Mohsen Barzegar

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	01-09-2020
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group:	Instrumentation and Measurements – Lx

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11-12-2025

IT Researcher Mohsen Barzegar Wins 2025 IEEE Portugal Best PhD Thesis Award

IEEE Portugal Section announced Mohsen Barzegar as the winner of the 2025 Best PhD Thesis Award, recognizing his outstanding doctoral research and its significant contribution to the field of engineering.

02-01-2025

NEWS@IT - Latest Issue

In this issue 118, we highlight the latest achievements of our researchers.

19-07-2024

News@IT - Latest Issue

This edition highlights the successful deployment of ISTSat-1. On July 9, 2024, the Ariane 6 rocket launched from French Guiana, carrying the Portuguese nanosatellite to the International Space Station. The launch was broadcast live at TagusPark Oeiras, marking a significant milestone in Europe’s journey to regain autonomous access to space.

05-07-2024

IT in ELECTRODAY: Showcasing innovative projects in electrical and computer engineering

On June 29th, the Técnico Innovation Center hosted DEEC’s ELECTRODAY, an event dedicated to showcasing the cutting-edge work of final-year students from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. The event highlighted projects spanning various fields, including energy, software, technology, and engineering.

06-06-2023

Student Best Paper Award I2MTC 2023

I2MTC is the flagship conference of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 10-05-2024

Expertise Topics

Structural Health Monitoring
Signal Processing
Non-destructive testing
Machine Learning
Network of Sensors
Imaging

Publications

18Papers in Journals

M. Zhang, M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Disbond imaging of adhesive joints using low-rank representation of Lamb waves, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 248, No., pp. 114045 - 114045, March, 2026 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, S. Cherati, M. Zhang, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Unsupervised Disbond Detection in CFRP Joints via Guided Waves and Autoencoders, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 75, No., pp. 1 - 9, January, 2026 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, M. Zhang, H. Ramos, Damage imaging using 2D teager-kaiser operator for early-time ultrasonic guided wavefields, NDT & E International, Vol. 156, No., pp. 103485 - 103485, December, 2025,
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D. Pasadas, M. Barzegar, M. Zhang, F. Alegria, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Damage Imaging in a CFRP Plate using UGW-based Handheld Probe, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 25, No. 20, pp. 38800 - 38808, October, 2025,
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S. Cherati, M. Barzegar, L. Sousa, MSDF-Based MAC for Energy-Efficient Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Vol. 33, No. 9, pp. 2370 - 2381, September, 2025 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, S. Cherati, D. Pasadas, C. Pernechele, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Baseline-free damage imaging of CFRP lap joints using K-means clustering of guided wave signals, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 229, No., pp. 112562 - 112562, April, 2025 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, F. Alegria, Experimental validation of the precision of sinusoidal amplitude estimation using a least squares procedure in the presence of additive noise, Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. -, April, 2025,
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D. Pasadas, M. Barzegar, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Crack Depth Evaluation and Imaging Using Lamb Wavefield Measurements by a Movable PZT Sensor, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 24, No. 22, pp. 37514 - 37523, November, 2024 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Baseline-Free Damage Imaging for Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Lap Joint Using Ultrasonic-Guided Waves, ieee open journal of instrumentation and measurement, Vol. 3, No., pp. 1 - 8, October, 2024 | BibTex
D. Pasadas, M. Barzegar, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Eddy Current-Based Delamination Imaging in CFRP Using Erosion and Thresholding Approaches, Sensors, Vol. 24, No. 18, pp. 5932 - 5932, September, 2024 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, D. Lugovtsova, D. Bulling, T. Mishurova, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Adhesive Porosity Analysis of Composite Adhesive Joints Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Vol. 71, No. 4, pp. 485 - 495, April, 2024,
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M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Comparative Study on Ultrasonic C-Scan Imaging of Composite Lap Joints Using Piezoelectric Transducer: Pulse-Echo and Pitch-Catch Configurations, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 73, No., pp. 1 - 10, February, 2024 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, A. L. Ribeiro, D. Pasadas, A. Asokkumar, H. Ramos, Baseline-Free Damage Imaging of Composite Lap Joint via Parallel Array of Piezoelectric Sensors, Sensors, Vol. 23, No. 22, pp. 9050 - 9050, November, 2023,
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D. Pasadas, M. Barzegar, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Guided waves based debonding classification in lap-joints using modified Fisher discriminant criterion, NDT & E International, Vol. 137, No. 0, pp. 102831 - 102831, July, 2023 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, D. Lugovtsova, D. Bulling, Polar Coordinate for Damage Imaging of Adhesively Bonded Plates Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves and Laser Doppler Vibrometer Measurements, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 72, No., pp. 1 - 11, 2023,
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D. Pasadas, M. Barzegar, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Locating and Imaging Fiber Breaks in CFRP Using Guided Wave Tomography and Eddy Current Testing, Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 19, pp. 1 - 13, September, 2022 | BibTex
M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Experimental estimation of Lamb wave dispersion curves for adhesively bonded aluminum plates, using two adjacent signals, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Vol. 69, No. 6, pp. 2143 - 2151, June, 2022,
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M. Barzegar, M. Moallem, Dr. Mokhtari, Progressive damage analysis of an adhesively bonded composite T-joint under bending, considering micro-scale effects of fiber volume fraction of adherends, Composite Structures, Vol. 258, No. {}, pp. 113374 - 113374, February, 2021 | BibTex

