Contributions to National and International Meetings and Conferences

2026

110. Ghorbani, Z., Zulfeqar, N., Maghsoudi, Y., Nilfouroushan, F., & Khosravi, A. Corner reflector–assisted Sentinel-1 InSAR monitoring of highway landslides. FRINGE 2026 – International Workshop on Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry, Krakow, Poland.

109. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., & Olsson, P. A. Building a national corner reflector infrastructure in Sweden: Supporting EGMS and new SAR calibration and validation opportunities. FRINGE 2026 – International Workshop on Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry, Krakow, Poland.

108. Aminjafari, S., Nilfouroushan, F., Carlvik, F., Darvishi, M., & Eriksson, L. Comparison of persistent scatterer interferometry with phase-linking InSAR along linear infrastructure. FRINGE 2026 – International Workshop on Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry, Krakow, Poland.

107. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., & Olsson, P. A. Integrating SAR transponders and corner reflectors into Sweden’s geodetic infrastructure for InSAR validation and reference frame maintenance. Kartdagarna, Uppsala, Sweden.

2025

106. Nilfouroushan, F. Space-based monitoring of land subsidence: Insights from InSAR applications in Sweden. Workshop on Satellite-Based Services for Disaster Risk Management in Sweden, Solna, Sweden.

105. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., & Olsson, P. A. Building a national corner reflector infrastructure in Sweden: Supporting EGMS and new SAR Cal/Val opportunities. Radar Roundup: Geohazards Through SAR and InSAR, Krakow, Poland.

104. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Billenberg, M., Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., & Olsson, P. A. Detection of simulated corner reflector displacement at Mårtsbo Geodetic Observatory using persistent scatterer interferometry. Living Planet Symposium, Vienna, Austria.

103. Ndayikengurukiye, G., Öberg, M., Nilfouroushan, F., & Serikova, S. Unlock the hidden movements beneath your feet using a new Web GIS service for Sweden (EGMS-Sweden) based on the European Ground Motion Service. Workshop, Kartdagarna, Skellefteå, Sweden.

102. Aminjafari, S., Eriksson, L., & Nilfouroushan, F. Monitoring ground stability for transport infrastructure. Svenska Rymdforskares Samarbetsgrupp (SRS) Conference, Kiruna, Sweden.

101. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., & Olsson, P. A. Advancing Sweden’s geodetic infrastructure: Validation of corner reflector displacement detection using persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI). WGGEO/WGHG Meetings, Oslo, Norway.

2024

100. Steffen, H., Steffen, R., Kierulf, H. P., & Nilfouroushan, F. Insights on glacially induced fault activity from modeling and geodetic measurements. 20th International Symposium on Geodynamics and Earth Tides, Strasbourg, France.

99. Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., & Olsson, P. A. Evaluating the potential of active and passive SAR corner reflectors as complementary geodetic infrastructure in Sweden. EUREF 2024 Symposium, Barcelona, Spain.

98. Nilfouroushan, F., Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., & Gido, N. Seasonal effects and performance analysis of compact active transponders and passive radar corner reflectors in Sweden: Utilizing multi-year Sentinel-1 SAR data. NKG Science Week, Reykjavik, Iceland.

97. Dabiri, Z., & Nilfouroushan, F. Enhancing landslide preparedness: Leveraging EGMS products and SBAS-InSAR for pre-event ground deformation monitoring along the E6 Highway near Stenungsund in southern Sweden. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

96. Nilfouroushan, F., & Gido, N. Workshop: An introduction to the European Ground Motion Service (EGMS), products and applications. Kartdagarna, Gothenburg, Sweden.

2023

95. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., & Olsson, P. A. Complementing the Swedish geodetic infrastructure with active and passive reflectors for InSAR: Experiences and results so far. EUREF Symposium, Gothenburg, Sweden.

94. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., & Puwakpitiya Gedara, C. C-band radar corner reflectors in Sweden: A comparison between reflectors with and without snow covers. FRINGE 2023 – 12th International Workshop on Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry, Leeds, UK.

