Mahdi Salimi is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Guilan. His research focuses on both fundamental and applied aspects of Geotechnical Engineering more specific to Cold regions. He is an editor and reviewer for Materials, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental, and Geology journals. Salimi's formal training includes a B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering from Sadra Institute Of Higher Education and Islamic Azad University of Hamedan, respectively, and a Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering. Salimi has authored and co-authored over 20+ peer-reviewed research articles.