Professor of Mathematics · Iran University of Science and Technology

Prof. Mehdi Nadjafikhah

Head of the Department of Pure Mathematics at IUST. Research in differential geometry, Lie groups and symmetry analysis of differential equations, with interests extending to dynamical systems, solitons and integrability.

Differential GeometryLie Groups & SymmetryDifferential EquationsDynamical Systems
148Published / accepted papers
68Books, translations & lecture notes
23Preprints / submitted papers
68Conference papers
47Ph.D. students
89M.Sc. students
Academic profile

Career, education & current roles

A compact academic profile derived from the official CV, last updated 3 October 2026.

Current roles

01

Head of Department of Pure Mathematics

School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, IUST · 2024–present

02

Professor of Mathematics — Pure Mathematics

IUST · 2018–present

03

Professor of Mathematics — Computer Sciences

IUST · 2020–present

04

Dean of Computational Geometry Lab

IUST · 2019–present

Education

Ph.D. · 1998

Pure Mathematics — Differential Geometry

IUST · Theory of finite order G-structures · Advisor: Prof. E. Esrafilian

M.Sc. · 1994

Pure Mathematics — Geometry and Topology

IUST · Theory of G-structures and equivalence problems · Advisor: Prof. E. Esrafilian

B.Sc. · 1992

Mathematics — Pure Mathematics

IUST

Research

Research focus

The CV describes a research program centered on symmetry, Lie groups, differential equations and geometry, with related work on dynamical systems, solitons and integrability.

01

Lie groups & symmetry analysis

Applications of symmetry and Lie groups to differential equations, including geometric and symmetry-based methods.

02

Differential geometry

Geometry and equivalence methods, with the Ph.D. work focused on finite-order G-structures.

03

Dynamical systems & geometry

Use of geometric ideas in dynamical systems and related differential equations.

04

Solitons & integrability

Particular interests include solitons and integrability in nonlinear equations.

05

Supersymmetric equations

The CV identifies supersymmetric equations among the specific areas of interest.

06

Computational geometry

Professional leadership of the Computational Geometry Lab connects the academic profile to computational geometric methods.

Research output

Selected publications

Selected recent items from the official CV. The complete 148-item publication list remains available in the full CV below.

Graduate supervision

Students & supervision

The CV records 47 Ph.D. and 89 M.Sc. students, both current and former.

47Ph.D. students · now & former
89M.Sc. students · now & former

Selected current Ph.D. supervision

    Selected current M.Sc. supervision

      Teaching

      Teaching portfolio

      The CV lists 9 Ph.D.-level courses, 9 graduate courses and 31 undergraduate courses.

      Ph.D.-level courses 9
        Graduate courses 9
          Undergraduate courses 31
            Academic service

            Professional and editorial service

            Conference organization, editorial-board work, academic committees and peer review are documented in the CV.

            Editorial boards & academic committees

              Journal referee

              The CV states that Prof. Nadjafikhah is also a referee for the following journals and 12 other journals.

              Books & translations

              Books, translations & lecture notes

              The CV records 14 authored books and 54 translations/notes, 68 items in total.

              Authored books 14
                Translations & notes 54
                  Current research

                  Preprints & submitted papers

                  All 23 entries from the CV, searchable by title or venue.

                    Projects

                    Projects & technical reports

                    The CV lists 24 projects and technical reports, from finite-order geometric structures and Maple-based teaching to symmetry and fractional differential equations.

                    Complete list · 24 items
                      Official record

                      Full CV

                      The complete 26-page CV, last updated 3 October 2026, contains the full publication, conference, book, student and project lists.

                      Official CV · 26 pages · updated 3 October 2026

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                      Academic contact

                      ✉IUST emailm_nadjafikhah@iust.ac.ir✉Secondary emailmnadjafikhah@gmail.com

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