93. Gido, N., Nilfouroushan, F., & Puwakpitiya Gedara, C. Validation of the Ortho product of the European Ground Motion Service (EGMS) with previous InSAR-based studies: A case study in Gävle City, Sweden. FRINGE 2023 – 12th International Workshop on Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry, Leeds, UK.

92. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Olsson, P. A., & Puwakpitiya Gedara, C. Active and passive radar corner reflectors co-located with permanent GNSS stations in Sweden: Installation and performance. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

91. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Olsson, P. A., & Puwakpitiya Gedara, C. SAR-reflektorer och deras tillämpningar i geodetisk infrastruktur: En lägesrapport om installation av passiva reflektorer i Sverige. Kartdagarna, Helsingborg, Sweden.

90. Puwakpitiya Gedara, C., Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., & Olsson, P. A. Performance analysis of the passive SAR corner reflector in Norrköping, eastern Sweden. Workshop in SAR for Geodesy, Aalto University, Finland.

2022

89. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., Olsson, P. A., & Puwakpitiya Gedara, C. Status report on the installations of geodetic SAR corner reflectors in Sweden. Nordic Geodetic Commission General Assembly, Copenhagen, Denmark.

88. Darvishi, D., Eriksson, L., Edman, T., Toller, E., Nilfouroushan, F., & Dehls, J. InSAR-based ground motion service of Sweden: Evaluation and benefit analysis of a nationwide InSAR service. Nordic Geodetic Commission General Assembly, Copenhagen, Denmark.

87. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N., & Olsson, P. A. Establishment of a new geodetic infrastructure in Sweden using SAR corner reflectors: Progress report. EUREF Symposium, Online.

86. Gruber, T., Ågren, J., Angermann, D., Ellmann, A., Gisinger, C., Nastula, J., Poutanen, M., Schlaak, M., Nilfouroushan, F., Varbla, S., Zdunek, R., Marila, S., Engfeldt, A., Saari, T., Świątek, A., & Oikonomidou, X. Geodetic SAR for height system unification and sea level research: Observation concept and results in the Baltic Sea. 4th Baltic Earth Conference, Jastarnia, Poland.

85. Nilfouroushan, F., Gido, N. A. A., & Darvishi, M. Cross-checking of the nationwide Ground Motion Service (GMS) of Sweden with previous InSAR-based results: Case studies of Uppsala and Gävle Cities. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

84. Palmqvist, C.-W., Ochsner, M., Jamali, S., Hashemi, H., Nilfouroushan, F., Bagherbandi, M., Toller, E., Kour, R., & Karim, R. Satellite monitoring of railways using interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR): A case study in the north of Sweden. 11th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis Conference (TRISTAN), Mauritius Island.

83. Nilfouroushan, F. Komplettering av den nationella geodetiska infrastrukturen för InSAR-tillämpningar. Kartdagarna, Karlstad, Sweden.

82. Gruber, T., Ågren, J., Angermann, D., Ellmann, A., Gisinger, C., Nastula, J., Poutanen, M., Schlaak, M., Nilfouroushan, F., Varbla, S., Zdunek, R., Marila, S., Engfeldt, A., Saari, T., Świątek, A., & Oikonomidou, X. Geodetic SAR for height system unification and sea level research: Observation concept and results in the Baltic Sea. ESA Living Planet Symposium, Bonn, Germany.

81. Darvishi, D., Eriksson, L., Edman, T., Toller, E., Nilfouroushan, F., & Dehls, J. InSAR-based ground motion service of Sweden: Evaluation and benefit analysis of a nationwide InSAR service. ESA Living Planet Symposium, Bonn, Germany.

80. Bagherbandi, M., Jouybari, A., Nilfouroushan, F., & Jonas, Å. Importance of precise gravity field modeling on direct georeferencing and aerial photogrammetry: A case study for Sweden. XXIV ISPRS Congress, Nice, France.

