Mostafa Vahdani

Mostafa Vahdani is a Postdoctoral Scientist at the UFOX group within the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) at DESY in Hamburg, Germany. His research focuses on electromagnetic design of high-gradient terahertz accelerators for advanced particle acceleration applications.

He earned his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran, where he subsequently worked for three years as a technical specialist at the Antenna Type Approval Laboratory. In 2020, he joined the UFOX group as a PhD student to work on the AXSIS project before transitioning to his current postdoctoral role.

Dr. Vahdani's research centers on terahertz-driven accelerator systems, specializing in dielectric loaded waveguide LINACs, coupler design, and start-to-end simulations. His work addresses critical challenges in compact accelerator development including THz generation optimization, waveguide coupling efficiency, and high-gradient structure stability for applications in ultrafast x-ray science.

His publication record reveals a concentrated research trajectory since 2021, with 90% of his work focused on terahertz accelerator technology. Key advancements include single-sided pumped booster designs, sensitivity analysis of THz structures, and progress on the femtosecond AXSIS accelerator system, demonstrating consistent innovation in compact accelerator physics.

As an active member of the UFOX research team at CFEL, Dr. Vahdani collaborates within DESY's interdisciplinary environment to advance terahertz-driven particle acceleration technologies for next-generation scientific instruments.