Amir Allahvirdizadeh

Dr. Amir Allahvirdizadeh is a Lecturer at the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) at Curtin University, part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. He holds a portfolio in the Office of the Provost and is based at Curtin Perth. His research focuses on next-generation Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems leveraging Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites, precise orbit determination, physics-based machine learning, and lunar PNT. He is affiliated with the Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR) and the GNSS Research Center.

Dr. Allahvirdizadeh's academic career includes roles as a Research Associate (2022–2024), Casual Academic (2013–2022), and industry experience as a Geodetic Surveyor and Project Manager. He has received awards such as the DB Johnston Award (2023) and the Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2019). His research activities include optimizing CubeSat orbit determination, developing the Shadow Toolbox software, and analyzing GNSS signal effects in Earth's shadow.

He serves as a Guest Editor for Remote Sensing, reviews for journals like GPS Solutions and IEEE Transactions, and chairs sessions at international conferences (e.g., ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium). As a network administrator, he manages Curtin's GNSS receiver network, contributing data to global agencies like the International GNSS Service (IGS-MGEX).

• Education: PhD in Spatial Sciences (funded by ARC Discovery Project DP 190102444), MSc in Geodesy.
• Grants: Curtin Faculty of Science and Engineering Research Grant (2025), TIGeR Small Grant (2022).
• Labs/Teams: GNSS Research Center, TIGeR, and the Innovation Central Perth - Binar Space Program.