79. Jouybari, A., Bagherbandi, M., & Nilfouroushan, F. The impact of GNSS signal outage on EOPs using forward Kalman filter and smoothing algorithm. XXIV ISPRS Congress, Nice, France.

2021

78. Gruber, T., Ågren, J., Angermann, D., Ellmann, A., Engfeldt, A., Gisinger, C., Jaworski, L., Marila, S., Nastula, J., Nilfouroushan, F., Oikonomidou, X., Poutanen, M., Saari, T., Schlaak, M., Światek, A., Sander, V., & Zdunek, R. Geodetic SAR for height system unification and sea level research: Observation concept and results in the Baltic Sea. IAG Symposium, Beijing, China.

77. Malehmir, A., Darvishi, M., & Nilfouroushan, F. Integration of InSAR and ground-based geophysical measurements to study an area prone to quick-clay landslide in Sweden. EGU General Assembly, Online.

2020

76. Jouybari, A., Bagherbandi, M., & Nilfouroushan, F. Assessment of different GNSS and IMU observation weights on photogrammetry aerial triangulation. FIG Working Week, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

75. Nilfouroushan, F., & Fryksten, J. Analysis of clay-induced land subsidence in Uppsala City using Sentinel-1 SAR data and precise leveling. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

74. Kaviani, A., Mahmoodabadi, M., Rümpker, G., Yamini-Fard, F., Tatar, M., Moradi, A., & Nilfouroushan, F. SKS splitting observations across the Iranian Plateau and Zagros: The role of lithosphere deformation and mantle flow. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

73. Gido, N., Amin, H., Bagherbandi, M., & Nilfouroushan, F. Satellite monitoring of mass changes and ground subsidence in Sudan’s oil fields using GRACE and Sentinel-1 data. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

2019

72. Khorrami, F., Vernant, P., Masson, F., Nilfouroushan, F., Mousavi, Z., Nankali, H., Saadat, S. A., Walpersdorf, A., Hosseini, S., Tavakoli, P., Aghamohammadi, A., & Alijanzade, M. An up-to-date crustal deformation map of Iran using integrated campaign-mode and permanent GPS velocities. IUGG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada.

71. Jivall, L., Nilfouroushan, F., Al Munaizel, N., Lilje, C., & Kempe, C. Maintenance of the national realisation of ETRS89 in Sweden: Re-analysis of 20 years of GPS data for SWEREF stations. EUREF 2019 Symposium, Tallinn, Estonia.

70. Kaviani, A., Mahmoodabadi, M., Rümpker, G., Yamini-Fard, F., Tatar, M., Motavalli-Anbaran, J., Rahimzadeh, S., Moradi, A., & Nilfouroushan, F. Complex pattern of seismic anisotropy beneath the Iranian Plateau and Zagros. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

69. Nilfouroushan, F., Jivall, L., Al Munaizel, N., Lilje, C., & Kempe, C. Maintenance of the national realisation of ETRS89 in Sweden: Re-analysis of 20 years of GPS data for SWEREF stations. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

2018

68. Steffen, H., Steffen, R., Lidberg, M., Nilfouroushan, F., Brockmann, E., Lutz, S., Kenyeres, A., & Legrand, J. Entwicklung eines EUREF-Deformationsmodells und eines EPOS strain-rate-Modells für Europa. Fall Meeting of the Working Group Geodesy/Geophysics, Schneefernerhaus, Zugspitze, Germany. In German.

67. Nilfouroushan, F., Jivall, L., & Al Munaizel, N. Reprocessing and analysis of 20 years of SWEREF stations GPS data using BERNESE and GAMIT-GLOBK software. General Assembly of the Nordic Geodetic Commission (NKG), Helsinki, Finland.

66. Pease, V., Koyi, H., & Nilfouroushan, F. Development of the Amerasia Basin: Insights from analogue modeling. International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM VIII), Stockholm, Sweden.