15Papers in Conferences

D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, M. Barzegar, H. Ramos, Cracks Reflection and Transmission of Lamb Waves, International Conference on E-Health Networking, Applications and Services IEEE Healthcom, Xi-an, China, October, 2025,
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M. Zhang, M. Barzegar, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Wavefield-based Disbond Imaging in Aluminum Lap-joints Using Scanning Laser Vibrometer, International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics ISEM, Michigan, United States, July, 2025 | BibTex
D. Pasadas, P. Baskaran, L. X. Xie, M. Barzegar, H. Ramos, A. L. Ribeiro, DETECTION OF WELD LINE IN STEEL TUBES BASED ON EDDY CURRENT TESTING, International Workshop on Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation ENDE, Knoxville, United States, July, 2025 | BibTex
D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, M. Barzegar, H. Ramos, UGW-based defect localization in a CFRP plate using a square arrangement of PZTs, International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics ISEM, Michigan, United States, July, 2025 | BibTex
D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, M. Barzegar, H. Ramos, UGW-based defect localization in a CFRP plate using a square arrangement of PZTs, International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics ISEM, East Lansing, United States, Vol., pp. -, July, 2025,
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D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, P. Baskaran, L. X. Xie, M. Barzegar, H. Ramos, DETECTION OF WELD LINE IN STEEL TUBES BASED ON EDDY CURRENT TESTING, Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation International Workshop on Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation ENDE, Knoxville, United States, Vol., pp. -, July, 2025,
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M. Barzegar, S. Cherati, M. Zhang, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Enhanced Disbond Detection in CFRP Joints Using Autoencoders for Guided Wave Signal, IEEE International Instrumentation and Technology Conf. - I2MTC, Chemnitz, Germany, May, 2025 | BibTex
M. Zhang, M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Reference-free damage imaging for quasi-isotropic structures using Lamb wave based on path matching, IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC, Chemnitz, Germany, Vol., pp. -, May, 2025,
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A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, D. Pasadas, M. Barzegar, Using Wavenumber-Frequency Mapsfrom Lamb Wavesto Inspect Aluminum Plates, WORLD ENGINEERS CONFERENCE WEC2023, Prague, Czech Republic, Vol., pp. -, October, 2023,
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M. Barzegar, D. Lugovtsova, D. Bulling, T. Mishurova, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Automatic improved-resolution imaging of composite adhesive joints using time-frequency-wavenumber filtering applied to ultrasonic guided wavefields, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - IUS, Montreal, Canada, Vol., pp. -, September, 2023,
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M. Barzegar, D. Lugovtsova, D. Bulling, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Damage imaging and wavenumber mapping for inspection of bonded CFRP plates using ultrasonic guided waves. 13th European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing ECNDT, Lisbon, Portugal, July, 2023,
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M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Pulse-Echo and Pitch-Catch: Ultrasonic C-Scan of Adhesively Bonded Single Lap-joints, IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May, 2023 | BibTex
A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, D. Pasadas, M. Barzegar, Interaction of Lamb Waves with Cracks using Space-time and Wavenumber-Frequency Analysis, IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May, 2023,
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D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, M. Barzegar, H. Ramos, Guided Lamb wave tomography using angle beam transducers and inverse Radon transform for crack image reconstruction, IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference I2MTC, Ottawa, Canada, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
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M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Classification Functions and Optimization Algorithms for Debonding Detection in Adhesively Bonded Lap-joints through Ultrasonic Guided Waves, IEEE Latin America Ultrasonics Symposium, Conference online, October, 2021 | BibTex

Projects

Currently running projects3

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
ComSense	Inovação em Sensores e Comunicações para a Sociedade	Portugal 2030	01-10-2024	01-09-2027
Roller-Predict	Roller-Predict – New Paradigm for Tube Bending	FEDER, COMPETE, POR Lisboa	01-10-2024	30-09-2027
S2NAI_SHM	Synergizing Sensor Networks and Artificial Intelligence in Monitoring Adhesive	FCT	01-01-2026	31-12-2027

Closed Projects1

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
GW4SHM	GUIDED WAVES FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING	EU/H2020	01-01-2020	31-12-2023

Other Scientific Achievements

2Awards

M. Barzegar, IEEE Portugal - Best PhD Thesis Award, Winner of the IEEE Portugal - Best PhD Thesis Award for the PhD thesis, “Damage Imaging in Guided Wave-based Inspection of Adhesive Joints” (Instituto Superior Técnico), 01-11-2025
M. Barzegar, D. Pasadas, A. L. Ribeiro, H. Ramos, Student Best Paper Award – Winner (1st Place), The paper was presented at IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) 2023 with the title of "Pulse-Echo and Pitch-Catch: Ultrasonic C-Scan of Adhesively Bonded Single Lap-joints", 01-05-2023

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