Amir H. Shamekhi was born in Kashan, Iran, in 1970. He accomplished primary and secondary school in Kashan, and received his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Tehran University in 1993. Carrying on his studies, he obtained M.Sc. from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in 1997. Receiving his Ph.D. in 2004, Dr. Shamekhi was the first Ph.D. alumni of Mechanical Engineering in K. N. Toosi University of Technology. Currently, Dr. Shamekhi is Associate Professor in the faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology. His fields of study include Internal Combustion Engines, Mechatronics, and Automotive Transmission.