65. Steffen, H., Ganas, A., Kapetanidis, V., Nilfouroushan, F., & Lidberg, M. The EPOS GNSS strain-rate product (Y2018): Status and open questions. EUREF Symposium 2018, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

64. Ganas, A., Kapetanidis, V., Nilfouroushan, F., Steffen, H., Lidberg, M., Deprez, A., Socquet, A., Walpersdorf, A., D’Agostino, N., Avallone, A., Legrand, J., Fernandes, R., Nastase, E. I., Bos, M., & Kenyeres, A. Developments on the EPOS-IP pan-European strain-rate product. European Seismological Commission 36th General Assembly, Valletta, Malta.

63. Pease, V., Koyi, H., & Nilfouroushan, F. Development of the Amerasia Basin: Where are we now? 33rd Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark. Invited talk.

62. Taymaz, T., Nilfouroushan, F., Yolsal-Çevikbilen, S., & Eken, T. Co-seismic crustal deformation of the 12 November 2017 Mw 7.4 Sar-Pol-Zahab, Iran, earthquake: Integration of DInSAR and seismological observations. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

2017

61. Pease, V., Koyi, H., & Nilfouroushan, F. Development of the Amerasia Basin: Where are we now? GSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, USA. Invited talk.

60. Nilfouroushan, F., Bagherbandi, M., & Gido, N. Ground subsidence and groundwater depletion in Iran: An integrated approach using InSAR and satellite gravimetry. FRINGE Workshop, European Space Agency, Helsinki, Finland.

59. Khorrami, F., Masson, F., Nilfouroushan, F., Vernant, P., Saadat, S. A., Nankali, H. R., Hosseini, S., & Aghamohamadi, A. An up-to-date GPS velocity field of Iran. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

2016

58. Schreurs, G., Buiter, S., & GeoModTeam, including F. Nilfouroushan. Benchmarking analogue models of brittle thrust wedges. GeoMod 2016 Conference, Montpellier, France.

57. Nilfouroushan, F., Jivall, L., Lilje, C., Steffen, H., Lidberg, M., Johansson, J., & Jarlemark, P. Evaluation of newly installed SWEPOS mast stations, individual versus type PCV antenna models, and comparison with pillar stations. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

2015

56. Koyi, H., Nilfouroushan, F., & Hessami, K. Modelling the role of basement block rotation and strike-slip faulting on structural pattern in the cover units of fold-and-thrust belts. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

55. Joudaki, M., Farzipour-Saein, A., & Nilfouroushan, F. Kinematic history of the Pusht-e Kuh Arc, Lurestan region, Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt. Symposium on Eastern Anatolian Geology, YYU-Van, Turkey.

2014

54. Zarifi, Z., Raeesi, M., Nilfouroushan, F., & Tiampo, K. F. Quantitative interpretation of seismic deformation in Iran. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

53. Koyi, H. A., Liu, Z., Swantesson, J., & Nilfouroushan, F. Kinematics and internal deformation of natural and model granular slopes. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

52. Zarifi, Z., Nilfouroushan, F., & Raeesi, M. A crustal stress map for Iran deduced from seismic and geodetic computations. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

51. Joudaki, M., Farzipour-Saein, A., & Nilfouroushan, F. Recognition of hidden faults based on fracture orientation in Anaran Anticline, Zagros, using remote sensing techniques. 32nd National and 1st International Geosciences Congress, Tehran, Iran.

2013

50. Nilfouroushan, F. Tectonic modeling and tectonic geodesy. Department of Geology, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran. Invited talk.

49. Liu, Z., Koyi, H. A., Swantesson, J., & Nilfouroushan, F. Kinematics and internal deformation within 3-D granular slopes: Insights from analogue models and natural slopes. Tectonic Studies Group Annual Meeting, Leeds, UK.

