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Mailing Address: Scientific Computing Department of Mathematics linköping University SE-58183 Linköping Sweden Email Address: Samira.nikkar@liu.se Phone: +46-13-281449 Fax: +46-13-100746 Visitting Address: 594, A-corridor, 1 tr. (B-building)

Personal Information

• My name is Samira Nikkar. Since May 2011, I started my PhD studies in Scientific Computing under the supervision of Professor Jan Nordström at Linköping University.

Education

• Master of Mechanical Engineering, 2009-2011.
  Linköping University of Sweden, Department of Management and Engineering (IEI),
  Thesis: Simulation of Blood Flow in Liver Vessel Network to Optimize Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors.

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Heat and Fluid, 2003-2009.
  Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Engineering Department,
  Thesis: Numerical Study on Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids.

Research Interests

• Numerical analysis of time-dependent partial differential equations
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Computational heat transfer

Teaching

• Lab assistant for Design Optimization TMKT48, Linköping University, Winter 2010.

• Teaching assistant for Numerical Methods TANA06, Linköping University, Spring 2012.

Publications