Soroush Mahjoubi
Soroush Mahjoubi
Research Scientist, MIT
AI for concrete
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub | Olivetti Group
ABOUT
I am a Research Scientist at MIT, where I work with the Concrete Sustainability Hub in Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Olivetti Group in Materials Science and Engineering. My research uses artificial intelligence to build lower-carbon concrete systems, spanning mix design optimization, supplementary cementitious material supply chains, embodied carbon and life cycle assessment, material property prediction, and risk assessment for emerging binders. I hold a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and maintain a structural engineering practice alongside my research. I collaborate with industry partners to move these tools from papers into practice, and I serve as an associate editor of ASCE Practice Periodical, a member of RILEM TC 315, and a guest editor for several journals.
AT A GLANCE
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33 journal articles published or in press on AI-driven concrete design, low-carbon materials and structural health monitoring
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9 honors and awards, including the 2025 Best Paper Award for Sustainability in Construction
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Associate Editor, ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
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Guest Editor for 5 journals, including Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
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Industry-funded research with partners including Amazon and Shell
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
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Research Scientist II, MIT, Olivetti Group and Concrete Sustainability Hub (2026–present)
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Postdoctoral Associate, MIT (2023–2026)
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Adjunct Lecturer, Stevens Institute of Technology (2023–2025)
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Laboratory Manager and Graduate Research Assistant, Smart Infrastructure Lab, Stevens (2019–2023)
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Civil Engineer, Farand Sazeh Gharn Company, Tehran (2014–2019)
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Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology (2023)
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M.Sc. in Structural Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (2017)
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B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Kharazmi University (2014)
HONORS AND SERVICE
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Best Paper Award for Sustainability in Construction (2025)
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Sponsor Winner, Hackathon: LLMs for Materials and Chemistry (2024)
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Paul Kaplan Award and Outstanding Graduate Student Leader (2023)
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Stevens Excellence Doctoral Fellowship and Richard I. Hires Research Award (2022)
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Associate Editor, ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction (2025–present)
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Member, RILEM Technical Committee 315-DCS: Data-Driven Concrete Science (2026–present)
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Guest Editor: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASCE Practice Periodical, Electronics, Frontiers in Materials
CONTACT
Address 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 0213
Email mahjoubi [at] mit.edu