48. Nilfouroushan, F., Hodacs, P., Talbot, C., Koyi, H., & Sjöberg, L. Fifteen years of slow deformation in and around Lake Vänern, SW Sweden, deduced from repeated GPS measurements. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

47. Nilfouroushan, F., Pysklywec, R., Cruden, A., & Koyi, H. Numerical modeling of salt-based mountain belts with pre-existing basement faults: Application to the Zagros fold-and-thrust belt, southwest Iran. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

46. Vajedian, S., Motagh, M., & Nilfouroushan, F. Application of ALOS and Envisat data in improving multi-temporal InSAR methods for monitoring Damavand Volcano and landslide deformation in the central Alborz Mountains, northern Iran. Sensors and Models in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (SMPR 2013), Tehran, Iran.

45. Vajedian, S., Motagh, M., & Nilfouroushan, F. A multiscale method to mitigate topographically correlated delays and orbital errors for InSAR measurements. Living Planet Symposium 2013, Edinburgh, UK.

2012

44. Nilfouroushan, F., Talbot, C., Hodacs, P., Koyi, H., & Sjöberg, L. Preliminary results from GPS measurements of the Värmland Network, southern Sweden, between 1997 and 2011. 30th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, Reykjavík, Iceland.

43. Liu, Z., Koyi, H., Nilfouroushan, F., Swantesson, J., & Reshetyuk, Y. Internal deformation within an unstable granular slope: Insights from physical modeling. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

42. Nilfouroushan, F., Talbot, C., Hodacs, P., Koyi, H., & Sjöberg, L. Geodetic horizontal velocity and strain-rate fields around Lake Vänern, SW Sweden, derived from GPS measurements between 1997 and 2011. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

41. Mousavi, Z., Walpersdorf, A., Walker, R. T., Tavakoli, F., Pathier, E., Nankali, H., Nilfouroushan, F., Aghamohammadi, A., & Djamour, Y. Present-day deformation in NE Iran and the South Caspian constrained by Global Positioning System measurements. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

2011

40. Nilfouroushan, F., Pysklywec, R., & Cruden, A. Sensitivity analysis of numerical scaled models of fold-and-thrust belts to granular material cohesion variation and comparison with analogue experiments. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

39. Vajedian, S., Motagh, M., & Nilfouroushan, F. Integration of multi-sensor interferometric observations for monitoring ground deformation in Damavand Volcano, Iran. FRINGE 2011 Workshop, European Space Agency, Frascati, Italy.

2010

38. Nilfouroushan, F., Pysklywec, R., Cruden, A., & Koyi, H. Role of basement faults on the crustal wedge deformation of the Zagros fold-thrust belt: New insights from 2-D thermo-mechanical numerical models. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

37. Schreurs, G., Buiter, S., Burberry, C., Callot, J.-P., Cavozzi, C., Cerca, M., Cristallini, E., Cruden, A., Chen, J.-H., Cruz, L., Daniel, J.-M., Garcia, V. H., Gomes, C., Grall, C., Guzmán, C., Hidayah, T. N., Hilley, G., Lu, C.-Y., Klinkmüller, M., Koyi, H., Macauley, J., Maillot, B., Meriaux, C., Nilfouroushan, F., Pan, C.-C., Pillot, D., Portillo, R., Rosenau, M., Schellart, W. P., Schlische, R., Take, A., Vendeville, B., Vettori, M., Vergnaud, M., Wang, S.-H., Withjack, M., Yagupsky, D., & Yamada, Y. The evolution of structures in the crust: Insights from analogue and numerical modeling. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

36. Shahpasandzadeh, M., Nilfouroushan, F., & Koyi, H. A. Kinematics of structures and active tectonics of an active orogenic belt, Alborz Mountains, northern Iran: New insights from scaled analogue modeling. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

35. Schreurs, G., Buiter, S., Burberry, C., Callot, J.-P., Cavozzi, C., Cerca, M., Cristallini, E., Cruden, A., Chen, J.-H., Cruz, L., Daniel, J.-M., Garcia, V. H., Gomes, C., Grall, C., Guzmán, C., Hidayah, T. N., Hilley, G., Lu, C.-Y., Klinkmüller, M., Koyi, H., Macauley, J., Maillot, B., Meriaux, C., Nilfouroushan, F., Pan, C.-C., Pillot, D., Portillo, R., Rosenau, M., Schellart, W. P., Schlische, R., Take, A., Vendeville, B., Vettori, M., Vergnaud, M., Wang, S.-H., Withjack, M., Yagupsky, D., & Yamada, Y. Quantitative comparisons of analogue models of brittle thrusting. GeoMod 2010, Lisbon, Portugal.

