Ehsan Mirzania

Ehsan Mirzania is a PhD student in the Centre for Water Systems within the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy at the University of Exeter. He is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

His research focuses on spatial catchment optimisation for precise flood control and the reduction of stormwater spills through the development of an autonomous AI-driven optimisation tool.

He began his PhD in September 2025 under the supervision of Dr James Webber and Professor Ed Keedwell.

Research interests

• Civil Engineering
• Water Engineering
• Flood Modelling
• Nature-based Solutions (NBS)
• Hydrological-Hydraulic Modelling
• Spatial Optimization

Qualifications

• Master of Science | September 2020 – October 2022 | Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
• Field of study: Water Resources
• M.Sc. thesis: Modelling of Groundwater Level in the Shabestar Plain Using a Hybrid Harris Hawks Algorithm and Artificial Neural Network (Case Study: Shabestar Plain)

• Bachelor of Science | September 2014 – September 2018 | Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran