a PhD in Electronic Engineering (2014), following an MSc and BSc in the same field. She has extensive academic and research experience, including more than a decade of university-level teaching, multiple international collaborations, and leadership in funded industrial and academic research projects. Her research focuses on advanced semiconductor devices, power electronic devices, Digital Electronics, and Circuit design, more than 30 peer-reviewed journal publications and editorial roles in international journals.
Research outputs
2026
Machine-learning-assisted buried-window FET sensors for high-reliability and high-sensitivity applications
Mehrad, M., Zareiee, M.
11 Feb 2026, In: Sensors. 26, 4, 11p., 1171
Research output: Article
A human-centric framework for enhancing usability in a vineyard digital twin system
Zareiee, M., Zhao, B., Palmer, C., Mehrad, M., Goh, Y. M., Grant, R., Hubbard, E. M., Mehnen, J., Maier, A.
27 Jan 2026, In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 244, 19p., 111490
Research output: Article
High capability of AlGaN/GaN HEMT transistors through innovative vertical field plates
Khaleghparast Sereshkeh, A., Mehrad, M.
13 Jan 2026, In: The European Physical Journal Applied Physics (EPJ AP). 101, 9p., 1
Research output: Article
2025
A sustainable junctionless FET biosensor with dual nanocavities for high-sensitivity medical diagnostics
Mehrad, M.
6 Aug 2025, In: ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 14, 11p., 087003
Research output: Article
Optimized petri net-based control design for robotic flexible manufacturing systems using integer linear programming
Zareiee, M., Mehrad, M., Moftakhari, K. P.
5 Aug 2025, In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 139, 9-10, p. 5259-5270, 12p.
Research output: Article
A stepped-spacer FinFET design for enhanced device performance in FPGA applications
Zareiee, M., Mehrad, M., Tawfik, A.
1 Aug 2025, In: Micromachines. 16, 8, 13p., 867
Research output: Article