34. Nilfouroushan, F., Pysklywec, R., & Cruden, A. Comparison of analogue and numerical models: Sensitivity of numerical “sandbox” models of fold-thrust belts to material cohesion. GeoMod 2010, Lisbon, Portugal.

33. Buiter, S., Schreurs, G., Albertz, M., Beaumont, C., Burberry, C., Callot, J.-P., Cavozzi, C., Cerca, M., Chen, J.-H., Cristallini, E., Cruden, A., Cruz, L., Cooke, M., Crook, T., Daniel, J.-M., Egholm, D., Ellis, S., Gerya, T., Hodkinson, L., Hofmann, F., Garcia, V., Gomes, C., Grall, C., Guillot, Y., Guzmán, C., Hidayah, T. N., Hilley, G., Kaus, B., Klinkmüller, M., Koyi, H., Landry, W., Lu, C.-Y., Macauley, J., Maillot, B., Meriaux, C., Mishin, Y., Nilfouroushan, F., Pan, C.-C., Pascal, C., Pillot, D., Portillo, R., Rosenau, M., Schellart, W., Schlische, R., Souloumiac, P., Take, A., Vendeville, B., Vettori, M., Vergnaud, M., Wang, S.-H., Withjack, M., Yagupsky, D., & Yamada, Y. Benchmarking the sandbox: Quantitative comparisons of numerical and analogue models of brittle wedge dynamics. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA. Invited talk.

2009

32. Nilfouroushan, F., Pysklywec, R., & Cruden, A. Effect of cohesion uncertainty of granular materials on the kinematics of scaled models of fold-and-thrust belts. AGU 2009 Joint Assembly, Toronto, Canada.

31. Burberry, C., Cannon, D. L., Cosgrove, J., Engelder, T., Koyi, H., & Nilfouroushan, F. Triangle zone traps: An under-represented play type in fold-thrust belts. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention & Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, USA.

2008

30. Shahpasandzadeh, M., Koyi, H., & Nilfouroushan, F. An experimental approach to active tectonics of the Alborz Mountains, northern Iran. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

29. Burberry, C. M., Koyi, H., Nilfouroushan, F., & Cosgrove, J. W. Modelling the deformation front of a fold-thrust belt: The effect of an upper detachment horizon. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

2007

28. Nilforoushan, F. GPS measurements of active tectonics in Iran, focusing on the Zagros Mountains. Lantmäteriet, National Land Survey of Sweden, Gävle, Sweden. Invited talk.

27. Nilforoushan, F. Contemporary deformation within the Zagros fold-thrust belt, SW Iran, inferred from GPS campaigns. GFZ, Potsdam, Germany. Invited talk.

2006

26. Nilforoushan, F., & Koyi, H. Quantifying progressive surface strain in a shortened sand model. Tectonic Studies Group Meeting, Manchester University, Manchester, UK.

25. Nilforoushan, F., Hessami, K. H., & Talbot, C. J. GPS measurements of active deformation in the Zagros Mountains. Tectonic Studies Group Meeting, Manchester University, Manchester, UK. Selected as 2nd Best Poster.

24. Schreurs, G., Buiter, S. J. H., Boutelier, D., Corti, G., Costa, E., Cruden, A. R., Daniel, J. M., Hoth, S., Koyi, H. A., Kukowski, N., Lohrmann, J., Ravaglia, A., Schlische, R. W., Withjack, M. O., Yamada, Y., Cavozzi, C., Delventisette, C., Elder Brady, J. A., Hoffmann-Rothe, A., Mengus, J. M., Montanari, D., & Nilforoushan, F. Comparison of numerical and analogue models of thrust wedges. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA. Invited talk.

