B3 · OsloMet
Doctoral research & supervision
Doctoral education, completed PhD supervision and associated research across B3.
Doctoral education at B3
B3 connects advanced modelling, building physics, materials research and infrastructure monitoring with doctoral education in Engineering Science. The records below distinguish formal thesis supervision from participation in a wider research project.
Research supervision
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PhD in Engineering ScienceCompleted PhD supervision
Publicly documented doctorates supervised by current B3 members. Supervisor roles follow the official defence announcements.
OsloMet · 2026 · PhD thesis
Sustainable Innovations for CO2 Emissions Reduction in Construction
Leila Farahzadi
Supervision: Main supervisor: Mahdi Kioumarsi. Co-supervisor: Behrouz Shafei.
OsloMet · 2023 · PhD thesis
Vulnerability Assessment of Existing Buildings and Structures
Amirhosein Shabani
Supervision: Main supervisor: Mahdi Kioumarsi. Co-supervisor: Vagelis Plevris.
Associated member · Aarhus University
Climate-friendly maintenance of existing housing
Markus Hahn-Hundsdahl, an external B3 member at Aarhus University, works on this doctoral project, which started on 1 June 2024. Aarhus lists Steffen Petersen as main supervisor and Helle Lohmann Rasmussen as co-supervisor. This is an associated member’s project, separate from the completed B3 supervision records above.
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