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In English:
2024     Building information modeling applied to daylight dynamic simulation from the perspective of future and urban climate: A case study in Brazil, Solar Energy 279 (2024).

2024     Building Information Modeling Applied to Daylight Dynamic Simulation Considering Local and Global Climate Change. Available at SSRN 4705952.

2022     Implementing a Digital Solution for Architectural Daylight Analysis in BIM Based Projects by developing a new plugin, presented in the 8th Light Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark

2021     A Revit add-in for architects and urban designers to easily communicate between Radiance and Revit, presented in 19th International Radiance Conference, Bilbao, Spain

2019     Lessons learned from a BIM-based lighting design project, published in the PLD-C conference proceedings, 8th Professional Lighting Design Convention, Rotterdam, Netherland

2019     Daylight Study from Early to the End of Architectural/Urban Design process by Developing an Add-in for Revit, published in the Building Simulation conference proceedings, Rome, Italy

2017     Dynamo Nodes Applications for Architects and Urban Designers With Communication Between Radiance and Revit, presented in 16th International Radiance Conference, Portland, USA

2017     Enhanced Parametric Facades: The Case of the A1 Building in Baoshan Park, presented in Autodesk University Conference, London, UK

2016     The Possibility of Computer Software and Smart Phone Apps to Help with Lighting Designers ’ Daily Jobs

2016     iPhone app (Aftab Luminance), presented in 15th International Radiance Conference, Padua, Italy

2016     Physically Realistic HDR Photography as a "Research Equipment" in lighting design, in Architectural Lighting Design master course, KTH university, Stockholm, Sweden

2015     Luminance-based HDR photos to help lighting designers in their everyday work,  published in PLD-C conference proceedings, Rome, Italy

2013     "HDR software", presented in 12th International Radiance Conference, Colorado, USA

2007     Forms and materials used in exterior spaces and its effect on interior lighting conditions, published in the conference proceedings, Third International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning, Algarve, Portugal. 

In Swedish:
2015       Dagsljusanalyser skapar mer hållbara urbana miljöer, published in Ljuskultur magazine, Stockholm, Sweden 

In Persian:
2014       A new method to achieve a daylit working space by finding the efficient type and size of windows, shading systems and depth of room, presented in 2nd Iran lighting design conference

2013       Assessing Daylight Access Requirements in Iranian National Building Code (Case Study in Qazvin), presented in 1st Iran lighting design conference