23. Nilfouroushan, F., & Koyi, H. Dependence of surface and volumetric strain on basal friction in model fold-thrust belts determined using laser-scanner data and digital images. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

2005

22. Nilforoushan, F., Talbot, C. J., & Fielding, E. J. Investigation of Zagros thrust-fold-belt deformation using SAR interferometry. FRINGE 2005 Workshop, European Space Agency, Frascati, Italy.

21. Tavakoli, F., Walpersdorf, A., Nankali, H. R., Hatzfeld, D., Tatar, M., Nilforoushan, F., & Cotte, N. First evaluation of the present-day strike-slip rate on the Kazerun Fault System in the Zagros. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

20. Nilforoushan, F., Hessami, K. H., & Talbot, C. J. Active deformation in the Zagros Mountains, SW Iran, deduced from GPS measurements. IAG/IUGG Joint Capacity Building Workshop on Deformation Measurements and Understanding Natural Hazards in Developing Countries, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

2004

19. Vernant, P., Masson, F., Chery, J., Bayer, R., Doerflinger, E., Peyret, M., Walpersdorf, A., Hatzfeld, D., Martinod, J., Vigny, C., Tavakoli, F., Djamour, Y., Nankali, H., Nilforoushan, F., Madad, M., Abbasi, M., Tatar, M., & Ashtiani, A. Contemporary plate kinematics and crustal deformation in Iran constrained by geodetic measurements. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA. Invited talk.

18. Koyi, H., & Nilfouroushan, F. Modelling results of an analogue benchmark, compression. GeoMod 2004, Emmetten, Switzerland.

17. Walpersdorf, A., Nankali, H. R., Tavakoli, F., Chery, J., Hatzfeld, D., Masson, F., Nilfouroushan, F., Peyret, M., & Vernant, P. Oblique collision in the northern Zagros observed by GPS. EGU General Assembly, Nice, France.

16. Tavakoli, F., Masson, F., Chery, J., Djamour, Y., Vernant, P., Nankali, H., Noir, J., Gillet, N., Ashtiani, M., & Nilforoushan, F. A GPS network to monitor continental deformation in NW Iran: Consequences on the seismic hazard along the Tabriz Fault. EGU General Assembly, Nice, France.

2003

15. Bayer, R., Shabanian, E., Regard, V., Doerflinger, E., Abbassi, M., Chery, J., Nilforoushan, F., Tatar, M., Vernant, P., & Bellier, O. Active deformation in the Zagros-Makran transition zone inferred from GPS measurements in the interval 2000–2002. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France.

14. Nilforoushan, F., et al. Present-day deformation in the Zagros Mountains inferred from GPS measurements. IUGG General Assembly, Sapporo, Japan.

13. Sedighi, M., Hinderer, J., Ghazavi, K., Bayer, R., Nilforoushan, F., Luck, B., Tavakoli, F., Amalvict, M., & Nankali, H. Absolute gravity measurements in Iran: Results of the base gravity network and Alborz Project. IUGG General Assembly, Sapporo, Japan.

12. Nankali, H., Walpersdorf, A., Hatzfeld, D., Nilforoushan, F., Tavakoli, F., & Tatar, M. First measurement of the Kazerun Fault GPS Network, central Zagros. IUGG General Assembly, Sapporo, Japan.

11. Ashtari Jafari, M., Tavakoli, F., Nankali, H., & Nilforoushan, F. Active deformation in central Alborz. IUGG General Assembly, Sapporo, Japan.

10. Vernant, P., Nilforoushan, F., Bayer, R., Sedighi, M., Chery, J., Tavakoli, F., & Masson, F. Present-day crustal deformation in central Alborz, Iran, inferred from GPS measurements. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France.

2002

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